Halcyon and the Geist String Quartet have joined forces to record a new album, The Art of Disappearing with hybrid art production company and record label, Kammerklang. The Art of Disappearing is a poignant new song cycle by Sydney composer, Cameron Lam, with words by Queensland writer Sarah Holland-Batt, from her first book, Aria. Lam…
Join Halcyon and the Geist String Quartet for the world premiere of The Art of Disappearing, a poignant new song cycle by Sydney composer, Cameron Lam inspired by the raw and profound poetry of Queensland writer Sarah Holland-Batt. Cameron Lam wrote this piece for Halcyon mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong to whom it is dedicated, after years…
Dating from the late 1800s till WWI, the peaceful and prosperous era of the Belle Epoque has been described as “a golden age of French creativity”. This explosion of artistry spanned the creative spectrum of dance, visual art, architecture, fashion and music; it saw the rise of the Folies Bergère and the Ballets Russes; of…