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Halcyon turns 15 this year.  To celebrate this momentous occasion, stay tuned for a special event planned for later this year.  We will also be uploading many reflections on the past 15 years music making on the site in the coming months - including photos, recordings. blogs and archival programs.  Sign up to our facebook page to find out when we've updated.  Hope you enjoy learning more about the many wonderful works we've performed and composers we've discovered, befriended and championed as well as hearing and seeing so many of our outstanding fellow artists.  It's been a fantastic 15 years.

WAVES 1

We have long wanted to produce studio recordings of some of the works we have performed and commissioned over the years so that more people can get to hear and know them, so we are thrilled to announce that the first of a series of digital recordings (no hard copy), entitled Waves 1, has just been released. It features two substantial works - Elliott Gyger’s Petit Testament for soprano, mezzo and piano and Andrew Ford’s Willow Songs for soprano, mezzo, flutes, clarinets, piano and percussion.  Our thanks to the wonderful musicians – conductor Mark Shiell, flautist Sally Walker, clarinettist Jason Noble, percussionist John Douglas and pianist Sally Whitwell – for their fine artistry, and to Elliott and Andy for these quintessentially Halcyon works that capture so beautifully the joys and dangerous virtuosity of contemporary vocal writing that we love to perform. 

Currently available for digital release at cdbaby you can read more about it here and listen or buy on our website here.  You can download the tracks separately or buy both for the very reasonable price of $4.99.  We will be getting more things up in the coming months so keep checking the website for updates.  And tell your friends!