Halcyon casts the first stones

Nine new composers. Nine new works. Contemporary music ensemble Halcyon performs these diverse and inspiring compositions that have been created through their First Stones project, an innovative and exciting opportunity for young Australian composers. From numerous applicants, Halcyon selected nine promising composers from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and issued them the challenge of writing a song for voice and…

Rare writers inspire Halcyon’s ‘Life on Paper’

  “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…