Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Work Overview

To Echoes and Lines explores queer women's experiences of ageing in society, and posits that as they transition through different life stages and shed societal expectations, they grow in power and sense of self. The music unfolds as a dialogue between the electronics and a joyful rebellion against the constraints of ageing (dis)gracefully. Through gesture, voice, and live electronics, the work foregrounds agency, embodiment, and self-determination, using technology not as spectacle but as a means of reinforcing expressive intent and supporting the performer's relationship with the material.

Performing this work

Vocal ranges:

Soprano: C4 to C6 (Alto: G3 to G4), plus additional speech/extended techniques

Personalised fixed media electronic tracks can be produced upon request.

Work Details

Year: 2024

Instrumentation: Voice, electronics, gestural controller.

Duration: 11 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — This work requires a large use of one's vocal range and access to a ring-based gestural controller. A fixed-media electronics track can be produced on request with preparation time.

Commission note: This work was created through the Homophonic! Pride Prize in conjunction with Midsumma.

Prizes/Awards: Homophonic! Pride Prize Finalist for APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards' Work of the Year: Electroacoustic and Experimental 2025