Artistic Partners
TAIKOZ
Credo: "to beat with every muscle, bone and sinew in our bodies with an open and joyous spirit" .
Since 1997 TaikOz has established a unique performance aesthetic that reflects the group’s passionate dedication to the forms of Wadaiko and a desire to create new music for today’s audiences.
The fundamental basis of TaikOz’s performance reflects three principal areas of creative endeavour: the creation of new taiko music by Australian and international composers, which is based upon study and performance of drum and flute music from Japan, and the interpretation of music of contemporary Japanese composers such as Maki Ishii and Eitetsu Hayashi.
Our aim is not to simply transplant one culture’s music into another’s, but to allow a new form of music to grow upon a sure foundation of understanding and application of Wadaiko technique and spirit.
From this basis TaikOz has developed its own sound by drawing upon the input of its members, whose musical backgrounds range from years of study and performance in Japanese traditional music, symphonic music, jazz and pop, as well as esteemed colleagues and teachers in Japan such as Eitetsu Hayashi, Fuun no Kai, past members of Sado no Kuni Ondekoza, and composer friends and artists, Meryl Tankard, Regis Lansac, Gerard Brophy, John Bell, Michael Askill , Timothy Constable, Graham Koehne and Andrea Molino.
Through the collective power of these diverse, but sympathetic, creative spirits, TaikOz has been able to forge a style all its own that reflects the members’ high energy, commitment and joy in making music.
TaikOz members who work with Moorambilla MAXed Out Company:
- Ian Cleworth
- Kevin Man
- Kerryn Joyce
- Anton Lock
- Tom Royce-Hampton
The MAXed OUT Company for high school students has a three year partnership to create new work with TaikOz and composer Dan Walker for performance at the Moorambilla Festival. Internationally renowned for their dynamic performances and musicianship, TaikOz have successfully undertaken this collaboration in 2009 and 2010 and will continue in 2011 and 2012.
Sydney Brass – Festival featured artists 2011
Formed in 1958 as The Sydney Brass Ensemble by the late Cliff Goodchild (Principal Tuba, Sydney
Symphony Orchestra) with four of his colleagues from the brass section of the SSO, the ensemble
gained an immediate reputation as a dynamic group of fine instrumentalists. In 1987 the ensemble was
reformed by Cliff’s son Paul Goodchild (Associate Principal Trumpet, SSO) and named Sydney Brass.
SYDNEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
TangoOZ 2010 and Flag Ship 2011-2013
Sydney Youth Orchestras are proud to be part of the Moorambilla Festival in 2011. This is the first time a full symphony orchestra has participated in the festival, and our members are very excited about the opportunity.
For nearly forty years, SYO has provided a unique and comprehensive program, achieved through a clearly articulated Orchestral Training Framework, under the guidance of experienced conductors and tutors. There are now ten ensembles and orchestras in the SYO family, offering weekly training for musicians aged from 6 to 25, incorporating the SYO Flagship Orchestra led by Max McBride, an extensive Junior Strings program, a Senior Orchestral program, , TangoOz and the SYO Percussion Ensemble. All groups participate in regular, intensive rehearsals and tutorials with Sydney’s top professional musicians, as well as concerts, tours, camps and masterclasses.
Touring to regional NSW is a valuable part of our program, and we love to connect with other musicians in the communities we visit. We look forward to meeting you in Coonamble!
Check some images in the gallery below:
http://www.moorambilla.com/galleries/sydney-youth-orchestra
Click here to see SYO in performance - George Palmer Double Concerto for Flute and Clarinet - this work amongst others will be performed at the Festival this year
LEICHHARDT ESPRESSO CHORUS - Choir in Residence 2006 - 2011
Leichhardt Espresso Chorus is a non auditioned choir from Sydney’s inner west and is delighted to be back at the Moorambilla Festival for its fourth year as choir in residence. In this role they work closely with both the regional adult and children's choirs, as well as co-commissioning much of the new Australian music featured at the Festival.
The LEC is committed to the creation of new Australian music for adults and children and seeks to deliver each performance as a shot of musical caffeine. LEC's 10th anniversary year in 2008 saw the premiere of Seven Deadly Sins by Dan Walker, interspersed with Mozart's Vespers; a Midwinter Messiah, performances on TV's Battle of the Choirs with the Coonamble Crooners, and the annual Carols on Norton in Leichhardt.
The LEC was honoured to be awarded the inaugural 2008 National Music in Communities Award for their work with the Moorambilla choirs and the communities of far western NSW as well as the inner west of Sydney.
Continuum Sax - Ensemble in Residence - 2012
Moorambilla Voices is please to announce that reknown ensemble Continuum Sax will join us in 2012 as Artists in residence
Continuum Sax, Australia's foremost Saxophone quartet, performs a unique repertoire that explores the intriguing, exciting and expressive world of the saxophone. Their concerts have been enjoyed by a wide range of audiences, including performances at the 2010 ISCM World New Music Days, the 2008 Restrung Festival, the 2005 Melbourne International Festival of Single Reeds, and the 2002 Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Conference. Continuum Sax has often featured on ABC Classic FM, for whom they have presented Sunday Live and performed for the Australia Day outdoor broadcasts from Hyde Park (2008 and 2009).
Their repertoire has been developed through engagement with leading Australian and international composers. Rosalind Page, Damien Ricketson, Brian Howard, Robert Davidson, Stuart Greenbaum, Paul Stanhope, Barry Cockcroft, and Matthew Hindson, amongst others, have contributed works that exploit the sonic dexterity and rhythmic fluency of the quartet. Continuum Sax has presented Australian premieres of compositions by Elena Firsova, Franco Donatoni, Salvatore Sciarrino, Gavin Bryars, Perry Goldstein, Rolf Gehlhaar and Jacob TV.
In addition to their performance schedule, the quartet is active in education, having performed and workshopped student compositions for MLC School's Australian Music Days, and presented composition and performance masterclasses for Newcastle University. In 2008 Continuum Sax recorded a large number of educational works for reedmusic.com.
Continuum Sax has released two CDs, CONTINUUM (2001) and ICON (2005). Their recording of Matthew Hindson’s Videogame Dreaming is due to be released in 2011.
Continuum Sax is managed and supported by the New Music Network.
There appearance in 2012 is through funding and support of the New Music Network.
http://www.newmusicnetwork.com.au/
