ANAM at the Convent: ELISION Ensemble

ANAM and ELISION Ensemble come together for a bold exploration of contemporary classical music. Following on from collaborations between ELISION and ANAM in 2024, this 2025 residency features some extraordinary works that challenge and redefine the boundaries of sound.

“The opportunity to present rare classics of modern composition that shape how people explore and think about sound is thrilling. Eonta of Iannis Xenakis and Mouvement (– vor der Erstarrung) of Helmut Lachenmann are two such pieces highlighted in ELISION’s second residency with ANAM’s young virtuosi. The levels of commitment and energy these works require are nothing less than extraordinary. A wild sonic ride for all!” – Daryl Buckley, Artistic Director at ELISION Ensemble

ELISION is Australia’s premiere new music ensemble, an international ’supergroup’ whose 17-strong membership includes some of the world’s leading musicians and several ANAM alum.

Part 1
Helmut LACHENMANN Mouvement (– vor der Erstarrung)
Liza LIM Ming Qi
Franco DONATONI Spiri

Part 2
Iannis XENAKIS Eonta
Dariya MEMINOVA Melchior

ELISION Ensemble
ANAM Musicians

About

ELISION is Australia’s premier new music ensemble, an international ’supergroup’ whose 17-strong membership includes some of the world’s leading musicians. They live in Paris, Berlin, Bern, Stuttgart, Cologne, Los Angeles, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The ensemble has focussed its practice upon exploring and expanding musical possibilities; establishing an international reputation through engagement with complex and virtuosically challenging aesthetics, a unique instrumentarium, and work in cross-disciplinary artforms, providing inspiring models of collaboration and innovation. ELISION is especially acknowledged for its rare level of expertise and authoritative interpretations of the music of Liza Lim, Richard Barrett, Mary Bellamy, Aaron Cassidy, Evan Johnson, Turgut Erçetin and others.