Charmed

Soprano Danielle Grant was a stunning performer of the texts in a range of languages…the distinct flavours of each song were instantly captured. Sydney Arts Guide

Danielle Grant – soprano (pictured)
Diana Weston – piano

Songs that are nice, songs that are nasty, songs that are just plain weird. But they all will charm you in one way or another.

There's Britten’s fascinating but unsettling A Charm of Lullabies, a selection from Christopher Robin’s Song Book (Harold Fraser-Simson/Milne) and more. It’s surprising how insightful a 3-year-old can be. Some floral gifts by Ann Carr-Boyd, and a concoction of spells in songs based on three Walter de la Mare poems by Diana Blom. Intertwining the song-sets are sonatas by Johann Christian Bach—tuneful, playful and charming.