Revivification is an extraordinary immersive exhibition combining sound and cutting-edge biological innovation to bring to life the musical genius of a deceased composer. Four years in the making, Revivification delivers a historic first: the in-vitro (external) ‘brain’ of the late composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) creating a new work in real time, as a live performance over the duration of the exhibition. It is developed by artists Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson and Matt Gingold with neuroscientist Stuart Hodgetts based at the University of Western Australia (UWA), who have individually spent 25 years pushing boundaries in the biological arts. The physical realisation […]

A Book of Hours is a revelatory screen-dance presentation that features stop-motion film, together with on-stage and filmed choreography. The live classical contemporary soundtrack is performed by the Melbourne-based Rubiks Collective, Australia’s most dynamic and vibrant new music ensemble. The stop-motion video works are created by visual artist Sal Cooper and choreographer Gerard Van Dyck. Inspired by the mysteries of time and different ideas of how we spend our days, A Book of Hours combines stop-motion filmed humans and animation on screen, choreographed musicians and wind-up toys on stage representing the embodied vulnerability of the human form. Taking the medieval Book […]

ROSS BOLLETER & EDUARDO COSSIO GLINT Join us at Wireless Hill Museum for the release of Glint, the new album of Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio. Over the last year, the duo has been incorporating song-like structures into their work with the use of accordions, vocals, and digital synthesisers. This approach - albeit synchronistically - is present in Glint, a piece for two musicians improvising at the same time in different places. The new record is mixed and mastered by local composer Michael Terren. Special support from avant-pop songwriter Lyndon Blue and folktronica maverick Ben Buchanan. Wireless Hill Museum, Almondbury Rd, Ardross Saturday 3rd May 4pm - 6pm

Join the Composition and Sonic Arts students for a showcase of outstanding new works for acoustic and electronic instruments created by our composers and composer/performers. WAAPA is home to one of the largest Composition and Sonic Arts programs in Australia, providing exceptional training for composers and sound artists in concert and experimental music, electronica, popular, jazz, film and stage music. The concert features new works for chamber ensembles, the hearNOW Art Orchestra, film soundtracks, interactive music and video, and other collaborations.

Set your alarm clock for a meditative listening session set against the backdrop of the sunrise! In partnership with Tone List, Boola Bardip presents an experimental morning concert, set against the backdrop of the rising sun, perched in the highest reaches of our eastern terrace. Start your day early with a coffee in hand, take a moment to reflect, and watch Boorloo’s east metropolitan area light up from the base of the hills to the steps of the Museum, scored by our special guests - Unfold. Unfold, two of Boorloo's most seasoned artists in the world of contemporary art music, create […]

Musical mavericks Jun 26/27, 7:30pm Michael TORKE Adjustable Wrench Louis ANDRIESSEN Dances Martijn PADDING Slow March to Moscow Steve MARTLAND Danceworks Otto Tausk conductor Sara Macliver soprano A post-minimalist jukebox celebrating the legacy of Louis Andriessen, whose propulsive, genre-crossing music profoundly transformed the global music scene and influenced generations of composers. Enjoy the bright, pop-driven sound of Michael Torke, the subtle dramatic turbulence of Andriessen’s Dances, the quirky individuality of Martijn Padding and Steve Martland’s swaggering muscularity. We will do everything in our power to present the program listed but we may have to vary the repertoire or artists. If that […]

UWA's thriving community of emerging composers create new and inspiring works in response to artworks from the Know My Name exhibition at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, to be performed by Niamh Dell (oboe) and Paul Tanner (percussion). Free event - bookings essential

Bold, inventive, and extraordinary! WAAPA’s Composition and Sonic Arts program focusses the spotlight on outstanding student work for both acoustic and electronic instruments. New voices and groundbreaking sounds come alive across a diverse array of performances, featuring chamber ensembles, the hearNOW Art Orchestra, West Australian Laptop Orchestra (WALO), Listener Ensemble, modular synthesis, and other exciting creative projects. This will be a captivating showcase of fresh music, performed by outstanding students from the music program.

State of the nation Nov 6/7, 7:30pm Jordan MOORE Pandaemonium Olivia DAVIES New Work (World Premiere) Lachlan SKIPWORTH Avem Asperitas Stephen de FILIPPO Micropraxis Melody EÖTVÖS New Work (World Premiere) Kate MOORE Art of Levitation Sam Weller conductor Explore the exhilarating diversity of music by six of Australia’s most creative composers, led by one of the most exciting young conductors in the country. Works by Lachlan Skipworth, Olivia Davies and Melody Eötvös will be accompanied by evocative moving images. Jordan Moore and Stephen de Filippo will unleash powerful, visceral volleys of sound and Kate Moore explores our sense of time […]