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ANU School of Music lunchtime concert featuring Gary France, Charles Martin, Stephen Fitzgerald, Jonathan Griffiths, Bart Haddock and Anna Ng.

Outstanding Chapter Award 2012 awarded to Gary France in Austin Texas, USA at PASIC 2012.PERCUSscene PS4 John Beck and Gary France PAS Chapter Award 2012

PS 4 2012, Gary France conducted this interview while on tour in Brazil.

Gary France was the President of the Australian Chapter of PAS

Tim White Artistic Director, Guest Artist Kuniko Kato, Gary France, Iain Robbie and Joshua Webster.

Gary France joins solo percussionist Kuniko Kato (Japan) for a week of concerts & masterclasses at the W.A. Academy of Performing Arts to Celebrate the 25 birthday of this stellar percussion program.

Gary France will join Lucky Oceans, Peter Busher, Richard Danker and Kent Hughes for a 20 year reunion of this critically acclaimed ensemble. Hailed by Bruce Elder in Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the most accomplished ensembles in Australia , this concert looks to be an exceptional event.

Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend, Melbourne Australia. Gary France participating on judging panel for Australia’s Best Up & Coming Drummer 2012.

Bennie Maupin joined by the brilliant talent of the ANU Jazz Faculty and Jazz School Alumni; Eric Ajaye – Basses, Michael Azzopardi – Piano/Keyboards, Carl Dewhurst – Guitars, Mark Sutton – Drums, Gary France – Percussion, James Greening – Trombones and Miroslav Bukovsky – Trumpet/Flugelhorn.

PAS Australia Day of Percussion, University of Adelaide. The Percussive Arts Society, Australia Chapter hosted this exciting day of clinics masterclasses and concerts in “All Things Percussion” . Gary France was the President of the Australian Chapter.

July 2012 PERCUSscene Issue 3

PAS Australia Day of Percussion, Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The Percussive Arts Society, Australia Chapter hosted this exciting day of clinics masterclasses and concerts in “All Things Percussion” . Special Guest will be the Percussion Section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra SSO. Gary France was the President of the Australian

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The DRUMatiX Percussion Group, Gary France-Director, joined one of Australia’s most distinguished Percussionists Michael Askill, in the presentation of several programs during the Canberra International Music Festival 2012.

PS 2 Interview by Gary France

PERCUSscene PS2 Interview by Gary France

April 24 – 28, Gary France participated in this festival with Speak Percussion.

Percussive Arts Society, Victoria Day of Percussion, University of Melbourne. The Percussive Arts Society, Australia Chapter hosted this exciting day of clinics masterclasses and concerts in “All Things Percussion” . Special Guest will be the internationally acclaimed percussion group Kroumata (Sweden). Gary France was the President of the Australia Chapter.

PS2 Interview by Gary France

Interview by Gary France PERCUSscene PS2 2012

April 2012 Issue Features by Gary France: Anthony Cirone, Lennie DiMuzio Tales from the Bag, Fritz Hauser, Kroumata, Ensemble Evolution, Ensemble Pinquins, PAS Chapter Update.

Gary France participated in a cultural exchange with the Australian Cuban Friendship Society touring, conducting research and performing. March 26 – April 22

Performances at PercuSonidos Festival International Percussion Festival of Tampico Mexico, guest of Facultad de Musica of Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico. Gary France was Artist in Residence and performed with Evaristo Aguilar and his ensemble in workshops, and concerts. March 23 – 26, 2012.

Ensemble Evolution (Sweden) explored new works with Gary France and the DRUMatiX Percussion Group in an exciting week of joint research, composition and fusion of new media technologies. The week culminated in a free lunch time concert on Thursday 22 March in Lewellyn Hall at the ANU School of Music.

The ANU DRUMatiX Percussion Group in concert with special guest Fritz Hauser and Synergy Percussion. Poster, and Concert Program

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Ensemble Pinquins (Norway) presented a concert at the ANU School of Music. This concert was part of the ANU Drumming Spectacular week of events.

Gary France, Eric Ajaye and Paul Dal Broi will support Niels Rosendahal in the very special one time event to raise funds for his year of postgraduate study abroad. 2pm – 5pm

PS1 by Matthew Lorenzon

Drumming the Light by Gary France

Gary France appointed Features Editor of PERCUSscene Magazine incorporated in DRUMscene MagazineJames Bailey feature by Gary France PS1 The inaugural issue of PERCUSscene/DRUMscene combination. Gary France Features Editor of PERCUSScene.

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Percusscene Magazine issue PS1, convention coverage by Gary France, President of PAS Australian Chapter. PASIC 2011 and PASIC Expo are both included in this article.

PS1 Cover plus the ANU Percussion advertisement for the percussion program