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00:06Songs across the centuries regularly resound from this Perth family's living room.
00:12Sisters Lucinda and Julia Nichols have grown up collaborating with their mother Stephanie.
00:17As musicians we have been so lucky to have Mum growing up
00:21because any time we want we can just say,
00:24hey Mum, come in the music room and play this for me.
00:30We would sometimes just sing songs together
00:34when we're tidying up around the house or getting ready for bed.
00:38He sends you a poem and he's lost to you a little.
00:45Their music group, Mirabilis Collective, will perform more than 150 works
00:50by 150 female composers across Perth this month, from medieval to modern pieces.
00:56Doing something in an inclusive event over 12 days, 15 different events,
01:03it really brings to attention that music by women deserves to be heard.
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01:15The ensemble, which also includes cellist Alina Witkoon and flautist Tresna Stampalia,
01:21hope the Hear Her Now festival increases education about female composers.
01:26We really want to offer as many pathways into people coming out of these concerts
01:31and going and finding out more about these women.
01:34A mission to champion and inspire women in music.
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