Forest Collective commissions & premieres

Lampi by Cat Hope
Concerto for piano and ensemble

First performed by Dan Thorpe (piano) and Forest Collective, conducted by Evan J Lawson.

Commissioned by Forest Collective.
Forest Collective is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Yarra

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Mixed and recorded by Old Skool Audio
Musicians featured on the recording: 
Ali Fyffe Saxophones
Dan Thorpe Piano soloist
Helen Bower Violin 
Ian Crossfield Double Bass 
Kim Tan Flutes 
Phoebe Smithies Horn 
Rosanne Hunt Cello 
Ryan Lynch Clarinet
Ryan Williams Recorders 
Samantha Ramirez Harp
Trea Hindley Trombone 
William Cooper Accordion 
Zela Papageorgiou Percussion

Cat Hope - Lampi (live)

Recorded 28 February 2021 at Heide Museum of Modern Art by Old Skool Media.

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Ali Fyffe Saxophones
Diimpa synths, composer, percussion, curator
Evan J Lawson Conductor 
Helen Bower Violin 
Ian Crossfield Double Bass 
Jack Sheils Percussion (guest musician)
Henry Justo Viola (guest musician)
Isabel Hede Violin (guest musician)
Kim Tan Flutes 
Phoebe Smithies Horn 
Ryan Lynch Clarinet
Ryan Williams Recorders 
Samantha Ramirez  Electric harp
Tom Sinclair Cello (guest musician)
Trea Hindley Trombone 
Zela Papageorgiou Percussion

This project was mad possible with support from the Victorian Government, through Creative Victoria, Midsumma Festival and Heide Museum of Modern Art.

Diimpa - Tall Branches (live)

Recorded 28 February 2021 at Heide Museum of Modern Art by Old Skool Media.

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Ali Fyffe Saxophones
Diimpa synths, composer, percussion, curator
Evan J Lawson Conductor
Helen Bower Violin
Ian Crossfield Double Bass
Jack Sheils Percussion (guest musician)
Henry Justo Viola (guest musician)
Isabel Hede Violin (guest musician)
Kim Tan Flutes
Phoebe Smithies Horn
Ryan Lynch Clarinet
Ryan Williams Recorders
Samantha Ramirez Electric harp
Tom Sinclair Cello (guest musician)
Trea Hindley Trombone
Zela Papageorgiou Percussion

This project was mad possible with support from the Victorian Government, through Creative Victoria, Midsumma Festival and Heide Museum of Modern Art.

Diimpa - Wasteland (live)

The Voice of Hades, from Orpheus

Music - Evan J Lawson
Forest Collective, featuring Ryan Williams on Contrabass Recorder and Erica Tucceri on Bass Flute.

Commissioned & premiered by Forest Collective, co-commissioned by Density512

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The Voice of Hades from Orpheus (2019) performed by Forest Collective (live)

Second Prelude for Forest Collective's new music + dance experience, Tides.

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Tides Prelude I "Wave" (electronics)

Commissioned and premiered by Forest Collective in 2015.

Music by Michael Bakrenčev
World premiere recording from Forest Collective's performance "Sunrise," December 20th 2016, Richmond Uniting Church Melbourne Australia.

Mezzo Soprano - Stefanie Dingnis
Conductor - Evan Lawson (Artistic Director)
Flute - Tamara Kohler (Rubiks Collective guest musician)
Clarinet - Edward Ferris
Saxophones - Nicholas Yates
Harp - Smanatha Rameriz
Piano - Jacob Abela (Rubiks Collective guest musician)
Percussion - Kaylie Melville (Rubiks Collective guest musician) and Anna van Veldhuisen
Bass Trombone - Elijah Cornish
Viola - Anthony Chataway
Cello - Josie Graham

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Michael Bakrnčev - The Virtuous Woman And The Watermelon (live)

Music and Lyrics by Punch Brothers
Orchestration by William Elm

Performed by Addison & Forest Collective, conducted by Evan Lawson at fluttering hearts // thinking machines
Abbotsford Convent, May 2018

Punch Brothers - Movement & Location with Addison (live)

Music and Lyrics by Addison
Orchestration by Evan Lawson

Performed by Addison & Forest Collective, conducted by Evan Lawson at fluttering hearts // thinking machines
Abbotsford Convent, May 2018

Addison - Wish You Were Here (live)

Recording of world premiere performance of Biome, by Alex Turley, commissioned and performed by Forest Collective, conducted by Evan Lawson.
Recorded at the Australian Institute of Music, November 15 2018.

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Alex Turley - Biome

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Recorded live at AIM.

Portfolio 2018

Forest Collective - Biome (Live)

Live recording from the 2019 world premiere season of Evan Lawson's dance-opera Orpheus.

Featuring:
Orpheus - Raymond Khong (guest musician)
Eurydice - Kate Bright
Calaïs - Joseph Ewart (guest musician) 

Conductor - Evan J Lawson
Harp - Samantha Remirez (guest musician)
Flutes - Eric Tucceri (guest musician)
Saxophones - Jesse Deane (guest musician)
Clarinets - Vilan Mai
Recorders - Ryan Williams 
Trombone/Sackbut - Trea Hindley 
Percussion - Alexander Clayton 
Violin - Helen Bower 
Cello - Evelyn Searle (guest musician)
Double Bass - Ian Crossfield (guest musician)

Recording by APGM Productions.

Orpheus Opera

Evan J Lawson - Prelude to Orpheus "The Sea" (live)

Live recording from the 2019 world premiere season of Evan Lawson's dance-opera Orpheus.

Featuring:
Orpheus - Raymond Khong (guest musician)
Eurydice - Kate Bright
Calaïs - Joseph Ewart (guest musician)

Conductor - Evan J Lawson
Harp - Samantha Remirez (guest musician)
Flutes - Eric Tucceri (guest musician)
Saxophones - Jesse Deane (guest musician)
Clarinets - Vilan Mai
Recorders - Ryan Williams 
Trombone/Sackbut - Trea Hindley 
Percussion - Alexander Clayton 
Violin - Helen Bower 
Cello - Evelyn Searle (guest musician)
Double Bass - Ian Crossfield (guest musician)

Recording by APGM Productions.

Evan J Lawson - Part IV of Orpheus "The Pangaion hills" (live)

Evan J Lawson - Epilogue to Orpheus "In Sweet Music" (live)

Music and Lyrics - Christa Paffgen
Orchestration - Alex Turley

Danielle Asciak - Vocals 
Evan Lawson - Conductor 
Erica Tucceri - Flutes 
Isabel Hede - Violin 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets 
Ali Fyffe - Saxophones
William Elm - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone
Nikki Edgar - Cello
Bec Scully - Double Bass 

Photo - Melvin Haxaire-Christophe

Performed as part of Nico, premiered at Melbourne Fringe 2018.

Nico - Frozen Warnings (live)

Danielle Asciak - Singer & Curator
Evan Lawson - Conductor & Musical Director
Erica Tucceri - Flutes (Guest Musician)
Isabel Hede - Violin (Guest Musician and Founding Member)
Vilan Mai - Clarinets 
Ali Fyffe - Saxophones
William Elm - Accordion & Piano
Trea Hindley - Trombone
Nikki Edgar - Cello
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola

Arrangement by William Elm
Original song by Velvet Underground
Photo by Melvin Haxaire-Christophe

Performed at Nico, Melbourne Fringe 2018.

Nico - All Tomorrows Parties (live)

Music and Lyrics - Christa Paffgen
Orchestration - Alex Turley

Danielle Asciak - Vocals 
Evan Lawson - Conductor 
Erica Tucceri - Flutes 
Isabel Hede - Violin 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets 
Ali Fyffe - Saxophones
William Elm - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone
Nikki Edgar - Cello
Bec Scully - Double Bass

Photo - Melvin Haxaire-Christophe

Performed as part of Nico, premiered at Melbourne Fringe 2018.

Nico - Secret Side (live)

Music and Lyrics by Addison
Orchestration by Alex Turley http://alexturley.com/

Performed by Addison & Forest Collective, conducted by Evan J Lawson at fluttering hearts // thinking machines
Abbotsford Convent, May 2018

Addison - Singer-Songwriter
Evan J Lawson - Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets
Nathan Juriansz - Violin (guest musician) 
Clare Gorton - Violin (guest musician)
Nikki Edgar - Cello 
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola
William Cooper - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone 
Ryan Williams - Recorders 
Nick Yates - Saxophones

Photo - Meghan Scerri

Addison - Esteban (live)

Music and Lyrics by Addison
Orchestration by Evan J Lawson evanjlawson.com

Performed by Addison & Forest Collective, conducted by Evan J Lawson at fluttering hearts // thinking machines
Abbotsford Convent, May 2018

Addison - Singer-Songwriter
Evan J Lawson - Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets
Nathan Juriansz - Violin (guest musician) 
Clare Gorton - Violin (guest musician)
Nikki Edgar - Cello 
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola
William Cooper - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone 
Ryan Williams - Recorders 
Nick Yates - Saxophones

Photo - Meghan Scerri

Addison - Anywhere (live)

Music and Lyrics by Addison
Orchestration by Alex Turley alexturley.com/

Performed by Addison & Forest Collective, conducted by Evan J Lawson at fluttering hearts // thinking machines
Abbotsford Convent, May 2018

Addison - Singer-Songwriter
Evan J Lawson - Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets
Nathan Juriansz - Violin (guest musician) 
Clare Gorton - Violin (guest musician)
Nikki Edgar - Cello 
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola
William Cooper - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone 
Ryan Williams - Recorders 
Nick Yates - Saxophones

Addison - It's Coming (live)

Sikinnis II (2012)
For Flute, Viola & Harp

Premièred by Petrichore at the Forest Collective performance Shared Sounds April 6 and 7, 2013. Also performed by Petrichore at Conduit Arts Space, May 22, 2013 and at Medley Hall, August, 2013 

“Evan Lawson’s Skinnis for Flute, Viola and Harp (now on its second outing) was the only piece to utilise the harp’s majestic glissandi and full, ringing chords. These kitschy effects were welcome after the crystal-clear articulation and motoric effects of the “bean-counting harp.”
Matthew Lorenzon, Partial Durations

Commissioned by Judy and Peter Johnson in dedication for Claire Johnson’s completion of her P.H.D. 

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Sikinnis II (2012) performed by Petrichore (live)

Forest Collective is a not for profit arts organisation focusing on contemporary classical music. We commission, create, and present various art forms, often giving independent artists a platform to develop their practice and reach new audiences, within a supportive environment. Forest Collective is run by a volunteer team of creative, young professionals who strive to enrich audiences though multidisciplinary, innovative, collaborative, experimental, and traditional art forms from new, early and mid career artists. We pride ourselves on giving a voice to underperformed and underrepresented creators and composers. 

Led by Evan Lawson, Forest Collective was founded in 2009 by a group of students from the VCA. Forest Collective transformed from an artist collective of like minded individuals into one of Melbourne’s leading young arts companies and became a not for profit, multi-disciplinary arts organisation in 2012.

Since it’s first season Forest Collective has gone onto sell out performances at Melbourne Recital Centre, La Mama Court House, National Gallery of Victoria, Abbotsford Convent, Burrinja Cultural Centre and as a part of Metropolis New Music Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Highlights of past seasons include working with harpist Marshall Maguire, commissioning and performing the world premiere of Evan Lawson and Samuel Yeo’s opera Calypso, Elanor Webber’s dance work Texture of It for our 2014 interdisciplinary arts festival Flooding in the Garden, Michael Bakrencev’s chamber work The Virtuous Woman with the Watermelon, Evan Lawson’s spralling chamber work Orpheus and the Cave, Lisa Illean’s stunning And the black sea, Breaks… and Katriona Tsyrlin and Stephanie Osztreicher’s physical theatre and music work Holy Dying. In 2014 Forest Collective presented their own interdisciplinary festival, Flooding in the Garden, presenting various Melbourne artists to high acclaim.