What Is Music? Festival

Clare Cooper

Clare was born in Sydney, Australia and is currently based in Berlin. She plays both the pedal Harp and Guzheng (ancient Chinese zither), and is interested in music that stretches time, brains and hearts.

Over the past 8 years she has toured Europe, USA, UK, Australia, NZ and Japan performing solo and collaborating with artists from many backgrounds. She has performed solo Harp and Guzheng concerts at Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, AMAT Festival in Valencia, BLAEST Trondheim, Square Gallery in London, and the late Offsite Gallery in Tokyo. Cooper recently completed her Master of Fine Art exploring resonance, improvisation and extended vocabulary on both instruments. Clare is also performing in the live incarnation of Kapital Band 1 (with Nicholas Bussmann, Cello / Martin Brandlmayr, percussion / Tony Buck, percussion / Andrea Neumann, inside piano / Werner Dafeldecker, double bass), John Butcher's Octet (John Edwards, Gino Robair, Chris Burn, Dieb13, Thomas Lehn, John Butcher, Adam Linson), and Kym Myhr's Trondheim Jazz Orkester. When based in Australia Clare performed and/or recorded with minimalist ensemble the Splinter Orchestra, the Scott Horscroft Ensemble, songwriter Darren Hanlon, Hip Hop producer Unkle Ho (The Herd), and Australian pop/rock groups Sun, Prop, Gelbison and Inga Liljestrom.

From 2001-2007 Clare Co-Directed the NOW now festival of spontaneous music, Australia's experimental sound and film festival. Outside of music, Clare is an active producer, graphic designer and Aunty to 22.

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Shows:
12 December 2009, Sydney (Germ Study duo with Chris Abrahams)
16 December 2009, Melbourne (LVSXY duo with Clayton Thomas)
19 December 2009, Melbourne (50/50 performance)