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2019https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/featured-composers-e1558252658995.jpgFeatured composershttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/photo-6-matt_george_carlos-copy.jpgPhoto 6 Matt_George_Carlos copyMatthew Schreibeis (artistic director) with featured composers George Tsontakis & Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez at Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong (photos: HKBU) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fig-1b-crossman_kawai_1-copy-e1558252357495.jpgFig 1b Crossman_Kawai_1 copyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/photo-11-performers-exchange_4995-e1558242609580.jpgPhoto 11 performers exchange_4995Chu-Han Huang (piano) & Ya-Hsin Cheng (percussion) in rehearsal actions with Fragrant Rain Clouds of Love, at Contemporary Composers Forum, Kaohsiung Cultural Centre, Taiwan, 2 May 2019 https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/photo-12-performers-1st-sounds_4988-e1558242380395.jpgPhoto 12 Performers 1st sounds_4988https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/photo-8-environment-2.jpgPhoto 8 Environment 2https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fr_sip.jpgFR_SIPDangerous Ideas: Visual Metaphors—Killalea’s erotic architecture in ‘Fragrant Rain Clouds of Love’ and gently suggestive flowers in ‘Strange Invisible Perfume’ in Shy Like Blushing Flowers https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/environment-1.jpgEnvironment 1https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/photo-7-kcc_4939.jpgPhoto 7 KCC_4939Kaohsiung Cultural Centre, Taiwan2021-02-20T07:59:24+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/news/performances-2018/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ying_aciac-opening.jpgYing_ACIAC openingTremoring tones of Ying Liu (erhu) and lateral thinker, Labao Wang at “Three Perfections,” Parramatta. https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/katia_croatia-3.jpgKatia_Croatia 3Australian saxophonist/composer Katia Beaugeais flowing and detailed performance of Dying of the Light: Pacific Resonance for Peter at XVIII World Saxophone Congress 2018 in Zagreb, Croatia.https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_4099.jpgIMG_4099Australian friends and fellow composers Andrian Pertout, Bruce Crossman, Eve Duncan, Michael Bakrncev, Clare Maclean and Natalya Vagner at Soochow University.https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/taiwan-opening_abbey-rd.jpgTaiwan opening_Abbey Rdhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bruce_saxophone-player.jpgBruce_saxophone playerhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_4061.jpgIMG_4061https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hyelim_korea-2018.jpgHyelim_Korea 2018Taegum player Hyelim Kim’s (see below) expressive performance with the punctuating Korean percussionist in Rushing Spirit Breath in Korea. 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filmmaker Iqbal Barkat; artist/actor Luping Zeng)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/butterfly-lovers-30-e1487392567415.jpgbutterfly-lovers-30https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fragrant-rain-image.jpgfragrant-rain-imagehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/butterfly-lovers-48-e1487393673186.jpgbutterfly-lovers-48https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/butterfly-lovers-291.jpgbutterfly-lovers-29https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ex-9-garden-lushness-copy-e1482575321412.jpgex-9-garden-lushness-copyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/frcl-duo1.jpgfrcl-duohttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/arts-nsw_logo_2-colour_cmyk-copy.jpgArts NSW_logo_CMYK_2 colourhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/frcl-duo-e1482574873574.jpgfrcl-duohttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ccc-overveiw-crop.jpgccc-overveiw-cropProfessor Jeffrey Riegel introducing Dialogue Across Time and Space Panel 2021-02-20T07:58:54+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/news/performances-2015/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/aua-hall-piece-corridor.jpgAUA hall piece corridorhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/aua-social-time.jpgAUA social timeYukiko Hirao, Akira Kobayashi, Bruce Crossman and Tomoyuki Hisatome—relaxing and discussing traditional Japanese music influences in composition at a Sushi bar in Nagoya and the rehearsal at Aichi University of the Arts, in Nagoya.https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ajf-publicity.jpgAJF publicityBruce Crossman and Australian Federal MP, Fiona Scott, at Western Sydney University celebrate Australia-Japan Foundation grant.https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-concert-vimeo-copy.jpgWASJ concert vimeo copyMichael Kieran Harvey, Tristram Williams and Peter Nevillehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-melbourne-copy1.jpgWASJ Melbourne copyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-team-copy1-e1444728237348.jpgWASJ team copyWASJ Team: Luping Zeng (artist), Michael Kieran Harvey (pianist), Bruce Crossman (composer), Vincent Tay (cinematographer), Iqbal Barkat (film director/live projectionist), Tristram Williams (trumpet) and Peter Neville (percussion)—Melbourne 26 September 2015, Iwaki Auditorium (©photo: Filigree Films)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-melbourne-copy-e1444727772948.jpgWASJ Melbourne copyLive Performance: Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Tristram Williams (trumpet), Peter Neville (percussion) and Iqbal Barkat (projectionist)—26 September 2015, Iwaki Auditorium at ABC Centre Melbourne (©photo: Vincent Tay)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-poster.jpgWASJ Posterhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wasj-luping-images-final.pngWASJ Luping images finalWhere are the Sounds of Joy (oil; 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Australasians attempting to look serious, Art Park, Sapporo: Peter Sculthorpe, Ian Shanahan, Bruce Crossman and Brenton Broadstockhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bruce-crossman-news-overview-17-e1417853710531.jpgBruce Crossman news overview 172021-02-20T07:56:16+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/news/awards/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/uws_research_award_08-e1419333061165.jpgUWS_Research_Award_08Bruce Crossman, Michael Atherton, Garth Paine & Diana Blom2021-02-20T07:55:59+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/2011/09/11/double-resonances-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dr_nz-performance.jpgDR_NZ performanceDonald Nicolson (pn) & Arnold Marinissen (perc), Wellington, New Zealand, 2008https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/claire-edwardes-small.jpgExif_JPEG_PICTUREClaire Edwardes, Recording Studio, University of Western Sydneyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bernadette-balkus_sml.jpgExif_JPEG_PICTUREBernadette Balkus, Recording Studio, University of Western Sydney2021-01-09T12:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2015/07/11/where-are-the-sounds-of-joy-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wasj-luping-images-7.jpgWASJ Luping images 72021-01-09T12:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2011/11/12/qi-colour-from-hidden-resonances-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mg_4032.jpg_MG_4032Kawai Chan (pn), The Keyboard in the 21st Century, HKBU, Hong Kong, 2019https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bush_run4.jpgnature running trail, foot of the Blue MountainsMorning Nature Run Trail, Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydney2021-01-09T12:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2011/09/13/not-broken-bruised-reed-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tnua-performers-2.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERASsu Wei Lee (percussion), Szu-Han Wang (piano) and Tzi-Zhen Huang (violin), TNUA Dance Theatrehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tnua-performers1.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERARehearsal: Ssu Wei Lee (percussion), Szu-Han Wang (piano) and Tzi-Zhen Huang (violin), Taipei National University of the Arts Performing Arts Centerhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/edwardescuddeford.jpgExif_JPEG_PICTUREClaire Edwardes and James Cuddeford, recording studio during Creative Explosion 20092021-01-09T12:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2011/09/17/in-gentleness-and-suddenness/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tokyo-metro-art-space.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERATokyo Metropolitan Arts Space (outside)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tokyo-mas-inside-sam_0056.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERATokyo Metropolitan Arts Space (inside)2021-01-09T12:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2011/10/22/gentleness-suddenness/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mulgoa-nature-small.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAMulgoa Nature Reserve (2010), Glenmore Park, Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydney, Australia, October 2010. 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Reproduced with permission of Wallace Crossmanhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gentleness-suddenness.jpggentleness suddennessLive visual pixilations by Simon Killalea from Beijing Opera photos by David Cubbyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/l-c-j-m-curtain-call-gs.jpgL C J M curtain call GSLotte Latukefu, Claire Edwardes, James Cuddeford & Michael Kieran Harvey after performing Gentleness-Suddennesshttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/michael-james-lotte-claire-gs.jpgMichael James Lotte Claire GSMichael Kieran Harvey, James Cuddeford, Lotte Latukefu & Claire Edwardes in action at Campbelltown Arts Centrehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hong-kong-cuhk-sam_0081-small1.jpgCUHKTranquility during research at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chinese Opera Information Centrehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hong-kong-sam_0093-small.jpgHong Kong KowloonDowntown Kowloonhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gs-example-small-e1331440249138.jpgGentleness-Suddenness, ‘Spirit’ Gentleness-Suddenness, ‘Spirit’ (bars 127-131)—Intense Confluencehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/flowers-sam_0128.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAEarly Spring Flowers, Mulgoa Nature Reserve at foot of the Blue Mountains, Sydney2021-01-09T12:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2011/11/05/resophonica-details-2/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/preparedkawaisteinway-e1320486022886.jpgExif_JPEG_PICTUREPrepared Kawai & Steinway pianos, UWS recording studiohttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crossmanathertonpercussionists-e1320485157581.jpgExif_JPEG_PICTUREBruce Crossman & Michael Atherton, University of Western Sydney, recording studio, 20092021-01-09T12:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2012/04/21/spirit-presence-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/spirit-presence-ex-e1334990250309.jpgSpirit Presence exSpirit Presence (bars 20-28), Glossolalia Utterance 2021-01-09T11:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2012/09/01/early-spring-details-3/2021-01-09T11:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2013/12/08/resonance-of-red/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ror-diagram-2-e1386482232851.jpgROR diagram 2© Bruce Crossman, Resonance of Red (bars 146-149)—Improvisatory-Inspired Energy Collisionhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ror-diagram-1-e1386479724271.jpgROR diagram 1© Bruce Crossman, Resonance of Red (bars 111-114)—Slow Colour Resonances2021-01-09T11:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2014/06/28/blossom-sadness-details/2021-01-09T11:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2014/11/29/dying-of-the-light-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_3755.jpgIMG_3755Katia Beaugeais (sop-sax), ABC Studios, Sydney https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dotl-excerpt.pngDOTL excerptDying of the Light, (bars 19-29)—Bells, chant and living colourhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sapporo-1990-e1417237432511.jpgSapporo 1990Brenton Broadstock, Peter Sculthorpe, Bruce Crossman and Ian Shanahan, Art Park, Sapporo, 1990 2021-01-09T11:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2016/03/05/emergence-from-darkness-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fig-3b-takano-reine-and-bruce-crossman.jpgFig 3b Takano Reine and Bruce CrossmanTakano Reine (harp) & Bruce Crossman, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2017https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/reine_tokyo.jpgReine_TokyoReine Takano (harp) and Bruce Crossman (composer) rehearsing at Tokyo University of the Arts and Millennium Hall, Taito City, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan (2017) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/efd-bars-67-72.pngEFD bars 67 72Emergence from Darkness, (bars 67-72)—Gagaku colour and Koto Gesturehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aua-harpist-photo.jpgAUA harpist photoYukiko Hirao (harp), Chamber Music Hall, Aichi University of the Arts, Japan2021-01-09T11:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2016/03/05/emergence-from-autumn-darkness-to-spring-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/early-spring-sam_0128.jpgSAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERAMulgoa Nature Reserve in Spring--Alive with reverberant soundshttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/efads-bars-28-32.pngEFADS bars 28 32Emergence from Autumn Darkness, (bars 28-32)—Emerging Breath and Ritual Sound2021-01-09T11:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2017/12/26/blooms-late-when-spring-is-gone-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-3.jpgBLWSHG_photo 3Liu Ying (erhu) & Shen Wednesday (painter/calligrapher/reciter) – shimmering emerald greens with qiyun actions https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-2.jpgBLWSHG_photo 2https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-1.jpgBLWSHG_photo 1Liu Ying (erhu) & Shen Wednesday (painter/calligrapher/reciter) – swirling blues & red sounds https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-8.jpgBLWSHG_photo 8Liu Ying (erhu) & Shen Wednesday (painter/calligrapher/reciter); Addy Fong (film still), Petar Jovanov (photo)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-7.jpgBLWSHG_photo 7Bruce Crossman, Blooms late when spring has gone… (bars 1-10)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_photo-6.jpgBLWSHG_photo 6https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blwshg_youtube.pngBLWSHG_youtubeLiu Ying (erhu) in action2021-01-09T11:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2017/12/27/garden-of-fire-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_4.jpgSLBF photo_4Anna Fraser (soprano) – trans-sensory motions with differing rail-motion tracks https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gof_photo_dual.jpgGOF_photo_dualLinda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion), & Anna Fraser (soprano) – sensuous depth-plunging fish of Tang Xianzu & Kowloon Tong to Shatian in polyrhythmic statements; Simon Killalea (film stills) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gof_p11_diving-fish-extra.jpgGOF_p11_diving fish extraBruce Crossman, Garden of Fire (bars 80-84) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bruce-crossman-news-overview-36-gof_photo-21.jpgBruce Crossman news overview 36 GOF_photo 2https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_6.jpgSLBF photo_6Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion), & Anna Fraser (soprano) – slipping fish motion in Killalea’s back projections https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_82.jpgSLBF photo_8Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion), & Anna Fraser (soprano) – organic motion of thirty-foot Jackson Pollack-like slipping fish motion in Killalea’s merged with undulating soprano lines of sensual ‘birds in flight’ 2021-01-09T11:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2018/02/10/strange-invisible-perfume-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sip_ct-ce.jpgSIP_CT CEChiu Tan Ching (guzheng) and Claire Edwardes (percussion) – sensuous sonic synergies in Poetic Energies https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sip-ex1.jpgSIP ex1Bruce Crossman, Strange Invisible Perfume (bars 139-57)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strange-3.jpgStrange 3https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sip_youtube-e1518261298848.pngSIP_youtubehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strange-2-copy.jpgStrange 2 copyChiu Tanching (guzheng) & Claire Edwardes (percussion) – qiyun energy at Poetic Energise, Playhouse, Western Sydney University, 20th July 2017 2021-01-09T11:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2018/04/07/rushing-spirit-breath-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rsb-concert-photo_pj.jpgRSB concert photo_pjHyelim Kim (taegŭm) and Claire Edwardes (percussion) in action at Creativity Unlimited Music Festival 2017 (photo: Petar Jovanov) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rsb-opening-bars.jpgRSB opening barsBruce Crossman, Rushing Spirit Breath (bars 1-4) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/taegum-concert_youtube.jpgTaegum concert_youtubeBruce Crossman introduces Rushing Spirit Breath spiritual and colour conceptshttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rsb-concert-photo_bc-4.jpgRSB concert photo_bc 42021-01-09T11:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2020/09/12/heaven-to-earth-border-house-details/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/border-house-p1.jpgBorder House p1Bruce Crossman, Heaven to Earth: Border House (Taegŭm and Sanjo Gayageum)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hyelim_jiyoung-hebh-1.jpgHyelim_Jiyoung HEBH2021-01-09T10:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/2021/01/09/fragrant-rain-clouds-of-love-details/2021-01-09T07:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/drifting-emergence/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-4-frol-killalea-building.jpgEx 4 FROL Killalea buildingFigure 1: Intimate Skyscraper Slow Movements—in the film “Fragrant Rain Clouds of Love,” Simon Killalea https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-17-3-visuals1.jpgEx 17 3 visualsFigure 1: Hong Kong Clouding & Drifting Stillness—Chiu Tanching (guzheng) & Claire Edwardes (percussion) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-7-frol-three-visuals_no-21.jpgEx 7 FROL three visuals_no 2https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-8-pe-rehearsal.jpgEx 8 PE rehearsalFigure 4: Drifting Stillness—Chiu Tanching (guzheng) & Claire Edwardes (percussion) rehearse in “Strange Invisible Perfume” at Poetic Energies Across Sonic Space, Playhouse, Western Sydney University, 19 July 2017https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-5-frol-killalea-person1.jpgEx 5 FROL Killalea personFigure 3: Cubist Space as Chinese Metaphor—middle fragment of the film “Fragrant Rain Clouds of Love,” Simon Killaleahttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-6-slbf_gf-ex-2-e1504865153976.jpgEx 6 SLBF_GF ex 2Figure 2: Volcanic Erupting Sonic Colours—bars 42-43, “Garden of Fire,” Bruce Crossmanhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ex-2-slbf_gf-ex-1.jpgEx 2 SLBF_GF ex 1Figure 1: Floating Vocal Wriggling—bars 1-5, “Garden of Fire,” Bruce Crossman 2021-01-06T08:35:26+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/hidden-stillness/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3-improvisers.jpg3 ImprovisersFigure 3: Waldo Garrido (bass, percussion), Bruce Crossman (piano), & Evan Yanna Muru (narrator), Penrith Campus Recording Studio, Western Sydney University (photos: Bruce Crossman, Mitchell Hart)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bush-close.jpgBush closeigure 2: Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Glenmore Park (photos/film stills: Bruce Crossman)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/crossman_fish.jpgCrossman_FishFigure 1: Bruce Crossman, Melbourne (photo: Hyelim Kim); Linda Yim, Claire Edwardes & Anna Fraser, Sydney (photo/film: Simon Killalea)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/piano_bush.jpgPiano_Bushhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pond-tree-edge.jpgPond tree edge2021-01-06T08:33:40+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/juke-joint-of-sonic-riotousness/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dsc_02851.jpgDSC_0285[1]https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dsc_02881.jpgDSC_0288[1]https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-9.jpgTB Fig 9Figure 9: Joyous & seasoned knowledge with an on-looker at the day’s end: Tomika Webb, Dom Turner, Nicolle ‘Nikki D’ Brown, & Gloria Brown (photo: Bruce Crossman)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-8.jpgTB Fig 8Figure 8: Master room view: Mitch Hart (senior technical officer), composition students, & the singer-songwriters watch and await their turn (photos: Vincent Tay)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-7.jpgTB Fig 7Figure 7: Intercultural filmmaker Vincent Tay & crew interview The Turner Brown Band (photos: Bruce Crossman) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-6.jpgTB Fig 6Figure 6: Panel wisdom: Dom Turner, Tomika Webb, Nicolle ‘Nikki D’ Brown, & Gloria Brown; MC, Sally Macarthur; Kate Fagan, Clare Maclean, Sally Macarthur & Jayd Abacan-Luna (photos: Vincent Tay)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-5.jpgTB Fig 5Figure 5: Industry wisdom: Tomika Webb (drums/vocals) & Dom Turner (guitar/vocals); Turner Brown Band (photos: Bruce Crossman) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-4.jpgTB Fig 4Figure 4: High energy & seriousness: ‘Nikki D’ Brown (lap steel/vocals) & Dom Turner (guitar); Tomika Webb (drums/vocals); Nicolle ‘Nikki D’ Brown (lap steel/vocals), Gloria Brown (rhythm guitar/vocals) (photos: Vincent Tay) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tb-fig-3.jpgTB Fig 3Figure 3: ‘Nikki D’ Brown (lap steel/vocals) & Dom Turner (guitar) engage students at The Playhouse (photos: ‘Nikki D’ Brown) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dsc_0257.jpgDSC_02572021-01-06T08:31:56+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/curvaceous-cacophony/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/payton-ex4.jpgPayton ex4Figure 3: Curvaceous Cacophony--Nicholas Payton Quartet https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/4-payton.jpg4 Paytonhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/payton-ex2.jpgPayton ex2Curving and breathing sounds at the Lincoln from the Payton Quartethttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/payton-ex1-e1523081940124.jpgPayton ex1Figure 1: Intuitive Sonic Synchronicity--Payton, Acevedo, Dyson & Archer2021-01-06T08:28:38+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/brutal-shy-resonances/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_10.jpgSLBF photo_10Figure 5: Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – motion peeking through Hong Kong skyscraper shapes https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bruce-crossman-news-overview-36-gof_photo-2.jpgBruce Crossman news overview 36 GOF_photo 2Figure 6: Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – exchanged brutality with tenderness in metal, air and hammered vibrations https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_8.jpgSLBF photo_8Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion), & Anna Fraser (soprano) – thirty-foot Jackson Pollack-like slipping fish motion https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bruce-crossman-36_gof-photo.jpgBruce Crossman 36_GOF photoFigure 6: Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – exchanged brutality with tenderness in metal, air and hammered vibrationshttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/slbf-photo_9.jpgSLBF photo_9https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/joan-show-00_01_25_09-still004.jpgJOAN show.00_01_25_09.Still004Figure 3: Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – sensual slow motion hands https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/joan-show-00_04_28_02-still006.jpgJOAN show.00_04_28_02.Still006Figure 4: Linda Yim (piano), Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – motion peeking through Hong Kong skyscraper shapes https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/joan-show-00_04_55_02-still007.jpgJOAN show.00_04_55_02.Still007Figure 2: Claire Edwardes (percussion) & Anna Fraser (soprano) – interlacing of Filipino gong-chimes with arched, poignant notes from the bones of Kunquhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3-visuals_syd_hk.jpg3 visuals_Syd_HKFigure 1: Simon Killalea – Shy images amidst polyrhythmic statements 2021-01-06T08:26:37+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/resonances-of-culture/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-28-montage-21.jpgFig 28 Montage 2https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-28-montage-2.jpgFig 28 Montage 2Figure 6: Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydney; Ba-Gua Fourteen Emperor Series: Bruce Crossman (2015, oil, watercolour, charcoal), Luping Zenghttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-22-montage-5.jpgFig 22 Montage 5Figure 5: Mentors, Friends & Creatives—Bruce Crossman, Chinary Ung; Yukiyo Takahashi, Holly Harrison, Bruce Crossman & Hwang-Long Pan, (Taiwan 2011) https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-4-montage-11.jpgFig 4 Montage 1Figure 1: Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydney; Ba-Gua Fourteen Emperor Series: Bruce Crossman on Music (2014, watercolour), Luping Zenghttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-19-montage-4.jpgFig 19 Montage 4Figure 3: Living Colours: Pacific Sounds & Spirit (Navona Records, 2017); Climactic Samulnori Oneness Influences—Not Broken Bruised-Reed (bars 64-69), Bruce Crossman; Living Sounds—Taipei National University of the Arts, Performing Arts Center Dance Theatre with Ssu Wei Lee (percussion), Szu-Han Wang (piano) and Tzi-Zhen Huang (violin)https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-10-montage-3.jpgFig 10 Montage 3Figure 2: Explosive Interpretations—Michael Kieran Harvey (piano) Claire Edwardes (percussion) in rehearsal at Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney (Matthew Steffen, 2013); Free Jazz Feelings—Double Resonances (bars 158-164), Bruce Crossmanhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fig-4-montage-1.jpgFig 4 Montage 1Figure 1: Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydney; Ba-Gua Fourteen Emperor Series: Bruce Crossman on Music (2014, watercolour), Luping Zeng2021-01-06T08:22:00+00:00weekly0.6https://brucecrossman.com/writings-2/creative-musings-and-reflections/undulating-resonances/https://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ex-5-fig-4-cccs_bush.jpgEx 5 Fig 4 CCCS_BushFigure 4: Flow of Nature, Kunqu and English Resonances—Jeffrey Riegel, Wang Xiaoying, Colin Mackerras and Bruce Crossman discuss cultural blending at the China Cultural Centre in Sydney; Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Sydneyhttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ex-4-fig-3-birdsong_confluence.jpgEx 4 Fig 3 Birdsong_ConfluenceFigure 2: Bruce Crossman: Gentleness-Suddenness (2012), “Water and Spirit” (bars 20-28)—Birdsong ‘Breath’; “Spirit” (bars 128-131)—Intense Confluencehttps://brucecrossman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ex-3-fig-2-sydcon_wsu_cac.jpgEx 3 Fig 2 SydCon_WSU_CACFigure 3: Negotiated Flow of Memories—James Cuddeford (violin), Lotte Latukefu (mezzo-soprano), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano) and Claire Edwardes (percussion) from rehearsal to concert 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