**ANNOUCEMENT - ALL REMAINING TICKETS NOW $25**
CO-PRODUCED WITH LYLE CHAN AND VEXATIONS840
Extended Play is a 12-hour micro-festival that explores and celebrates new music in every format imaginable. From noon to midnight, a dynamic line-up of 20 local and international artists will transform City Recital Hall into a rich hub of sonic exploration and musical landscapes. Be prepared to discard your preconceived ideas about music production and performance, and embrace the new, in all its raw, exhilarating, and immersive brilliance.
Headlining the main stage is New York ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars, who play “a central role in fostering a new kind of audience that doesn’t concern itself with boundaries” (The New York Times). They are recognised worldwide for their ultra-dynamic live performances, freely crossing the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock, world and experimental music to forge a distinct category-defying identity. Also appearing on the main stage are Sydney’s musical mavericks, Ensemble Offspring, presenting rarely-performed large scale works by Steve Reich, plus ARIA-nominated group Topology, virtuosic ELISION Ensemble, and drummer and instrument designer Alon Ilsar.
In every nook and cranny of the venue you will find musicians of the highest calibre, challenging and exploring the farthest realms of sound creation and instrumental possibility. Explore improvised celestial soundscapes, daredevil piano antics, twinkling electronica, uplifting melodic improvisations and so much more. See below for a full listing of all 20 artists.
Come for the music, but not just to listen. See, feel, explore and play.
ARTISTS:
Main Stage:
Alon Ilsar, Bang on a Can All-Stars, ELISION Ensemble, Ensemble Offspring, Topology and Karin Schaupp.
Foyers:
Acacia Quartet, Anna McMichael, Brett Dean and Zubin Kanga - pianist, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, Ephemera Trio, Gabriella Smart, Lisa Moore, Mark Isaacs Music, Nexas Saxophone Quartet, The Plait Ensemble, Eishan, Peter Hollo (raven), Rubiks, stereogamous, We Are Breathing.
IMPORTANT TICKETING INFO:
Three different types of ticket are available:
- Full Pass (includes all performances on the main stage and foyers, including Bang on a Can All-Stars) $72
- Foyer Pass (includes all performances except those on the main stage) $35
- Bang on a Can All-Stars single ticket $60
A booking fee per transaction applies for this event as follows: Internet $6.60, Phone $8.25.
There is no booking fee for tickets purchased in person at the City Recital Hall Box Office.
Tickets: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/extended-play