Feb 2 2011: Recording with flautist Kathryn Moorhead of at MOVE records: Acadia, a duo for shakuachi and flute, by New York composer Elizabeth Brown
Feb 12 2011: Anne composed Rain Now and Then, a solo for shakuhachi while watching gentle rain on the garden… a very rare treat.
Feb 27 2011: Music of Love and Place 2.30pm at Art Gallery of Ballarat with the Westwind ensemble. World premier of Reflections from the Australian Bush by Geoffrey d’Ombrain and the shakuhachi solo Rain Now and Then by Anne Norman.
Mar 25-27 2011: ‘Ringing the Changes’ performed by Strange Fruit – acrobats perched atop five-metre poles swaying among a forest of Anne’s Power Pole Bells and Federation Bells. Ten Days on the Island festival, Port Arthur, Tasmania. “mesmeric and intoxicating, building from quiet meditation to a crescendo of massed bells and percussion” Composer/Conductor: Graeme Leak; Director: Sue Broadway; Choreographer: Nancy Sposato.
Mar 29-Apr 1 2011: TAIKO Drums and Flutes of Japan in Adelaide, SA Nexus Arts
Apr 2 2011: Christobel’s Soirées – An Evening of Hilari-tea and Musicali-tea. Anne Norman – itinerant musician, writer and comedienne performing music with poems from her book ‘Curiosi-tea’ and tales of adventures in Japan, India and China. Hove, South Australia.
Apr 9 2011: Interfaith Prayer and Chant Ceremony for Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011. Interfaith Centre of Melbourne and the Buddhist Council of Victoria. BMW Edge, Fed Square, Melbourne. “Thank you for your very beautiful performance of Tamuke on the shakuhachi …. the shakuhachi conveyed the compassion we felt for the people of Japan…” Reverend Helen Summers.
Apr 23 2011: Surf On Skin: Contact Dance to improvised music by Barry Hill (bass, gadgets & iPhone apps) and Anne Norman (shakuhachi and bells) in a two hour jam session with international and local artists. St Andrew’s Recreation Centre, Mornington Peninsula.
May 13 2011: Japan on My Mind. Samurai tea ceremony by Adam Wojcinski with Phillip Flavin shamisen, Susan Taylor jiuta mai dance, Shingo Nozao live calligraphy, Satsuki Odamura koto, Anne Norman shakuhachi and Melanie Robinson cello. With an exhibition of netsuke by Leigh Sloggett. Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Vic., presented by the Boite. REVIEW by Maireid Sullivan.
May 23-Jun 3 2011: TAIKO Drums and Flutes in Perth, WA with Toshi Sakamoto. Nexus Arts
Jul 5 2011: Music for the Soul, Melanie Robinson (cello), Anne Norman (shakuhachi) Northcote Uniting Church, High st Northcote.
Jul 13-21 2011: Kasa Jizo and the Wonderful Hat Song in Brisbane and Cairns, Qld, Nexus Arts
Jul 25-29 2011: Kasa Jizo in rural Victoria. Nexus Arts
Aug 6 2011: JfP screening of Hiroshima Hibakusha: Yoshinori Tsukishita at Village Roadshow theatrette, State Library of Victoria. A video made by Shizuka Kandori featuring Anne’s shakuhachi piece Alone in a Strange Place. Mr Yoshinori Tsukishita is a sumie artist who survived the bombing of Hiroshima.
Aug 16-Sept 9 2011: Kasa Jizo from Perth to Esperance, WA. Nexus Arts
Aug 20 2011: Nonchalant Bombasi-tea at the Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre, City Beach, WA
Aug 27 2011: NonchalantBombasi-tea in the Teahouse Bookshop, Denmark, WA.
sketch of Anne by Robyn Lees, in audience, Denmark WA
Aug 28 2011: The Rest is Silence Shakuhachi recital with guests: Marie Limondin (violin) and Justin Chester (didjeridu). Anglican church, Denmark, WA. Organised by Andy Ducker through Denmark Arts.
Aug 30 2011: Nonchalant Bombasi-tea in Hopetoun 10am at Toun Beach Café, Hopetoun, Western Australia.
Oct 12 2011: Performance Seminar at Box Hill Institute for the Bachelor of Applied Music program, 3rd year students. ‘The life of a musician’.
Oct 15 2011: Camellia Cha’s Curiosi-tea: Once Upon a Tea – a theatrical interplay of tea wRap and music. Anne Norman (shakuhachi), Jay Dabgar (tabla) and Josh Bennett (Sitar) Port Fairy Spring Festival.
Oct 16 2011: Nonchalant Bombasi-tea in Torquay. A Fund Raiser for folk in Japan affected by the earthquake. St Therese Catholic Church, Torquay, Vic.
Oct 23 2011: Ringing the Changes. Strange Fruit perform Anne’s Power Pole Bells at the Opening Celebration, Commonwealth Festival, Supreme Court Gardens, Perth.
Oct 24 2011: Music and Art Discovery Day. Children’s Week at the National Gallery of Victoria. Anne creates stations of sound making objects for young children to explore.
Oct 25-28 2011: Kasa Jizo in Brisbane, QLD. Nexus Arts
Nov 1-4 2011: TAIKO Drums and Flutes in ACT. Nexus Arts
Nov 8 2011: Music Sans Frontieres on 3CR. Therese Virtue interviews Anne Norman and Jarek Czechowicz about the nature of improvisation and sonic meditation.
Nov 11 2011: Rain Now and Then. An evening of improvised music. Anne Norman (shak), David Jones (perc); Mel Robinson (cello); Jarek Czechowicz (guitar). Box Hill Community Arts Centre. The Boite.
Dec 4 2011: Advent Festival Anne Norman improvises shakuhachi solos in response to Gregorian chant sung by Canticum feminarum and Cantor Helen Thomson. “The combination of shakuhachi and female chanters is a match made in heaven. Not only was the sound of your playing exquisite, but I particularly appreciated the aptness and creativity of your improvisations”. Gary Ekkel, Artistic Director. Newman Chapel, Parkville, Melbourne.