CONTENT COURTESY HALCYON
First Stones 2022 is an intensive opportunity to discover more about the voice and its capabilities, something Halcyon has been living out in performance for almost 25 years. Additionally, it is a chance to explore the collaborative practice that has developed over many years between composer Elliott Gyger and Halcyon’s artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong, and delve into the ways that composers and performers can shape each other’s work.
Update 6 July 2022: This event will now be online only.
Stage 1 on July 9-10 is designed for:
– Emerging Australian composers who want to hone their vocal writing skills;
– Singers and teachers who want to learn more about contemporary writing for the voice and broaden their repertoire;
– Those who are curious to know more about the classical voice and the music written for it.
Halcyon’s artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong will be joined by composer-educator Elliott Gyger, composer and APRA/AMCOS art music specialist Cameron Lam, and Australian Music Centre’s Meeghan Oliver in presentations, discussions, and Q&As. Cellist James Larsen will join Jenny for a short live performance.
Saturday 11am-4pm:
All About the Voice from Composer and Performer Perspectives
Presenters: Elliott Gyger and Jenny Duck-Chong
Sunday 12-4pm:
All About Text – Forum, Q&A, and live performance
Presenters: Elliott Gyger, Jenny Duck-Chong, Cameron Lam, Meeghan Oliver
Performers: Jenny Duck-Chong and James Larsen
Attend online, $30 per day or $50 for the weekend, tickets available online. The live stream sessions will also be available to ticketholders for 30 days after release. Learn more on the Halcyon website.
Images supplied. Featured image credits: Michael Chetham (JDC), Kierra Thorn (CL) and Keith Saunders (JL).
