Discography

Feature albums

  • UP FROM THE DEEP  Jason Guwanbal Gurruwiwi, Anne Norman, Sarah Hopkins, Netanela Mizrahi, Ernie Gruner, Sebastian Guyundula Burarrawanga, Anja Tait and Henk Rumbewas. Recorded in Tunnel Number Five, Darwin, 2017. Buy CD here: ABSURD
  • Beneath the Surface recorded in Tunnel Number Five, Darwin. Anne Norman (shakuhachi), Emily Sheppard (violin), Anja Tait (violin), 2016. Buy CD here: ABSURD  
  • Ocean Breath by Breath Trio: Sanshi (didgeridoo); Reo Matsumoto (beatbox); Anne Norman (shakuhachi), 2012. CDs are available from Didgeridoo Breath, and the digital album is available on my Bandcamp site.
  • Fractions of Illumination: Electro-acoustic works by Women Composers. Ros Bandt, Brigid Burke, Dang Kim Hien, Anne Norman, Catherine Schieve. Sonic Gallery 2009. Buy CD here: ABSURD
  • Up the Creek – Compositions about rivers and creeks by Dindy Vaughan.  Shakuhachi (Anne Norman) and harpsichord (Peter Hagen). Nominated for an Australian Classical Music Award. Cracked Records 2005. RealTime REVIEW. Buy CD here: ABSURD  
  • On the Wings of a Butterfly – cross-cultural music by Australian composers. Ros Bandt; Brigid Burke; Warren Burt; Le Tuan Hung; Deborah Kayser; Anne Norman; Ria Soemardjo; Dinidy Vaughan. Shakuhachi, voice, clarinet, harpsichord, dan tranh, electronics… MOVE Records 2005. RealTime REVIEW
  • Haven – Traditional and Modern solo and duo music for shakuhachi. Larry Tyrrell and Anne Norman. Recorded in Oregon, USA. 2005
  • Akathistos Fragments – Jouissance. Deborah Kayser – soprano, Jerzy Kozlowski – bass-baritone, Anne Norman ­ shakuhachi, Peter Neville ­ percussion, Nick Tsiavos ­ double bass/artistic director. ABC Classics 2005
  • Hildegard’s Dead – Jouissance Deborah Kayser (soprano);
 Tyrone Landau (tenor);
 Anne Norman (shakuhachi); 
Peter Neville (percussion); 
Nick Tsiavos (double bass). Recorded live by the ABC at the Adelaide Festival 2002
  • Scent of Time – Australian compositions for Asian instruments and voices.  Ros Bandt, Warrent Burt, Dang Kim Hien, Le Tuan Hung, Anne Norman, and Wang Zheng-Ting Australia Asia Foundation AAF 2002
  • Sounds of Global Harmony – Gyuto Monks, Sarah Hopkins, Anne Norman & Chris Neville. Tibetan chanting with cello, didjeridu and shakuhachi. Gyuto House 2000. Buy CD here: ABSURD
  • Gift – Improvisations on shakuhachi and guitar. Anne Norman & Jarek Czechowicz. AMN 1998
  • Hildegard’s Blood – by Jouissance.  Deborah Kayser (soprano);
 Tyrone Landau (tenor);
 Anne Norman (shakuhachi); 
Peter Neville (percussion); 
Nick Tsiavos (double bass). Recorded in Studio 52 with Australia Council funding. 1997
  • Kagome – Nadoya Music & Dance Company.  Anne Norman (shakuhachi, ken tieu, ocarina, yokobue, kalimba, voice, bells); Satsuki Odamura (koto, bass koto); Peter Neville (steel drum and percussion); Michael Hewes (electric bass, processing); Yumi Umiumare (voice and crutches) Recorded at Studio 52, AMN 1996. Buy CD here: ABSURD
  • Driftwood – Anne Norman & Michael Livett.  shakuhachi, didjeridu, voice, dan tranh, kalimba… AMN 1996
  • Breath of Creation – Anne Norman & Greg Dikmans. Baroque flute, recorders and Japanese shakuhachi. MOVE 1995. REVIEWS. Buy CD here: ABSURD
  • Jouissance – by Veriditas. Juliette Hughes (soprano); 
Tyrone Landau (tenor);
 Bradley Daley (baritone); Anne Norman (shakuhachi);
 Peter Neville (percussion);
 Nick Tsiavos (double bass); and chorus. SPECTRUM 1994

Some of ANNE’S CDs with excellent liner notes are available in hard copy from ABSURD Publications. Have a look see. https://absurdpublications.com/products-in-shop/cds/

Scores

Scores of Anne’s compositions – for solo shakuhachi and in ensemble with a range of instruments – are available for purchase on theAMC website.
If you are interested in a particular score that is not listed here, ask me to submit it to the AMC catalogue. I am working on a backlog of scores that need publishing and a push in the right direction will help that particular score to come out first! I also have a list of choral scores about to be published.

More CDs featuring Anne Norman

  • The Tabla Project   by Sam Evans (tabla) with guitar, tar, setar, piano, bass, cello, voice, shak, sax…  Anne’s shakuhachi features on several tracks. 2018.
  • Prospect of Bower and Bliss – works by Johanna Mary Selleck featuring Merlyn Quaife (soprano); Judith Dodsworth (soprano); Arwen Johnston (percussion); Caroline Almonte (piano); Anne Norman (shakuhachi). 2016. Tall Poppies TP 240.  Featuring Seven Tanka  for two sopranos, shakuhachi and percussion. Review.
  • BLUEPRINT – by Fine Blue Thread. Ria Soemardjo (voice); Helen Mountfort (cello); Sam Evans (Tabla). Anne’s shakuhachi features on track 1 & 3.  2015
  • Into the Deep – Jane Belfrage (Australian double-strung harp) and associate artists HARPBEAT 2004
  • In Search of The Heart Treasure – the Jarek Czechowicz Ensemble 2001
  • Burning House  by Satsuki Odamura. Australian works for koto, including Anne’s  Innerstates. This CD won the Sounds Australian Award for the ‘Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Music by an Individual’. AMC 1997
  • The Lies of Love – Monique Lisbon 1997 MonoMusic
  • Bitter Miracles – Gordon Thompson 1995

DVD performances

  • Mikres Ikones – Jouissance DVD 2003. soprano, shakuhachi, double bass and the federation hand bells

Movie soundtrack performances

  • Heavens Burning – Screenwriter: Louis Nowra, Director: Craig Lahiff, Music: Michael Atkinson. 1997
  • Goddess of 1967 – director: Clara Law. Music: Jen Anderson. Starring Rikiya Kurokawa & Rose Byrne. 2000
  • Sunrise at Midnight – director: Sean O’Brien. Starring Yumi Umiumare. 2001
  • Rice Balls  a multi-award winning short film directed by Shingo Usami, 2016
  • Angel of the Wind – director: Sean O’Brien. Featuring excerpt from Anne Norman’s composition ‘Deep Sea Divers’

Documentary sound track performances

  • Chika – music featured in a staged documentary performance by Mayu Kanamori. Music by Tom Fitzgerald 2003
  • Hiroshima Hibakusha, Mr Yoshinori Tsukishita  by Shizuka Kandori, about a sumie artist who survived the bombing of Hiroshima. Soundtrack features “Alone in a Strange Place” composed and performed by Anne Norman.

more Audio & Video online  featuring Anne Norman