Jan 30 2005 Fundraising concert for the CHIKA project. Toshinori Sakamoto and Wadaiko Rindo, Anne Norman and Thomas Fitzgerald (violin and keyboards). Canterbury Church, Vic.Feb 21-27 2005 CHIKA Theatre season at the Malthouse, Melbourne, directed by Mayu Kanamori
Mar 5 2005 “Reflections on Water” Shakuhachi Recital at Ararat Regional Gallery, Victoria. A part of the ‘focus on water’ project directed by Dindy Vaughan.
Mar 30 2005 Questing Spirit Lunch time recital at the Melba Con, Richmond.
Mar 31-5 Apr 2005 Field trip Western Victoria to film and observe Brolgas.
Mar-May 2005, occasional School performances in regional Vic. Nexus Arts
Apr 7 2005 Jouissance at the Castlemaine Festival, Victoria.
Apr 9 2005 Jouissance at Trinity Chapel, Parkville, as a part of the Antipodes Festival.
April 25-26 2005 Artist in residence at Woologong University. Anne’s electro-acoustic bell installation the Bell Garden with the post graduate composition and electronic music students.
May 8 2005 Tsunami charity performance with Toshi Sakamoto, Yumi Umiumare and other artists, Canterbury.
May 16-Jun 10 2005 Drums & Flutes of Japan in Brisbane Nexus Arts
Jul 2005- Drums & Flutes of Japan. Regional Victoria Nexus Arts
Jul 24 2005, Fundraising concert for Hiroshima & Nagasaki 60th anniversary commemorative concert, at St David’s uniting church- corner burke road and mont albert road, Canterbury.
Aug 1 to 5 2005, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Adelaide schools Nexus Arts
Aug 7 2005 – Commemorative Concert @ Fed Square Hiroshima & Nagasaki 60th Anniversary Commemorative Concert, Melbourne. Anne jammed with didj player Tjimba Possum.
Aug 16-Sept 9 2005, Drums & Flutes of Japan in Perth and Kalgoolie schools with taiko performer Toshi Sakamoto on tour through Nexus Arts
Anne Norman and Toshinori Sakamoto are featured in the book Connections: Australia Japan, published by DFAT, The Commonwealth of Australia, 2005.
Sept 12 2005, Akathistos Fragments CD launch by Jouissance at Discurio, Melbourne. Released by the ABC.
Sept 17 2005, Mikres Ikones Jouissance at Trinity Uniting Church, Brighton, Victoria.
Tour of JAPAN and USA
Sept 18-Nov 5 2005 Supported by Arts Victoria
Shakuhachi in Japan
Sept 24 2005, It’s a Small World Concert in Yokohama with WALAKADO – all female taiko troupe, and Akaoni daiko at Space Alta Shin-yokohama.
Oct 2 2005 Hiroshima. Premier of two works by Anne for massed shakuhachi, koto and didjeridu, performed by members of the Hiroshima Shakuhachi Union. Anne also performed Shika no Tone with Bronwyn Kirkpatrick:
Oct 12 2005, Koto Microcosmos concert by Fujikawa Izumi (21 string koto) & Anne Norman, at Comprehensive Women’s Centre, Main Hall, Kumamoto, Japan.
Shakuhachi Signature Series, USA
- Oct 16 2005, The old church, Portland, Oregon, concert with Larry Tyrrell
- Oct 22 2005, Dancing trees, Newberg, Oregon, concert with Larry Tyrrell
- Oct 23 2005, Bethany Lutheran church, Seattle, Washington, concert with Larry Tyrrell
- Oct 2005, recorded the album Haven with Larry Tyrrell in Oregon.
Back in Australia
Nov 13 2005, ‘Reflections on Water’ Questing Spirit. Launch of Dindy Vaughan’s CD Up the Creek at the Portland Arts Centre in Portland, Vic, in conjunction with the Neil McLeod Photographic Exhibition.
