To waste,
To destroy,
To listen

Across two twilight performances, musicians from Forest Collective present a series of works for voice and instruments as an immersive soundbath experience.

From virtuosic solo works by composers Xiaole Zhan, Evan J Lawson and Ledah Finck, to glorious improvisations for various instruments, including a saxophone performed underwater, explore the latest sounds from one of the country’s leading new music ensembles.

Because the bombed cathedral is now a cathedral of trees for violin
Xiaole Zhan Valley

Songs for viola (2018)
Ledah Finck
i. Redtail at Dusk
ii. Wildcat Dream
iii. Nettle & Jewelweed (interlude)
iv. Deer Hill

Rendering for voice (2020)
Evan J Lawson
world premiere

From the way it moves for saxophone (2025)
Ali Fyffe
world premiere

MPavilion

Queen Victoria Gardens
Opposite the National Gallery of Victoria

Saturday 13 December 2025
6pm to 8pm

Saturday 17 December 2026
6pm to 8pm

Free event.

Kim Tan (flutes)
May Zeng (violin)
Evan J Lawson (voice)
Alex Macdonald (viola)
Ali Fyffe (saxophones)
Gianni Posadas-Sen (flute, guest artist)
Xiaole Zhan (composer, guest artist)

Presented by Forest Collective and MPavilion.