The Ribbon, with special guest Johnny Chang
The Wine Cellar,
St Kevins Arcade, K Road,
Auckland

Friday April 11th, 2008
9:30pm

This coming Friday, I will be playing a short set* at the Wine Cellar, in support of The Ribbon and their CD release.

.... from Luke Munn of The Ribbon:

"Quick note to let you know my band is playing this Friday at the Wine Cellar. It will be a focused evening, beginning with a short set from experimental composer/violinist Johnny Chang, and followed shortly by a 45 minute set of new material from The Ribbon. The gold coin entry fee will get you a complimentary copy of "Fifty" a rough demo limited to 50 copies, recorded, packaged, and distributed by the band. Love to see you all there."


*For this short set, I thought I'd try something a little different. Rather than show up and do what I've been doing on the violin now for a little while (in the noise improv sense), I will try to incorporate fragments from folk ditties I have been listening to for a while. Some inspirations I am drawing from ... the music of Brazilian composer/performers, Chico Mello and Ferenanda Farah, both I met in Berlin last year. Also Christian Wolff and Antoine Beuger. It will all be in there somewhere, and hopefully I will be able to produce something worth listening to.*

Live @ WINDOW today !

(original poster here)

Today (3pm, 2/28) i will be doing the last performance at WINDOW. You can watch live webcam shots at the Window website, with the sound to follow at a later date.... In the meantime, feel free to indulge in your voyeuristic tendencies.


3pm, 2/28: New Zealand Time
6pm, 2/27: Los Angeles
9pm, 2/27: NYC
3am, 2/28: Berlin





From "Window":

"Experimental violinist and composer Johnny Chang will be performing a short selection of pieces from his London and Los Angeles compositions in conjunction with a field recording work via radios by Sonya Lacey

The event kicks off a three-day stint for Johnny at Window, as he'll be conducting less formal performances from 3 - 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday, activating the space with a range of sounds, from delicate amplified paper and dried vegetation to pure tones and field recordings."


Window, is curated by a trio of current (and former) art students from Elam School of Fine Art in Auckland. It is an alcove located in the foyer of the Auckland University Main Library. Their group blog, Window Scene focuses on happenings in electronic art, new media, and digital culture in New Zealand.

MICROSCORE PROJECT @ Wine Cellar

1 violinist - 32 composers


australia, canada, croatia, finland, england, italy, new zealand, u.s.a.


[new 30-second music & microscores]

february 20, 7pm
wine cellar
(st kevin's arcade, k'rd)

auckland, new zealand

exit (or entry) by koha

pre-show listening : live show from the cellar, vancouver
(march 2006, music on main series)

part 1
part 2

The Galaxy Museum

Thought I'd do a post on my friend Marian Lane, a talented and beautiful artist/phtographer/designer currently based in Portland, Oregon. Check out her work on The Galaxy Museum.

UPDATE ! Microscore Project Call for Submissions !!

This is the final update related to the Submission call for microscores ; two solos (for violin & cello, or two performers) which can be performed together also. Since the passing of the dealine, I have had many requests for scores submissions, I feel I should extend the submission period to next week (January 28- Fenruary 3), to accomodate all you enthusiastic people, and to account for delay through the postal system etc.

Thanks again for keeping at least half an ear open !


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This may turn out to be slightly crazy, but in the spirit of the Microscore Project I think I'll just go for it. First if you don't know about the project, please have a listen to some microscores first. As you are listening attempt to imagine a performance of 40 to 60 (or more) compositions, ideas, concepts, all coming together to create a kaleidoscope of sonic-visual tapestry.

From our Vancouver concert of March 2007 (see pdf for program)

Part 1
Part 2

And now if you are still interested, read on !

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INVITING Listeners, Writers/Musicians/Artist, Performers, Instrumentalists, Listeners

Seeking 30-second compositions that can be either performed as solo AND duo - instrumentation: violin or cello, or for one or two performers. Just to clarify, the composition has to function both as a solo and when performed by the duo. The first show will be of the SOLO Violin versions.

For the moment, the show is scheduled for February 20, 2008 at the Wine Cellar (Auckland) - the submission period is January 13 - 19.

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Some guidelines for Scores submissions.

1. Scores sent in PDF format should be set in A4 or 8.5'x11' format.
2. If you are sending hard copies instead, please make sure to have 3 copies of the score.
Most times it should not be necessary to send individual parts as the compositions are so short. Please give this some thought.
3. Attach a very brief micro-bio of yourself, maximum 30 words.