Facts: - founded: 1980 - type: chamber ensemble - former name: australia ensemble - name: australia ensemble at unsw - background: classical_ensemble Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of australia ensemble .
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australia ensemble at unsw is an australian chamber group active since 1980 .the group was founded in 1980 as the university of new south wales ensemble after a proposal put to the university of new south wales by musicologist roger covell and clarinettist murray khouri , then colleagues at the university .in october 1983 the university of new south wales ensemble was renamed the australia ensemble , resident at the university of new south wales .since that time it has occupied a prominent position in australian music , frequently touring in addition to a sydney-based concert series .international performances have taken the ensemble to the usa , the uk , the then soviet union , germany , france , switzerland , austria , the netherlands , poland , new zealand , hong kong , japan , china , india , south america , south korea , vietnam and thailand .the ensemble collaborates with major australian and international performers , and frequently performs new works by australian composers .