2012 FESTIVAL
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The NOW now Festival Program 2012
Festival of Exploratory/ Spontaneous/ Experimental/ Improvised/ Outsider/ Other Musics.
Now in its 11th year(!), The NOW now festival presents music/sound/art without borders. With a wide scope including sound sculpture, improv, composed music, new collaborations, trash rock, noise, silence, electronic music, jazz, comedy, and everything in-between, The inclusive approach requiring only an interest in sound.
Presenting over 100 artists over 7 days the festival is sure to be hugemoungous.
Please check out the full program below.
And check here for info about ARTISTS, TICKETS & VENUES
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Thursday 12th January
@ The Stone Gallery
385 Oxford St, Paddington
7pm SABINE VOGEL (Flute & Electronics) *Berlin* &
CHRIS ABRAHAMS (Organ)
7.45 GOLDEN FUR *Melbourne*
Judith Hamman (Cello) &
James Rushford (Piano)
Presenting the Australian premier of ‘Patterns in a Chromatic Field’ (1981) by Morton Feldman
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THE NOW now GROUP SHOW
16th January – 22nd January
@ Hardware Gallery
263 Enmore Road
Enmore
Featuring Sound Focused Art and Installations from:
SEAN O’CONNELL
DAVID HAINES & JOYCE HINTERDING
ROD COOPER *Melbourne*
DALE GORFINKEL *Melbourne*
PETER BLAMEY
EMILY MORANDINI
16th Janury
OPENING NIGHT
Performances by:
DAVID HAINES & JOYCE HINTERDING
ORSOLA & CHARLES (Pump Organ)
ROD COOPER (Vessel) *Melbourne* &
VIJAY THILLAMUTHU (Electronics) *Melbourne*
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Wednesday 18th January
@ The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville
6.30 BLACK CRACKER
Rishin Singh (Trombone) &
Jon Watts (Mixer)
7.10 LAWRENCE ENGLISH (Electronics) *Brisbane* &
BEN VIDA (Synth & Computer) *USA*
7.50
AMANDA STEWART (Voice),
JOE CUMMINS (Trumpet),
COR FUHLER (Piano) &
FINN RYAN (Drums)
8.20 BREAK
9.00 TETRAS *Switzerland*
Jason Kahn (Drums),
Christian Weber (Bass) &
Jeroen Visser (Organ)
9.40
JIM DENLEY (Sax & Winds),
GEOFFERY BARNARD (Percussion & Feedback) &
SAM PETTIGREW (Double Bass)
10.20 THEMBI SODDELL (Electronics) *Melbourne*
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Thursday 19th January
@ The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville
6.30 12 DOG CYCLE *Melbourne*
Alice Hui-Sheng Chang (Vocals) &
Nigel Brown (Accordion)
7.10
JOSEPH DERRICK (Trumpet),
RORY BROWN (Double Bass) &
KYRRE LAASTAD (Drums & Percussion) *Norway*
7.50 GOOBLE GOBBLE
Gary Butler (Guitar),
Jariss Shead (Guitar & Objects) &
Nathan Penzer (Samsung Galaxy)
8.20 BREAK
9.00
AEMON WEBB (Drums & Electronics),
YURI NEZOVIC (Vocals) &
ANTHONY GUERRA (Guitar)
9.40 HERMIONE JOHNSTON (Piano) *New Zealand*
10.20
NICK SUN (Stand-up Comedy) &
JORDAN DORJEE (Turntables)
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Friday 20th January
@ Hardware Gallery
263 Enmore Road
Enmore
4.00 DALE GORFINKEL (Plastics & Motors) *Melbourne*
5.00 SOUNDWALK led by ANTHONY MAGEN *Melbourne*
@ The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville
6.30 POLLEN TRIO *Canberra*
Austin Buckett (Piano),
Chris Pound (Bass) &
Evan Dorrian (Drums)
7.10 ‘OPEN SPACE’ A score by Jason Kahn
Monika Brooks (Accordion),
Laura Altman (Clarinet),
Rishin Singh (Trombone),
Chris Abrahams (Piano),
Adam Sussman (Guitar & Electronics),
Matt Earle (Guitar & Electronics),
Aemon Webb (Guitar),
John Wilton (Drums) &
Jason Kahn (Electronics)
8.20 BREAK
9.00
HERMIONE JOHNSTON (Piano) *New Zealand*,
SABINE VOGEL (Flute) *Berlin* &
CHRISTINE ABDELNOUR (Alto Sax) *France*
9.40
ERIC NORMAND (Electric Bass) *Canada* &
PHILLIPPE LAUZIER (Bass Clarinet) *Canada*
10.20 THE RODNEY J COOPER BLUES TRIO
Rod Cooper (Membragurdy & Songs) *Melbourne*,
Rory Brown (Bass) &
Chris O’Connor (Drums) *New Zealand*
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Saturday 21st January
@ Jarvie Park
Malakoff St
Marrickville
3.30
PHILLIPPE LAUZIER (Bass Clarinet) *Canada*,
REUBEN DERRICK (Tenor Sax) *New Zealand* &
ALEX SPENCE (Clarinet)
4.00 THE SPLINTER ORCHESTRA
Laura Altman, Jim Denley, Reuben Derrick, Alex Spence, Peter Farrar, Ian Pietersie, Jeff Henderson, Jeremey Tatar, Joeseph Derrick, Joe Cummins, Simon Ferenci, Rishin Singh, Grant Arthur, Tim Cunningham, Rory Brown, Dan Whiting, Jon Watts, Martin Kirkwood, Sam Pettigrew, Nadene Pita, Mel Herbert, Rod Cooper, Monika Brooks, David Green, Romy Caen, Alex Masso, John Wilton, Aemon Webb, Ben Byrne, James Waples, Tony Osborne, Sonya Holowell, Dale Gorfinkel, Adam Sussman, Alon Ilsar, Dom Prukinski, Emily McDaniel, Tom Wade + More!
@ The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville
6.30
LAURA ALTMAN (Clarinet) &
PETER FARRAR (Alto Sax)
With members of HUMUNGUS PONY
7.10
GAIL PRIEST (Voice & Electronics),
IAN PIETERSE (Baritone Sax),
JEREMY TATAR (Flute) &
TONY OSBORNE (Voice & Electronics)
7.40 BREAK
8.00
CHRISTINE ABDELNOUR (Alto Sax) *France* &
RYAN KERNOA (Guitar) *France*
8.40
TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA (No-Input Mixer) *Japan*,
DALE GORFINKEL (Vibraphone) *Melbourne* &
SAM PETTIGREW (Double Bass)
9.20 JENNY HVAL *Norway*
Jenny Hval (Vocals & Guitar),
Havard Volden (Guitar) &
Kyrre Laastad (Drums)
10.00
ROBBIE AVENAIM (Motorised Percussion) *Melbourne* &
MARTIN NG (Turntables)
11.00 SOUND WALK with ANTHONY MAGEN
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Sunday 22nd January
@ The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville
6.30
JEFF HENDERSON (Baritone Sax) *New Zealand*,
SIMON FERENCI (Trumpet),
ERIC NORMAND (Electric Bass) *Canada* &
CHRIS O’CONNOR (Drums) *New Zealand*
7.10 STASIS DUO
Adam Sussman (Electronics) &
Matt Earle (Electronics)
7.50 ANDREA PARKINS (Accordion & Electronics) *U.S.A*
8.20 BREAK
9.00 CRACK *Melbourne*
Anthony Magen & John Jacobs
(Discarded Office Equipment, Circuitbent Toys & Microscopic Abstractions)
9.40
TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA (No-Input Mixer) *Japan*,
ALICE HUI-SHENG CHANG (Voice) *Melbourne*,
HAVARD VOLDEN (Guitar) *Norway*,
MONKIA BROOKS (Accordion) &
JAMES WAPLES (Percussion)
10.20 YOUR INTESTINES
Matt Earle (Guitar),
Anthony Guerra (Guitar),
Adam Sussman (Bass) &
Peter Blamey (Drums)
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TICKETS
1 day $15/20
3 day pass $35/45
festival pass $65/85
Tickets available at the venue, or at www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX (438 849), or Moshtix outlets.
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VENUES
The Red Rattler
6 Faversham Street
Marrickville
http://redrattler.org/
Hardware Gallery
263 Enmore Road
Enmore
http://hardwaregallery.com.au/
The Stone Gallery
385 Oxford St
Paddington
http://www.paddingtonuca.org.au/ea/stonegallery.html
Jarvie Park
Malakoff St
Marrickville
http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/environment/parks_and_reserves/park_locations_and_facilities.html
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THANKS
Thanks to the NOW now community worldwide, to C+C, to the artists, venues, audiences, volunteers and supporters. Thanks to the splinters.
Thanks to Stacy & Theo @ Digital Press, Caroline @ TSP and Hutchings Pianos.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
The NOW now is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW
This project is supported by funding from Marrickville City Council
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