Simply beautiful: ‘North + South’ from Jane Sheldon, CD review

Simply beautiful: ‘North + South’ from Jane Sheldon, CD review

Soprano Jane Sheldon is a well respected and popular exponent of two broad styles of music at opposite ends of the timeline – Baroque and early music and, ‘New’ music. Her latest venture a CD with the title North + South (Phosphor Records PR 0001), released earlier this month, demonstrates her mastery of yet another style. North + South is a…

Bach in the Dark in June

Bach in the Dark in June

Cellist Rachel Scott presents the second concert in the 2012 series of Bach in the Dark  in mid-June. The unusual Sydney venue for these concerts is the crypt of St James’ Church in King Street. This intimate space with its low ceiling and gently reverberant acoustic complements the sound of the cello, the repertoire and the other instruments…