Mirabilis Collective

30/08/2026

VIVID is chamber music with colour, edge and something to say.

On Wednesday 14 October, Hear Her Now takes over Tranby Hall for a program bringing together music by q***r composers, composers with lived experience of disability, contemporary songwriters and some of the most distinctive voices writing music today.

At its centre is the world premiere of a new string quartet by WA composer Rose Russell, performed alongside music by:

Angie McMahon
Caroline Shaw
Chappell Roan
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO
Emily Saliers
Ethel Smyth
Jennifer Higdon
Jessie Montgomery
Laura Karpman
Nat Bartsch
Ritchell Lim
Rose Russell
Sally Whitwell
Sophia Mackson
Valerie Capers

VIVID
Wednesday 14 October | 7pm
Tranby Hall, Queen’s Building, Perth

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25/08/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to share this news!

Mirabilis Collective Artistic Director Stephanie Nicholls has been named a finalist for the Collarts Creative Leadership Award at the 2026 Australian Women in Music Awards.

The award recognises excellence in creative programming that champions female and gender-diverse artists — work that sits right at the heart of Mirabilis Collective and the Hear Her Now Festival.

Congratulations to fellow finalists Chelsea Wilson and Sonja Horbelt, and to all the remarkable women recognised across this year’s AWMA Awards.

We’re also delighted to see several women connected with Mirabilis among the wider list of finalists, including our friend and supporter Jessica Gethin - Conductor and Hear Her Now composers Margaret Brandman and Jessica Wells.

A very special day for women in Australian music. ❤️

Music by women belongs centre stage.

21/08/2026

Jan Smith and Kay Weaver didn’t expect to become festival songwriters in their seventies.

Earlier this year, Jan and Kay wrote their own songs through Mirabilis Collective’s Her Sound, Her Story project in the Wheatbelt.

This October, they’re bringing those songs to Perth.

Jan’s “Terania Tree” and Kay’s “As Days Go By” will be performed as part of Homegrown, the opening concert of Hear Her Now Festival— alongside music by Western Australian women spanning generations, including two world premieres.

For us, this is one of the stories at the heart of the festival: creativity doesn’t have an age limit, and extraordinary music can begin anywhere.

Homegrown
Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm
Wesley Uniting Church, Perth
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19/08/2026

More than 900 years of music written by women. This October, it takes centre stage for 12 days.

Hear Her Now, presented by Mirabilis Collective, brings together:

100+ works
100+ women composers and songwriters
More than 900 years of music
Four WA world premieres

From rarely heard historical works to contemporary Australian songs and compositions, the festival brings professional musicians, emerging artists and community performers together across concerts, family events and free performances throughout Perth.

Hear Her Now | 8–19 October 2026

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12/08/2026

Hear Her Now has its own home. 🎶

As we count down to October, follow Hear Her Now Festival for the stories, composers, musicians and music behind our first festival.

100 works by 100 women across 12 days in Perth.
8–19 October 2026.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing much more — including four world premieres by Western Australian women, extraordinary music spanning more than 900 years, and the women bringing it all to life.

Follow Hear Her Now Festival and come behind the scenes as the festival takes shape.

Presented by Mirabilis Collective, with support from Creative Australia and City of Perth, and in partnership with UWA Conservatorium of Music and Uniting Church in the City, Perth.

02/08/2026

A beautiful day bringing the Hear Her Now Festival to life with Mirabilis Collective.

Photoshoot by Tallulah Chong — thank you, Tallulah.

More soon.

31/05/2026

Today is the final day of our Creative Australia MATCH Lab campaign.

Hear Her Now is Australia’s first chamber music festival programmed entirely with music by women. Across 12 days in October 2026, the festival will bring together 100 works by 100 women spanning more than 900 years of music.

The festival will feature professional and emerging musicians, community participation, four new commissions, free events, student performances, and concerts across multiple Perth venues.

As a volunteer-run registered charity, Mirabilis Collective relies on community support to make ambitious projects like this possible. Every donation helps us commission new work, support musicians, create opportunities for emerging artists, and share extraordinary music with audiences across Perth.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, shared a post, attended an event, volunteered their time, or encouraged others to support the campaign. Your belief in this project is helping turn an idea into a festival.

Today is the final day to have your donation matched through Creative Australia’s highly competitive MATCH Lab program. While donations will continue to be welcomed beyond today, this is the most impactful day to give.

Donation link in bio.
Thank you for helping us bring Hear Her Now to life.

30/05/2026

One of the most rewarding things about community music projects is that you rarely know where the impact ends.

Earlier this month, Her Sound, Her Story brought together women from across the Wheatbelt to sing, create and perform together. The project culminated in a concert that filled the hall with music, stories and connection.

Weeks later, we’re still seeing the ripple effects.

As we approach the final days of our Hear Her Now fundraising campaign, we’ve been reflecting on how much Mirabilis Collective has been shaped by the people we’ve met along the way — audience members, workshop participants, volunteers, musicians, donors and community partners.

Their belief in our work is helping us bring Hear Her Now to life:
Australia’s first chamber music festival programmed entirely with music by women.

There are just two days remaining to help us unlock up to $10,000 in matched funding through Creative Australia’s highly competitive MATCH Lab program.
If you’d like to support Hear Her Now, now is the most impactful time to give.
Donation link in bio.

29/05/2026

It’s always a good day to be featured in the Wagin Wool Press!
Thank you Wagin Community! 👏

The Wagin Wool Press #238 is out now!
🗞️ Featuring: Arts Narrogin brings Mirabilis Collective to Wagin, Aged Care Explained by Co-operative Care Wagin, rural counselling and support from Southern Agcare, a fun update from Wagin Woodanilling Landcare Zone, Wagin Care & Share gives support to First Responders, plus footy, golf and the June community calendar!

Available at Wagin FoodWorks, Wagin IGA, Dom's Deli and Wagin Caltex.

28/05/2026

What a wonderful evening at 10x10 Perth.

Mirabilis Collective was delighted to provide live music as guests arrived for an event built around generosity, practical support and community impact.

Thank you to Kylie Kerin and the 10x10 Perth volunteer committee for inviting us, and for giving us the chance to share Hear Her Now with a room full of people backing meaningful change.

It was inspiring to hear from the organisations pitching on the night, and to see philanthropy in action: direct, personal and purposeful.

Thank you for having us.