The 3rd Aotearoa International Festival Of Secret(e) Sounds Announced ft. Jim White & Marisa Anderson, Leila Adu, Phil Durrant, Anna Fält + More

Hosting sonic revolutionaries from all around Aotearoa and the world beyond at their central Tāmaki Makaurau hub for nigh on fifteen years, Audio Foundation have announced a doozy of a lineup for The 3rd Aotearoa International Festival Of Secret(e) Sounds. This year's fest hosts some big guns indeed across seven nights orbiting the AF's hub in Myers Park in mid-February. The 2026 edition includes a Saturday evening event at Auckland Unitarian, a SILO SOLOS Sunday evening showcase at Wynard Quarter, a Vitamin S improvisational showcase at Public Bar and a concluding Whammy Bar bill — featuring a collaborative headline set by visiting luminaries Jim White (Dirty Three) and Marisa Anderson.

This year's bill also includes visitors from abroad Phil Durrant, Leila Adu (back in Aotearoa from the northern hemisphere), Anna Fält, Christoph Gallio, Ira Hadžić and Alex Ventling, performing with and alongside special guest local legends. Enrich your ears with a full spectrum of Secret(e) Sounds from 12th to 18th February, grip the details direct from the source below, and secure your spot with festival passes available now...

"Audio Foundation presents another stunning start to a new year with a week of sumptuous sound secretions!"

The 3rd Aotearoa International Festival Of Secret(e) Sounds
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Thursday 12th February - Audio Foundation (8pm)
Alex Ventling (Nor/NZ) & Kim Paterson - Veteran jazz trumpeter / percussionist meets Norway based piano improvisor
Anna Fält (Fin/Nor) & Chelsea Prastiti - avant-folk vocalists unite!
Ira Hadžić (Deu/Bos), Rosie Langabeer & Kristian Larsen - Deep listeners!

Friday 13th February - Audio Foundation (8pm)
DUOS!
Christoph Gallio (CH) & Phil Durrant (UK) - Legends of European improvised music!
Ira Hadžić (DEU) & Rāhana Tito-Taylor - intersections of improvisation, composition, and introspection
Anna Fält (FIN/NOR) & Ducklingmonster - Finnish Duck to Finish!

Saturday 14th February - Audio Foundation (1pm)
OFFICE AMBIENCE
Visiting improvisors Christoph Gallio & Phil Durrant introduce their practice

Saturday 14th February - Auckland Unitarian 1A Ponsonby Rd (8pm)
Christoph Gallio (CH) / Phil Durrant (UK) / Paul Buckton - collaboration between old friends in a new place
Ira Hadžić (DEU) - solo set with gongs, radiophonic forms, field recordings, resonance, minimal sonic gestures, and silence itself
Leila Adu (NYC/NZ) - astounding singer/songwriter/composer based in NYC

Sunday 15th February - Silo Six, Wynard Quarter (5pm)
SILO SOLOS!
Anna Fält (Fin/Nor) - solo voice
Richard Francis - solo electronics
Andrew McMillan - solo invented instruments

Monday 16th February - Audio Foundation (6pm)
Vocal Workshop with Anna Fält
An introduction to the singing techniques of Nordic Folk music

Tuesday 17th February - Whammy Public Bar (8pm)
VITAMIN S SECRET)E) SOUNDS SPECIAL
All in improvisation night featuring festival guests & local improvisors

Wednesday 18th February - Whammy Bar (8pm)
Jim White & Marisa Anderson (Aus/USA) - Dirty Three drummer with sublime guitarchitect
Oksun Ox - local swampstomp king
The Obsfucators - Can't really tell what this means...

Festival passes available HERE via UTR

Experience Jim White & Marisa Anderson's 'Aerie', from their 2024 duo album Swallowtail (Thrill Jockey Records)...

Check out 2020 footage of Anna Fält performing solo at Musikhuset Gävle in Sweden...