Dreams and Dances

Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Macquarie Street Sydney
Australia
(02) 8256 2222 or 1300 797 118
http://www.cityrecitalhall.com

Vox, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Elizabeth Scott – Musical Director
Alison Morgan – Soprano
Jenny Duck-Chong – Mezzo Soprano
Andrei Laptev – Tenor
Clive Birch – Bass
Claire Edwardes – Guest Artist/ Percussion

What happens when Vox, Sydney’s sassiest and smartest group of young choristers meets Halcyon, acclaimed champions of new music for voice? The result is a musical feast of recently composed works from around the world, including some beautiful gems by our own Australian composers. From the dreamy, surreal sounds of Saariaho's Nuit, Adieux to the dancing rhythms of Ross Edwards Mantras and Alleluyas, this adventurous program features Vox at their most fearless, with Halcyon's quartet of soloists, percussionist Claire Edwardes and Vox's Musical Director Elizabeth Scott.

Music by Kaija Saariaho, Arvo Part, Ross Edwards, Katy Abbott, Dan Walker, Elliott Gyger, Per Norgard, Kerry Andrew and Jorge Vidales.

Jorge Vidales : Four Basho Haiku
daniel walker : Litany of Earth and Sky
Ross Edwards : Mantras and Alleluyas
katy abbott : Aspects of Dreaming
Kerry Andrew : 2 songs from Dusksongs
Per Norgard : The gentle, the penetrating from I Ching
Kaija Saariaho : Nuits, adieux
Arvo Part : Bogoroditse dievo