BOOM! International Festival of Percussion

1st to 8th October 2022

Opening Concert 1 October

Sydney Town Hall 8:00 pm

Taikoz | Synergy Percussion ( Michael Askill, Colin Piper, Ian Cleworth, Rebecca Lagos, Timothy Constable, Joshua Hill, Mark Robinson) | Claire Edwardes Michael Askill | Jason Noble | Greta Kelly | Jess Ciampa | Clocks & Clouds

Weekly Events - Seymour Centre

Monday 3

"Percussion Discussion"

Morning Session
11 am- 12.30 pm

Welcome & Keynote Louise Devenish “Percussive Pluralities"

Afternoon Session
1.30 pm - 3 pm

"The Marimba: Sustain & Legato Myth?" (masterclass) / Timothy Constable

Afternoon Beats
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

An Introduction to Taiko Taikoz

Live Online
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm

“Michael Askill: Percussionist-Musician-Artist” (talk-demo) / Michael Askill

Dinner Break

Concert 1
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

I AM NATURE - World Premiere JB Smith (Melb/USA) & Synergy Percussion

Interval / Reset

Concert 2
9 pm - 10 pm

David Jones (Melb) Drumscapes

Tuesday 4

"Touch & Texture"

Morning Session
11 am - 12.30 pm

Improvising and comping with mallets: Ed Goyer

Afternoon Session
1.30 pm - 3 pm

Rhythm of Change: Claire Edwardes New Percussion Solos By Australian Female Composers

Afternoon Beats
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

The Groove Jess Ciampa

Live Online
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm

"Point Line Area: A Percussion Ritual for 64 Percussionists" (online talk) / Fritz Hauser (Switzerland)

Dinner Break

Concert 1
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

New Work for Percussion Ensemble Sydney Conservatorium Percussion Ensemble

Interval / Reset

Concert 2
9 pm- 10 pm

Ian Cleworth - Meditation Hour with Josh Hill, John Napier, Kerryn Joyce, Ryuji Hamada, David Jones

Wednesday 5

"East/West Nexus"

Live Online
11 am - 12.30 pm

"New Concepts in Taiko" (online talk-demo) / Kaoru Watanabe (USA)

Afternoon Session
1.30 pm - 3 pm

Address to audience Simon Barker Teaching/Transformations

Afternoon Beats
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Creativity Use Of Rhythm In Any Music Ben Walsh

Afternoon Session
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm

Talk-Demo Bobby Singh & Ben The World Of Tabla And Fusion With Other Forms

Dinner Break

Concert 1
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Simon Barker in Concert with Carl Dewhurst

Interval / Reset

Concert 2
9 pm - 10 pm

Circle of Rhythm with Guest Sandy Evans

Thursday 6

“The Composer: in Time"

Morning Session
11 am- 12.30 pm

"Composer/Performer Interface" (talk-demo) / Claire Edwardes and Peggy Polias

Afternoon Session
1.30 pm - 3 pm

"Diamond Theory: An Approach To Practice, Application And Composition" (workshop) / Greg Sheehan

Afternoon Beats
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

An Introduction to Taiko Taikoz

Private Event
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm

SECRET VENUE

Concert 1
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

COSMIC TIME - Louise Devenish Michaela Gleave, Amanda Cole

SECRET VENUE

Concert 2
9 pm - 10 pm

COMPOSITION IN REALTIME
Polymorphic Orkestra CD Launch Featuring Ed Rodrigues & Ed Goyer

Friday 7

“Afro-Latin Fire”

Live Online
11 am - 12.30 pm

"Inside The Groove" (online talk) Nacho Mena (Chile / New York)

Afternoon Session
1.30 pm - 3 pm

Tradition & Future "Afrolankan" (masterclass-workshop) Ray Periera & Kanchana Karunarantna

Afternoon Beats
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Afro Cuban Percussion & Dance A Cultural Connection Adrian Medina & Juan Carlos Allenede

Afternoon Session
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm

"Latin Percussion" (masterclass- workshop) with Giorgio Rojas

Dinner Break

Concert 1
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Afro Peruvian jazz with ALLY

Interval / Reset

Concert 2
9 pm - 10 pm

Afro Latin Fire with Waldo Fabian Septet & featured guest Ray Pereira

Closing Event October 8

Seymour Centre Free to public - 1pm to 7:30pm

Capoeira Topazio with Rio Projekt | Clock & Clouds | Baran Yildiz | Sydney (youth) Percussion Ensemble | Australian Taiko Academy | Plus free workshops by Jess Ciampa and ATA and More. 

Closing Concert - 7:30pm to 10pm
Anton Lock (Columbia) - Tick Tick Boom | Caribe | Circle of Rhythm

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