The Whitlams
UKARIA Cultural Centre (Formerly Ngeringa Cultural Centre), 119 Williams Rd, 5251 Mount Barker Summit Directions
Fri 13.11.2026 19:30
Tim Freedman joins forces with a new chamber ensemble to perform the world premiere of Tim Freedman’s Chamber Eight directed by Daniel Denholm.
After The Whitlams’ sold-out weekend with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in April, Freedman returns to South Australia with a more intimate line up, rediscovering the source material of the orchestral arrangements: the gorgeous chamber pieces commissioned for the Australian Chamber Orchestra in 2003 by Peter Sculthorpe, Brett Dean and Daniel Denholm.
The concert will also feature refined versions of the large ensemble scores recently composed for the concert hall by Jamie Messenger and James Ledger. With the addition of two new UKARIA-commissioned arrangements by Denholm, this will be a new canvas for the stories and songs that have become so beloved by Whitlams fans.
Local string luminaries Julian Ferraretto, Emily Tulloch, Stephen King and Thomas Marlin will be joined by violin heroine Véronique Serret, flute and clarinet specialist Adam Page, and Sydney’s double bass supremo Jonathan Zwartz.
Tim Freedman | Vocals / Piano
Véronique Serret | Violin / Voice
Julian Ferraretto | Violin
Emily Tulloch | Violin
Stephen King | Viola
Thomas Marlin | Cello
Jonathan Zwartz | Bass
Adam Page | Clarinet / Alto Flute
Daniel Denholm | Director / Arrangements
Performers
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The Whitlams
The Whitlams are an Australian Indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the line-up has changed numerous times. From 2001 to 2022, he was joined by Warwick Hornby on bass guitar, Jak Housden on guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums – forming the band's longest-lasting and best-known line-up. Four of their studio albums have reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 20: Eternal Nightcap, Love This City, Torch the Moon and Little Cloud. Their highest charting singles are "Blow Up the Pokies" and "Fall for You" – both reached number 21. The group's single, "No Aphrodisiac" was listed at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 by listeners of national radio station, Triple J. In January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the base of Wentworth Falls. Andy Lewis died in February 2000.