SEM 1 2020

EVENTPROGRAM

SIR ZELMAN COWENSCHOOL OF MUSIC

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WELCOMEIt gives me great pleasure to introduce the program of events for semester 1, 2020 at theSir Zelman School of Music at Monash University. This is version 2 of this program. Theimpact of COVID 19 hit the Monash community in our week 2, they day face to faceteaching commenced, as our first Artist in Residence was coming to campus from theairport. In our week 3, we shifted all delviery online, and whilst our ensemble units, lunchtime concerts and research seminars went into pause, we were able to continue ourengagements with visiting artists, ensembles and artists in residence. We changed ourapproach to ensure Australian artists would be supported by offering a series ofcommissions to create online Australian content for our students. It was important to usthat students would be able to continue thier music studies during these difficult times,and we have remained determined to ensure quality of that experience. 

We also worked to retain the key parts of studying music at Monash - the experience ofmeeting, performing with and listening to key artists in the field - from Australia andaround the world. Mid semester, we returned to running our Lunchtime Concerts andResearch Seminars online, and are planning our Online Day of Play. The benefits of thesefreely available online presentations are passed on to our broader community, seeingmore engagement than our in person events previously. Our talented staff work withstudents, and students with each other, to produce an exciting and diverse range ofopportunities online for us all to engage with some of the most exciting repertoire around;across jazz, improvisation, classical, pop, indigenous, world, electronic, interactive andexploratory musics. From gamelan to a string quartet, established artists to emerging composers, choirs tojazz trios, pop bands to a laptop ensembles, big band or orchestra; it's hard to imaginethe range of experiences awaiting us all in this fantastic collection of opportunities. Thisprogram represents what the school stands for: championing music made in Australia, thefeaturing of a diverse range of composers, performers and styles, the pursuit ofexcellence and innovation. I hope to see you at one of our events soon. Professor Cat HopeHead of School

Thursday 30 April, 1pm

Academic Staff, featuring new works by

Rob Burke, Deborah Cheetham, Rod

Davies, Cat Hope, Johannes Luebbers,

Gerald Marko and Andrian Pertout.

Thursday 07 May, 1pm

Pianist and composer Luke Howard.

Thursday 14 May, 1pm

Dr Anna McMichael performs Australian

solo violin works.

Thursday 21 May, 1pm

Bach Cello Suites with Zoe Knighton.

Thursday 28 May, 1pm

Flamenco guitarist Damian Wright.

Thursday 04 June, 1pm

Acapella ensemble, Coco's Lunch.

Thursday 11 June, 1pm

Dr Louise Devenish (percussion) and

Aura Go (piano) duo recital.

ONLINE

LUNCHTIME

CONCERT

SERIES

AVAILABLE TO STREAM THURSDAYSAT 1PM ON FACEBOOK AND VIMEO

@SirZelmanCowenSchoolofMusic

@SirZelmanCowenSchoolofMusic

DAY OF

PLAY

Friday 26 June, from 1pm

Join us for a series of performances

from School of Music student

ensembles, streamed live on

Facebook and Vimeo!

VISITING

ARTISTS

Rubiks Collective (pictured) is oneof Melbourne’s most dynamiccontemporary art music ensembles,bringing together Australia’s mostexciting and versatile youngperformers. Since debuting in 2015,the ensemble has been hailed as“a formidable contribution toAustralia’s growing community ofcontemporary music makers” (PartialDurations) and commended for“incredibly personal, strangelyspiritual and ultimately deeplytouching” performances (LimelightMagazine). With a particular interestin storytelling and cross-artcollaboration, Rubiks has quicklyestablished a reputation forexcellence, delighting audiences withtheir unique programming anddazzling virtuosity. The Ensemblefeatures Jacob Abela (keyboards),Tamara Kohler (flutes), GemmaKneale - (cello) and Kaylie Melville(percussion). Rubiks Collective will beworking with our studentsthroughout the semester as part ofour classical performance units.

Australian violinist, composer andmultimedia artist Jon Rose visitsMonash Univesrity for the first timeas Visiting Artist in the Compositionand Music Technology stream. JoinJon for a one-off free publicmasterclass on Wednesday 18March, 1-2pm in the MonashMPavilion.

Thursday 30 April, 12pm

Pramantha Tagore (Monash University

and IITB): Learning from Ustads in Exile:

Hindustani Music in Post-Rebellion Bengal

Thursday 07 May, 12pm

Eric Lewis (McGill University): It Ain’t Over

Till Its Over: Theory of Mind, Social

Intelligence and Improvising Machines

Thursday 14 May, 5pm

Pia M. Palme (Kunstuniversität Graz):

Auralizing the Anthropocene: How to

Compose with a Polluted Planet

Thursday 21 May, 12pm

Jonathan Smith (University of Toronto):

Composer-performer Collaboration in the

Development of Contemporary Percussion

Music

ONLINE

RESEARCH

SEMINAR

SERIES

VISIT ARTS.MONASH.EDU/MUSIC/EVENTSFOR RELEVANT ZOOM LINKS

In 2020 the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music commissioned 10 presentations,

workshops and/or performances focusing on elements of Australian music practice for

2020 in a quest to support our local arts community during the COVID 19 pandemic and

its impacts, while simultaneously enriching our students' online learning experience.

The commission offered 10 x $1000 bursaries to the Australian music community to

create online materials for our students that we can deliver in 2020. These could be from

performers or composers across classical, pop, jazz and improvisation, as well as

producers, audio engineers, software programmers and freelance academics.The

selection panel was made up of convenors from the different streams in the school, and

the alignment of the material to the school’s vision was key in our decision making. This

included our focus on music in Australia, opportunities for Indigenous artists, gender

equity as stated in our Keychange Pledge, as well as innovation and collaboration.

#ALONETOGETHER

COMMISSIONS

The 10 bursaries were awarded to:

Coco's Lunch: Shifting Time: the interplay of voice and rhythm, (performance)

Jim Denley: Arational Melodies from an Isolated Apartment, (online class).

Flinders Quartet: Investigating remote rehearsing and gender equality in mainstream arts

organisations in Australia: a performer to composer perspective (online class).

Heather Fairbairn: Australian women opera composers, (online class).

Inventi Ensemble: Collaborating with composers: In conversation with Caerwen Martin

and Melody Eötvös, (guided discussion).

Xani Kolac: Approaching Electronic Effect: a philosophical approach to Electronics for

acoustic instrumentalists, (interactive online class materials).

Barney McAll: Software as a tool in the manifestation of musical ideas, (online class)

Morwenna Collett: Building a musically inclusive future: accessibility considerations for

music practitioners and organisations, (online lecture).

Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey: Sound installation practice: Insights Five Short

Blasts, Pivot and When It Rains, (online class materials).

Dr Christopher Hale: Hohŭp: a traditional Korean drumming technique for approaching

rhythm, (online workshop).

20 April, 1-3pm

Eric Whitacre (choir, composition, USA)

22 June, 5-7pm

Josh Pyke (singer, songwriter, Australia)

23 April, 9:30-11:30am

Genevieve Lacey (recorder, Australia)

24 April, 9-11am

Terri-Lyne Carrington (Drums, USA)

30 April, 9:30-11:30am

Dr Don Greene (performance

psychology, USA)

1 May, 9-11am

John Hollenbeck (percussion, USA)

7 May, 9:30-11:30am

Lisa Moore (piano, USA)

13 May, 5-7pm

Montaigne (singer, songwriter, Australia)

15 May, 9-11am

Dave Douglas (trumpet, USA)

27 May, 5-7pm

Kate Ceberano (singer, songwriter,

Australia)

29 May, 9-11am

Ingrid Jensen (trumpet, USA) *pictured

10 June, 1pm

Pat Pattison (Songwriting, USA)

PRESTIGE

ARTIST

SERIES

In 2020, the Sir Zelman Cowen

School of Music is welcoming 12

prestige artists from across the

globe in total; four within each

performance stream. Each artist

will coach students on

performance-related matters,

offering a personalised

performance education

experience.

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