“In equal measures intelligent, playful, ambitious and moving” (New York Times)—Resonant Bodies presents festivals of contemporary vocal music around the world. The Festival showcases "today’s most talented singers... seamlessly blend[ing] classical, avant-garde and indie-folk” (Feast of Music). Vocalists are invited to curate and perform in their own set, with no restrictions on repertoire, format, or style. This freedom gives each show a "happy zealousness, where the singers’ enthusiasm for their repertoire [is] contagious” (Sequenza 21).

Founded in 2013 and having "already made a valuable contribution to the city’s music scene” (New York Times), the Resonant Bodies Festival is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear virtuosic contemporary music vocalists perform cutting-edge repertoire. Thus far the festival has presented in NYC, Chicago, Melbourne, Sydney, and at Banff Centre (Canada) with future festivals in Los Angeles and beyond.

Our Mission

Resonant Bodies Festival supports the growth and evolution of contemporary vocal music and vocal artists. Our goals are to: 

Produce festivals of the highest caliber that are thrilling to artists and audience
Catalyze the creation of new vocal music 
Expand the audience for contemporary vocal music
Challenge and transform the role of the vocal recitalist
Bring together a global network of contemporary vocalists
Create and archive media resources to better connect contemporary vocal music audiences, performers, and composers.

THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS

Esther Tuddenham
Robyn McGrath
Daniel Munnery
Helen Kruljac
Kathryn Sutherland
Teagan Connor
Jay Euesden
Megan Hunter
Chelsea Michelle
Natalie Walters

The Amplified Elephants are an ensemble for sound artists with intellectual disabilities produced by JOLT Arts and Footscray Community Arts Centre’s ArtLife Program since 2006. Mentored by JOLT’s James Hullick, The Elephants’ projects are international, ambitious in scale, and highlight sonic technology: MachiNATIONS Tour (London, Edinb., Tokyo 2014), RE:EVOLITION (Melb. Fest. 2014), SELECT NATURALIS (BIFEM 2015, RMIT 2018), LA LA LULLABY (Fed. Square 2015), SELF SEEKERS (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Macau 2015, FOLA 2018), SHHHH (Meat Market 2016, Hangzhou, HK 2017).

SONIC ADVENTURERS COLLECTIVE
a collective of sound artists

The Sonic Adventurers is a collective of artists that work in a variety of art forms with a focus on sound art. The Sonic Adventurers are Kathryn Sutherland, Helen Kruljac, Louise Hunter, Jay Euesden, Daniel Munnery and Sarah Ellis.

The group started in early 2019 so that the artists could work together to support their individual practices. The Sonic Adventures is made up of experienced performers who have shown in significant venues both locally and internationally. Sonic Adventurers is mentored by composer James Hullick and supported by visual artist and curator Alister Karl.

The artists work individually in the collective and explore electronic music, sound sculpture, field recordings, acoustic instruments, drawing, sculpture, video and other ways of creating sonic worlds.

The artists have an authentic and individual voice and generosity within their performance that is rarely seen as they invite you into their sonic worlds. The artists who make up the group live with a disability.

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