This album was recorded at the Orpheum Theatre and Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music, both in Vancouver, across several dates in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
Performer Biography
Ariel Barnes, the cellist, was selected as one of six Canadian cellists to be a featured artist in CBC Radio's Canadian Bach Cello Suite Project.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Much of composer Jocelyn Morlock's music is inspired by birds, insomnia, or a combination of both.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover painting, also titled 'Halcyon', is by Mark Takeshi McGregor.
Performer Biography
Joseph Elworthy, one of the cellists, plays on a rare Ferdinando Gagliano cello from circa 1760 that once belonged to the legendary German cellist, Hugo Becker.
Composer Biography
Jocelyn Morlock, the composer, is currently the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Composer in Residence and previously held the inaugural Composer in Residence position for Vancouver's Music on Main.
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