On The Terrace

A free mini-festival of pop-up concerts for all ages! Experience the intimacy and wonder of chamber music set amongst Adelaide’s iconic galleries, museums and creative spaces on North Terrace.

Chamber Music Adelaide presents a vibrant tapestry of musical experience across classical, contemporary, and world music traditions. From baroque elegance and intimate artsong to the otherwordly sounds of microtonial glass instruments, this year’s program celebrates both tradition and bold innovation. For all performances, please visit On The Terrace 2025.

This year, the Migration Museum is hosting two performances in the courtyard:

Jesse Budel: Volumes

11:20am, 12:20pm & 2:40pm
Composer Jesse Budel presents Volumes, a new work developed during his residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida, as part of his 2024 Arts SA Fellowship. Designed for an octophonic sound array with live performance elements, this immersive piece envelops audiences in a multi-dimensional sonic landscape exploring the voluminous materiality and sounds of water, sand, vehicles, rockets, news media, and biodiversity in Volusia County, Florida. Don’t miss a unique opportunity to experience music that explores space, texture, and the art of listening in an intimate performance setting.

Bousta: Loved Ones

11:40am, 12:40pm & 3:20pm
As part of a collaboration with CASM for 2025 On the Terrace, producer Bousta has worked with members from the Adelaide Chamber Singers on his track Loved Ones. This track will be played through Jesse Budel’s octophonic sound system in the Migration Museum Courtyard for a surround sound experience.

“This song is about loved ones who passed and remembering them. Mainly those who had an image in their mind and the vision they saw of our potential in music, sports, or arts. We are reminding ourselves to never give up and stay strong for them to keep their high hopes for us alive.”