BOOM!
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PERCUSSION
September 26 to 28 The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)Mount Lawley Campus 2 Bradford Street MOUNT LAWLEY WA 6050
BOOM! INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PERCUSSION celebrates all percussion in all its many styles from around the world. From Afro Latin, through Asian to Western orchestral, popular and art music. BOOM! brings them all together in a week-long festival of talks, workshops and concerts by leading artists in all genres.
BOOM! International Festival Of Percussion
Artistic Director’s Welcome
The first Boom! Festival was a response to global disruption, instability, uncertainty, sadness, grief experienced through the COVID pandemic.
An artist’s response to such huge global forces can only be a personal one. But as we have witnessed over centuries and across cultures, the creative act can also be a very powerful one. With this idea in mind, we at Percussion Australia are responding with a simple, but heartfelt aspiration – to celebrate life!
We believe that percussion, in all its myriad expressions, is the perfect medium for a celebration, and in October 2022 we launch the BOOM! International Festival of Percussion.
We are now proud to present BOOM! 2024 in partnership with WAAPA in Perth Western Australia. BOOM! 2024, will see eight public concerts, workshops, masterclasses, international and national artists all gathered to share and celebrate a broad range of percussive styles of music.
Some of Australia’s – and the world’s – finest percussive artists will take the stage and present…
Masterclass: in-depth discussion and demonstration on singular topics
Afternoon Beats: hands-on workshops for percussionists, drummers, other musicians, educators, composers, and the general community
Concerts: multiple per evening!
As for the list of extraordinary artists to present this Plethora of Percussion, this Cornucopia of Klangfarbe, this Superabundance of Sound, Texture, Rhythm and Soul? Some truly amazing artists will take to the stage: explore the website and see who’s coming to the party.
I am very proud of the program that our Percussion Australia team has put together. While by no means exhaustive – the world of percussion is as big as the world itself! – we have endeavoured to capture something of the breadth and depth of percussive practice, and our wish is to share it with as many of you as we can.
Rhythm is common to us all …the movements of the day, breath in-out, beat, sound, rhythm.
Boom, BOOM! …see you there!
Ian Cleworth | Artistic Director
Join us at BOOM!
and celebrate life musical heartbeat.
BOOM! is a place to connect, share ideas, inspire new work and simply hang with artists, mentors and colleagues.
BOOM! presents inspiring artists in concerts for industry and public alike.
ABOUT THE ORGANISER
Percussion Australia are the producers of the BOOM! International Festival of Percussion. Home to two globally recognised music ensembles Synergy Percussion and Taikoz, Australia’s leading taiko training facility the Australian Taiko Academy, Percussion Australia began as Synergy Percussion in 1974, adding the renowned Taikoz in 1997. The Australian Taiko Academy was born in 2001 and now we welcome BOOM! in 2021.
BOOM! PEOPLE
Ian Cleworth
Artistic Director
Lee McIver
Producer
Tim Hansen
Production Manager
production@boomfestival.com.au
Silvana Imperatori
Program manager
Frequently Asked Questions
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
Mount Lawley Campus
2 Bradford Street
MOUNT LAWLEY WA 6050
Boom! International Festival of Percussion is a biennial festival originally launching in September 2021. Due to COVID lockdown it was delayed and launch in October 2022. The 2024 festival will run from Sept 26 to 28 at WAAPA in Perth.
We are happy to provide refunds up to 7 days before the workshop or concert.
Is the venue an accessible venue?
WAAPA has lifts, ramps and dedicated accessible bathrooms.
Yes there is plenty of onsite parking available.
Is the venue well services by Public Transport?
There are bus services that stop at WAAPA.
