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The Cathedral Band includes William Duckworth, PitchWeb; "Blue" Gene Tyranny, keyboard; Nora Farrell, PitchWeb Moderator, Abel Domingues, guitar; William Barton, didgeridoo; DJ Tamara, mix; and AJ Sabatini as The Chronicler, continuing to tell the story of Cathedral and its five moments.
A key component of Duckworth and Farrell's work of music and art for the web, the Cathedral project, the Cathedral Band is a collective of improvising musicians who play live along with members of the audience via the Web. With a focus on bringing together musicians from all genres, the Cathedral Band's music is a unique blend of cultural streams, each preserving their own individuality and identity.
Recent live performances by the Cathedral Band include Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo (May 2003), NYU's Tisch School Media Labs (Mar. 2003), and the Brisbane Powerhouse in Queensland, Australia for the mini[]max Festival, the first international celebration of post-minimalism (July/Aug. 2002).
Featured performer William Barton was born in Mount Isa in Australia's outback in June 1981. At the age of eight, he was taught the didgeridoo by his uncle, an elder from the Waanyi tribe of northwest Queensland; and by age eleven, he was the leading didgeridoo player at traditional funerals and other ceremonies. Also a direct descendent of the Kalkadunga tribe, he became involved in dance and other aspects of his traditional culture. In 1998, William moved to Brisbane and, with the assistance of BHP-Billiton, the international mining and global resources concern, began to impact the world of concert halls, festivals, orchestras and composers. In July 2001, William appeared at the Townsville International Festival of Music, performing Peter Sculthorpe's From Ubirr: String Quartet Number 12 with the Goldner String Quartet. That appearance launched what has already been an extraordinary association between William and Australia's most revered composer. In June 2003, the Music Council of Australia and the Freedman Foundation named William co-winner of their annual Fellowship for Classical Music.
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