In a live cinematic performance by one of Australia’s most versatile sopranos. Jane Sheldon presents, for the first time in one concert, a live multi-channel spatialised rendition of her two most recent solo albums. From the stark and ethereal to harmonically saturated, Jane’s immersive sound world transports us to an otherworldly place in a way that only her angelic voice can.

Flowermuscle and the River Styx

National Film and Sound Archive

Magic Realism takes the listener through a theatrical and mystical sonic journey traversing medieval Europe and contemporary Australian Indigenous culture. Three master musicians steer us through two profound works: Hildegard von Bingen’s O Spectabiles Viri is magically reinterpreted by Erkki Veltheim with soprano Jane Sheldon. 

Magic Realism

The Street Theatre

Magic Realism takes the listener through a theatrical and mystical sonic journey traversing medieval Europe and contemporary Australian Indigenous culture. Three master musicians steer us through two profound works: Hildegard von Bingen’s O Spectabiles Viri is magically reinterpreted by Erkki Veltheim with soprano Jane Sheldon.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is humanity’s oldest written epic poem. Emerging from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, it tells of a restless young king who, through experiences of love and loss, becomes a better person. His unexpected love for a half-man, half-animal leads him wide-eyed into mysterious realms.

Jane Sheldon

Events

Past events

May 3, 2025

Flowermuscle and the River Styx · Canberra International Music Festival

May 2, 2025

Magic Realism · Canberra International Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in For solo soprano, piano, electronics and live spatialisation by Sheldon

Canberra International Music Festival

Piano in I am a tree, I am a mouth by Sheldon

Canberra International Music Festival

Piano in Flowermuscle and the River Styx by Sheldon

Canberra International Music Festival

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