From the Hungry Waiting Country is a new release by Halcyon, performing the music of contemporary Australian composer, Elliot Gyger. Released on the Tall Poppies label, it contains three works by Gyger, Giving Voice (2012), Petit Testament (2008) and the cycle from which the disc takes its title, From the Hungry Waiting Country (2006). Halcyon’s…
The celestial sound of the harp combines with the richness of the cello in the third Musica Viva Sessions concert, played in a private amphitheatre above the harbour at Walsh Bay. Harpist and broadcaster Genevieve Lang and cellist Rachel Scott present a mix of classical and modern music including works by Ross Edwards, Bach, Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos and Martin…
New York-based Australian soprano and Symbioses director, Jane Sheldon is returning to Sydney to present Symbiosis III in partnership with the New Music Network. Symbiosis III features guest artists Jane Bishop (flutes) and Genevieve Lang (harp) performing with Jane Sheldon. It includes the world premiere of a new work by Australian composer Amanda Cole, as well…