Gigs still very light on due to on-again-off-again lockdowns, border closures and measures to keep us social distancing to reduce the risk of infection. I found this stay-at-home lifestyle mentally challenging. Every gig I did get to perform in was an absolute highlight – so much joy to play with other musos and share our music with beaming audiences. I’ll never take it for granted again. It has also been magic on the rare occasion to attend gigs of other artists and listen with a full heart.
Jan 25 2021 7pm the Faraway Trio plays at Bar 303, High st Northcote. Free Jazz meets Art Music. All original music by Anne Norman (shakuhachi), Chris Lewis (drums) and Stephen Hornby (bass). Good fun!
March 4 2021, Thursday 6pm The Spirited Life, presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Six Degrees Ensemble – part of the Local Heroes concert series in the Primrose Potter Salon. Composers Olivier Messiaen, John Cage and Anne Norman have all been fascinated by the power of music to express spirituality. Six Degrees Ensemble journeys through deep and inspired works by these artists and more, exploring music through the ages that seeks to convey the divine in all its forms. 
March 13 2021, The Faraway Trio records two clips at the WEFO Studios – videoed by Leo Dale: Vulture and Bamboo Five: YouTube
June 22 2021, Tuesday 2:45 – 3:30pm, Faraway Trio perform “world Music” at the Amphitheatre bathing area, Peninsula Hot Springs, to an audience wallowing in outdoor hot baths to celebrate “World Bathing Day”. Video excerpt here
Aug 6 2021, Friday 7:30pm. takayna–melbourne performance collective – music and dance performance in support of the campaign to protect the Tarkine rainforest. Featuring Musicians: Aurora Lumina, Faraway Trio, Peter Vadiveloo & Ria Soemardjo, and Dancers: Tony Yap, Adam Forbes & Lynne Santos. Northcote Uniting Church – Chalice, 251 High Street Northcote. Bookings CANCELLED due to COVID
Aug 21 2021, Tuesday. Presenting shakuhachi at The Lyceum Club, Melbourne, for members only. CANCELLED due to COVID
Oct 16 2021, Saturday 10am Brolga Dawn – a recital of music for shakuhachi and choir including two choral works composed by Anne: Brolga Dawn and Heart Moon. Performed by Anne Norman with Polyphonic Voices lead by Michael Fulcher. The Drill Hall, Port Fairy Spring Music Festival CANCELLED due to COVID
Nov 14 2021, Skyglass with The Pollyphonics Choir at the Church of the Resurrection in Macedon. A Sunday afternoon gig including instrumental trios and choral works by Emily and Anne. CANCELLED due to COVID
Nov 21 2021, Sunday 3pm Shakuhachi Syrinx – a solo recital in the beautiful acoustics of Christian Community Church, 319 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East. Tickets: Trybooking Full $30/Concession $20/Under 17 $10 Doors open 30 mins before concert. Enquiries: Lisa 0401 167 223. In the event of Covid-19 cancellation of the event tickets will be refunded in full. [This concert was originally scheduled for Sept 12, but postponed due to COVID lockdowns.] CANCELLED due to COVID
Skyglass will be giving concerts in Victoria from November 5th to 14th.
To book our trio for your venue please email me. More info soon. CANCELLED due to COVID
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- Now taking shakuhachi students for online lessons and at my home in Mornington.
- The Faraway Trio is keen to give Concerts in Melbourne (when allowed!).
- With touring across borders impossible, its time to celebrate local music-making. May 2022 bring the world some relief from this pandemic and may musicians in every country be once again able to confidently make music in public.
- Now taking shakuhachi students for online lessons and at my home in Mornington.
The banner above shows one of my many doodles that kept me sane during the endless lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. How did you cope?