Stephen Pigram & Australian String Quartet

Stephen Pigram & Australian String Quartet - presented by ASQ and Shinju Matsuri Festival. Experience a remarkable meeting of musical worlds as singer-songwriter Stephen Pigram of the Nganga Buru nation joins the Australian String Quartet for a captivating hour of music and storytelling. Thursday 27th August. 7.00pm

Featuring songs by Stephen Pigram, alongside cherished works from the classical string quartet repertoire, this unique performance showcases the versatility and artistry of one of Australia’s leading chamber ensembles alongside one of Australia’s most celebrated First Nations songwriters and storytellers, Stephen Pigram, recently honoured with the 2026 Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence.

Program

Stephen Pigram (Arr. Iain Grandage)
Walganyagarra Buru*

Garth Knox Satellites

Stephen Pigram
Corrugation Road

Stephen Pigram
Feel Like Going Back Home

Fanny Hensel
String Quartet in E-flat Major

Stephen Pigram (Arr. Iain Grandage)
Mimi

*Commissioned by Klein Family Foundation, as part of Quartet & Country, a project by the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and its 2016-2019 Artistic Director, composer Iain Grandage, UKARIA and the Australian String Quartet. Lyrics by Stephen and Bart Pigram.

Photo Corey James from the 2024 Perth Festival

Sound Troppo Sound, Mitch Fowler

Visuals Geoff Buchan

The Australian String Quartet’s Broome Residency with Stephen Pigram is made possible with generous support from the Shire of Broome, Broome Civic Centre and the Shinju Matsuri Festival.

This event will take place at Sun Pictures, Carnarvon Street, Broome WA.

View this event on the Shinju Matsuri website