ABC Classic FM presents the broadcast premiere of an extraordinary work written during the peak of the AIDS epidemic by one of Australia’s leading AIDS activists at the time, composer Lyle Chan and performed by the Acacia Quartet comprising Lisa Stewart and Myee Clohessy, violins, Stefan Duwe, viola and Anna Martin-Scrase, cello. As well, the performance will…
Sydney’s avant-garde string ensemble, the Acacia Quartet, will present an intimate take on one of the world’s best-loved Baroque piece in Vivaldi Four Seasons and a Goldfinch – the third concert of popular Live at Lunch series at The Concourse in Chatswood. Known for coupling conventional repertoire with the unorthodox, the Acacia Quartet will perform…
In the intimate setting of the Sydney Philharmonia space at The Wharf, soprano Jane Sheldon and the Acacia Quartet launched their recent CD North+South, recorded with harpist Genevieve Lang, in an evening of stories in music as Acacia also performed two works for string quartet composed by Lyle Chan. Now based in the US, Jane Sheldon sang a selection of 10 folk songs from…