Claire Edwardes OAM is Australia's ‘sorceress of percussion’ and the only Australian to win the APRA Art Music Luminary Award four times. A charismatic percussion virtuosi, Claire leaps between her roles as Ensemble Offspring’s Artistic Director/CEO, recital and concerto soloist, recording artist, leader, curator, mentor, advocate & cultural activist. In 2022 Claire was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her indelible contribution to Australian music and in 2023 she was the recipient of the Australian Women in Music Award for Creative Leadership. Having commissioned more than 80 solo works, she has collaborated with international composers such as Harrison Birtwistle, Steve Reich and Anna Meredith and Australian's including Elena Kats-Chernin, Ross Edwards and Kate Moore.