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B.Mus., Dip.Ed. (Melb Univ), MA (ethnomusicology) (Monash)
Anne is a composer and performer of shakuhachi. Originally trained on flute, Anne took up the shakuhachi in 1986 in Kobe under Nakamura Shindo and later studied under Tajima Tadashi in Osaka. In 1990 she received a two year grant from the Japanese Government to study shakuhachi with Yamaguchi Goro at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Anne works as a freelance musician in collaborative improvisation and contemporary Australian music for shakuhachi in combination with a variety of other artists. She has performed in major arts festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and in Norway and Estonia. In Japan, Anne has performed in numerous concerts including two recitals of her own compositions for Japanese instruments.

Anne is a member of the ensemble Jouissance which places the music of Hildegard and other 6th to 13thC Latin & Byzantine chant in a contemporary framework. Her duo Questing Spirit with harpsichord gives recitals of contemporary Australian works as well as Baroque and Japanese repertoire (QS performed for PM Koizumi in 2002 in Sydney). Anne has written, directed and performed music for theatre and dance, as well as the federation bells, koto, choirs and found objects. She conducts a visiting Japanese Music in Schools program for schools throughout Australia. Anne’s music is featured on national and local radio including live broadcasts for the ABC, and she is regularly engaged as a recording artist for CDs and film.

Speciality: Shakuhachi
Email: anne@annenorman.com
Homepage: http://annenorman.com

Teachers:

Tajima Tadashi
Yamaguchi Goro
Nakamura Shindo

Students:

Gonzalez, Antonio Olias

Albums released:

	Akathistos Fragments
	Breath of Creation Traditional folk melodies from Japan, Ireland and England; European art music (Bach, Couperin, van Eyck, Vivaldi): Honkyoku (traditional zen meditations); 20th century compositions and collaborative improvisations. A wonderful juxtaposition of two flute traditions.
	Driftwood Original composition. Shakuhachi, didgeridu along with other traditional and modern instruments.
	Gift Spontaneous improvisations with shakuhachi and guitar.
	Hildegard's Blood 12th century chants of Hildegard and Abelard in post-modern recontextualization with voice, double bass, percussion and shakuhachi.
	Kagome Shakuhachi with koto, traditional instruments and voice. Inspired by themes of an ancient Japanese children's song.
	On the Wings of a Butterfly
	Scent of Time
	Up the Creek

Track	Album
Beside the Stream   (Listen)	Driftwood
Budding Fronds   (Listen)	Driftwood
Distant Horizon   (Listen)	Driftwood
Driftwood Spear   (Listen)	Driftwood
Drip Drort   (Listen)	Driftwood
Fibonacci Flowers   (Listen)	Driftwood
Petrified Forest   (Listen)	Driftwood
Shake a Dead Geranium   (Listen)	Driftwood
Sleeper Awakes   (Listen)	Driftwood
Their Smooth Dark Flames Flicker at Times Own Root   (Listen)	Driftwood
Whispering Lunar Incantations   (Listen)	Driftwood

Year	Title	Kanji	Alternate Title
1995	Beside the Stream
1995	Budding Fronds
1995	Distant Horizon
1995	Driftwood Spear
1995	Shake a Dead Geranium
1995	Sleeper Awakes
1995	Their Smooth Dark Flames Flicker at Times Own Root
1995	Whispering Lunar Incantations