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25.01.2022 Participants in the September Sounds Unheard Intensive will be guided through every part of the creative process and will work both individually and in small groups to brainstorm, experiment, record and share their unique creations. All sessions will be held over Zoom, allowing students from across metropolitan and regional Victoria to participate. To apply now and for more info see the link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Image by Bryony Jackson... #soundsunheard #speakpercussion
25.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo Joshua Hyde and Lily Tait and their piece Home is a place. Joshua Hyde is a saxophonist, composer, & improviser originally from country Victoria. joshuahyde.com facebook.com/joshuahyde Lily Tait is a Naarm/Melbourne-based violinist and composer, who contributes diversely across a wide range of exploratory music practises. soundcloud.com/lilytait... Home is a place creates a listening environment where performers and listeners can experience the complex and intricate sound world of their own home. The score for the work is available for download, with the instructions are designed to be accessible to non-musicians and musicians alike. We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
24.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo Cayn Borthwick and Zela Papageorgiou and their piece Unstable Connection. Cayn Borthwick is a composer and performer whose practice is focused at the crossroads of music, art and technology. @caynborthwick caynborthwick.com Zela Papageorgiou is a percussionist who loves to explore meaning and tell stories through unique instrumentation. zela.live ... Unstable Connection explores themes of communication and connectivity during isolation through a journey of tactile activities, games, Aleatoric (chance) music, ASMR, reactive improvisation and morse code. The instrumentation for this project features bespoke game boards activated with contact microphones and conductive technology from Playable Streets and Playtronica. We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
22.01.2022 Introducing September Intensive guest artist Mohamed Camara. Performer, songwriter and Guinean music educator, Mohamed Camaras rich Manding heritage has shaped a life-long passion and creative practice. As a child Mohamed was apprenticed to internationally renowned Guinean master drummer Ton Ton Sylla, and he went on to perform in many of Guineas leading drum and dance ensembles, including Ballet Bolonta, Les Sorciers de Guinée and Ballet Destin. Based in Melbourne since 20...07, Mohamed shares his Manding heritage with Australian audiences to inspire cultural awareness and exchange. To apply now and for more info see the following link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #soundsunheard #speakpercussion #mohamedcamara
21.01.2022 "Liza Lim's music centres collaboration and transcultural ideas. The roots of beauty, time effects in the Anthropocene and the sensoria of ecological connection are ongoing concerns in her art practice." Lim's website. An Elemental Thing by Liza Lim is this week's featured track from Eugene Ughetti's solo album Agglomeration of Measurement released by Room40. Explore the full album https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... #EugeneUghetti #LizaLim
20.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo Dr Nat Grant and Bryan Phillips and their piece Covidsations. Dr. Nat Grant is a multi-skilled artist and researcher working on unceded Wurundjeri country in Melbourne, Australia, with more than 15 years experience across live performance, recording, digital arts, and community arts: a drummer, percussionist, composer and sound artist with a focus on creating multidisciplinary, long-form musical compositions, performance events and in...stallations using traditional and graphic notation as well as improvisation. @natgrantmusic natgrantmusic.com Bryan Phillips, a.k.a. Galambo. Chilenx-Australian support arts worker and facilitator of sound based practices. Operating on stolen/colonised lands of the South/Sur. @galambomusic soundcloud.com/galambo "Covidsations" Lockdown mode/First wave, Covid conver-sations/sense-sations the internet as glitch/granular filter sounding from our homes, in pandemic times, on stolen land. We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
20.01.2022 Lamine Sonko discusses the way he approached the composition for Before Nightfall 12. View the full interview with Lamine and learn more about the project via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Before Nightfall 12 is presented as part of MIFF 68 1/2 and the tickets are now sold out. For those who were lucky to grab a ticket, we invite you to watch along with us on Wednesday, 19 August at 8pm (AEST). ... Use #beforenightfall12 to join the chat on socials. Photo Bryony Jackson #speakpercussion #laminesonko #MIFF
19.01.2022 Lamine Sonko discusses the Before Nightfall project. Check out the full interview on the Speak Percussion website. Tickets for the online presentation of Before Nightfall 12 with Lamine Sonko are free but must be booked via MIFF.... Link for more info https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #speakpercussion #beforenightfall #laminesonko #MIFF
19.01.2022 "New music is very demanding and it is therefore not easy to model on stage or in the studio. But anyone who, as a listener, has become familiar with these six pieces will quickly get a picture of the spiritual lifelines of the performance and improvisation art of Eugene Ughetti..." Aart van der Wal review of Agglomeration of Measurement in Opus Klassiek. Read the full review and order your copy of Eugene's latest solo album Agglomeration of Measurement via https://linktr.ee/...speakpercussion Image Bryony Jackson #eugeneughetti #AgglomerationOfMeasurement
19.01.2022 Introducing September Intensive guest artist Cathy Milliken. Cathy Milliken is an international award-winning performer and composer known for her evocative instrumental and vocal works. The diversity and relevance of her output has won her international recognition as a leading composer, creative director, educational consultant and performer. Born in Brisbane and based in Berlin, Milliken completed a degree in Australia majoring in performance (piano and oboe) and continued... her studies in Europe under Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue. A founding member of Ensemble Modern, she worked extensively with artists such as György Ligeti, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, Fred Frith, and Frank Zappa. To apply now and for more info see the following link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #soundsunheard #speakpercussion #cathymilliken
19.01.2022 From our dear friends at Ensemble Offspring: "In early September, our Facebook page was hacked by professional hackers, completely locking us out of the back end of the page. It's taken weeks but we have finally regained access and the page is now restored and safe. Unfortunately we've lost all of our posts from this year as well as more than 2,000 followers." AD, Claire Edwardes. Facebook is a major communication channel in getting information out, so if you want to support new music, please head on over to their page https://www.facebook.com/ensembleoffspring and give them a like and make sure you stay up to date with everything Ensemble Offspring are up to. You won't be disappointed.
18.01.2022 Check out RE:SOUNDING a brilliant new project by our friends James Nguyen and Victoria Pham. https://dongsonarchive.com/ "Following colonisation and the inter-war trade of antiquities from South-East Asia, many of these instruments are now held in major museums and private collections.... Sitting in glass cabinets and storage, these instruments are rendered silent and are largely inaccessible to musicians and our communities. We seek to Re-Matriate these instruments. Our purpose is to decolonise the museum, refresh acoustic archaeology and contemporary music. Building up a collection of recordings and sonic profiles for this instrument, we are sharing this sound archive with composers, percussionists, musicologists, artists and listeners in Vietnam, South-East Asia, Australia, and beyond. By listening to a once silent drum on your device, these ancient objects are again resonant throughout our network and communities."
17.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce our next Before Nightfall guest artist Senegalese-born, Melbourne-based composer, artistic director and multi-instrumentalist Lamine Sonko. Before Nightfall 12 is presented as part of the Melbourne International Film Festive 68 1/2. Link for more info https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... #speakpercussion #beforenighfall #laminesonko #miff
17.01.2022 Hear Lamine Sonko touch on the importance of drumming in Senegalese society. Watch the full interview with Lamine and book your free ticket to Before Nightfall 12 in MIFF 68 1/2 via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Photo Bryony Jackson... #speakpercussion #laminesonko #beforenightfall #MIFF
15.01.2022 Before Nightfall #12 with Lamine Sonko will be presented as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival! In 2020, Before Nightfall uses the moving image as its inspiration. All music created in Before Nightfall #12 has been inspired by an adaptation of the famous Senegalese film Hyenas, restored in 2018. Before Nightfall #12 can be watched in conjunction with the fully restored feature film Hyenas. The newly restored masterpiece from Senegalese auteur Djibril Diop Mamb...éty follows a woman who returns to the poverty-stricken town that shunned her to strike a vengeful bargain. MIFF Tickets for this online presentation are free but must be booked via the MIFF website. Link for more info https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Image Bryony Jackson #speakpercussion #beforenightfall #laminesonko
15.01.2022 We warmly invite you to join us for the online launch of the SD Series this Wednesday, 15 July at 5.30pm (AEST). https://speakpercussion.com/sd-series-launch/ #speakpercussion #sdseries #kayliemelville
14.01.2022 RELEASE DAY Agglomeration of Measurement solo album by Eugene Ughetti by Room40. "This album is a distillation of the many long-term relationships Ive had with Australian composers. The music forms a body of work, spanning fifteen years, that provides a glimpse into my percussive language and a twenty first century Australian percussion sound." Eugene Ughetti Grab your copy here!... https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Image by Bryony Jackson #eugeneughetti
13.01.2022 From the archive: Transducer 2016 at La Salle College of Arts. Check out the latest recording of Transducer (finale) on Eugene Ughetti's solo album Agglomeration of Measurement. Order your copy and view the brand new video via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... Image care of La Salle College of Arts #eugeneughetti #AgglomerationOfMeasurement
12.01.2022 From the archives - Assembly Operation performed by Kaylie Melville, Eugene Ughetti and Matthias Schack-Arnott at Arts House, Melbourne back in 2017. Explore all of Speak's major work via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Photo Bryony Jackson... #speakpercussion #assemblyoperation
11.01.2022 This week we explore another track from Eugene Ughetti's solo album Agglomeration of Measurement released by Room40, An Elemental Thing by Liza Lim. Pictured here is Eugene performing the piece for solo woodblock back in 2017 at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Explore the full album and this recording via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... #EugeneUghetti #LizaLim
11.01.2022 Introducing September Intensive guest artist Claire Chase. Claire Chase is a soloist, collaborative artist, curator and advocate for new and experimental music. Over the past decade she has given the world premieres of hundreds of new works for the flute in performances throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, and she has championed new music throughout the world by building organizations, forming alliances, pioneering commissioning initiatives and supporting educational pro...grams that reach new audiences. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2012, and in 2017 was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize. To apply now and for more info see the following link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #soundsunheard #speakpercussion #clairechase
11.01.2022 Applications for the September School Holiday Intensive must be received by 5pm Tuesday September 15. Percussionists, non-percussionists, composers and electronic musicians are all highly encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and applying early is encouraged to avoid disappointment. To apply now and for more info see the following link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... Photo Bryony Jackson #soundsunheard #speakpercussion
11.01.2022 Eugene Ughetti's new solo percussion album Agglomeration of Measurement features Transducer (finale) track composed by Robin Fox and Eugene. Check out the stunning video by Nick Roux. https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... Pre-order Agglomeration of Measurement at Room40 Bandcamp. Image Nick Roux #eugeneughetti #robinfox
10.01.2022 "The instrument is called Ngongoma (Gongoma) is a thumb piano from West Africa composed of half a calabash (Gourd) and 3 to 6 metal blades cut to different lengths. Usually, held around the neck with a strap, the instrument is played rhythmically tapping the top, or bottom side with one hand while the other hand plays a musical pattern from the blades." Lamine Sonko Watch the full interview with Lamine and book your free ticket to Before Nightfall 12 in MIFF 68 1/2 via https:...//linktr.ee/speakpercussion Photo Bryony Jackson #speakpercussion #laminesonko #beforenightfall #MIFF
10.01.2022 Introducing Agglomeration of Measurement the latest solo percussion album by Eugene Ughetti. Released this Friday, 31 July by Room40. https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Australian master percussionist Eugene Ughetti teams up with composers Anthony Pateras, Liza Lim, Robin Fox and others to create a series of deeply textured and intensely executed solo percussion works. Exploding out the ideas of his chosen instruments, Ughettis work is relentless in its search for new articu...lations and extended readings, seeking entirely new methods of approaching percussion. Image Bryony Jackson #eugeneughetti
09.01.2022 "Cyclic Defrost: Can you see a link between the composers you chose to work with? Eugene Ughetti: I definitely have strong aesthetic preferences towards the composers I choose to work with. Im looking for a compelling sound world, one that doesnt instantly reveal its machinations, Im searching for beguiling and confounding experiences in sound and Im looking for risk and new languages." Read the full Cyclic Defrost article and order your copy or Eugene's solo album Agglom...eration of Measurement via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Image Bryony Jackson #EugeneUghetti #AgglomerationOfMeasurement
09.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo James McLean and Mohamed Camara and their piece Bah Faji. James McLean is an improving drummer from Melbourne, who works as a solo artist and collaborator in a variety of settings spanning Jazz and improvised music. @organgejimmy www.jamesmclean.info... Mohamed Camara is a Melbourne-based performer, songwriter and Guinean music educator, whose rich and vibrant musical roots have paved a life-long passion and creative practice. www.mohamedcamaramusic.com Bah Faji is a musical exploration of the similarities between Coronavirus and the sea - that which cannot be controlled or contained, creates both distance and connection, and needs to be accepted rather than fought. We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
09.01.2022 Youve got the best seat in the house to tonights SD Series launch! Join us for the online world premiere from 5.30pm (AEST) at https://speakpercussion.com/sd-series-launch/... #speakpercussion #socialdistancing #sdseries
08.01.2022 The fourth and final episode in this series focuses on how the members of S.L.Á.T.U.R. work together. Collaboration for the group can mean sharing or discussing ideas, creating a project together, or producing a concert or event. Here the members of S.L.Á.T.U.R. share their advice on how working alongside other creatives can create new opportunities to learn and develop your practice, how collaborating can take you beyond your comfort zone, and why we shouldnt be afraid of t...he possibility of failure in musical experiments. View the full series via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #soundsunheard #SLATUR
08.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo Sage Pbbbt and Troy Rainbow and their piece Liminal-Space Exploration # 6. Sage Pbbbt is a ritual vocalist inspired by Tuvan and Mongolian overtone singing, Inuit throat singing, sound poetry and an ongoing exploration of extra-normal vocal technique. www.SagePbbbt.com Troy Rainbow is a composer, musical performer and Mixed-Reality experience producer whose work explores subjective experiences of psychosis, schizophrenia and neurodive...rsity. @fierce_mild www.facebook.com/fiercemild Liminal-Space Exploration # 6 is an exploration of liminal space and mental co-presence in the weirdness of a time-synced virtual improvisation. We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
05.01.2022 The third episode of the S.L.Á.T.U.R. Sounds Unheard Masterclass series is an overview of their history in instrument design. The members of the collective have been involved in the design and construction of many new instruments; some to be used for multiple pieces in future repertoire, and some as ephemeral instruments to be used for very specific or short pieces. View the full series via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #soundsunheard... #SLATUR See more
05.01.2022 Eugene Ughetti's solo album Agglomeration of Measurement released by Room40 is out now. "In many instances the pieces on this album were the germ for larger scale compositions and collaborations, forming some of the major works for Speak Percussion, the organisation I currently direct. Sitting around these solo works are other percussion solos, trios, quartets, sextets, twelvetets, mixed ensemble works and an opera.... Each of these projects have cumulatively deepened my creative rapport with the represented artists." Ughetti. Explore the full album including An Elemental Thing by Liza Lim via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion #EugeneUghetti #LizaLim
04.01.2022 Before Nightfall 12 collaborator Lamine Sonko explains the role of the Griot in Senegalese culture. View the full interview with Lamine and learn more about the project via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Before Nightfall 12 is presented as part of MIFF 68 1/2 and the tickets are now sold out. For those who were lucky to grab a ticket, we invite you to watch along with us on Wednesday, 19 August at 8pm (AEST). ... Use #beforenightfall12 to join the chat on socials. Photo Bryony Jackson #speakpercussion #laminesonko #MIFF
03.01.2022 Introducing the September Sounds Unheard Intensive. This September, Sounds Unheard is taking its annual School Holiday Intensive online with a brand new program focused on creativity, composition, improvisation and more. Participants will receive creative prompts from leading Australian and international artists in the fields of new and experimental music, and will work with Speak Percussion to create, record and film their musical responses in their own homes. This program i...s ideal for students interested in innovation, imagination and thinking outside the box. To apply now and for more info see the following link https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Image by Bryony Jackson #soundsunheard #speakpercussion
03.01.2022 Before Nightfall 12 collaborator Lamine Sonko discusses the significance of hyenas in Senegalese culture. Watch the full interview with Lamine and book your free ticket to Before Nightfall 12 in MIFF 68 1/2 via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion Photo Bryony Jackson... #speakpercussion #laminesonko #beforenightfall #MIFF
02.01.2022 Introducing the latest Sounds Unheard Masterclass series - S.L.Á.T.U.R. Meet four of the members of S.L.Á.T.U.R., an Icelandic composer collective working on numerous musical experiments. The first episode of this series, Creative Platforms, is an introduction to the history and objectives of S.L.Á.T.U.R.. View the full series via https://linktr.ee/speakpercussion... #soundsunheard #SLATUR
02.01.2022 Introducing SD Series collaborating duo Cobie Orger and Dave Thomson and their piece Artifacts from grey skies. Cobie Orger is an interdisciplinary artist working across video, dance and sound in numerous live and screen based contexts. @cobieo www.cobieo.com Dave Thomson (practising as Lost Few) a Multi-Sensory artist working across sound, light, vision and scent. His practice explores spatiality and visceral experiences through live performance and installation. @lostfew ...www.lostfew.com Artifacts from grey skies is a work that is driven by, and about, an altered relationship with time, expression, and expectation through a series of ritualistic endeavours spanning across two disparate locations. The artists will be releasing 2 new artifacts on instagram each day leading up to the launch event along with a corresponding instagram story at 4.30pm daily. www.instagram.com/artifactsfromgreyskies/ We warmly invite you to join us for the world premiere of the SD Series at speakpercussion.com 5.30pm (AEST) Wednesday, 15 July Link in bio Image curtesy of the artists #speakpercussion #SDSeries
