FOOTSTEPSROS BANDT AND FRIENDSFOOTSTEPS
1 Wake-up Call Ros Bandt & Friends. Geese, cockerels and feet, Pickering Brook, Western Australia. 1’33”
2—6 From The Greenhouse Ros Bandt/Sasha Bogdanowitsch. (20’06”)
2 Epiphyhtes conch, prepared tamboura, tamboura, psaltery, breath. 5’53”
3 Exotics Original percussion instruments, merlin, bald eagle, frogs, gong, glass windchime,‘Ode to Mercury’ windchime sculpture. 3’55”
4 Carnivores cymbal, windchimes, ravens, African bead drum, ‘Ode to Mercury’,claves, amplified pins on steel sheet. 2’17”
5 Cacti amplified pins, jews’ harp, psaltery with glass. 3’11”
6 Aerial View of the Greenhouse Tutti, kaleidoscopic mix of all. Gong, original percussion instruments, tamboura, psaltery, environmental
tapes,
2 voices, ‘Ode to Mercury’. 4’50”
7 Billy Tea in the Rain Ros Bandt & Robert Primmer. Rain, birds, woodchopping, fire, feet, kookaburras.
Dargo, Victoria. 2’19”
8 Footsteps Ros Bandt/Mary Cassini & Friends. 3 Minutes World Silence.
World-wide environmental recordings. 17’27”
9 Autumn Leaves Ros Bandt & Friends. Princes Park, Carlton, Victoria. 0’40”
10 Coventry in West Brunswick Ros Bandt/Le Thi Kim.
Handbells, psaltery, dan tranh, voices, environmental recordings, prepared tape. 16’57”
11 Stepping Out From Dorcas Street Ros Bandt/Le Thi Kim & Friends. South Melbourne, Victoria. 1’45”
Total playing time 61 minutes
ROS BANDTSASHA BOGDANOWITSCHLE THI KIM
MOWBRAY COLLEGE HANDBELL RINGERSBACK TO BACK ZITHERSCHERYL BOGDANOWITSCH (sculptor)
MARY CASSINI (commissioner)
GARY HAVRILLAY (technician for ‘Footsteps’)
MARTIN WRIGHT (sound engineer and production)and many other friends
Dedicated to my parents and John CageP 1993 MOVE RECORDS, AUSTRALIA … move.com.au

We come and we go through thepathway of our lives:
together, apart, here and there.
Footsteps traces some warm times spent withfriends at home (Coventry in West Brunswick)
and away, (From the Greenhouse, FloridaUSA) Where we are, our sense of place
governs how we see things as every traveller
knows. The sound of feet traversing theearth’s surface throughout FOOTSTEPS, bothin the central piece and the four interludesis a reminder of the impact that location
has on our lives. The pieces and interludes
were designed and captured in diverse
contexts. Each has emanated from spendingtime in a particular place with nature, withfriends. Together the pieces are grafted as
the footsteps of different people interweave,cross, or separate as they do in our daily
lives.

2.FROM THE GREENHOUSE 20 mins
This collaborative work in five continuous movements is inspired by botanical plants
in the Greenhouse at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. The Spanish moss,
lizards and squirrels, frogs and the water, were strong environmental influences.
1. Epiphytes (Conch shell, tamboura, psaltery)
2. Exotics (Insects, birds, water, percussion)
3. Carnivores (Original sound sculptures and windchimes, percussion)
4. Cacti (Pins, jew’s harp, psaltery)
5. Aerial View of the greenhouse (Psaltery, tamboura, percussion, voices)
Text derived from the Latin botanical names of plants

1. WAKE UP CALL
Pickering Brook, Western Australia. Where
human habitation and introduced species
meet the bush. A day to be spent on Roger’s
flower farm cutting Geraldton wax.

3. BILLY TEA IN THE RAIN
The soft blanket of raindrops stills the forest. Robert chops the wood.We prepare and take tea together.
4. FOOTSTEPS is a tape collage of the sounds of the earth united by the sounds of feet in many locations, the breathing of an unborn child and the soundof the sea and oceans which unite us all. Many sounds were sent as gifts and woven into the global fabric. Particularly meaningful for Mary Cassini andmyself were the bell and chanting from the church of the holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The cassette of these sounds arrived in an envelope some time after
Mary had taken the world silence computerised Globe to the Middle East during the Gulf War. The piece was made in Melbourne while Mary was nursing
her son who was dying of cancer. The 11th hour is tolled by the Adelaide GPO Clock.
5. AUTUMN LEAVESTime has passed, It’s autumn again even in the city.

6.COVENTRY IN WEST BRUNSWICK
Psaltery,(Medieval Zither), Dan Tranh (Vietnamese Zither), voices, environmental
recordings, prepared tape. Around the time of the Gulf War, several arson attacks
occurred in my immediate neighbourhood of West Brunswick, the most spectacularbeing to the St. John’s Anglican Church. This church lost its entire roof and innerfurnishings. Only the walls were left surrounding charred relics. The desecration,and yet undeniable beauty of the site became a constant reminder of the role ofspirituality in Australian society and the directions which we face in the 90s. An
old suburb, which has seen every wave of migration since the war, Brunswick
is the new Australian mix of Black Africans, Arabs, Chinese, Yugoslavs, SouthAmericans, Italians, Greeks and Anglo- Saxon Australians like myself. This pieceis an attempt to open out whatever spiritual energy does still exist, (as the sky
entered the church), so that cultural differences can be overcome and personaland musical communications enriched. Kim and I have been putting these ideas
to the test for two years in the quartet, the Back to Back Zithers, a group devoted
to composition through intercultural exchange and musical exploration. This piece
was composed and performed for the Women Composers’ Festival, Adelaide
South Australia,1991.

Kim’s Song in Coventry in West Brunswick
Thang Long Hoai Co by Ba Huyen Thanh Quantranslated from the Vietnamese
Tao hoa gay chi cuoc hi truong
Den nay tham thoat may tinh suong
Loi xua xe ngua han thu thao
Lau cu lau dai bang tich duong
Creator! Why do you create this life?
Until now, how many foggy mornings have passed?
On the old route, the horse carriage travels
in the midst of autumn grass’ souls.
The sun is coming down, leaving behind the shadow of the old castle.
11. STEPPING OUT FROM DORCAS STREETBack into the real world. Where to next, what to do, where
have we come from, where are we going? What should
we be doing?

FOOTSTEPSROS BANDT AND FRIENDSROS BANDT ● SASHA
BOGDANOWITSCH ● LE THI KIM
MOWBRAY COLLEGE HANDBELL RINGERS● BACK TO BACK ZITHERSCHERYL BOGDANOWITSCH (Sculptor) ●MARY CASSINI (Commissioner)
GARY HAVRILLAY (Technician for Footsteps)● MARTIN WRIGHT (Sound Engineer andProduction)and many other friends
Ros Bandt is a well-known composer,performer and sound sculptor. Her originalmusic, sound sculptures and installations havebeen widely appreciated in Europe, Americaand Australasia. She plays the medieval
psaltery and historical wind instruments withthe early music group La Romanesca as wellas creating her own acoustic and electronic
compositions which are recorded on Move
Records. In 1989, she was a founding
member of the cross-cultural ensemble, theBack to Back Zithers. In 1990 she was thefirst woman to be awarded the prestigious
Don Banks Composers’ Fellowship and in1991 won the Listening Room Sound Art
award. She is writing a book on soundsculpture in Australia funded by an ARC
Research Fellowship.

Sasha Bogdanowitsch is a performercomposer from Winter Park, Florida, USA.
He collaborated with Ros Bandt on many
projects during the Spring of ‘89 at Rollins
College including the swimming pool
extravaganza, Aqua Musica. He came toAustralia to study, compose, perform, record
and tour with Ros before travelling to India.
He is completing his studies in world music
and composition at California Institute of theArts in Los Angeles.
Le Thi Kim has been performing on
the Dan Tranh for 20 years including
several years teaching the instrument at theConservatorium of Music in Ho Chi MinhCity. She received the national gold medal
for Dan Tranh performance in Vietnam in
1984. She came to Australia to study for aMaster’s Degree in Musicology at Monash
University when she also became a memberof the ensemble, Back to Back Zithers.
Since that time she has given many concerts
throughout the Pacific region and Europe.
She now lives in Canada.
Back to Back Zithers — Le Thi Kim,
Kari, Le Tuan Hung, Ros Bandt. Fourcomposer performers who have created amulti- cultural new original music combinedfrom east and west. They all play zithers, theVietnamese dan tranh, Indonesian kecapi
and medieval psaltery. Their CD Quivering
String is available on Move Records MD
3141.

Mowbray College Handbell Ringers
were formed and directed by Dr Ros Smith,Director of Music at Mowbray College,Melton, Victoria. The piece Mowbray Bells
which is mixed through two sections ofCoventry in West Brunswick was composedgraphically especially for them.
Cheryl Bogdanowitsch built Odeto Mercury, a large framed wood andmetal sound sculpture with Ros for From theGreenhouse.
Mary Cassini, inventor of the 3 Minutes
World Silence, actress and tapestry weaver,commissioned Footsteps to be played for the15 minutes preceding 11.00 am January
1st every year, when the World Silenceoccurs. Her work for world peace has beenrecognised by international leaders worldwide as she has encouraged every one of us
to remember the future and wish for peace.
Gary Havrillay technician from the ABC
for Footsteps.
Martin Wright sound engineer,environmental recording, digital recordingand editing.

FROM THE GREENHOUSEROS BANDT (composer/performer/sound sculptor)
Composer: formal structure and instrumentation.
Performer: percussive tamboura string, psaltery, percussion,windchimes,pins, voice.
Instrument builder: percussion instruments from long brass and copper
pipes, amplified pins on steel sheets.
Sound sculptor: glass, stone, wood, shell, bamboo windchimes, andsculpture Ode to Mercury.
Environmental recordings: especially the Merlin and Bald Eagles(recorded in Florida, USA).
SASHA BOGDANOWITSCH (composer/collaborator)
Text setting: Design and shape of latin botanical names of the plants.
Performer: conch shell, breathing, tamboura, jew’s harp, voice,percussion, windchimes and sound sculptures.
MARTIN WRIGHT (recording engineer)
Environmental recordings: frogs and running water.
Recording: studio recording and digital mixing
From the Greenhouse was first performed in Perth at the Art Gallery ofWestern Australia, 7th April 1989.
FOOTSTEPSROS BANDT. This piece was commissioned by Mary Cassini, founderof the 3 Minutes World Silence. Mary invented the world silence totraverse the Globe hour by hour as 11.00 o’clock moves through eachtime zone starting from the International Date Line. While observing
the silence, all people are linked longitudinally in thought for threeminutes to remember the future and wish for peace. Footsteps is played
annually in the 15 minutes prior to 11.00 am January 1st before
the world silence occur. In 1991 it was played in all the time zones
around the world, in every continent. This commission with a world
wide audience was a daunting brief, as well as an honour. I decided

that sounds of the world should carry themselves and be as politicallyand culturally neutral as possible. Sounds common to us all should help
to connect people with each other; feet, the breath, the sea. Thanks to
the friends of the world, including those whose presence can be heard
in the composition, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for
donating studio time:
Mary Cassini
Joey Griffiths
Arthur McDevitt
Le Thi Kim
Le Tuan Hung
Father Pandeleimon Monakos
Dorothee Pollicke
Hubert Schneider
Herbert Jercher, wind chime
Chancy PelletierPhilip Island Clock Museum
Fernando Goncalves
Unknown Steel Drum Musician, Key West
Gary Havrillay✝ we love you Charlie ✝ 21.11.91
Environments recorded include
Fireworks, El Escorial, Spain
Ducks and plane, El Retiro, Madrid, Spain
Clocks, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Bells, Munich, Germany
Bells and Chant, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Boats, Venice, Italy, and Villefranche, France
Myer Christmas Parade, Melbourne
Lift, Daimaru, Melbourne
School Children, Basle, Switzerland
Train and Feet, Flinders St. Station, Melbourne
People in autumn leaves, Princes Park, Carlton, Melbourne
Lullaby , Villefranche, France
Exposition 85, Lausanne
Edelweiss, Lausanne, Switzerland

Leonardo Da Vinci Medieval clock,composer’s home, Brunswick, Melbourne
Heartbeat, Barbie Saunders/Waters
GPO Clock, Adelaide, South Australia
COVENTRY IN WEST BRUNSWICKROS BANDT & LE THI KIM
The prepared tapes include many peopleand friends.
Handbells
The sound track of handbells for Coventry
was composed and recorded by the bell
ringers at Mowbray College Melton while
I was composer in residence there. The
graphic score of Mowbray Bells involved
much free choice and decision-making whileworking together. The recording was madeinside the school bell tower while the bell
ringers walked around the outside of thecylindrical tower. This helped to augment thefeeling of dominance imposed by the schoolbell, a symbol in the piece for all larger formsof authority. It is rung at pivotal points in thepiece.
Environmental recordings
This is a mix of recordings made in theautumn of 1991, involving many friends.
Recording the autumn leaves in Princes Park
was a celebration of friends meeting, young
and old, east and west to share autumn atnight, each other and life itself. The rollingin the leaves, the games, laughter, Kim’s
song and sweeping came about quite
spontaneously. It was the last day I spent withmy mother and the falling leaves
embraced it all.
The wire sounds of Zithers
prepared with chopsticks andleft to vibrate like the barricades
placed over the burnt out church’s
windows can also be heard.
Thank you to Le and Kari, the othertwo members of the Back to Back
Zithers for permission to mix someof this material in our duet. The
Vietnamese song, At the City of
the Ascending Dragon, Thinking of
the Past was translated by Le TuanHung.

This project wasassisted by the Australia
Council, the Federal
Government’s arts
funding and advisoryboard, through the Don
Banks Composer Fellowship awarded to Ros
Bandt in 1990, a commission to compose
Footsteps by Mary Cassini, and a recording
grant to Move Records.

Photography: Ros Bandt, coverphotography and portraits, Tim Dunlap,
artist’s portrait.
Graphic design: Ros Bandt and Martin
Wright“Many thanks to all the family, friends,
associate artists and producers who havewalked through this disc with me in many
special ways. Thankyou to Martin Wright ofMove Records for making it possible.”© 1993 MOVE RECORDS
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