Penelope Trappes ~ Heavenly Spheres / Grace Ferguson

This event will be held on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded. ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE

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Eastmint presents Penelope Trappes Heavenly Spheres / Grace Ferguson

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Doors 6:30pm

7:00 Grace Ferguson

8:00 Penelope Trappes

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$5 Vegan Laksa / Bar / Card and Cash accepted

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limited number of unwaged pre-sales available

Free First Nations tix

All tix $27 on the door if available

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Eastmint presents Penelope Trappes Heavenly Spheres, alongside a set from pianist Grace Ferguson

Penelope Trappes will be performing an experimental live version of 2023’s Heavenly Spheres, which was released upon the launch of their label, Nite Hive

Penelope Trappes

Penelope Trappes is a UK-based Australian experimental vocalist and musician creating intimate and sacred soundscapes that focus on minimalism, spaciousness and shadows. Penelope’s fourth album, Heavenly Spheres, released in April 2023 on her own Nite Hive imprint, was composed using just piano, voice and an old reel-to-reel
tape deck during a two-week artist residency for Britten Pears Arts at the house where the composer, teacher and musicologist Imogen Holst lived in Aldeburgh, Suffolk UK.

The release of Penelope Three in 2021 marked the final instalment of Trappes’ acclaimed trilogy. Composed of mostly percussionless, reverb-heavy, haunting atmospherics with dystopian themes, ‘Penelope One’ was released via Optimo Music in 2017. She then signed to Houndstooth and released her second album ‘Penelope Two’ in 2018, a minimalist and surreal album built around field recordings, meditations, guitars, piano and reverb, which dealt with mortality, predestination and empathy. 2019 saw the release of ‘Penelope Redeux’ consisting of reworks of songs from ‘Penelope Two’ by uncompromising artists including Cosey Fanni Tutti, Mogwai, Félicia Atkinson and Nik Colk Void. The 'Eel Drip' EP was released in 2020 and ‘Penelope Three’, the final epigenetic-themed instalment of the trilogy, was released in May 2021 with a long string of UK tourdates, culminating in a live performance with the London Contemporary Orchestra at London’s Sounthbank Centre. 'Mother’s Blood', a vocal-free meditative reinterpretation of 'Penelope Three' was released on cassette at the end of that year. In the live realm, Penelope has shared the stage with the likes of William Basinski, Mary Lattimore, and NYX drone choir, and has extensivley toured the UK, Australia, and Europe over the last five years.

Grace Ferguson

Grace is a classically trained pianist, composer and educator based at Eastmint Studios in Naarm/Melbourne. 

Exploring the intersection between sound, music, imagery and gesture her practice considers how ephemeral moments interact with personal and collective memory to construct narrative. Developing this artistic language has emerged in recent years by engaging with various arts projects across music, theatre, dance and film.

As an active musician, Grace has had the opportunity to experiment and foster collaborations with a diverse range of artists in live and recorded contexts. Drawing from these experiences and varied music styles, she coalesces composed and improvised material for performances ranging from classical recitals at the Melbourne Recital Centre to experimental sets as part of Make It Up Club’s program. 

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ACCESSIBILITY Eastmint is accessible via wheelchair through the non main entrance, there is a small sliding door frame that we can place a ramp over the top of. Please get in touch if you require this option. We regret we are unable to provide accessible toilet facilities at this time, although there is wheelchair access to the hand washing sink which is a private space. Closest accessible toilets located at the Peacock Hotel 150m away. There are no windows that are openable in the space but we will open the double doors between sets for airflow. The space is quite cavernous with high ceilings and is an un-renovated warehouse so not tightly sealed. We do not have our own HEPA filter but try to source one for gigs when we can. Please contact eastmintrecords@gmail.com if you require any other info