Margaret Leng Tan (w/ Kronos Quartet, Victor Gama & Matmos)

As part of this amazing program, Margaret Leng Tan will give the New York premiere of my piece "Old MacDonald's Yellow Submarine:" "Using an orchestra of toys, instruments constructed from remnant military materials by children from Angola, and technology capable of capturing tones emitted by the desert, Kronos revisits the joy in discovering new sounds through new means. The program features toy piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan and Portuguese instrument builder Victor Gama, and a new work for Kronos by J. G. Thirlwell inspired by environmental acoustic phenomena."

Either/Or Spring Festival

The 2010 Either/Or Festival features two nights of compelling new chamber music from around the world including world premieres from Trevor Baca (US, Jezek Prize Commission), Martin Iddon (UK), and Erik Griswold (US/Australia). US premieres on the two concerts will include music of Richard Barrett (UK), Eve Beglarian (US), Alex Hills (UK), Karin Rehnqvist (Sweden), and Rebecca Saunders (UK/Germany).

Clocked Out Duo with David Chesworth

In their first trio collaboration, David Chesworth and Clocked Out Duo combine modified field recordings, found objects, keyboards and percussion. Here they gradually strip back textures and rhythms of everyday life to reveal obscure presences lurking within. Live mixing, intricate cross-rhythms, and ritualistic improvisations uncloak the spirit world of the Other.

Clocked Out Duo with Zou Xiangping

Joined by their longtime collaborator Zou Xiangping, the trio discuss and demonstrate their ongoing investigation into traditional Sichuan music and contemporary culture.

The Wide Alley - Canadian Tour

The rich musical traditions of China's Sichuan Province meet the Australian avant-garde creations of Clocked Out in an innovative fusion of Chinese and Western sounds. Featuring street songs and jazz along with opera and folk, this cross-cultural collaboration draws focus from Chengdu's oldest neighbourhood The Wide Alley.

Foreign Objects - Australian Tour

Piano and percussion become sculptural installation in two new works by Clocked Out Duo. Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson use bowls, bottles, tiles, recycled materials, grand piano and toy instruments to create intricate sound textures that pay homage to two of their musical heroes: Terry Riley and Morton Feldman, both masters of intricate pattern and expanded space.

Keyboard Madness

Steve Newcomb and Erik Griswold assemble all the keyboards they've got in one room and go to town!

1,000 Gongs

Curated by Michael Askill and Vanessa Tomlinson, 1,000 Gongs punctuates the Australian Percussion Gathering. Featuring new works commissioned specially for the event by national and international artists.

After the Kingfisher's Wing

"After the kingfisher's wing
Has answered light to light, and is silent, the light is still
At the still point of the turning world." - T.S. Eliot (from "Burnt Norton")

The mystical imagery of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets is the inspiration for composer Erik Griswold's major new work "After the kingfisher's wing," a labyrinth of intricate textures, mind bending polyrhythms, still points interrupted by sudden bursts of energy. Featuring Janet McKay - flute, Anthony Burr - clarinet, Graeme Jennings - violin, Liam Viney - piano, and Vanessa Tomlinson - percussion.

Music of the Unexpected

Music of the Unexpected is an impulsive adventure story with a difference. It is surprising, bewildering and unpredictable. Without warning, as if from nowhere, astonishing things happen. It's an aural and visual rollercoaster.