Stories in music as Jane Sheldon and Acacia Quartet launch ‘North+South’

Stories in music as Jane Sheldon and Acacia Quartet launch ‘North+South’

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…

‘North and South’: Jane Sheldon’s CD in concert with the Acacia Quartet

‘North and South’: Jane Sheldon’s CD in concert with the Acacia Quartet

Soprano Jane Sheldon & Acacia Quartet are to give the first Sydney performances from their North + South CD, alongside music by Elena Kats-Chernin and Lyle Chan. Now based in the US, the Australian soprano has forged a strong international career. Her latest recording, North + South,  is a contemporary take on ten traditional folk songs, drawing on ‘traditional’ styles. For the Sydney concert, Jane…

‘Torrid Nature Scenes’ from a composer with ‘a cracking style’

‘Torrid Nature Scenes’ from a composer with ‘a cracking style’

TORRID NATURE SCENES, is an album of chamber works from Australian composer Nicholas Vines which presents a series of musical landscapes that instill both anxiety and ebullience in the listener. Through his innovative use of woodwinds, voice, and chamber ensemble, Vines –  lauded for his “crackling style” (NewMusicBox) and called “compellingly original” (Boston Phoenix) and…