Jan 18 2007: Jouissance records Akathistos Fragments CD in the Iwaki Auditorium, ABC, Melbourne.
“…passages of often highly syncopated singing from Kayser, answered by active contemporary instrumental responses. Norman makes the most of the special character of the shakuhachi: sharp, highly pitched accents and extended, stretched notes hover over the other instruments or make up short lead sections. Periods of sustained, strongly tongued vibrato feature within the most intense exchanges, such as the tightly controlled storm of instruments on a Thracian dance (track 5).” Full Review by Jonathan Marshall Realtime
Feb 12-Mar 2 2007: O-Musubi Kororin in Vic & SA Nexus Arts
Mar 31 2007: Lake Bolac Eel Festival. Anne played a solo bracket including “First Step” (the first ‘dan’ of Rokudan no Shirabe) and later joined Shane Howard (song writer) Neil Murray (guitar), Lee Morgan (electric guitar) and Willoughby (drums) in an impromptu performance of “Solid Rock”. (Shakuhachi gets wound into the mix around the 4 minute mark). Video clips by audience member David Nicholson.
Apr 3 2007: Jouissance at Scots Church. Lunch time concert, Melbourne
Apr 5 2007: Shakuhachi played at end of the screening of The Last Atomic Bomb, just before a speech by the film’s producer, Kathleen Sullivan from USA.
Apr 29 2007: Autumnal Tea Gathering. Shakuhachi prior to three Japanese Tea Ceremonies by the Chado Urasenko Tankokai Melbourne Assoc. in Toorak, Melbourne
May 6 2007: Jouissance performs in the International Chamber Music Festival in Canberra
May 10-11 2007: Water, Wind and Earth – recital of koto and shakuhachi music by Izumi Fujikawa (koto) and Anne Norman (shakuhachi) at Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Victoria, presented by The Boite
May 21-25 2007: TAIKO Drums and Flute in SA. Nexus Arts
Jun 4 2007: Guest performer with the Pi Ensemble’s Neither here nor there: a festival of improvised music presented in 10 short-concerts in 10 heritage buildings across Fremantle, Western Australia. Lee Buddle, Jess Ipkendanz, Dominic Perissinotto, Mel Robinson, Paul Tanner, Cathie Travers, David Pye, Ross Bolleter, Mark Cain, Tos Mahoney, and Anne Norman
June 18 2007: Club Zho in Perth. Anne Norman performs with Tos Mahoney (flute) and Ross Bolleter (accordion) at The Bakery, Perth WA.
Aug 1-2 2007: Issun Boshi - Inch High Samurai. Four performances of Anne’s bilingual musical by grade 3 & 4 students of Sale Primary School 545 in Gippsland, Vic.
Aug 2 2007: Anne’s shakuhachi on the sound track of the TV Documentary Series: Chefs Of The Great Hotels Of The World – Savoy Hotel London, SBS television. Directed and Produced by Ron V Brown.
Aug 6-Sept 28 2007: Omusubi Kororin on tour Vic, QLD, WA through Nexus Arts
Sept 25 2007: recording session for Michael Done’s CD in Ferndale studio, WA
Sept 28 2007: Improvisations and Reflections for shakuhachi, winds, strings, perc at KULCHA Club Fremantle. Mark Cain, Manoli Vouyoucalos, Jamie David.
Oct 6-Nov 7 2007: Various school Shows in QLD Nexus Arts
Nov 9 2007: Jouissance present ‘Hagiographia’ for the Peninsula Music Society, Mornington PAC.
Dec 23 2007: ABC Sunday Live concert of Jouissance on ABC Classic FM concerts.