Fresh from working with American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre, the Acacia Quartet is joined by pianist Gerard Willems in a programme of Romantic Masterpieces. The concert will be in the intimate and resonant acoustic of the Big Schoolroom at Sydney Grammar School, one of Sydney’s oldest performance venues. The Acacia Quartet: Lisa Stewart and Myee…
Elena Kats-Chernin says she has been told she can write no more works for String Quartet. She displays a mischievous pleasure at my alarm. The Sydney composer has recently released a recorded collection of her ‘complete’ works for string quartet, entitled Blue Silence. ‘Complete’ to date, and therefore the end of a chapter. “But it’s only the…
Jane Sheldon with Acacia Quartet and harpist Genevieve Lang, launches her new CD North + South at The Homestead at Bundanon, home of the painter Arthur Boyd. Tickets: Entry to open Day at Bundanon: $12. Explore the properties, the homestead and Arthur Boyd’s studio. The performance is followed by drinks at The Homestead. Details at www.bundanon.com.au