Helen Davey: events

Friday, November 29th, 2013

Project "52" Launch - Katherine Portelli

Project "52 sound-paintings" is a weekly cross-arts online event that begins today. It is a celebration of music making in response to other art forms. Each week, I feature a piece of work from an artist, together with music I create in response to their artwork. I call my responses sound-paintings. The works are available for your viewing/listening online (details here).

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Thursday, November 28th, 2013

private event

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

52 Project - Who what when where why & how?

Monday, September 30th, 2013

tant pis

Friday, September 27th, 2013

private event - Takes Two

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Sunday, August 11th, 2013

Convent Gallery,

Part of the mixed exhibition "translating treasures", this salon features an interview with Ngaere Guyatt (Assemblage artist) followed by sound-paintings in response to the artworks by Helen Davey. Audience interaction happily encouraged.

"timeless" by Ngaere Guyatt

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Sunday, August 4th, 2013

Convent Gallery,

Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

Convent Gallery,

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

private event-workshop

Thursday, July 4th, 2013

private event

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

private event, Zurich - Takes Two

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013

private event, Zurich - HD solo

Saturday, May 25th, 2013

private event - Zurich - HD solo

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

"TAKES TWO" (farewell to APART cafe)

March 2013

concert pause for new programme development

February 2013

concert pause for new programme development

January 2013

on leave in australia :-)

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Thursday, December 13th, 2012

private event

Friday, November 30th, 2012

private event

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

private event

Saturday, November 17th, 2012

private event

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

salon series - hotel bellerive au lac

REBECCA LISTER - words

HELEN DAVEY - music 

one show only - don't miss it!

as part of the "salon series" these two australian artists combine their respective art forms to perform an evening of theatre, music, spoken word, and song. rebecca lister is an animateur, writer and performer and will present some recent works to an improvised music score. helen davey will offer "sound-paintings" in response to stories volunteered from the audience. 

please note - this programme will be presented in english.

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Takes Two - tant pis

ruth bieri - keyboard, accordion, saxophone, voice

helen davey - voice, keyboard, guitars, accordion

Saturday, August 11th, 2012

The Convent Chapel

This cross-arts salon offers a feast of visual artworks and writings by artist Petrus Spronk, with his remarkable “ Dance with the big C (cancer)”.  Helen Davey will provide an improvised musical score to enrich this salon, including “sound-paintings” in response to stories volunteered by the audience.

Why not come and join us afterwards at the Altar Bar: the funkiest bar a convent could cloister!

Friday, August 10th, 2012

convent chapel

This cross-arts salon offers a feast of visual artworks and writings by artist Petrus Spronk, with his remarkable “ Dance with the big C (cancer)”.  Helen Davey will provide an improvised musical score to enrich this salon, including “sound-paintings” in response to stories volunteered by the audience. 

Why not come and join us afterwards at the Altar Bar: the funkiest bar a convent could cloister!

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Saturday, August 4th, 2012

convent chapel

This salon offers a tapestry of texts in different genres -  poetry, song,  narrative and monologue - with a  live, improvised sound track.  The  audience will be invited to volunteer personal stories as yarns for sound weavings. Words by Rebecca Lister, Terry Jaensch, Joanne Davis, music by Helen Davey.  

Why not come and join us afterwards at the Altar Bar: the funkiest bar a convent could cloister!

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

private event

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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

private event

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

private event

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

mellow club - Davey & Aebli

Friday, May 25th, 2012

private event

Monday, February 13th, 2012

tasma house and gardens

reservations recommended:info at helendavey.com

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

maurocco bar
midland hotel

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

benalla art gallery

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

ballarat fine at gallery

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

wesley anne

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

fortyfivedownstairs

Artist talk by Kristin Diemer followed by a solo performance of Sound Painting's by Helen Davey, in response to Kristin's photographs.

A photographer and sociologist, Kristin Diemer, loves to tell a good story.  Her latest exhibition 'A Dingo Fence and Mallee Roots' tells the story of a Victorian family farming on the Fringe. Kristin's poignant images illustrate the often solitary life of remote farming; the ordinary, repetitive, daily life.

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Offene Kirche

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

rigi kulm hotel

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

restaurant zeughaushof

there will be sound-paintings - so feel free to bring a story to share.

Friday, October 21st, 2011

restaurant europa

singer-songwriter/jazz/folk/pop/or/something/like/that

there will be sound-paintings - so feel free to bring a story to share.

*kollekte is a wonderfully concise german word meaning generous, BIG, multi-note bequests of artistic appreciation (aka the rustling rather than jangling form of money-in-the-hat donations). 

Friday, September 30th, 2011

rieterhaus, bubikon

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

werkstatt für improvisierte musik

free improvisation - experimental music

helen davey (prepared piano & vox) & brigitte meyer (cello & vox). celebrating tension, distension, dis-allsorts of things.... and so on. two voices and quite some strings.  

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

zum bücherparadies

book launch and readings from adelheid schaer's book "ZAHRA"

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

it's a secret

(private function)

August 2011

on leave in australia :-)

July 2011

in the studio - overdubs for new CD

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

kultbau

KLANG-CONNECTION - "SONGS, STORIES AND THINGS THAT GO DING" !

the kultbau is a deliciously, solubrious salon where i could just play all day. they have a fabulous programme of kultural events that are obscure to say the least, eccentric (sometimes) and often cross arts inspired. join us for a little uusflug (journey) into the realm of sound-art that plays in the spaces we instinctively share in our subconscious. 

helen davey (voice piano and other things) and ferdi rauber (percussion, didjeridoo, voice, hand drums)   

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Friday, June 10th, 2011

restaurant europa

SONGS, STORIES AND THINGS THAT GO DING !

think: australian singer-songwriter (melbourne oberland), meets swiss nature-percussionist (st. gallen outback).

join us for a little uusflug (journey) into the realm of sound-art that plays in the spaces we instinctively share in our subconscious. 

helen davey (voice piano and other things) and ferdi rauber (percussion, didjeridoo, hand drums)  

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May 2011

in the studio - CD recordings

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Thursday, April 14th, 2011

APART (das blumenkafi)

DAVEY AND AEBLI

singer-songwriter with hints of jazz/blues.

a blend of original material plus sound-apintings: experience how stories volunteered by the audience take on a musical life of their own.   featuring david aebli (double bass, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar)      helen davey (voice, piano & other things)

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Thursday, March 17th, 2011

l'heure bleu kultur & film

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

l'heure bleu kultur & film

her songs, her stories - tell me a story and i'll sing you a song.

to mark the centenary of international womens' day, this concert will commemorate women songwriters (from the singer-songwriter /gentle jazz/ blues traditions with perhaps the odd deviation into the slightly weird...)

the "kollekte" will be donated to a charity for womens' programmes. (details on thursday).

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

old hepburn hotel, (AUS)

andy vogel (vox, accordion, guitar, blues harp) joins helen davey (vox, piano, guitar, accordion) to play some original songs at this month's performers night (it's been running for over ten years now, thanks to nel staite :-)

January 2011

on leave in australia :-)

December 2010

recording

Monday, November 15th, 2010

kafferberg

Friday, November 12th, 2010

restaurant soodmatte

private function

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

APART (das blumenkafi)

poetic world/folk music with a contemporary twist

songs and sound-paintings by helen davey (voice, piano and other things), with david aebli (double bass, bouzouki & mandolin).

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

kultbau

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

kultbau

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

espirit

Friday, October 8th, 2010

APART (das blumenkafi)

helen davey (voice, piano and other things),
david aebli (double bass, bouzouki, mandolin),
ferdi rauber (hand drums, percussion, didjerridoo)

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

APART (das blumenkafi)

helen davey (voice, piano and other things),
david aebli (double bass, bouzouki, mandolin), 
ferdi rauber (hand drums, percussion, didjerridoo)

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

playback-theatre bumerang
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...)  and christoph schmid (saxes, recorders, percussion) improvise the soundtrack to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

salon series - davey & kennedy

writer cate kennedy and musician helen davey both know and love daylesford very well.  they have both found inspiration in its landscape and life, and are excited to be collaborating in this festival event where davey's evocative 'sound paintings' merge with kennedy's delicious poetry;

oh and... afternoon tea available from 2:30pm

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

salon series - davey & kennedy

writer cate kennedy and musician helen davey both know and love daylesford very well.  they have both found inspiration in its landscape and life, and are excited to be collaborating in this festival event where davey's evocative 'sound paintings' merge with kennedy's delicious poetry; 

hmmm... and don't forget dinner is available after the show

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

salon series - davey & lister

the salon series - an afternoon of music, text and the unexpected.  helen davey joins writer and theatre maker rebecca lister as they combine their respective worlds of music and words.  sit back, watch, listen and feel.

.... and don't forget afternoon tea will be available from 2:30 pm

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

salon series - davey & lister

the salon series - an afternoon of music, text and the unexpected.  helen davey joins writer and theatre maker rebecca lister as they combine their respective worlds of music and words.  sit back, watch, listen and feel.

afternoon tea available from 2:30pm

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Barcaldine Country House,

at this salon, helen will present songs and stories from her upcoming album then invite you, the audience, to volunteer your own stories so she can sound-paint a response, using voice, piano and other things. Why not bring a story to share?

...stay tuned for a mystery guest...

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

benalla art gallery

at this concert, helen will create sound-paintings to current art works exhibited at the gallery, and to the wonderful poetry of writer cate kennedy. 

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

playback-theatre bumerang
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...)  and christoph schmid (saxes, recorders, percussion) improvise the soundtrack to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

APART (das blumenkafi)

playback-theatre bumerang helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...) improvises to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

playback-theatre bumerang
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...)  and christoph schmid (saxes, recorders, percussion) improvise the soundtrack to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

playback-theatre bumerang
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...)  and christoph schmid (saxes, recorders, percussion) improvise the soundtrack to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

carvings
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...) performs her own songs around the theme of "carvings". featuring david aebli (upright bass, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki) and some surprise guests.

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

restaurant zeughaushof

playback-theatre bumerang
helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...)  and christoph schmid (saxes, recorders, percussion) improvise the soundtrack to re-enactments of stories volunteered by the audience.

January 2010

more leave :-)

December 2009

on leave in australia :-)

spring one day, winter the next.....

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

restaurant zeughaushof

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) and christoph schmid (sax, recorders, vox, perc) play improvised sound-paintings to playback-theatre bumerang.  

Friday, November 6th, 2009

APART (das blumenkafi)

CARVINGS

helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...) performs her own songs and sound paintings around the theme of "carvings". featuring david aebli (upright bass, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki) and markus twerenbold (voice, percussion, air trombone).

this delightful, intimate restaurant serves delicious meals.  please book early to reserve your table, as seating is limited. here's a link to APART cafe's menu/wine pages.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

restaurant zeughaushof

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) and christoph schmid (sax, recorders, vox, perc) play improvised sound-paintings to playback-theatre bumerang.

Friday, October 16th, 2009

APART (das blumenkafi)

CARVINGS

helen davey (vox, piano, and other things...) performs her own songs around the theme of "carvings". featuring david aebli (upright bass, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki) and markus twerenbold (voice, percussion).

this delightful, intimate restaurant serves delicious meals.  please book early to reserve your table, as seating is limited.  here's a link to APART cafe's menu/wine pages.

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

restaurant zeughaushof

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) and christoph schmid (sax, recorders, vox, perc) play improvised sound-paintings to bumerang theatre www.playbacktheater-bumerang.ch

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

das blumenkafi APART

helen davey, solo (voice, piano and other things) in this quaint, secret garden cafe.

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

APART (das blumencafe)

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) plays improvised sound-paintings to bumerang playback-theatre in this quaint, secret-garden cafe.  www.playbacktheater-bumerang.ch

Monday, June 29th, 2009

wort & bild festifall

gabriela signer's "floating echo" is a video installation which will premiere at the wort und bild festifall, june 25 - 28;  it will be screened each night of the festifall after dark at the adellen badi, dachsen.

i created the soundtrack (for voice, accordion, and prepared piano)  using "echo and narcissus" as a muse for the whimsical narrative of the film. some excerpts of the soundtrack are available to hear on the music page.

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

theater im guss 81-80

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) and christoph schmid (sax, recorders, vox, perc) play improvised sound-paintings to bumerang theatre www.playbacktheater-bumerang.ch

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

restaurant zeughaushof

helen davey (vox, piano, perc) and christoph schmid (sax, recorders, vox, perc) play improvised sound-paintings to bumerang theatre www.playbacktheater-bumerang.ch