The Parsons Affayre St James, King Street, Sydney 9 March 2014 Miserere – Music for Lent The Parsons Affayre was formed in 2009 as an elite choral group, normally with two singers per part and specialising in Renaissance polyphony. Directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones, a Lenten concert has become a regular feature of their calendar…
On March 15 and 29, Halcyon proudly presents Kingfisher, Songs for Halcyon – a seminal commissioning project to celebrate 15 years of music making by Australia’s leading ensemble for vocal chamber music. Halcyon, a fabled bird identified with the kingfisher, had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on…
Vocal ensemble Halcyon presents an evening of ‘simple yet profoundly beautiful’ music when its Artistic Directors, singers Alison Morgan (soprano) and Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano) are joined by cellist Geoffrey Gartner to share some of the intimate musical gems they have discovered over years of collaboration. Performing on just one or two instruments, the programme…