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The Australian Art Orchestra has been commissioning, performing, and recording music for over 25 years, from notated works with master composers to free-wheeling visions of spontaneous energy that harness the power of collective improvisation. The AAO works with a wide range of musicians and our recordings are regularly released on both acclaimed international labels and on our distinguished imprint, AAO Recordings.

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Swing Bridge; Sizzles
Swing Bridge; Sizzles

Bringing together two never before recorded works by the late, great Alvin Lucier and featuring an AAO commission for the legendary Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ.

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External, ReleasesAustralian Art Orchestra6 January 20232023, mode, external label, Swing Bridge; Sizzles, Alvin Lucier
 The Prey And The Ruler
The Prey And The Ruler

An international collaboration focusing on radical possibility that features Yogyakarta based experimental collective, Senyawa, released on Brisbane based label, Room 40.

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Australian Art Orchestra28 October 2022room40
Hand to Earth
Hand to Earth

A call to open ears: eluding genre, traversing continents and fusing ancient and contemporary. At its heart are Yolgnu manikay (song cycles), a 40,000+ year-old oral tradition from South East Arnhem Land.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra8 October 2021Releases, aao recordings, 2021, Hand to Earth
Crossed & Recrossed
Crossed & Recrossed

A new work by Artistic Director Peter Knight inspired by The Plains, written by iconic Australian author Gerald Murnane, and Diomira, by Italian master, Italo Calvino.

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Releases, ExternalAustralian Art Orchestra10 September 20212021, Releases, external label, crossed and recrossed
Closed Beginnings
Closed Beginnings

Ground-breaking music that lands like a gut punch. An inspired sonic journey that draws the listener close to the beauty of the moment in these fast changing times featuring Zimbabwean/Australian spoken word artist, Tariro Mavondo.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra25 June 2021Releases, 2021, aao recordings, closed beginnings
im/modesty
im/modesty

A swirl of dream pop and storytelling by the Bangladeshi-Australian sound artist Shoeb Ahmad that explores the blooming of one’s inner sexuality, meditations on intimacy and exploration of personal relationships.

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Releases, ExternalAustralian Art Orchestra16 November 20202020, Releases, external label, im/modesty
Sometimes Home Can Grow Stranger Than Space
Sometimes Home Can Grow Stranger Than Space

An elegy to the victims of WW1 created by three of Australia’s most fascinating composers that each respond to intimate accounts of lives remembered in fine grain detail away from the thrust of battle.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra11 November 2020Releases, aao recordings, 2020, sometimes home
Vesper
Vesper

A long-form, immersive work consisting of three movements by acclaimed Norwegian guitarist/composer, Kim Myhr.

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Releases, ExternalAustralian Art Orchestra17 April 20202020, Releases, external label, vesper
Guguk
Guguk

Yolngu song-man Daniel Wilfred and Korean vocalist, Sunny Kim, sing of the stars, of fire, and of the cooling rain, against the floating trumpet notes and electronic crackles of multidisciplinary musician and trumpeter Peter Knight.

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Releases, ExternalAustralian Art Orchestra10 April 2020external label, Releases, 2020, Hand to Earth
Umi No Uzu
Umi No Uzu

Mythical, innovative and deeply groovy, Umi No Uzu (meaning ‘stirring the oceans’) brings together traditional Japanese court music known as Gagaku, with jazz and hip hop.

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AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra20 February 2020Releases, aao recordings, 2020, um no uzu
Water Pushes Sand
Water Pushes Sand

Composer Erik Griswold and the Australian Art Orchestra team up with all-star musicians and performers of Sichuan to create a wild and beautiful intercultural celebration.

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Releases, ExternalAustralian Art Orchestra4 August 20172017, Releases, external label, water pushes sand
Crossing Roper Bar - Volume 2
Crossing Roper Bar - Volume 2

Volume 2 of Australian Art Orchestra’s visionary collaboration with the Young Wagilak Group.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra3 January 20142014, Releases, aao recordings, roper bar
Crossing Roper Bar - Volume 1
Crossing Roper Bar - Volume 1

A visionary exploration of the musical traditions of Australia’s first people by the Australian Art Orchestra in collaboration with the Young Wagilak Group.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra1 January 2010aao recordings, Releases, 2010, roper bar
The Chennai Sessions
The Chennai Sessions

The legendary recording of the collaboration between the Australian Art Orchestra and Sruthi Laya Ensemble following their 2008 tour to Hyderabad, Mysore, Bangalore and Chennai.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra14 January 20092009, Releases, aao recordings, Chennai Sessions
Ruby
Ruby

In this powerful collaboration, Ruby and Archie join forces with members of the Australian Art Orchestra to perform songs they have written about their experiences as members of the Stolen Generation.

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Releases, AAO RecordingsAustralian Art Orchestra6 January 2005Releases, aao recordings, 2005, Ruby

Australian Art Orchestra acknowledges and recognises the ancestors, elders and families of the Yalukit-willam of the Kulin Nation, who are the traditional custodians of the land where we work. We extend our respects to their ancestors and elders past, present and emerging, and to all First Nations people.

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Newport VIC 3015,
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