Elyss McCleary, Octet Loves Nine Again 2022 oil on linen, 138cm x 123cm Photograph by Penelope Hunt © Elyss McCleary

Presented in partnership with Brunswick Music Festival

Join us to celebrate the launch of Brunswick Music Festival 2024 with Emma Ovenden / Octet Loves Nine Again.

Emma Ovenden / Octet Loves Nine Again showcases new electronic music by Ovenden from her residency project at CORRESPONDENCES with visual artist Elyss McCleary. The project, Harmonious Eccentricity, was inspired by Ovenden's albums, Parameter I and II, and works of visual art – the profoundly harmonious eccentricity in the sound and the innate sense of musicality in the abstract visual artworks of this self-described 'Unconventional beat maker. Integrity purist'. It's a sensibility also felt in McCleary's paintings like Octet Loves Nine Again 2022, which inspired the show's title.

Hermit to song. Master of melancholy. Harsh poet. Conductor of lo-fi orchestras. Unconventional beat maker. Integrity purist. Emma Ovenden pushes the creative envelope of composition using a computer-less setup to make electronic music. Please join us to experience the work of this singular artist for yourself.

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Location: correspondences 39 Sydney Road Brunswick, VIC, 3056 Australia (map).

Proceedings:
—3:00-3:50 pm Sound check/set up. 
—3:50-4:00 pm Entry via the laneway at the rear of the gallery. As our attendants to direct you. 
—4:15-5:00 pm Performance
—5:00-5:30 pm Drinks, conversations with the performer and opportunity to explore the artists' exhibit. 

Additional notes regarding access and ticketing are provided below.  Access the broader BMF program --> here. 

Credits: The banner image is a detail of Elyss McCleary's painting, Octet Loves Nine Again 2022. The photograph of Emma below is by Will Hamilton Coates.