Two of Melbourne’s most vibrant chamber music ensembles, Rubiks Collective and Ossicle Duo, unite to explore the logic behind human action.

Donnacha Dennehy’s Mild, Medium-Lasting, Artificial Happiness veers between whimsical and sarcastic unisons, Panayiotis Kokoras’s Study on Phonetics juxtaposes metallic jolts and whispered bowings, and two percussionists examine a tinkling pallet of delicate glass objects in Annie Hsieh’s Quietude.

The concert culminates in the world premiere of a new work for the virtuosic forces of these combined ensembles by rising Australian composer Jakob Bragg, recipient of the 2020 University of Melbourne Commission Award.

Kevin Juillerat Study on Phonetics (Australian Premiere)
Donnacha Dennehy Mild, Medium-Lasting, Artificial Happiness (Australian Premiere)
Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh Quietude (Australian Premiere)
Panayiotis Kokoras Morphallaxis (Australian Premiere)
Jakob Bragg New work (World Premiere)