The Acacia Quartet comprising violinists Lisa Stewart and Myee Clohessy, violist Stefan Duwe and cellist Anna Martin-Scrase, returns to the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House with Rhythm & Texture, aptly illustrated by the String Quartet No. 7 by Shostakovich and the String Quartet in F major by Ravel, alongside little known works by Golijov and…
A Sense of Connection is the inaugural collaboration between champions of new music, the vocal ensemble Halcyon and the Acacia Quartet. The concert celebrates a shared passion for new music and the very personal relationships between the ensembles and the composers who wrote the music included in the programme. All the music has been written written in the…
It’s a dream combination. A composer in the mainstream of her creativity handpicks a string quartet to make the premiere recording of her music and then coaches them in the way she wants to the music to sound. Add to this, a recording producer who understands implicitly what the composer wants and who has the formidable reputation as…