Jan 1998, Community Aid Abroad fund-raiser with Jane Belfrage on harp, Mt Martha.
Feb 1998, Sea of Hands. Shakuhachi and taiko with aboriginal didjeridu performer Tom E Lewis in support of Native Title rights, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne.
Feb 1998, perfomed solo shakuhachi at the International Women’s Day Breakfast presented by the IWDA International Women’s Development Agency, Melbourne
Mar/Apr 1998, Japanese Music and Dance with Machiko Kaneko (dance) in schools in ACT & Vic. Nexus Arts
Mar 1998, Intersecting Lines. Recital with Peter Hagen (harpsichord), Ursula Genaehr (recorders), Machiko Kaneko (dance) & Jeurgen Lett (chime maker), featuring compositions by Anne, collaborative works and improvisations, Baroque, and traditional and contemporary Japanese works. Part of the Albury Gallery concert series, NSW.
Mar 1998, ‘Great Escapes.’ Duo with dancer Machiko Kaneko to my composition Alone in a Strange Place. Dancehouse, Melbourne.
Apr 1998, ‘Russia and Japan’ – a shared evening with Zulya Kamalova (singer). Performed with Yumi Umiumare (butoh), Machiko Kaneko (nihon buyoh), Miki Katsumizu (koto). The Boite, Mark St Hall, Melbourne.
Apr 1998, Yarram Festival Parade and fair performance with Toshi & Junko Sakamoto (Taiko), East Gippsland, Victoria.
Apr 1998, Driftwood recital with Michael Livett. Southern Grampians Autumn Festival, Hamilton Gallery, Vic.
Apr 1998, Recorded shakuhachi and mbira on two tracks with Jane Belfrage (harp) for her CD at Hugh McDonald Studios, Kew.
May 1998, recording session of shakuhachi on the song “I’m here to tell” for CD by Grant McPherson.
May 1998, ‘Music of Rapture’ Jouissance and a Byzantine Choir at Monash University, Melbourne
May 1998, Melbourne-Osaka Japanese Music Celebration with Tajima Tadashi & a touring group of 20 shakuhachi & koto performers from Japan. Melbourne Town Hall, Supper Room.
May 1998, ‘Eternal Harmonies’ Jouissance, the Eternal Choir, Petrunka & The Other at 101 Collins St, Melbourne
May 1998, Lunchtime recital with Tajima Tadashi, Tokimura Yoshie & Andrew MacGregor at Monash University, Clayton.
May 1998, Recital by visiting Master, Tajima Tadashi with Anne Norman, Melba Hall, Parkville.
Apr/May/Jun 1998, TAIKO Drums & Flutes of Japan in Vic with Toshi & Junko Sakamoto. Nexus Arts
Jul 1998, Performer at the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations at the Wild Yak, Collingwood.
Jul 1998, Invited to perform at the World Shakuhachi Festival in Colorado USA, but unfortunately unable to attend.
Aug 1998, TAIKO Drums & Flutes of Japan in ACT with Toshi & Junko Sakamoto. Nexus Arts
Aug 1998, Kagome – a season of performances by Nadoya Music and Dance Company presented by Performing Lines. The Performance Space, Sydney.
Sept 1998, Kagome – a season of performances by Nadoya Music and Dance Company presented by Hirano Ptd Ltd under the banner of MADE TO MOVE. The Malthouse, Melbourne.
Sept 1998, Victorian Flute Guild – solo recital at Toorak Uniting Church, Melbourne.
Oct 4, 1998, Tokyo Shakuhachi Girls – a trio headed by Tokyo shakuhachi virtuoso KANEKO Tomoe in performance with Anne Norman, & the launch of the CD GIFT by Jarek Czechowicz and Anne Norman at Dance House. Presented by The Boite.
Oct 1998, Jouissance. Melbourne International Festival.
Oct/Nov 1998, TAIKO Drums & Flutes of Japan in South Australia with Toshi & Junko Sakamoto. Nexus Arts
Nov 1998, ‘Japanese Afternoon’ at Footscray Community Arts Centre. Anne Norman (shakuhachi), Toshi Sakamoto (taiko), Peter Eckersall (Kyogen), Yumi Umiumare (butoh)…
Dec 1998, Kojiki. Music and dance performance directed by Anne Norman at the President’s Cup, Paladium Ballroom, Crown Casino. Yumi Umiumare and Tony Yap (dance), Anne Norman (shakuhachi, shinobue and koto), Toshinori Sakamoto and local taiko team ‘Chiten’.