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"Barrett's music, and Crow's installation, were commissioned by the Festival as part of its commitment to the avant-garde in post-modernist art. It certainly proves that the Festival is prepared to take risks in content and presentation."
--Ron BANKS, The West Australian, 5 March 1997

Festival of Perth 1997

Performers and Production

Paula RAEflute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute
Carl ROSMANbass clarinet, bass clarinet, C clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Peter NEVILLEpercussion
Denise WAMBSGANßmandolin, mandola
Daryl BUCKLEY12-string guitar, electric guitar
Geoffrey MORRIS10-string guitar
Satsuki ODAMURAkoto, bass koto
Mary OLIVERviolin, viola, hardanger fiddle
Friedrich GAUWERKYvioloncello
Deborah KAYSERsoprano
Ute WASSERMANNmezzo soprano
Simon HEWETTconductor
Richard BARRETTcomposer and sound artist
Crowinstallation artist
Michael HEWESsound technician
Jim ATKINSrecording engineer
Andrew CHAMBERSmechanist

ELISION Ensemble

Left to right: Daryl BUCKLEY, Michael HEWES, Ute WASSERMANN, Richard BARRETT, Paula RAE, Peter NEVILLE (front), Denise WAMBSGANß, Deborah KAYSER, Crow, Satsuki ODAMURA, Andrew CHAMBERS (in distance) Friedrich GAUWERKY, Carl ROSMAN, Simon HEWETT, Geoffrey MORRIS, Mary OLIVER. Photo by Ashley de PRAZER

Premiere Performance

Opening of the Mouth was presented as part of the The Festival of Perth 1997, and premiered at 8:00pm on the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th March 1997, within and around the Foundry of the Midland Railway Workshops, Montreal Road East, off Lloyd Street, Midland, Perth, Western Australia.

Fragments of Opening of the Mouth were performed as scherbentöne  . . .  ausgewirbelt at the Goethe Institut-Sydney on 11th and 12th March 1997.

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