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Ngarra-burria First Peoples Composer's Program (2018-)
Australian Indigenous music
Ngarra-burria is a program that builds bridges for First Peoples musicians to step forward, further develop their composing skills, and connect with the art-music sector. The program was initiated by Dharug composer Chris Sainsbury, and is delivered by a partnership between Moogahlin Performing Arts, the Australian Music Centre, ANU School of...
Space to Create (2022-)
Australian Indigenous music
Space to Create is an intensive music residential program. The delivery of the program is flexible to adapt to each of the participants’ requirement. The aim of the program is to create a dedicated space so each of the participants can take the time to sustain and grow creative ideas, and to provide professional development opportunities for the...
Ngarra-Burria Piyanna (2020)
Performance studies including Historical performance, Australian Indigenous music
In 2020, Scott Davie and School of Music Indigenous Convenor, Chris Sainsbury, developed a research project based on the oldest piano in the Keyboard Institute collection. The square piano, built circa 1770 by Henri Henrion, is a cultural artefact created at the time Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia. Given the significance of the date,...
Ngarra-burria: New Music and the Search for an Australian Sound (2019)
Australian Indigenous music
In a considered account of composers’ pursuit of an Australian sound in contemporary music, from John Antill’s Corroboree to the rappers of today, Christopher Sainsbury, composer, academic, activist and member of the Dharug people, uncovers the powerful bond between heritage and musical expression in the members of Ngarra-burria: First Peoples...
