Claire Edwardes SOLO

Dual Attractor Album Launch

Dubbed “the sorceress of percussion,” Edwardes has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades. Since 2006 she has led Ensemble Offspring as Artistic Director, commissioning more than 80 new solo works and collaborating with leading composers worldwide. She maintains a busy solo career presenting recitals and concerto performances with symphony orchestras around Australia and the world. 

“As a follow-up to my 2021 album Rhythms of Change, Dual Attractor brings together bespoke new solos and collaborations that feel like an arrival point in my career,” says Edwardes. “Spanning marimba, vibraphone, drums and electronics, these works are all by female composers from around the world whom I deeply admire.” 

The album reveals the expressive breadth of Edwardes’ instruments, from the shimmering textures of Missy Mazzoli’s Orizzonte and the hymn-like stillness of Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas, to the surging energy of Kate Moore’s Joyful Melodies and the darkly playful I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo by Gemma Peacocke. 

The album’s title track, Dual Attractor, for drums and electronics, was created with iconic electropop artist Paul Mac, initially for RECITAL (2018), a dance work created with performer Richard Cilli and director/choreographer Gideon Obarzanek. 

Also featured on the album is Emberstrike by Natalie Williams, a vibraphone solo honouring the Women of Steel at Port Kembla, whose fight for the right to work in the steelworks reshaped Australian employment law. Anna Meredith’s genre-defying bumps per minute for vibraphone and backing track is a techno inspired dreamscape of intense energy. 

Edwardes’ discography - released on Tall Poppies, ABC Classic and Move Records - includes Coil (2007), Flash: Marimba Miniatures (2011), One (2013), Kammerbox (2016), Clairaudient (2017) and Rhythms of Change (2021), reflecting her long-standing commitment to commissioning and championing new music.

Dual Attractor will be released on digital platforms by ABC Classic on March 6 and physical CDs will be available from March 9 at the Sydney Launch. 

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