Hartley Newnham
Hartley Newnham is an Australian countertenor whose repertory runs from troubadour song and mediaeval monody to the avant-garde. A long-standing member of La Romanesca, he is also a composer and a noted advocate of new Australian vocal works.
Hartley Newnham’s repertory ranges from Troubadour songs to the avant-garde and jazz. With pianist Nicholas Routley he has premiered many new works, among them Ross Edwards’ Maninyas I. He has performed and broadcast in major European musical centres.
Hartley Newnham appears on
Crossing a Bridge of Dreams
This CD gathers some of Anne Boyd's most enduring works, mostly from the 1980s. Many pieces reflect her passion for Asian music, heard especially in the flute writing. Premiere performers return for the recording, among them John Harding on viola in My Name Is Tian.
Hartley Newnham is a member of
La Romanesca
A leading force in early music in Australia since 1978, La Romanesca has developed a special interest in the performance of mediaeval monophonic and polyphonic song, although the group's repertory spans the twelfth to seventeenth centuries.
Ensemble of the Fourteenth Century
The Ensemble of the Fourteenth Century is a collective of specialist singers and instrumentalists brought together for the Fourteenth Century Recording Project. The ensemble was initially formed around the leading Australian mediaeval ensemble La Romanesca, which was expanded to provide the varied instrumental and vocal combinations required by the repertoire.
Les Six
The vocal group Les Six were formed specifically to perform mediaeval and renaissance repertoire in authentic style.