House/Music: claire rousay
From June to August, we’re transforming our historic houses and museum spaces through a series of intimate and diverse live music experiences.
House/Music invites you to listen deeply and be absorbed in sound. Each location – from historic halls and sprawling estates to hidden rooms and cultural spaces – brings its own distinct atmosphere and memories, letting the music resonate and shape your experience.
Soak up the sounds of some of the world’s most experimental and dynamic musicians exploring a range of genres across our sites.
Arrive early to take in the historic setting, grab a drink from the pop-up bar hosted by Redfern’s The Noble Hops and relax into new ways of listening.
Members get more: Members enjoy a 20% discount on tickets.
About claire rousay
With its sweeping harbour views and rich layered interiors, Elizabeth Bay House offers a spectacular setting for music.
Canadian–American musician, composer and artist claire rousay has created a unique form of musique concrète, zeroing in on personal emotions and the minutiae of everyday life. Voicemails, haptics (feedback through touch), iPhone field recordings, whispers and conversations all become layered with autotune vocals tinged with emo-pop inflections, conjuring forgotten memories shaped through the prism of millennial childhood. At Elizabeth Bay House, rousay’s work unfolds within the quiet grandeur of the historic rooms, inviting audiences into a deeply personal and reflective listening experience.
More from House/Music
Past event
House/Music: loscil
This atmospheric performance will see the heritage brick walls of the Hyde Park Barracks reverberate with sound. Don’t miss this exclusive Sydney show from Canadian electronic music artist loscil
Friday 19 June 6pm–7pm
Past event
House/Music: Andrew Tuttle and Darren Cross
With its wood panelling and stained glass, the Clerk’s Room upstairs at The Mint provides an intimate space for this debut collaborative performance. Darren Cross is one of Australia’s most stalwart leaders of alternative DIY music culture
Friday 3 July 6pm–6.45pm
Performance
House/Music: Believe
In the charged atmosphere of the Justice & Police Museum, this live performance unfolds in a space shaped by layered stories. Believe is a new free jazz supergroup comprising four of the most inventive improvisers and composers in Sydney’s creative music scene
Friday 31 July 6pm–7pm
Performance
House/Music: Wytchings
The historic Elizabeth Farm homestead creates a fitting backdrop for this exclusive listening experience. Wytchings is the music project of artist Jenny Trinh. Trinh creates electronic soundscapes that are introspective yet familiar, and that soundtrack the abstract experiences of growing up amid the changing urban landscapes of Western Sydney
Friday 14 August 6pm–7pm
Performance
House/Music: Hilary Geddes Quartet
Take a seat at the historic Justice & Police Museum and be transported through improvisation and sound as the Hilary Geddes Quartet play music from the album Redleaf. Hilary Geddes is an Australian guitarist and composer whose work moves between jazz, indie and experimental music
Friday 28 August 6pm–7pm