Premiere performance:  THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S)June 11, 2026
Here is a beautifully filmed performance of the Narrm/Melbourne premiere of THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S). Huge thank you to Karl Brandstater and Verena Franz.

Album link: https://josephfranklin.bandcamp.com/album/the-horror-of-the-avant-garde-s 

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Album Release:  THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S)June 5, 2026
The studio recording of my piece THE HORROR OF THE AVANT-GARDE(S) — a 38-minute concerto for piano, percussion and large ensemble — has been released today on LP/digital, with New Focus Recordings.

It was premiered and recorded in Narrm in 2023, conducted by Elliott Gyger, with featured soloists Marc Hannaford (piano) and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), and performed by Laila Engle (flutes), Luke Carbon (clarinets), Jasper Ly (oboe/cor anglais), Callum G'Froerer (double-bell trumpet), Benjamin Anderson (double-bell bass trombone), Louise Devenish (percussion), Melina van Leeuwen (harp), Joseph Franklin (contrabass guitar/harmonium), Sophia Kirsanova (violin), Phoebe Green (viola), and Anna Pokorny (cello).

https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/joseph-franklin-the-horror-of-the-avant-garde-s/

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AMC and TSO Publishing
February 24, 2026
I’m very happy to join the Australian Music Centre, as a full represented artist, and also, to join the roster at TSO PublishingCategory
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from the division of public safety
January 13, 2026
from the division of public safety (2025)

Tina Stefanou - voice and safety whistle
Joseph Franklin - contrabass guitar and artefacts

December 2025 at Rose Hall, University of Pennsylvania


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