I think of musical space as open rather than bounded, which is why I speak about projection in the sense that I want to simply project a sound, a musical thought, to initiate it, and then let it take its own course.
Edgard Varèse

NEWS


November 2025

We've joined the new independent audio platform SUBVERT as a founding artist member.
Ensemble Density recordings will be released later this month!

From 2026, we plan to host regular workshop-discussion-performance events in Hamburg.
These will include an opportunity to experiment and improvise with electronic and acoustic instruments and sound makers – open to all!
Venue and details coming soon.

PAST PERFORMANCES
THE SALON REIMAGINED – Blurred Edges, Hamburg
INVISIBLE INK – Blurred Edges, Hamburg
STRUCTURES – Melbourne '66 | Melbourne Recital Centre

SESSIONS – New York '57 | Melbourne Recital Centre

SCRAP MUSEUM | Melbourne Fringe Festival, Bakehouse Studios

Postcard designs: Chrissy Chan






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Tristram Williams (trumpet), Charles MacInnes (musical director), Jeremy Alsop (bass guitar), Steve Falk (marimba), Peter Neville (percussion), Nikki Edgar (cello), Helen Bower (violin), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Tony Hicks (flute & saxophone),


Ensemble Density
Founded by composer and trombonist Charles MacInnes, Ensemble Density is a collective of leading instrumentalists specialising in the performance of improvised contemporary art music. Compositional responsibility is distributed evenly amongst each of the musical identities in the group, and each performance is presented as a collaborative process involving musician, listener, context, acoustic and medium – each with a distinctive creative voice.

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Photo: Chrissy Chan

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