australian music calendar Victoria : January – December 2012 The Australian Music Calendar lists events from around Australia which feature music by one or more Australian composers, sound artists or improvisers. Below are details for events in Victoria in 2012. * denotes World premiere ; ** denotes Australian premiere VICTORIA 28 January 2012 - Sacred Stage Venue: Kallista Mechanics Hall - Cnr Church St and Tom Roberts Rd, Kallista, 2pm Program: Jacqui Rutten - New hope* - Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program Venue: Iwaki Auditorium - ABC Southbank Centre, 120-130 Southbank Boulevard, South Melbourne, 6:30pm. Program: Simon Charles - Atropos, Lisa Illean - Veils, Daniel Portelli - Finding Kensho, Catherine Sullivan - Vidova Gora - Svitanje, Music by Simon Charles, Lisa Illean, Daniel Portelli, Catherine Sullivan. Performers: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 1 February 2012 - Frock Venue: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club - 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 8.30pm - Seensound Visual/Music Venue: Loop - 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, 7:30pm Program: Warren Burt - E-PHI (Didn't Care), Brigid Burke - Street line*, Snapper is a feast, Seed*, Mark Pederson - Seed*, Street line*, Jim Denley - Closely Woven Fabrik, Andrew Thomson/Lloyd Barrett - Dorn Kpring, Music by Peter Jovanov, Scott Morrison. Also: Dan Senn and Justin Bradshaw. 5 February 2012 - Syzygy @ Stones of the Yarra Winery Venue: Stones of the Yarra Winery - 14 St Huberts Road, Coldstream, 11am Program: Brenton Broadstock - I touched your glistening tears, Annie Hsieh - Quartet: towards the beginning. - Jazz at Canterbury Gardens Venue: Canterbury Gardens - Boroondara, 4pm to 6pm Program: Jazz/improvisations by Dave Beck, Sam Keevers, Ali McGregor, Ben Robertson Performers: Dave Beck, Sam Keevers, Ali McGregor, Ben Robertson. 8 February 2012 - Frock Venue: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club - 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 8.30pm 10 February 2012 - Induction of new Minister Venue: St Luke's Uniting Church (Geelong) - Barrabool Road, Highton, Geelong, 7pm Program: New work by Malcolm John - Andrea Keller Venue: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne, 7.30 Jazz/improvisations by Andrea Keller 12 February 2012 - Tony Gould & Friends Venue: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club - 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 8:30pm p. 1 australian music calendar Victoria : January - December 2012 13 February 2012 - La Mama musica Venue: La Mama Courthouse - 349 Drummond Street, Carlton, 7.30pm Program: New work by Nick Tsiavos 15 February 2012 - Dialogues - Warren Burt Venue: St Ali - 12-18 Yarra Place, South Melbourne, 8pm - Mostly Mozart : including Glanville-Hicks Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, 11:30am. Program: Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Three gymnopedies. Performers: Adam Chalabi, Orchestra Victoria. - Frock Venue: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club - 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 8.30pm 16 February 2012 - Wreckage Venue: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne, 8.00 pm Program: Music by Oren Ambarchi, James Rushford. Also: Alvin Lucier - Still Lives. Performers: Oren Ambarchi, Nat Grant, Phoebe Green, Judith Hamann, Karen Heath, James Rushford, Kim Tan. 18 February 2012 - David Jones - Energy through Matter Venue: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne, 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm Jazz/improvisations by David Jones. Performers: David Jones. 19 February 2012 - David Chesworth Ensemble - Vanishing Tekopia Venue: The Famous Spiegeltent (Melbourne) - Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, 4pm. Program: David Chesworth - Vanishing Tekopia 23 February 2012 - Felix Werder at 90 Venue: Iwaki Auditorium, South Melbourne, 7.30pm Program: Felix Werder - Dice*, Recipe for disaster, Ill Tempered Clavier**, Tempest, Quinny on the Roof, H Factor*, Performance/sound art by Warren Burt. Performers: Michael Kieran Harvey, Silo String Quartet, Eugene Ughetti, Warren Burt. 24 February 2012 - Tracings CD launch (Bandt & Sistermanns) & sound art performance Venue: Grainger Museum - University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, 6:30pm Program: Ros Bandt - global garden for Percy, Johannes Sistermanns - global garden for Percy 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 February, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 March 2012 - Australian Ballet (Brett Dean's Fire Music) Venue: State Theatre - The Arts Centre. Program: Brett Dean - Fire music**, Music by Stefan Gregory, David Page. Performers: Orchestra Victoria. 27 February 2012 - Cold Water Venue: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne, 6.00 pm Program: James Rushford - Open Chain, Alexander Garsden - Nearly Shadow, Alexander Garsden - Erice. Performers: Atticus String Quartet. p. 2 australian music calendar Victoria : January – December 2012 29 February 2012 - Syzygy Ensemble - Pierrot by Moonlight Venue: The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne, 6pm Program: Brett Dean - Night window, Annie Hsieh - Quartet: towards the beginning. Performers: Leigh Harrold, Jenny Khafagi, Julia Stoppa, Syzygy Ensemble. 4 March 2012 - Kalimna Duo - Lyrebird Music Society Concert Venue: Wyselaskie Auditorium - 29 College Crescent, Parkville, 2.00pm Program: Colin Brumby - Exotic dances. Performers: Alannah Guthrie-Jones, Karen Schofield. - George Dreyfus: Symphony No. 3 Venue: Hawthorn Town Hall, Hawthorn, 2:30pm Program: George Dreyfus - Rush, Symphony No. 3. 7 March 2012 - LOOP - Visual/music series Venue: Loop - 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, 7:30pm Music by Ros Bandt, Brigid Burke, Warren Burt, Jon Drummond, Gordon Monro, Performance/sound art by Brigid Burke, Mark Pederson 8 March 2012 - The Way You Move Me Venue: Fehily Contemporary, Collingwood, Program: David Chesworth - The way you move me, Sonia Leber - The way you move me 9 March 2012 - Think, Dance, Imagine, Fly Venue: Salon - Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, 7.00pm New works by Tony Gould, Imogen Manins, Performers: Tony Gould, David Jones, Riley Lee, Imogen Manins. 10 March 2012 - Think, Dance, Imagine, Fly Venue: Salon - Melbourne Recital Centre. Program: New works by Tony Gould, Imogen Manins, Jazz/improvisations by Tony Gould, David Jones, Riley Lee, Imogen Manins 10, 13 March 2012 - Prestidigitation : Erik Griswold & Adam Simmons Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre - Footscray, 8 pm Program: New works by Erik Griswold, Adam Simmons. 13 March 2012 - Australian Voices - Nigel Westlake curated by Matthew Hoy Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre - Cnr Southbank Boulevard & Sturt Street, Southbank, 6pm Program: Nigel Westlake - High tension wires, Piano sonata, Tall tales but true, Rare sugar Performers: Michael Kieran Harvey, Matthew Hoy, Musicians of the National Academy of Music. 14 March 2012 - Australian String Quartet : Towards Light Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, 7.00 pm. Program: Peter Sculthorpe - String quartet no. 11. Performers: Australian String Quartet, Daniel de Borah. p. 3 australian music calendar Victoria : January - December 2012 15 March 2012 - Jim Denley & Sam Pettigrew Venue: Tape Projects Space, Melbourne, 8pm Performance/sound art by Ben Byrne, Jim Denley, Sam Pettigrew 17 March 2012 - Flinders Quartet and Vince Jones: Intimate Letters Venue: Montsalvat Barn Gallery - 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, 2.30pm Program: New work by Calvin Bowman, Jazz/improvisations by Vince Jones. 18 March 2012 - Australian Chamber Orchestra & Helena Rathbone Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Program: Ross Edwards - Veni creator spiritus. Also: Elgar Sheryngham, Raskatov, Part, Arensky. - Concert to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Venue: St Michael's Anglican Church Kalorama - Cnr Falls Rd and Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, Kalorama, 2pm. Program: Jacqui Rutten - Singing across the valley - 'Heart and Voice' Venue: Wendouree Centre for the Performing Arts, Program: Rae Howell - Tails of the Trebuchet*. Performers: Ballarat Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Burn. 19 March 2012 - Flinders Quartet : Intimate Letters Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, Performers: Flinders Quartet, Vince Jones. - Lunchtime concert: Merlyn Quaife & Andrea Katz Venue: Melba Hall - Royal Parade, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 1.10pm Program: Gordon Kerry - Five cantos from John Kinsella's Divine Comedy, Keith Humble - Cabaret songs, Music by Percy Grainger. Also: Howarth Three Love Songs (world premiere), poems by Melbourne poet Graeme Ellis. - Australian Chamber Orchestra : The Hilliard Ensemble Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, 8 pm. Program: Ross Edwards - Veni creator spiritus. 20 March 2012 - Sound Bite - Musicians of the National Academy of Music Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall - 210 Bank St, South Melbourne, 6pm Program: Matthew Hindson - Light music, New work by Peter De Jager. 20, 21, 22, 23 March 2012 - MSO : Up Close and Musical Venue: Footscray City College - Footscray. Program: Stuart Greenbaum - Symphony No. 2 Performers: Brett Kelly, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 23 March 2012 - In conversation with Tony Gould AM Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall - 210 Bank St, South Melbourne, 3pm 24 March 2012 - Encounters : Malaysian Liaisons Venue: Gryphon Gallery, University of Melbourne. Program: Margaret Sutherland - Orange tree, Stuart Greenbaum - Columns of rain, Tony Gould - Crossroads, Ross Baglin - Columns of rain, John Shaw Neilson - Orange tree. Performers: Andrew Boyle, Blair Harris, Alison Rae Jones, Brenna Wee. p. 4 australian music calendar Victoria : January – December 2012 29 March 2012 - Sound Bite - Dale Barltrop Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall. Program: Matthew Hindson - metallic violins. 31 March 2012 - Monique diMattina with TT.O. Venue: Eleventh Hour Theatre, Fitzroy, 4.00pm. Program: Monique diMattina - Sun Signs, TT.O./Martin Friedel - 24