the music box project proudly presents
CUT PASTE PLAY
a new festival of music outside the usual order of things / 23-24 March 2024
CUT PASTE PLAY is an extraordinary gathering for all kinds of curious listeners and creative musicians to come together at Church Street Studios, on Gadigal land, Eora (Sydney, Australia). This energetic, two-day festival features an excitingly eclectic lineup of musicians and artists from across Australia and abroad.
Join us for a joyful weekend packed full of ears-on performances and hands-on experiences including: 13 CONCERTS - playful, collaborative and exploratory performances & 10 INTERLUDES - interactive experiences ranging from artist talks, DIY compositions to guided sound walks.
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Festival Passes are now on sale! All passes are available in three self-selecting tiers: concession/hardship, general, and supporter.
Purchase a Stereo Pass ($60/$85/$100) for access to all events across our two day festival.
The Mono Pass ($40/$55/$70) provides you with access to a single day of events on either the Saturday or Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Throughout the festival: explore a new site-responsive installation by Isabella Rahme, keep an ear out for a selection of iconic soundscapes by David Lumsdaine and contribute to a new participatory work STICKY that will be premiered by the festival orchestra* at the festival closing event. Dinner, lunch and snack options will be available throughout the festival weekend.
Day 1 | Saturday | 23 March 2024
12pm doors/ears OPEN
12:30pm Festival Opening - Welcome to Country by Brendan Kerin + festival orchestra* performs in 4. (2015)
1:30pm Interlude 1 - a listener’s guide to composing STICKY music
2pm Sumn Conduit (Ben Carey & Sonya Holowell)
3pm Interlude 2 - a moment of MESSY zine-making and reading
3:30pm Clocks and Clouds (Kraig Grady and Terumi Narushima)
4:30pm Interlude 3 - a NOISY sound walk to Mallet St and back
5pm Laura Chislett (flute) and Satsuki Odamura (koto)
6pm Interlude 4 - dinner
7pm Home Is - Hinano Fujisaki (with Bonnie Stewart, Jacques Emery, Lauren Tsamouras)
8pm Interlude 5 - listening PARTY curated by Cameron Lam, celebrating five years of the Australian Art Music playlist
8:30pm Anna Koch
9:30pm Festival day 1 ends
Day 2 | Sunday | 24 March 2024
10am doors/ears OPEN, coffee pumping!
10:30am Hamed Sadeghi
11:00am Amanda Cole
11:30am Interlude 6 - a chat with Jane Aubourg & Anita Johnson
12pm Jane Aubourg - Play Me, Mend Me
1pm Interlude 7 - lunch + interview with Isabella Rahme
2pm Ossicle Duo (Benjamin Anderson and Hamish Upton)
3pm Interlude 8 - A Post-Radio Interview by Stephen Adams & Naomi Johnson
3:30pm the music box project (Jane Aubourg, Elizabeth Jigalin, Naomi Johnson, Peter Leung, Joseph Lisk)
4:30pm Interlude 9 - Embroidery Machine
5pm Clocked Out (Vanessa Tomlinson and Erik Griswold)
6pm Interlude 10 - a performer’s guide to exploring STICKY music
6:30pm Festival Closing - festival orchestra* premiere STICKY created by the audience of CUT PASTE PLAY 2024
7pm Festival day 2 ends + festival drinks @ location TBA
*Ossicle Duo, Clocked Out, Clocks & Clouds, Anna Koch and the music box project will join forces to form a festival orchestra to perform in 4. (2015 composition co-created by 44 composers from around the world) and STICKY (2024 composition co-created by you!)
ARTISTS
Anna Koch (Austria)
Clocked Out (Meanjin)
Ossicle Duo (Naarm)
VENUE
Church Street Studios in Camperdown, Sydney is home to an autonomous collective of independent music, sound and screen professionals. The festival will happen in their intimate, eclectic venue space located upstairs from their music studios.
Church Street Studios is a 17min walk from Newtown Station or a 16min bus from Central Station.
There is free unmetered street parking peppered around the area.
Accessibility: Unfortunately, there is currently no lift access to the venue which is up one floor (22 steps). The stairs are very wide (1.5m), and have handrails on both sides.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
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