Musicity 84

Description:

Musicity 84 was a Vancouver new music festival produced by Hank Bull, Alex Varty, and Colin Griffiths to accompany the multi-venue exhibition Art City. The festival showcased a diverse roster of emerging musicians working between popular and experimental music. 

Musical groups and artists presented in the festival included: Courage of Lassie (Laiwan, Ron Anon, Mady No, Rod Booth), The Flying Undercups (Eric Wyness and Gordon Koch), Cassation Group (Andrew Czink and Clemens Rettich), Lyn Vasey, GX Juppiter-Larson, Alex Varty, Richard Walliser performing work by Douglas Schmidt, and Hextremities (Kenneth Newby, Martin Gotfrit, DB Boyko, Andreas Kahre, Mark Parlett, Randy Raine-Reusch).

Program:

Nov 23, 1984

Concert by Courage of Lassie

Nov 24, 1984

Concert by the Flying Undercups

 Nov 25, 1984

Concert by Alex Varty and Douglas Schmidt with Rick Walliser

Nov 27, 1984

Concert by Cassation Group

Nov 28, 1984

Concert by Lyn Vasey and GX Juppiter-Larson

Dec 1, 1984

Composition by Committee by Hextremities

As additional contributions to the festival, Western Front presented the exhibition Rattles by Carole Itter, and an installation by Sunglee Lee titled Wilderness.