2012

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20 February	Graffiti	Under flyover between Mestre and Venice, Italy
IMAGINE graffiti in Italian under flyover between Mestre and Venice, Italy. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

12 March	Graffiti	Cityside of the Foyle Bridge, Derry, Ireland
IMAGINE graffiti made by Bill Drummond on Cityside of Foyle Bridge. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

13 March	Graffiti	A bridge under the R238 near Moville, Donegal, Ireland
IMAGINE graffiti in Irish, made by Bill Drummond, on bridge under the R238 near Moville, Donegal, Ireland. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

14 March	Graffiti	Waterside of the Foyle Bridge, Derry, Ireland
IMAGINE Graffiti made by Bill Drummond on the Waterside of the Foyle Bridge, Derry, Ireland. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

18 March	Performance	The Streets of London, UK
DAMASCUS in LONDON - In March 2011, Bill Drummond was supposed to lead a performance of Score 328: SURROUND around the top of the medieval city walls of Damascus. This was part of a tri-nation festival organised by Reel Festivals. The three nations were to be Syria, Lebanon and Scotland. The Lebanese and Scottish legs of the festival happened. The Arab Spring caused the Syrian leg to be postponed. It was also supposed to be part of The17's City-to-City world tour While Syrians are slaughtered on their city streets and the world looks on wondering what it should do, Reel Festival have decided to organise a festival in waiting with the Syrian refugees and exiles who are currently living in London. Between 1pm and 3pm on Sunday, 18 March 2012, Bill Drummond will be leading a performance of the same score as he was going to do in Damascus. This score is usually performed on the circumfrence of a five-kilometre circle. As stated above it was to be performed around the city walls of Damascus, which are also five kilometres in circumference. Drummond has drawn an outline of the Damascus city walls on a map of London and will lead this particular performance following the outline on the streets of London. The 100 members of The17 that will be taking part in this performance will be primarily drawn from the Syrian refugee and exile community in the UK. But there may be a few vacancies left. To apply and find out where the rendezvous point is contact surround@reelfestivals.org All those taking part get a DAMASCUS in LONDON T-Shirt and pamphlet.
The route for the DAMASCUS in LONDON performance of Score 328: SURROUND

26 March	Graffiti	Under Bridego Bridge, Vale of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
IMAGINE Graffiti made by Bill Drummond under Bridego Bridge, Vale of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

27 March	Graffiti	The White Post Lane bridge over the River Lea, Hackney Wick, London, England
IMAGINE Graffiti made by Bill Drummond, under the White Post Lane bridge over the River Lea, Hackney Wick, London, England. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

28 March 10:20	Graffiti	Under the E Cross Route (A12) flyover over the River Lea, Hackney Wick, London
IMAGINE Graffiti in Arabic made by Bill Drummond, for DAMASCUS-in-LONDON, under the E Cross Route (A12) flyover over the River Lea, Hackney Wick, London. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

20 April - 5 May	Exhibition	Various locations across Sheffield, England
Ragworts is the title of an exhibition by Bill Drummond. The exhibition is spread across numerous locations in Sheffield. In early May 2011, Drummond was the composer in residence for the Sensoria Festival in Sheffield. During this time he composed several site specific scores to be performed in Sheffield by members of The17. The exhibition comprises of printed versions of these scores either framed and hung in the specific places or fly posted at pertinent locations in the city. As part of Sensoria Festival 2012, the Site Gallery - 1 Brown Street, Sheffield - will be exhibiting the original scores as well as photographic documentation of the exhibition by Tracey Moberly, and a film by Andy Benfield that explores and documents the process of Ragworts. Bill Drummond will be giving a walking and talking lecture on the 21 April. Ragworts is also the name of a flowering weed that can be found growing up through the cracked paving stones and waste ground of Sheffield. There is also to be a book by Bill Drummond entitled Ragworts that will be published to coincide with the exhibition. Further details to follow
Score 390: SEVENTEEN DEEP BREATHS, in the control room of press five at Forgemasters. Photograph taken by Tracey Moberly

3 - 8 May 2012	Performance	Kampala, Uganda
As part of Un-Convention: Uganda, Bill Drummond will be leading a number of performance by The17 in and around Kampala. This will be part of The17's Coast-to-Coast and City-to-City world tours. Further information to follow.

26 May	Performance	Berlin, Germany
Julia Kratz & Stefan Schwietert are to marry on the 26th May 2012, in Berlin. Bill Drummond will be leading a performance of Score 13: CELEBRATE at the wedding reception. Further information to follow.

02 June	Performance	The Streets of Paris, France
Bill Drummond will be leading a performance of Score 328: SURROUND as part of Infr'Action Paris. Infr'Action is an international live art festival that has happened in numerous cities around the globe. This is also part of The17's City-to-City world tour. Further information to follow

10 - 11 August 2012	Performance	The Curfew Tower, Cushendall, County Antrim, Ireland
The17 will be performing the world premier of Score 4: AGE within the Curfew Tower. This will be part of The17's Coast-to-Coast world tour and part of the Heart Of The Glens Festival 2012. Further information to follow.

3 - 30 September 2012	Performance	The USA
The17 will be performing the world premier of Score 318: CONSIDER along latitude 36.1 degrees North between Kitty Hawk on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina and Lucia on the Pacific coast of California. This is part of The17's Coast-to-Coast world tour. Further details to follow.

23 - 26 October	Performance/Lecture	Contemporary Music - Today? University of Vienna, Austria
Neue Musik - Heute? is a symposium on the current situation of contemporary art music. Bill Drummond will be giving a presentation with Nobel Prize Winner, Elfriede Jelinek entitled How is the Public and non Public Dialogue? The blurb translated from German into English for the symposium reads: Contemporary music is now widely established, but still represents only a small segment of the music market and the public media. The still noticeable elitist claim of contemporary music is increasingly at odds with current trends in artistic activities. Can the concept of contemporary music still be maintained today? What is exciting about contemporary music? What is behind the claim of artists who continually strive to create something new and unique? It is important to find a new understanding of contemporary art music in the context of today's changing values and the technical, medial and social changes and to question and possibly re-evaluate old categories and thinking structures to redraw boundaries between genres and social groups, as well as re-evaluate listening developments and music consumption habits. Further information to follow.