The third ear can be the body (which ‘feels’ vibrations in addition to our ears) and the mind (without which listening wouldn’t be viable). With the ear’s synonyms of ‘appreciation’, ‘discrimination’ and ‘taste’, the third ear can also refer to making audible those ideas we take for granted when we listen.

 

In creating Third Ear, we wanted to champion musical performances that surprise, provoke, and thrill. We understand the imagination, discipline and ‘letting go’ that comes with making new music, and we value the work that composers and performers do. We appreciate the risks that audiences take with unfamiliar music, and aim to make the experience rewarding and memorable. In our hyperactive culture, we believe in the unique possibilities within live music, in its potential to unsettle and to transform.