Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Halcyon returns to the stage with After Dark - new Australian music for voice and cello.

The program features works that have been a long time in limbo. Four works commissioned by Halcyon early in 2020 will receive their long-delayed premieres - Luke Styles’ Starfish, Anthony Moles’ Mantoux, Cameron Lam's Persephone as a Whistling Moth and Ghosts, a new song cycle by Nicole Murphy. Also on the program are premieres of Andrew Ford, Sadie Harrison, Alisha Redmond and Brad Taylor-Newling and recent works by Alan Holley, Gordon Kerry, Aristea Mellos and Gillian Whitehead.

There has been so much 'pivotting' in recent years as artists have tried to make viable plans in an uncertain world and weathered the dark times of isolation. Live performance, where an audience experiences that moment of musical creation in real time in a shared moment with the performers, is unlike anything we can conjure on a screen. Showcasing a wealth of contemporary Australian composers across several generations, join Halcyon's artistic director, mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong and cellist James Larsen for this intimate performance.

Featured non-Australian music: Gillian Whitehead Because of the Child

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by email to info@halcyonartmusic.com.au

Featured Australian Works

	a dance with a jellyfish (mezzo-soprano with cello) (2022) by Alisha Redmond — World premiere
	After Dark (mezzo-soprano with cello) by Brad Taylor-Newling — World premiere
	Ethne's Lullaby (mezzo-soprano with cello) by Sadie Harrison — World premiere
	First Light (mezzo-soprano with cello) (2022) by Alan Holley
	Ghosts (mezzo-soprano with cello) (2020) by Nicole Murphy — World premiere
	Hymn of the Garden : mezzo-soprano voice with accompaniment by Andrew Ford
	Mantoux (mezzo-soprano with cello) (2020) by Anthony Moles — World premiere
	My Sorrow's Flower (mezzo-soprano with cello) by Gordon Kerry
	Persephone as a Whistling Moth (mezzo-soprano with cello) by Cameron Lam — World premiere
	Songs for a day (mezzo-soprano with cello) by Aristea Mellos
	Starfish (mezzo-soprano with cello) (2020) by Luke Styles — World premiere

Featured artists

• Presented by Halcyon