UNYAZI 2008

• Festival Curator
  James Webb
  
• Assistant producer
  Lisa Scalabrino

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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

• www.myspace.com/unyazi

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Artists Appearing in Concert and Conference

Artists appearing in concert and conference include:

• Automat (FR)
• Patrick Bebelaar (DE)
• Marc Behrens (DE) info
• Willem Boshoff (ZA)
• Lawrence English (AU)
• Ensemble Je Ne Comprends Pas (ZA)
• Garth Erasmus (ZA) info
• Stacy Hardy (ZA)
• Julian Jonker (ZA) info
• Jason Kahn (CH) info
• Righard Kapp (ZA) info
• The Kemus Ensemble (ZA)
• Brandon LaBelle (US) info
• Eric LaCasa (FR) info
• Jako Maron (FR) info
• POW Ensemble (NL) info
• Philip Samartzis (AU) info
• Mark Schreiber (DE/ZA)
• Warrick Sony (ZA) info
• Sudden Infant (CH) info
• Ulrich Süsse (DE/ZA)
• Asmus Tietchens (DE) info
• James Webb (ZA) info
• Carine Zaayman (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

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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