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''Synergy Percussion''' is an Australian percussion ensemble formed as |
'''Synergy Percussion''' is an Australian [[percussion ensemble]] formed as Synergy in Sydney in 1974.<ref name="Jamrozik">{{Citation | last = Jamrozik | first = Wanda | date = 10 December 1987 | title = Synergy sounds the Cymbals | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Hince | first = Kenneth | date = 19 August 1992 | title = Athletic Show Of Percussion | periodical = The Age }}</ref> They mainly play works composed by others for the group.<ref>{{Citation | last = Squires | first = Tony | date = 30 September 1988 | title = Beat this beat | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> They marked their 40th year with a performance of a new work by [[Anthony Pateras]], specially commissioned for the occasion.<ref name="Vance">{{Citation | last = Vance | first = David | date = 24 April 2014 | title = Synergy Percussion: complex and satisfying | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/synergy-percussion-complex-and-satisfying-20140424-3772u.html }}</ref> |
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Synergy members have included founders [[Michael Askill]] (artistic director for the first 35 years) and Colin Piper.<ref name = "TurnsForty">{{Citation | date = 24 April 2014 | title = Synergy Percussion turns 40 | periodical = ABC Radio National | url = https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/intothemusic/synergy/5638122 }}</ref> Others include Timothy Constable (artistic director 2009 - 2017), Ian Cleworth (artistic director (2017 -),<ref>{{Citation | last = McPherson | first = Angus | date = 24 April 2014 | title = Timothy Constable steps down as Synergy artistic director | periodical = Limelight Magazine | url = https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/timothy-constable-steps-down-as-synergy-artistic-director/ }}</ref> Rebecca Lagos,<ref name="Jamrozik"/> Joshua Hill, [[Bree van Reyk]], William Jackson, Mark Robinson, Leah Scholes,<ref name="Vance"/> Phillip South, Fritz Hauser, Alison Pratt, Jeremy Barnett,<ref name = "TurnsForty"/> Graeme Leak,<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Devenish | first = Louise Amy| date = 2016 | title = Forty Years of Synergy Percussion | periodical = Percussive Notes | url = https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/publications/forty-years-of-synergy-percussion |volume= 54 | issue= 1 |pages=28–33 }}</ref> Alison Eddington, Ian Bloxsom (founder) and Ron Reeves (founder). |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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*''Percussion'' (1991) - Vox Australis<ref>{{Citation | last = Covell | first = Roger |
*''Percussion'' (1991) - Vox Australis<ref>{{Citation | last = Covell | first = Roger | date = 3 September 1991 | title = Something to beat a drum about | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> |
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*''Matsuri'' (1994) - Celestial Harmonies |
*''Matsuri'' (1994) - Celestial Harmonies |
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*''Impact'' (1994) - ABC Classics |
*''Impact'' (1994) - ABC Classics |
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==External |
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*[https://issuu.com/synergyandtaikoz/docs/synergyandtaikoz_2012-14 Synergy Percussion & Taikoz : 2012 - 2014] |
*[https://issuu.com/synergyandtaikoz/docs/synergyandtaikoz_2012-14 Synergy Percussion & Taikoz : 2012 - 2014] |
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=e1BtDwAAQBAJ&q=synergy+percussion+piper Global Percussion Innovations: The Australian Perspective] |
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 9 June 2023
Synergy Percussion is an Australian percussion ensemble formed as Synergy in Sydney in 1974.[1][2] They mainly play works composed by others for the group.[3] They marked their 40th year with a performance of a new work by Anthony Pateras, specially commissioned for the occasion.[4]
Synergy members have included founders Michael Askill (artistic director for the first 35 years) and Colin Piper.[5] Others include Timothy Constable (artistic director 2009 - 2017), Ian Cleworth (artistic director (2017 -),[6] Rebecca Lagos,[1] Joshua Hill, Bree van Reyk, William Jackson, Mark Robinson, Leah Scholes,[4] Phillip South, Fritz Hauser, Alison Pratt, Jeremy Barnett,[5] Graeme Leak,[7] Alison Eddington, Ian Bloxsom (founder) and Ron Reeves (founder).
Discography
[edit]- Percussion (1991) - Vox Australis[8]
- Matsuri (1994) - Celestial Harmonies
- Impact (1994) - ABC Classics
- Synergy With Samuels (with Dave Samuels) (1994) - Tall Poppies
- Taiko (1996) - Black Sun
- Steve Reich: Drumming (2002) - Synergy Percussion
- Omphalo Centric Lecture (2002) - Synergy Percussion
- Beauty Will Be Amnesiac Or Will Not Be At All (by Jérôme Noetinger, Anthony Pateras, Synergy Percussion) (2017) - Immediata
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jamrozik, Wanda (10 December 1987), "Synergy sounds the Cymbals", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Hince, Kenneth (19 August 1992), "Athletic Show Of Percussion", The Age
- ^ Squires, Tony (30 September 1988), "Beat this beat", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b Vance, David (24 April 2014), "Synergy Percussion: complex and satisfying", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b "Synergy Percussion turns 40", ABC Radio National, 24 April 2014
- ^ McPherson, Angus (24 April 2014), "Timothy Constable steps down as Synergy artistic director", Limelight Magazine
- ^ Devenish, Louise Amy (2016). "Forty Years of Synergy Percussion". Percussive Notes. 54 (1): 28–33.
- ^ Covell, Roger (3 September 1991), "Something to beat a drum about", Sydney Morning Herald