The New People's Republic is thrilled to be the chosen location to launch an exciting new project showcasing new short works by some of Australia's finest composers. 
Don't miss NINE world premieres presented by one of Australia's iconic New Music figures...

Stephen Adams and Colin Black present

SONIC HUGS

World Premieres of Nine Short Works by
CAT HOPE, EVE KLEIN, COLIN BLACK, JIM DENLEY, ROS BANDT, DAVID CHESWORTH, STEPHEN ADAMS, ROBERT SAZDOV and CLAIRE PANNELL [FURCHICK]

NOTE EARLIER TIME

SATURDAY August 17th
at 5.30 p.m. 
[doors at 5]

Sonic Hugs

Presented by Stephen Adams

Curated and Produced by Colin Black for This Sonic Life

Nine of Australia’s leading composers and sound artists have been commissioned by This Sonic Life to create works that aim to embrace the listener and sonically explore the sensation of person-to-person contact that triggers emotional well-being, similar to that of a hug. The goal of the “Sonic Hugs” project is to bring focus to the need for more social connectedness and cohesion in our modern society.

Join us at the People's Republic this evening when Stephen Adams will be joined by Ros Bandt, Jim Denley and Robert Sazdov to present world premieres of new works by...

CAT HOPE
“One of Australia’s most exciting and individual creative voices...a remarkable composer.” - Gramophone Magazine UK, 2017.
Cat is director of the award-winning ensemble Decibel, and her compositions have been recorded for Australian, German and Austrian national radio. She has been awarded numerous prizes including the APRA/AMC Award for Excellence in Experimental Music.
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EVE KLEIN
Eve Klein is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, sound artist and academic. She designs large-scale, immersive art music experiences for festivals. Klein’s music has been described as “contemporary music at its most relevant – simultaneously inward and outward focused in addressing the challenge of its existence and its capacity to produce something great” (Cyclic Defrost)
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COLIN BLACK
"… amongst the most significant Australian creative artists of his generation, a composer/sound artist who has created a significant body of important work which spans installation, sound art, fìlm, radiophonic works, and beyond, with many of these works having gained international attention."  - John Davis, CEO Australian Music Centre, 2011
Colin is an internationally acclaimed composer/sound artist having won many awards including the 2015 New York Festivals Award and the 2003 Prix Italia Award.
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JIM DENLEY
One of Australia's foremost improvisers of new music, known for his improvisations on wind instruments and electronics. His radio work Collaborations won the 1989 Prix Italia. He was a member of the group Machine for Making Sense and the medieval music group Sinfonye. Jim has performed in Australia, Europe, Japan and the US with artists such as Chris Abrahams, Clare Cooper, Keith Rowe, Joel Stern, Robbie Avenaim, Jon Rose, John Butcher, Otomo Yoshihide, Fred Frith, Phil Niblock and many more,
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ROS BANDT
Ros is an internationally acclaimed sound artist. Over four decades she has pioneered new forms of sonic art, site specific ritual performance in ancient world heritage sites and audience interactive installations. An expert historical wind player and cross-cultural collaborator, her work has been published by Wergo, New Albion, EMI, Neuma, Efficient Space and Move.
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DAVID CHESWORTH
David an Australian-based interdisciplinary artist and composer. Known for his experimental music, he has worked solo, in post-punk groups Essendon Airport and Whadya Want?, in contemporary electronic ensembles and experimental performance. He was the winner of the 2006 Classical Music Awards for Best Instrumental Work of the Year. He has also created installation and video artworks with collaborator Sonia Leber, such as Zaum Tractor included in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015.
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STEPHEN ADAMS
Stephen studied music composition with Peter Sculthorpe and Richard Vella and has been active as a composer and performer across a wide range of genres for many years. He was also Producer in the Australian Music Unit for ABC Classic FM.
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ROBERT SAZDOV
Robert's compositions and productions have received many prizes and awards from various organisations and institutions including the Pierre Schaeffer Competition, Musica Nova Competition, Sonic Arts Awards, Bourges International Competition, Just Plain Folks Music Awards and the Audio Engineering Society.
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CLAIRE PANNELL (A.K.A. FURCHICK)
Furchick challenges herself to make musical instruments from toys, household items and homemade automata. She performs an experimental live sound at the crossover between art and science. In her home studio, Furchick incorporates field recordings from the natural environment, living things and every day urban sounds.
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The collection of Sonic Hugs compositions are scheduled for broadcast internationally on the Radia.fm network (broadcast on stations in Europe, UK, Canada, Australia and USA) in the weeks following this launch, and will be presented at The Museum of Broken Relationships (Zagreb), New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) in Canada and on Austrian Radio (ÖRF).

SEE MORE ABOUT THIS SONIC LIFE HERE

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

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