SXS
DIDGERIDOO
COMMISSIONING
PROJECT
2024
Williams/Sean O'Boyle AM – The Wise Woman
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for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday March 3, 2024
Divine Alchemy
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
Photo: Darren Thomas
Williams/Leek -
Juwoon,Tu, Ngyin’anga (Country, Heart, Life)
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for soprano, mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday June 2nd, 2024
Perfumes of the East
QPAC Concert Hall
Nina Korbe, soprano
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
Photo: Darren Thomas
Williams/Sean O'Boyle AM – gundirgan, wise woman
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Collaboration with Queensland Ballet - Bespoke Series 2024. Mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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July 25 to August 3, 2024
'gundirgan, wise woman'
Thomas Dixon Centre
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
Photo: David Kelly
Williams/Skipworth – The Ascent
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for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday Ocotber 20th, 2024
Magic, Mystique and Melancholy
Concert Hall, QPAC
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
Photo: Darren Thomas
2023
​Williams/John Jorgenson - ‘Global Rivers Rising’
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday October 22, 2023
The New World,
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
Williams/James Morrison AM – Co-incidience
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday June 18, 2023
From the Heartland: Vienna to Budapest,
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
Williams/Sean O'Boyle AM – The Wise Woman
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for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Saturday June 10, 2023
Earth and Sky - Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival, Beerwah Community Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
Williams/Sean O’Boyle – ‘Beerwah’ The Mother of the Glasshouse Mountains
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Saturday June 10, 2023
Earth and Sky
Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival, Beerwah Community Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
William Barton/Sean O’Boyle – Didgeridoo Concerto
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Saturday June 10, 2023
Earth and Sky -
Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival, Beerwah Community Hall Chris Williams, didgeridoo
Photo: Simon Woods
2022
Maps and Journeys: The World's First Astronomers
Production for mixed chamber ensemble, didgeridoo soloists, actor and dancer
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Cultural Knowledge: Paula Nazarski
Preparation: Tania Frazer, Sean O'Boyle AM, Suzanne Kompass and Paula Nazarski
Music: Sean O'Boyle AM, Eric Avery, Brenda Gifford and Ross Edwards
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Thursday August 11, 2022
Schools Concert - Bangalow Music Festival, A&I Hall
Selections from the Production
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Saturday August 13, 2022
Bangalow Music Festival, A&I Hall
World Premiere Performance
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Tuesday August 7, 2023
Schools Concert,
Immanuel Lutheran College - Buderim
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Wednesday August 8, 2023 Horizon,
Melbourne Recital Centre - Elizabeth Murdoch Hall
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Williams/Matthew Dewey – Kunanyi Skies
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday October 2, 2022
A Moment in Time, QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
Williams/Leah Curtis – The Ground
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday June 19, 2022
A Moment in Time, QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
Williams/Sean O’Boyle – ‘Beerwah’ The Mother of the Glasshouse Mountains
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday February 20, 2022
Fireworks and Fury,
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
2021-2020
Williams/Joe Twist – The Ancient Rainforest
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday September 5, 2021
Dreams and Visions,
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
World Premiere performance
William Barton/Sean O’Boyle – Didgeridoo Concerto
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Thursday July 22, 2021
Brisbane Gala, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Chris Williams, didgeridoo
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Wednesday November 18, 2020
Dusk Recitals; Chris Williams in Concert with Southern Cross Soloists
Bleach* Festival, Burleigh Hub, Gold Coast
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
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Sunday October 18, 2020
SXS Returns,
QPAC Concert Hall Chris Williams, didgeridoo
2019
William Barton – Square Circles Beneath the Sand
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Saturday August 19, 2017
Concert Five ‘Spirit of the People’, Bangalow A&I Hall
Annual Bangalow Music Festival 2017 William Barton, didgeridoo soloist
Williams/John Rotar – Ginan: Songs of Knowledge
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist
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Sunday July 21, 2019
Maps and Journeys,
QPAC Concert Hall
Chris Williams, didgeridoo
2000's to 2017
William Barton/Joe Twist – Bangalow Dreamsong
for mixed chamber ensemble and didgeridoo soloist featuring William Barton in collaboration with Southern Cross Soloists and community choirs from the Northern Rivers region
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Saturday August 19, 2017
Festival Prelude, Bangalow A&I Hall 2017 Annual Bangalow Music Festival World Premiere performance
William Barton, didgeridoo/voice soloist
William Barton – I dream of sacred? I am my dream
for soprano, didgeridoo and mixed chamber ensemble
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Recorded for ABC Classics
William Barton
Kalkadungu: Music for Didgeridoo and Orchestra
YouTube > Spotify >
Australian Music Centre >
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Tuesday August 4, 2009
Cocktail Chat with Piers Lane, Jupiters Townsville
2009 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
William Barton, didgeridoo soloist
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Wednesday August 27, 2008
State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
World Premiere performance
William Barton, didgeridoo soloist
