This weekend, one of the most ambitious commissioning projects in Australian history will take over Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent. The ANAM Set is a series of 67 works by Australian composers, who were commissioned to write a six- to eight-minute piece of music for each of the 67 musicians training at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2021.

This week, Limelight will feature the stories of five pairs of composers and performers, learning more about their work, their process of collaboration, and what they learned about themselves – and each other – through this process. Today we talk to percussionist Al Fane, about the piece [sound is] A Body in Space written with composer K. Travers Eira.

Percussionist Al Fane, whose collaboration with composer K. Travers Eira, <i>[sound is] A Body in Space</i>, will be performed as part of <i>The ANAM Set</i>. Photo © Pia Johnson.

Percussionist Al Fane, whose collaboration with composer K. Travers Eira, [sound is] A Body in Space, will be performed as part of The ANAM Set. Photo © Pia Johnson.

What does this project mean to you?

Commissioning music is a privilege. It is incredible to be able...