Archive for October, 2008

‘The Loop Orchestra’ Welcomes You to…..
Thursday, October 30th, 2008

[ Thursday, 30 October, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] A special night of Art Brut and Loops featuring:

- an introduction to Art Brut by Professor Colin Rhodes (Dean of Sydney College of the Arts and internationally recognised authority on Art Brut and outsider art).
-a visual journey through incredible outsider environments in France with Philip Hammial .
- poetry readings by Phil Hammial.
- two short documentary [...]

the NOW now series #10
Monday, October 27th, 2008

[ Monday, 27 October, 2008; 12:00 am to 11:00 pm. ] The Splinter Orchestra returns from its travels around NSW to the inner city where it has always lived. Don’t miss a rare Sydney gig by this unique large improvising ensemble.

Buy tickets here

@serial space 33 Wellington St Chippendale $10 + 8

The Splinter Orchestra @ Footbeat Festival
Sunday, October 26th, 2008

[ Sunday, 26 October, 2008; 5:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ] Formerly know as ‘Songlines’, Footbeat is a festival that celebrates the outstanding natural and cultural environment of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Region. The Festival is a journey, an exploration as much as a celebration of ‘Our Place’. Footbeat festival programs are both informative and celebratory. Our activities add value to the community and play [...]

West Head Project
Sunday, October 26th, 2008

[ Sunday, 26 October, 2008; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] For the third year the West Head Project will perform at the large flat tessellated rock on top of West Head in the Ku-ring-gai National Park. This is such a natural site for meeting and playing that people have probably been doing so for thousands of years, West Head Project continues that tradition. This group [...]

Splinter Orchestra in Bathurst
Saturday, October 25th, 2008

[ Saturday, 25 October, 2008; 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm. ] The Splinter Orchestra continues its tour in Bathurst, for a one-off afternoon concert.

3pm @ Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
105 William St
Bathurst

Click here for a map.

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Splinter Orchestra @ Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Friday, October 24th, 2008

[ Friday, 24 October, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Splinter Orchestra is heading to Wagga Wagga for the first time, as part of an ambitious regional tour.

7pm @ Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
cnr Baylis & Morrow Street
WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650

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akemi
Friday, October 17th, 2008

[ Friday, 17 October, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Jim Denley (wodwinds, electronics) + Kim Myhr - Norway (acoustic guitar)

Adam Sussman + Martin Kirkwood - acoustic guitars.

Akemi, Great Western Highway, Medlow Bath

8pm. $8 + $5

the NOW now series 2008 #9
Monday, October 13th, 2008

[ Monday, 13 October, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Nadene Pita (viola/voice/computer) + Claire Herbert (keys/computer)

Mirabai Peart (violin) + Daniel Weltlinger (violin) + James Eccles (viola) + Ollie Miller (cello)

This-ness - Jim Denley (woodwinds) + Monika Brooks (accordian) + Joe Derrick (trumpet) + Rory Brown (bass).

Monday 13th October @ Serial Space
33 Wellington St, Chippendale
8-11pm
$10 / $8

Thanks to Arts NSW and the Australia [...]

1/4_inch
Thursday, October 9th, 2008

[ Thursday, 9 October, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Aaron Hull, Scott Morrison and the Splinter Orchestra

Music Farmers 5 Crown lane. Wollongong

1/4_inch presents another eclectic program of audio visual and improvised music

Log onto the audio stream for a preview of what is to come on the evening. http://130.130.76.34:8000/

::Artist Bio’s::

Scott Morrison is a Sydney based audio-visual artist. His screen based works have been exhibited [...]

the NOW now series 2008 #8
Monday, October 6th, 2008

[ Monday, 6 October, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Our post-Electrofringe night features some of the NOW now’s closest friends, a rare Sydney gig by Dale and Ben who have both moved to Melbourne. Also Sicilian sound artist Domenico Sciajno and a new audio-visual project from Melbourne with Rosalind Hall and Marco Cher-Gibard.

Ben Byrne - solo electronics

Peter Farrar (saxophone) + Dale Gorfinkel (vibraphone [...]