Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Anime is a concert dedicated to Animated Notation, an emerging form of music notation where graphic instructions are put into action through interactive computing, video and lighting.

The concert presents world premieres of works by composers pioneering the form, including Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir (Iceland), Cat Hope (WA), Stuart James (WA), Ryan Ross Smith (USA), Lindsay Vickery (WA), and Felicity Wilcox (NSW), emerging composer, Dane Yates, as well as an Australian premiere of a work by Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir (Iceland).

And, as part of Decibel’s Difficult Commission Project, West Australian composer, Jonathan Mustard has been commissioned to write a new work for Decibel which will be premiered at this concert. In addition, the concert will employ a unique sound amplification system designed by Tonmeister, Johannes Mulder.

The performance scores, that is, the Animated Notations for each work, will be projected throughout the concert, creating an aural and visual immersive experience for performers and audience alike. Australian leaders in the performance of current music and sound practice, Decibel’s musicians take on the interpretation of the scores, embracing intuition, collaboration and improvisation. Anime will be thrilling.

Produced in conjunction with New Music Network and PICA.

Featured non-Australian music: Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir (Iceland), Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir (Iceland), Ryan Ross Smith (USA)

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (08) 9228 6300 or by email to gabrielle@wanet.com.au

Featured artists

• New work by Cat Hope
• New work by Lindsay Vickery
• New work by Stuart James
• New work by Jonathan Mustard
• New work by Felicity Wilcox
• New work by Dane Yates
• Performer Decibel New Music