

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Claire Edwardes - Sorceress of Percussion - UKARIA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (+09:30)
- **Event Description**: ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT
Sunday, May 17th, 2:30pm
UKARIA Cultural Centre
Tickets from $25-$80

Dubbed “the sorceress of percussion,” Claire Edwardes OAM has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades. Since 2006 she has led Ensemble Offspring as Artistic Director, commissioning more than 80 new solo works and collaborating with leading composers worldwide. She maintains a busy solo career presenting recitals and concerto performances with symphony orchestras around Australia and the world.

Recently described in Limelight as a ‘unique treasure of Australia’s musical community’ and in The Age as ‘an invigorating musical life force’, Claire has hosted Play School, been an ARIA Award finalist twice and has performed as a soloist all over the world – from Vancouver to Amsterdam, the Gold Coast to Malta, and Huddersfield to Alice Springs. Widely known for her genre-spanning solo concerts, plus commissioning and premiering hundreds of new works for marimba, vibraphone, drums and more unusual instruments such as the waterphone, she passionately advocates for gender equity and diversity in all that she undertakes.

As a true trailblazer Claire breaks down barriers between art music and audiences with her famous on-stage infectious enthusiasm for bringing new music to new audiences.

*****

This concert celebrates Claire's new album, 'Dual Attractor', her seventh solo album.

“As a follow-up to my 2021 album Rhythms of Change, Dual Attractor brings together bespoke new solos and collaborations that feel like an arrival point in my career,” says Edwardes. “Spanning marimba, vibraphone, drums and electronics, these works are all by female composers from around the world whom I deeply admire.” - Claire Edwardes

The album reveals the expressive breadth of Edwardes’ instruments, from the shimmering textures of Missy Mazzoli’s Orizzonte and the hymn-like stillness of Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas, to the surging energy of Kate Moore’s Joyful Melodies and the darkly playful I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo by Gemma Peacocke.

*****

Don't miss this amazing artist at UKARIA!


What Others are Saying:

“To say she is virtuosic is redundant; she's more, transforming what must clearly look promising on manuscript paper into sonorous, shimmering aural opulence.”  
Australian Stage

“A joyous gem of a percussionist” 
Sydney Arts Guide

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Spectacular." 
Limelight
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mount-barker/claire-edwardes-sorceress-of-percussion-ukaria/200029687970318
- **Event Categories**: art, concerts, music, entertainment, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 199

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/claire-edwardes-ukaria?_gl=1%2Ax4tz1c%2A_gcl_au%2ANzc5NTE5NTQyLjE3Njc4NTM3ODc.%2A_ga%2ANzYyNDQ1MDE1LjE3NTM5MTc5MzE.%2A_ga_LHKW5FR9N6%2AczE3NzA1ODk1NTkkbzkkZzEkdDE3NzA1OTIzMTIkajU3JGwwJGgw&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mount+barker-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mount Barker
- **state**: SA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: UKARIA Cultural Centre
- **lat**: -35.068519931869
- **long**: 138.90337215922
- **full address**: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit ,Mount Barker,SA,Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Bowerbird Collective (https://allevents.in/org/the-bowerbird-collective/17172632)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (+09:30)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** UKARIA Cultural Centre, Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit ,Mount Barker,SA,Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bowerbird Collective
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, concerts, music, entertainment, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Claire Edwardes - Sorceress of Percussion - UKARIA ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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