Play at CoMA Melbourne's First Gig!

Calling all Melbourne/Naarm music-makers, interested in trying something new! 

Help us create a ‘scratch band’ of community music-makers, as part of the CoMA Festival 2026. Led by composer and flutist Dr Jodie Rottle, join us for 4 sessions as we  explore newly commissioned musical works, and try our hand at creating our very own. Ages 14+ welcome. All instruments, abilities and levels of experience welcome. 

Rehearsals - come along to any session! Don’t worry if you can’t make them all. 

Wednesday 11th February (St John’s Anglican Church
)

Thursday 19th February (St John’s Anglican Church)

Thursday 26th February  (Extrasensory, Preston)

Thursday 12th March (Extrasensory, Preston)

Performance 

Soundworks Music Studio
Thursday March 19, 7pm

Locations

St John’s Anglican Church

7 Finch Street, East Malvern
VIC 3145 Australia


The church is wheelchair accessible - this is via a side (north) door which is accessible from a path off the footpath. There is also step-free access to the Hall where the toilets are. There is also one toilet which is also a baby-change room.

Extrasensory

649 Plenty Rd, Preston, 3072

Soundworks Music Studio

 271-273 Albert Street, Brunswick VIC 3056

Prices

Price: $15 to take part in as many rehearsals as you can make, and the performance. 

We are committed to making new music accessible to all. If the $15 participation fee would prohibit you taking part, please contact Tamara at tamara@coma.org.

List of pieces/composers
Ambient Voltage by Jodie Rottle - World premiere
Self devised work by participants - World premiere

Further repertoire to be confirmed 

What is CoMA?

“CoMA proves that you don’t have to be a professional musician to be an artist.”

(Héloïse Werner, Composer)

Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) is a UK based participatory new-music charity, where music-makers of all backgrounds, ages and abilities build a culture of musical participation together. From ensembles to summer schools, festivals, sector conferences, and our extensive music score catalogue, CoMA’s activity is a catalyst for cultivating joyful musical participation with amateur, emerging and established music-makers, supporting diverse living composers in creating bold and innovative new work and championing diversity in the new music sector.

CoMA’s is directed by Australian flutist and artistic director Tamara Kohler, who is excited to bring this innovative musical social movement to Australia!

CoMA Melbourne has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.