“A special Friday night series of textscore performances”
Francis Plagne
27 July → 17 Aug 2012

Ever since the exigencies of live performance transformed it from a solitary activity to a live band, Francis Plagne’s nebulous out-pop project has been marked by the collaboration of musicians, both established and emerging, who are equally at home within pop and experimental contexts. This concert series, organised with longtime collaborator Joe Talia, focuses on various projects and configurations of musicians involved in the Francis Plagne Band (from a solo guitar recital to a full band set), alongside presenting performances from a host of friends and collaborators from the Melbourne experimental and fringe-indie worlds, which will range from precise micro-sonics to blaring free jazz.

FRIDAY 27 JULY, 7.30PM:
Antoine Beuger, ein ton. eher kurz. sehr leise. [one tone/sound. rather short. very soft] (1998) — performed by Francis Plagne and Elizabeth Welsh.
Michael Pisaro, Piano and Strings (Harmony Series no. 9) (2005) — performed by Yuko Kono, Connal Parsley, Francis Plagne and Elizabeth Welsh.
James Tenney, Swell Piece (for Alison Knowles) (1967) — performed by David Brown, Jared Davis, Yuko Kono, Sean McMorrow, Connal Parsley, Francis Plagne and Elizabeth Welsh.
Christian Wolff, Looking North (1971) — performed by Scratch Ensemble + guests (David Brown, Tim Coster, Jared Davis, Giles Fielke, Nathan Gray, Helen Grogan, Yuko Kono, Sean McMorrow, Connal Parsley, Francis Plagne, Isadora Vaughan and Elizabeth Welsh).

FRIDAY 3 AUGUST, 7.30PM — Robbie Avenaim/ Sean Baxter/Joe Talia + Kris Wanders Unit + Ben Byrne + Wife (Eric Demetriou and Samaan Fieck).

FRIDAY10 AUGUST, 7.30PM — Arek Gulbenkoglu/ Rosalind Hall + Alex Gardsen (John Fahey set) + Potato Room (Sean McMorrow, Francis Plagne, Joe Talia) + Samuel Dunscombe.

FRIDAY 17 AUGUST, 7.30PM — Francis Plagne Band + Yuko Kono + Mole House.

For more information on up coming events please check our website closer to the date. This project is part of Time Has Come Today, a special season of experimental live art, audiovisual and performance projects at West Space. West Space would like to gratefully acknowledge the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body for their support of this project.