UNYAZI 2008
FEAR OF THE KNOWN
Extreme Listening Festival and Symposium
12th March, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
11th & 13-15th March, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town
16-17th March, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Festival Curator
James Webb
Assistant producer
Lisa Scalabrino
Contents
- Unyazi Extreme Listening Festival and Symposium 2008
- Online Info
- Artists Appearing in Concert and Conference
- Artists' Recordings for Sale
- The ElectroAcoustic Resource Site
- Programme
- Credits
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Unyazi Extreme Listening Festival and Symposium 2008
NewMusicSA is proud to present their 2nd Unyazi electronic music festival, Fear of the Known, a festival of "extreme listening." These events were curated by James Webb, assisted by Lisa Scalabrino, and co-produced by Pro Helvetia Cape Town and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The festival was generously supported by:
- The Goethe Institute
- Institut Français d'Afrique du Sud
- The Embassy of France in South Africa
- The Danish Arts Council
- The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- The National Arts Council
- RMIT Melbourne
- SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts
- UNISA Music Foundation
- The International Library of African Music
- Nederlands Fonds voor Podiumkunsten
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Online Info
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Artists Appearing in Concert and Conference
Artists appearing in concert and conference include:
- Asmus Tietchens (DE) info
- Automat (FR)
- Brandon LaBelle (USA) info
- Carine Zaayman (ZA)
- Ensemble Je Ne Comprends Pas (ZA)
- Eric LaCasa (FR) info
- Garth Erasmus (ZA) info
- Jako Maron (FR) info
- James Webb (ZA) info
- Jason Kahn (CH) info
- Julian Jonker (ZA) info
- Lawrence English (AUS)
- Marc Behrens (DE) info
- Mark Schreiber (DE/ZA)
- Patrick Bebelaar (DE)
- Philip Samartzis (AUS) info
- POW Ensemble (NL) info
- Righard Kapp (ZA) info
- Stacy Hardy (ZA)
- Sudden Infant (CH) info
- The Kemus Ensemble (ZA)
- Ulrich Süsse (DE/ZA)
- Warrick Sony (ZA) info
- Willem Boshoff (ZA)
Full artist biographies can be found at www.fearoftheknown.co.za.
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Artists' Recordings for Sale
CD's are for sale on Saturday 15th March in the ILAM Listening Room, and in the foyer of all Stellenbosch venues.
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The ElectroAcoustic Resource Site
The ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to research electroacoustic music:
www.ears.dmu.ac.uk
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PROGRAMME
1 Tuesday 11 March |
2 Wednesday 12 March
3 Thursday 13 March |
4 Friday 14 March
5 Saturday 15 March |
6 Sunday 16 March
7 Monday 17 March
Booking Info: www.webtickets.co.za
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Day 1
Tuesday 11 March
LECTURE
Tuesday 11 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Lawrence English
Open Studio
Price: FREE
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Day 2
Wednesday 12 March
LECTURE
Wednesday 12 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Michaelis School of Fine Art,
Orange Street, Gardens, CAPE TOWN
Brandon LaBelle
Open Studio
Price: FREE
PANEL DISCUSSION
Wednesday 12 March 18h00 | 1 hr 30 mins
Michaelis School of Fine Art, Orange Street, Gardens, CAPE TOWN
Brandon LaBelle
"The Voice as memory, artistic medium, social phenomenon, and physiological function"
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday 12 March 21h00 | 3 hrs
The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, District Six, CAPE TOWN
Lawrence English
The POW Ensemble
Warrick Sony
Jako Maron
Automat
Price: R80 (R50 Student Discount)
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Day 3
Thursday 13 March
LECTURE
Thursday 13 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Marc Behrens
Open Studio
Price: FREE
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Day 4
Friday 14 March
LECTURE
Friday 14 March 09h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
James Webb
Open Studio
Price: FREE
WORKSHOP
Friday 14 March 11h00 | 1 hr
Jannasch Hall, Corner of Neethling
& Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
The POW Ensemble
"Live electronics and computer languages"
Price: FREE
LECTURE
Friday 14 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Jason Kahn
Open Studio
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Friday 14 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
The Endler Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
The Kemus Ensemble
Eric LaCasa
Righard Kapp
Philip Samartzis
Sudden Infant
Price: R100
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Day 5
Saturday 15 March
LISTENING ROOM
Saturday 15 March 09h00 | 9 hrs
Staff Room of Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
International Library of African Music recordings
This archive includes many of Hugh Tracey's recordings from 1929 onwards, which includes recordings from many of his 19 field excursions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Price: FREE
CONFERENCE
Saturday 15 March 10h00 | 3 hrs
Jannasch Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Carine Zaayman
"An echo inside"
Julian Jonker
"Fear of ghosts"
Lawrence English
"ROOM40"
Philip Samartzis
"Sound Cultures of Oceania"
Stacy Hardy
"Sex, syntax & sound: dirrtying up posh white writing"
Willem Boshoff
"Concrète Poetry"
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Saturday 15 March 14h00 | 2 hrs 30 mins
Fismer Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Ulrich Süsse
Patrick Bebelaar
Mark Schreiber
The POW Ensemble
Price: R50
WORKSHOP
Saturday 15 March 15h00 | 2 hrs 30 min
Jannasch Hall, Corner of Neethling
& Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Sudden Infant
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Saturday 15 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
The Endler Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Ensemble Je Ne Comprends Pas
Marc Behrens
Asmus Tietchens
Jason Kahn
Eric LaCasa
Philip Samartzis
Price: R100
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Day 6
Sunday 16 March
PERFORMANCES
Sunday 16 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
WITS Theatre, JOHANNESBURG
James Webb
Lawrence English
Marc Behrens
Asmus Tietchens
Eric LaCasa
Philip Samartzis
Sudden Infant
Price: R100
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Day 7
Monday 17 March
LECTURE
Monday 17 March 13h00 | 1 hr
WITS Digital Arts Seminar Room, JOHANNESBURG
Marc Behrens
Open Studio
Price: FREE
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Credits
Team
- Curator
James Webb - Assistant producer
Lisa Scalabrino - Designer
Hannes Bernard - Assistants
Ferdinand Kidd & Micheal Wells - For NewMusicSA
Dr. Michael Blake - For The Assembly
Duncan Ringrose & Blaise Janichon - For Stellenbosch University
Theo Herbst - For Pro Helvetia
Colin Miller - For WITS
Tegan Bristow - For Johannesburg
Rafiq Asmal - For sound gear
Hano Smit & Gavan Eckhart - For NewMusicSA Journal
James Sey - For NewMusicSA Web site
Albert Sapsford
Thank you
- All artists
- All sponsors
- All embassies
- All drivers
- All technicians
- All staff
- All students
- All at NMSA
Special thanks
- Adrienne van Eeden
- Andrew Putter
- Anne Chamberlain
- Anriette Chorn
- Albert Sapsford
- Barbara & Gyles Webb
- Benjamin Blanpain Montrésor
- Bianca Baldi
- Blaise Janichon
- Boris Zacharias
- Brendon Bussy
- Brian Eno
- Cameron Harris
- Chris Walton
- Christine Lucia
- Christo Doherty
- Colin Miller
- Diane Thram
- Dimitri Voudouris
- Duncan Ringrose
- Francisco López
- Dr. Edda Holl
- Evan Milton
- Garth Erasmus
- Gavan Eckhart
- Gerhard Roux
- Hannes Bernard
- Hano Smit
- Holger Czukay
- Ian van Zyl
- James Sey
- Janine Dreyer
- Jasper Walgrave
- Kim Stern
- Lisa Scalabrino
- Ma'or Harris
- Marie-Louise Du Plessis
- Marti Kaden
- Matthew Kalil
- Melvyn Minnaar
- Mercia van Wijk
- Michael Blake
- Mick Raubenheimer
- Miles Keylock
- Miranda Madikane Williams
- Miriam Asmal-Dik
- Nadine Botha
- Nicky Fransman
- Patrick Seddon
- Peter Anders
- Peter Klatzow
- Pu San
- Rafiq Asmal
- Roz van der Vyver
- Tegan Bristow
- Sandra Klopper
- Sean O'Toole
- Sibusiso Nkomo
- Stephen Inggs
- Theo Herbst
- Yvonne Broodryk
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Presented by NewMusicSA - The International Society for Contemporary Music, South African Section
www.iscm.org
Festival Co-Producer:
Pro Helvetia Cape Town
Festival Sponsors:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Goethe-Institut
Institut Français d'Afrique du Sud
The Embassy of France in South Africa
Danish Arts Council
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
National Arts Council
RMIT Melbourne
Unisa Music Foundation
SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts
The International Library of African Music
Nederlands Fonds voor Podiumkunsten
University of STELLENBOSCH
University of the Witwatersrand