Ensemble Offspring Stories of Water and Earth
Sat, 19 Sept
|Four Winds
Stories of Water and Earth features Yuwaalaraay woman Nardi Simpson alongside a quartet of Ensemble Offspring’s genre bending instrumentalists, weaving together instrumental chamber music, long term collaboration, dreaming stories and reimagined times. Proudly supported by Gang Gang Residencies
Time & Location
19 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Four Winds, 17 Four Winds Rd, Barragga Bay NSW 2546, Australia
About the Event
Sydney musical mavericks Ensemble Offspring join forces with spellbinding Yuwaalaraay woman and storyteller Nardi Simpson to weave together dreaming stories, song, instrumental chamber music, and interactive cultural learning in Stories of Water and Earth.
Composer and featured performer Nardi Simpson showcases her deadly skills as a storyteller and singer, inviting audiences to hear the language of the land, explore the beauty of singing to Country, and experience music inspired by place. Together with Ensemble Offspring’s musicians, Nardi shares Yuwaalaraay women’s creative and cultural practices, encouraging audiences to listen deeply, learn, and even participate. This immersive, hour-long journey brings together Freshwater Woman with a selection of powerful works from past Ensemble Offspring Composers in Residence, each speaking to Country, culture, and connection.
“Freshwater woman fashions the stories and sounds of Yuwaalaraay language and country into a river and invites you to float, dive or tinker at its edges. As Nardi shapes…
