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LATEST RELEASE

Wimmera Song Cycle
by Ruth Lee Martin

LATEST REVIEWS

CONCERT The Dance of Life
CDS
The Art of Disappearing
Don Banks: Vocal and Chamber Music

25 years of Halcyon

Halcy0n’s Artistic Director, mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong, has started reflecting on highlights of the last 25 years. Find all current posts on the News page or by searching ‘25 years of Halcyon’ in the search bar below. This archive will continue to grow through 2024.

NEWS

• Halcyon’s artistic director was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards in the Excellence in Classical Music category. Read the full list of finalists here.

• Read about Halcyon’s first ever concert with Sydney Alpha Ensemble on 14 February 1998 and the reviews by Fred Blanks and John Carmody

Take a tour through programs from the last 25 years with links to additional materials and reviews

Features news about events and occasional blogs from Halcyon’s Artistic Director

Explore Halcyon’s YouTube channel for archival video, audio and interview clips

Find our music on Bandcamp for purchase and download.

RECENT RELEASES

Don Banks: Vocal and Chamber Music - Jenny performs Five North Country Folk Songs and Tirade
Waves II, III and IV available now for streaming
Peter Dart: Chamber Music and Songs - Jenny performs Four Short Songs and of heaven and earth
The Art of Disappearing (Kammerklang) - Jenny and the Geist Quartet perform Cameron Lam’s song cycle

WHO IS HALCYON?

Regarded a leading exponent of new vocal music, for twenty five years Halcyon has presented stunning performances of vocal chamber music from around the world, with a special focus on Australian works. Based in Sydney, Halcyon is a chameleonic ensemble of varying size and instrumentation, with a line up drawn together for each project by current artistic director, mezzo soprano Jenny Duck-Chong.

Originally founded by singers Alison Morgan and Jenny Duck-Chong, since 1998 Halcyon has championed and commissioned contemporary vocal chamber music, forging international relationships with composers, music centres and institutions, as well as mentoring the next generation of composers and performers through workshops, seminars, masterclasses and private teaching. Along with their self-released Waves EP series, Halcyon has produced numerous acclaimed studio recordings with Tall Poppies, Move and Wirripang and is regularly heard on local and national radio.

Find Halcyon on Bandcamp