Podcast appearances and mentions of jane sheldon

Treasured Australian-American soprano and composer Jane Sheldon talks about transitioning from performer to composer and NOT composing a masterpiece.As both soprano and composer, Jane Sheldon creates and performs exploratory chamber music, and has established an international reputation for highly specialised contemporary opera and art music for voice.  She has worked extensively with composers to create new works for voice. Described as “riveting” (New York Times), Jane's compositions focus on the body in altered or transformative states.Jane Sheldon: https://www.janesheldonsoprano.com/__________– Discussed in this episode –• Wild Swans (2002) – Elena Kats-Chernin: https://open.spotify.com/album/5oWQiWLn6DWgqcQ0yBW5Yd?si=1zDqqrLdRvS1OwybQZYpFg• The Australian Marimba Composition Kit – Claire Edwardes: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/the-australian-marimba-composition-kit • Seven Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4v0M8CP-Dc• Australian Piano Quartet: https://australiapianoquartet.com/• Adam Szabo: https://www.adamszabo.com/• Manchester Collective: https://manchestercollective.co.uk/• Sydney Conservatorium of Music Composing Women Program: https://www.sydney.edu.au/music/industry-and-community/community-engagement/composing-women.html• Clara Ianotta: http://claraiannotta.com/• The Howling Girls (2018) – Damien Ricketson: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/work/ricketson-damien-howling-girls• Ekmeles: https://ekmeles.com/• Damien Ricketson: https://curiousnoise.com/• Sydney Observatory Residency (MAAS): https://www.maas.museum/sydney-observatory-residency-program/• Eucalyptusdom: https://www.maas.museum/event/eucalyptusdom/__________Opening music: Heaven Only Empty (2014) – Damien RicketsonClosing music: Light for the First Time (2017) – Bree van ReykThe Offcast is hosted by Claire Edwardes OAM, and produced and edited by Ben Robinson.Ensemble Offspring: https://ensembleoffspring.com/This episode of The Offcast is sponsored by Limelight

Jay and Scott honor Women's History Month with songs about the underappreciated hero of Christmas, Mrs. Claus. Artists include Nat King Cole, Idina Menzel, Angela Lansbury, Jessie Farrell, Brotherly Love, Jane Sheldon, Ben Levin, and Bob Ricci. https://jinglejank.com/episodes/041.html

The Offcast is a podcast by Sydney's new music group Ensemble Offspring, and hosted by Artistic Director and international percussion powerhouse Claire Edwardes. In these punchy and upbeat interviews, Claire chats to musical pioneers from close to home (Australia) and across the globe to find out what makes them tick, asking them about their roots, their inspiration to change our musical landscape and their innovative plans for the future.Season 1 guests are: Jodie Blackshaw, Nardi Simpson, Jane Sheldon, Daniella Strasfogel, Julian Day, Eliza Shephard, Catherine Haridy, and Kyla Matsuura-Miller.

A sonic evocation of a post-apocalyptic world in which humankind scrambles to decipher the remnants of civilisation with the aid of a mysterious machine.

A sonic evocation of a post-apocalyptic world in which humankind scrambles to decipher the remnants of civilisation with the aid of a mysterious machine.

A dramatic musico-poetic telling of the life experience of a disabled person from the inside, with inspiration from the poetry of Sylvia Plath.

A dramatic musico-poetic telling of the life experience of a disabled person from the inside, with inspiration from the poetry of Sylvia Plath.

An operatic parable of the disappearance and re-emergence of the elusive endangered Australian bird the Night Parrot.

An operatic parable of the disappearance and re-emergence of the elusive endangered Australian bird the Night Parrot.

Acrobatic, otherworldly soprano Jane Sheldon, who first sang on the 2014 NYC Festival, talks about her upcoming set on opening night of the 2019 NYC Festival on September 3rd at Roulette where she will premiere “Poem For a Dried Up River” which she composed for herself and ensemble, using the poem of the same name by Alice Oswald. In this episode she discusses the challenges of authoring as well as performing in a new work; motherhood vs. composerhood; and Virginia Woolf’s essay “Professions for Women.”

Mitchell Riley sits down with Resonant Bodies Australia co-director Jane Sheldon to talk about his upcoming set on September 1, 2018, at Carriageworks in Sydney. Mitch talks about the influence that his recent studies at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq have had on his approach to performing, and gives us the story behind the world premiere he's going be presenting at the festival. For more information about Mitch and links to the recordings heard on this episode, please visit our Show Notes. SHOW NOTES

A new opera by Damien Ricketson and Adena Jacobs exploring involuntary vocal sounds of the female voice.

A new opera by Damien Ricketson and Adena Jacobs exploring involuntary vocal sounds of the female voice.

Two new music performer-composers come together for an intimate recital and conversation at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House.

Two new music performer-composers come together for an intimate recital and conversation at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House.

Matthew Thomas's performance of Eight Songs for a Mad King (Peter Maxwell Davies) on the inaugural Melbourne Festival was "astoundingly effective" wrote ArtsHub in a review. The piece calls for "a realisation of [a] deranged royal... demanding a range of three octaves, a raft of extended vocal technique (some extreme), and fine acting skills."  Thomas talks with RBF Australia's co-director Jane Sheldon about the evening.

Seven archetypal stories told in music by seven Australian women composers.

Seven archetypal stories told in music by seven Australian women composers.

New music for voice in conversation with singer-curators Jane Sheldon, Jessica Aszodi, and New York's 'Resonant Bodies Festival' founder Lucy Dhegrae.

New music for voice in conversation with singer-curators Jane Sheldon, Jessica Aszodi, and New York's 'Resonant Bodies Festival' founder Lucy Dhegrae.

Carolyn Connors sits down with ResBods Australia co-director Jane Sheldon to talk about her upcoming set on May 5th, 2017, at Melbourne Recital Centre. Carolyn discusses her path to the particular vocal language she’s developed since leaving behind her initial plans to be a pianist. For more information and for links to the recordings heard on this episode, please visit our Show Notes at our website!

In preparation for the first expansion of Resonant Bodies Festival outside of New York City, Festival director Lucy Dhegrae speaks with Jane Sheldon (RBF 2014) and Jessica Aszodi (RBF 2015) about their vision for the first Resonant Bodies Australia, presented by Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Metropolis New Music Festival 2017. ResBods Oz will feature five vocalists who will come together for the first time on May 5th, 2017.

A new chamber opera based on Dostoyevsky's novella by composer Jack Symonds and librettist Pierce Wilcox.

A new chamber opera based on Dostoyevsky's novella by composer Jack Symonds and librettist Pierce Wilcox.

A new chamber opera based on Dostoyevsky's novella by composer Jack Symonds and librettist Pierce Wilcox.

A new chamber opera based on Dostoyevsky's novella by composer Jack Symonds and librettist Pierce Wilcox.

Soprano Jane Sheldon in conversation, featuring recordings of contemporary Australian vocal music from her Origin Cycle and Symbiosis projects.

Soprano Jane Sheldon in conversation, featuring recordings of contemporary Australian vocal music from her Origin Cycle and Symbiosis projects.

Jane Sheldon, soprano, and the Firebird Ensemble set selections of Darwin's Origin of Species to music. (October 8, 2009)