This Saturday ‘Art and About’ and The Sydney Conservatorium of Music present the Australian premiere of a heart racing 3-dimensional theatrical piece by John Corigliano. ‘Circus Maximus’ takes its name from Rome’s colossal out-door theatre where hundreds of thousands of its citizens came to be entertained by the spectacle of its games. Corigliano draws a…
“Write in this book – Things that I see Things that I hear and know” Sei Shonagon, circa 1000 How do three composers respond to three writers from very different worlds? Take a rich and stimulating musical journey with Halcyon inspired by poets and writers who help us understand our lives from every wondrous…
Alison Morgan is a freelance soprano based in Sydney who along with mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong co-directs acclaimed ensemble Halcyon, Australia’s leading exponent of new chamber music for voice. ‘First Stones’ is Halcyon’s inaugural chamber song project for emerging composers. This is her account of the early stages of this project. The First Stones 2011 Emerging Composers…