The Domestic Sublime

Available as a CD from Katy Abbott and the Australian Music Centre, or digitally on iTunes

Released by Leeward Side Records 2013

Digital release by ABC Classics 2014

The Domestic Sublime - The Vocal Music of Katy Abbott (LS 1302)

Halcyon performs No Ordinary Traveller (2006) - song cycle for mezzo, clarinet, percussion and piano. Note: the full song cycle features on Sunburnt Aftertones.

CD also features performances by Greta Bradman, Leigh Harrold, and the Song Company.

Artists: Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo soprano, Diana Springford clarinet, Daryl Pratt percussion, Jo Allan piano

Waves II

Waves II is Halcyon's second release of studio recordings featuring two radiant Australian works - Ross Edwards' Maninya I (1981/86) for mezzo soprano and cello and Dan Walker's King Ludwig's Swans (2004/2009) for 4 female voices and harp, commissioned by Halcyon in 2004.

TRACK LIST

1. Ross Edwards Maninya I

2-6. Dan Walker King Ludwig’s Swans

ARTISTS

Alison Morgan soprano, Belinda Montgomery soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo soprano, Jo Burton mezzo soprano, Genevieve Lang harp, Geoffrey Gartner cello  

Recorded at Trackdown Scoring Stage, Sydney in 2011-2012.  Engineered, mixed and mastered by Daniel Brown.

Available as mp3 from cdbaby and itunes and CD from Halcyon

Read the Music Trust review here.