Yak Herders

Sydney MicroFest 7.5

Sydney MicroFest began in 2017 and had events in 2018 and 2019, then every year since 2022. Kraig was active with LA MicroFest for many seasons, now lives in NSW and presents many events include his acclaimed Shadow Plays. Michael presented at EuroMicroFest in 2017 and was inspired to have ongoing microtonal events in and around Sydney.

Michael Hugh Dixon and Kraig Grady

Celebration of microtonal and mesotonal music. Our second event this year, especially for people on the north side of Sydney.

Roseville Chase Memorial Community Centre Hall

Co-curator Kraig Grady with Terumi Narushima as Clocks &amp; Clouds, playing Meta-Slendro vibraphone and Meta-Slendro reed organ, present a scintillating new work: Artesian Fountains.Our special guests, The Yak Herders bring their new work:The Space In Between The Things Between The Spaces (Andy Milne – Lumatone (principal composer and group director), Farrah Sa’adullah – violin, Brad Gill – malletKAT, Christian Laki – Ubass / fretless electric bass and recently welcoming Lillian Hearne - Roland handsonic.Co-curator Michael Hugh Dixon has an aria from his Cantata: Ours is simply the journey back for soprano, tenor recorder, horn, trombone. Performers Wendy Dixon, Kathryn Bennetts, Greg van der Struik with Michael also present a handful of pieces as a repeat performance from Sydney MicroFest 7 (July 6): Rejoin for tenor recorder and pre-recorded ensemble, Door of Many Mysteries - Reopened for soprano, horn, trombone, Stillness of unceasing activity for solo trombone along with Praveen Venkataramana's Reflection III for trombone and horn, and Matthias Sebastian Krüger's Mikrotonale Etüde 8 - Residual for tenor recorder and horn. Photo of Wendy, Kathryn, Michael courtesy of Jared Underwood Photography.

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