Ensemble in Residence 2012

Halcyon is delighted to be Ensemble in Residence this year at Sydney Grammar School.  It is a great opportunity to work alongside Dr Nicholas Vines and the music staff to interact with the music students in classes and presentations, and to showcase some of the amazing Australian and international we have performed and commissioned. 

During March Alison and Jenny presented classes on contemporary chamber music to introduce the repertoire for SIRENS, the lunchtime performance on March 8 with soprano Belinda Montgomery, mezzo soprano Jo Burton and harpist Genevieve Lang.

In April we have begun working with Form IV on a composition project.  We've asked them to write a brief a cappella work for one or two voices.  Pieces will be discussed and presented in classes at the start of Term 2. Following this they will create a short work of vocal chamber music for voice/s and up to 2 instruments. Some of these pieces will be performed by Halcyon later in the year in a special showcase.

STUDENT RESOURCES

Below is a list of small chamber works with sample material provided:

Michael Atherton  Of Stone and Silence*
Sally Beamish  Buzz      sally_beamish_-_buzz_extracts.aif

Anne Boyd  Cycle of Love*
Mary Finsterer  Sentence for Dinner*  mary_finsterer_-_sentence_for_dinner_extract.aif
Earl Kim  Thither from Now and Then       earl_kim_-_thither_from_now_and_then_.m4a
Ruth Lee Martin  Wimmera Song Cycle*    ruth lee martin_wimmera_song_cycle_number_4.mp3
Kaija Saariaho  Du gick, flög       kaija_saariaho_-_du_gick_flog_extract.aif
Andrew Schultz  Pied Beauty from To the Evening Star*

*Scores and/or recorded material for these can also be found at the Australian Music Centre

Other relevant works

Katy Abbott  No Ordinary Traveller*    katy_abbott_no_ordinary_traveller_extract.aif
Kerry Andrew luna-cy
Andrew Ford  Willow Songs*       andrew_ford_-_willow_songs_extract.mp3
Elliott Gyger Petit Testament*
Libby Larsen  Liebeslied