Soundstream Collective is the University of Adelaide’s new music Ensemble-in-Residence, established in 2011 by Artistic Director and pianist Gabriella Smart. The Collective is committed to shaping Australian culture through new music with cutting edge programming, composer collaborations, the commissioning of new works and community participation with the highest artistic excellence. Soundstream Collective embraces the performance, practice and reception of new music at all levels of engagement.

Soundstream Collective was recognized nationally in 2013 through the APRA/AMCOS Award for Excellence by an Organisation. Soundstream was also awarded the SA/NT Creative Partnerships SME Award in 2013, for its partnership with sponsor Winston Music. Over twenty years, Soundstream has premiered works by leading composers including Esa Pekka Salonen, Alvin Curran, Elena Kats Chernin, Mary Finsterer and Tan Dun. Soundstream regularly performs live and recorded broadcasts for ABC Classic FM.

In the 2014 Festival, Soundstream Collective performed in Tectonics, curated and conducted by Ilan Volkov.

Soundstream has performed in the Melbourne International Festival, MONA MOFO, OzAsia Festival, the Adelaide International Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre, and the Judith Wright Centre (Brisbane). European appearances include at the Cité internationale des arts (Paris), and in China at the Lyceum Theatre (Shanghai), Shanghai Conservatory and the Forbidden Palace Theatre (Beijing).

Soundstream Collective comprises a core group of skilled and dedicated musicians, under its Artistic Director (Gabriella Smart), complemented by other musicians to suit the demands of the musical program being offered.