Bio
George Worthy is a multi-instrumentalist, improviser/composer, sound artist and weaver based in Naarm, Melbourne. He studied bassoon and composition at Australian National University (ANU), School of Music 2010, and graduated with First class honours majoring in Sound Art at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 2014.
He completed a Certificate 3 in Live Production Services from Arts Centre Melbourne in 2016 and worked with Australia' leading arts institutions as a sound technician and score reader.
George specialises in electro-acoustic improvisation and composition on bassoon and clarinet. He brings his passion for wind instruments and electronic sound manipulation into the contemporary sound field. Sound design, deep listening, classical form, North Indian raga and experimental music inform his practice.
He has composed music and sound design for festivals, contemporary dance and record releases and recorded on multiple projects throughout Australia and Internationally.
Currently George is learning the sarangi from Sangeet Mishra.
George is also a hand weaver, having learnt the art of weaving at the age of 13 from the Bega Valley Weavers he now brings together his sound and fibre practices to weave graphic scores and wearable art pieces inspired by sound.
Creative CV
Sound Design/Composition
2019 Invert by Alya Manzart (Transit Dance)
2019 Supersense Festival Arts Centre Melbourne
2019 Chant n' Chai
2018 Melbourne Magic Show
2013 A1 Circus Adelaide Fringe Festival
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Musical Collaborations/Performance - Current, Ongoing, and Previous
Multi-instrumentalist specialising in winds – clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, flute, composition and electronics
Ensemble i 2023-onoging
Sounding Points 2022-ongoing
Resonant Bloom 2019 – 2023
Fleassy Malay and the Blurred Lines 2018 – 2023
Crumhorn (solo) 2017 – ongoing
The Monotremes 2014 – 2017
A Parlor O' La La 2013 – 2016
Chant n' Chai 2012 – 2020
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Festival Performances
Sleepless Festival, Footscray 2023
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023
Questival 2023
ASIATOPA 2019
Rainbow Serpent Festival 2014, 2017, 2018
Bali Spirit Festival 2013
Dragon Dreaming Festival 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
The Town Festival 2017
Adelaide Fringe Festival 2014
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013
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Recordings
This Old Man Vol1 2024 - Producer, Arranger, Collaborator
Digital Renaissance 2023 - Crumhorn solo release
Textures of Dance 2023 - Crumhorn solo release
In Conversation 2022 - Crumhorn and Sarita McHarg release
The Stream 2022 - Crumhorn release
I met the universe half way 2021 - Crumhorn solo release
No Borders Music Project 2019 - Bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute and arrangement
Fleassy Malay and the Unheard Truths 2018 – Clarinet
Akashic Records 2018 - Clarinet, alto saxophone, flute, and arrangement
'Quiet Earth' (Matt Coldrick and Aarti Jadu) 2014 – Bassoon, clarinet and zither
Khao Records VA 2013 - Clarinet and electronics