Media Release
Southern Stars
Southern Stars
Celebrating Music by Australian Women
Immediate Release – 27 October 2025
From the creators of Finding Connie and Her Sound, Her Story comes Southern Stars — a concert celebrating the voices of Australian women in music.
Presented by MIRABILIS COLLECTIVE, this 60-minute performance features works by contemporary Australian composers and songwriters, including a world premiere (commissioned by Mirabilis Collective), chamber works by Elena Kats-Chernin and Jessica Wells, and reimaginings of songs by Kate Miller-Heidke, Stiff Gins, and Angie McMahon.
The programme includes the first performance of Love, a new West Australian collaboration between composer Katherine Potter and poet Caitlin Maling. The poem, from Maling’s 2023 collection Spore or Seed, explores the contradictions of motherhood — tenderness and exhaustion, wonder and fear.
Performers: Lucinda Nicholls (soprano), Yi-Yun Loei (harp), Julia Nicholls (violin), Katherine Potter (viola), Elena Wittkuhn (cello), Tresna Stampalia (flute), and Stephanie Nicholls (piano/oboe).
“Southern Stars is a celebration of our own musical landscape — the beauty, strength, and creativity of Australian women composers.”
— Stephanie Nicholls, Artistic Director, Mirabilis Collective
About Mirabilis Collective
MIRABILIS COLLECTIVE is an intergenerational ensemble of women musicians reimagining how audiences experience music written by women. Their performances span genres and generations — blending strings, winds, voice, and piano with creativity and emotional depth. Through projects like Southern Stars, they bring women’s stories centre stage — celebrating creativity, connection, and the power of music to move and inspire.
Media Enquiries
Stephanie Nicholls — Artistic Director
stephanie@mirabiliscollective.com
0419 865 595
mirabiliscollective.com/performances
