Jan 10 2004, Jouissance at Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields festival
Jan 12-16 2004, MYOM for little Kids at the Mt Martha Community House
Jan 17 2004, The UpRising an ensemble of shakuhachi, taiko and Power Pole Bells with guest artist Mal Webb at the Frankston Sea Festival.
Feb 16-26 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Adelaide Nexus Arts
Mar 17 2004, Jouissance Private performance in Hawthorn, Vic.
Mar 19 2004, impro gig with Michael Livett, Jarek Czechovicz and Davide Sana (sardinian guitarist), Melbourne.
Mar 24 2004, Jouissance Lunchtime performance at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.
Mar 26 2004, Questing Spirit recital in Adelaide
Mar 27 2004, workshops by Questing Spirit in Adelaide
Mar 27 2004, “Mountain Cabaret” in Salamanca Place, Hobart. Shakuhachi improvisations with Michael Fortescue (bass) and Fabio Chivhanda (mbira).
Mar 28 2004, RIVER PRAYER by Questing Spirit, the Mountain Festival, Peacock Theatre, Hobart. Music by Dindy Vaughan, Rameau et al, with images of Victorian rivers by Neil McLoud and Mt Wellington by Greg Lehman.
Mar 29-Apr 2 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Hobart with taiko performer Toshi Sakamoto Nexus Arts
Apr 3 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan – workshops for members of the University of Tasmania Taiko Society, Hobart.
May 3 2004, Questing Spirit Lunchtime recital at Woodleigh School, Vic.
May 7 2004, 3Dimensions – Field of View – an evening of improvised movement theatre & music. Wendy Leslie (violin & mvt), Barbara Weiss (movement theatre), Anne Norman (shakuhachi & mvt), with Noelle Rees-Hatton and Peter Trotman (movement theatre). South Yarra Uniting Church Hall.
May 10 2004, Questing Spirit at the MLC concert hall for International Baccalaureate Music Students, Vic.
May 14 2004, Jouissance performance at Trinity Chaple Parkville, sponsored by Melbourne City Council.
May 18-Jun 11 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Perth Nexus Arts
Jun 18 2004, 3Dimensions in South Yarra – an evening of improvised movement theatre & music
Jun 27 2004, Dean Frenkel’s bush concert – an outdoor performance of improvised shakuhachi and overtone singing in Templestowe
Jul 8-9 2004, Jouissance recording of Akathistos CD at the Iwaki Auditorium
Concerts in the USA
Jul 17 2004, shakuhachi performance with One Drum at the Peace & Justice conference in Milwaukee, USA.
Jul 29-Aug1 2004, World Shakuhachi Fesitval in NYC. Guest performer and panelist on women and the shakuhachi at the 4th International Shakuhachi Festival in New York City, America. Questing Spirit performed Australian and Baroque works.
Aug 3 2004, solo shakuhachi concert at Boulder Creek united methodist church (near San Jose) USA
back in Australia…
Aug 9-Sept 3 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Brisbane & Cairns, QLD. Nexus Arts
Aug 13 2004, Tomoe trio performance in Brisbane with Shigeru Nakajima (shakuhachi), Moto Niwa (taiko) and Batari (flutes and percussion)
in Japan…
Aug 27-29 2004, Shakuhachi Festival in Bisei, Japan. World Premier of ‘Life’ by Anne for 6 shakuhachi, commissioned especially for this event by Living National Treasure Yokoyama Katsuya. Performed by Furuya Teruo, Okuda Michiaki, Seki Ichiro, Matama Kazushi, Ishikawa Toshimitsu and Kakizakai Kaoru and conducted by Anne Norman.
back home…
Sept 10 2004, 3Dimensions in South Yarra – an evening of improvised movement theatre & music, Vic.
Sept 11 2004, The Jane Belfrage ensemble at the The Boite World Music Cafe.
Oct 8 2004, 3Dimensions in South Yarra – an evening of improvised movement theatre & music. Wendy Leslie, Barbara Weiss and Anne Norman.
Oct 9 2004, Roaming shakuhachi at the official opening of the Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington
Oct 10 2004, Elbow room, Melbourne Composer’s League, at Cafe Retro in Brunswick. World premier of 6 new solo works for shakuhachi by Dindy Vaughan and Brendan Colbert.
Oct 17 2004, Frankston Japanese fair, FPAC.
Oct 18-22 2004, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Adelaide Nexus Arts
Nov 6 2004, guest performer with Izumi Fujikawa (koto) and Fukushima Chikuho (shamisen, voice) in North Blackburn.
Nov 7 2004, 3Dimensions perform at ‘Out of the Ordinary’, 66 Cecil st Fitzroy, Vic.
Nov 11 2004, Guest artist appearing with Tehai at 303 High st. Northcote.
Nov 12 2004, 3Dimensions in South Yarra – an evening of improvised movement theatre & music
Nov 20&21 2004, Annual taiko camp with Toshi Sakamoto and his taiko school. Gave a workshop on rhythmic notation.
Dec 5 2004, Recording by Questing Spirit of works by Dindy Vaughan for her “Up the Creek” CD project.
Dec 10 2004, performance by 3Dimensions for the Melbourne Jungian Society.
Dec 11 2004, annual taiko student concert, union theatre, Melbourne university