CD Release: Kingfisher – Songs For Halcyon

CD Release: Kingfisher – Songs For Halcyon

This month, Halcyon’s new recording, Kingfisher – Songs for Halcyon was released on the Tall Poppies label (TP 236). Formed in 1998, Halcyon has been at the vanguard of creating and performing Australian music.  Kingfisher – Songs for Halcyon reflects the breadth of contemporary classical Australian writing. Featuring 21 new songs written especially for Halcyon and some thrilling virtuosic…

Zubin Kanga Duels With His Dual: Dark Twin – Music Of Mystery And Multiplicity

Zubin Kanga Duels With His Dual: Dark Twin – Music Of Mystery And Multiplicity

The title of the concert programme is enigmatic and irresistibly inviting – Dark Twin- music of mystery and multiplicity for piano and multimedia – a recital by London based Australian pianist Zubin Kanga, for the innovative combination of piano, electronics and video. Speaking to SoundsLikeSydney in Sydney, Zubin says “it  is all about the interaction…

Concert Review: Symbiosis 1

Concert Review: Symbiosis 1

Symbiosis I, Jane Sheldon,soprano/ Jason Noble, clarinet/James Wannan, viola, 107 Projects,107 Redfern St, Redfern.  Friday 18th July, 2014.   Redfern’s 107 Projects was host to an enjoyable chamber music concert, the first in a traveling series called Symbioses by New-York based Australian soprano Jane Sheldon. The series launch also featured two local guest instrumentalists, clarinetist…