Moirai reimagines ancient music in a contemporary setting. Heralded for their dynamic and innovative performances, this versatile trio combines folk, medieval and improvised music with a curiosity for unusual rhythms and sounds. Moirai debuted in 2023 at 3MBS’ Music, She Wrote Festival celebrating female composers. They were 2024 Bundanon Artists in Residence, collaborating on new works with composer-improviser Chloe Kim. Moirai works annually with Monash University students, workshopping and performing new music. In 2025, Moirai performed for Monash’s International Women’s Day celebrations and are awarded funding through Creative Victoria to record an EP of Kim’s work.

Meg Cohen initiates engaging and diverse musical projects. She performs with Melbourne Chamber and Symphony orchestras, Genesis Baroque, and Opera Australia, and is AD of Moirai and Wattleseed ensembles. Meg has performed at all of Australia’s major festivals and venues, recorded with ABC Classics, and was a Freedman Fellowship nominee in 2023. Internationally, she has attended academies with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Geist Quartet.

David Moran specialises in contemporary and exploratory music. In 2023, he performed with the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, and toured with the ULYSSES Ensemble. David is published in a Routledge volume, and nominee for the Freedman Fellowship in 2022, and Australian Art Music award in 2023. He performs with the Tasmanian and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras.

Alexander Meagher is a dynamic percussionist who enjoys surprising audiences with unique repertoire. He incorporates text, movement, gesture, and theatre to create evocative performances. Alexander has performed in orchestras, chamber music settings, musical theatre, soundtracks for dance and film, experimental opera, and arts festivals throughout Australia.

Presented in partnership with the Museum of the Riverina.
This performance is included in the Festival Pass and the Saturday Pass.