PASTANCE
Pastance are based in Sydney and perform in various configurations from solo to five piece ensemble.
Available for festivals, concerts, weddings, functions and themed events
With magical vocal harmonies and instrumental wizardry, Pastance span the centuries, bringing together a passion for the music of medieval and Renaissance Europe and a love of traditional folk music.
Harp, lute, recorders, shawm, percussion, vocals and more combine to create an entrancing, ethereal and timeless musical experience.
Pastance are based in Sydney and perform in various configurations from solo to five-piece ensemble.
Sydney based ensemble Pastance bring together an amazing diversity of musical ingredients. Harp, lute, recorders, fiddles, gittern/guitar, bagpipes, shawm, gemshorn, percussion and vocals are used in unique and beautiful arrangements to create a remarkable sound.
They explore a vast variety of music ranging from Celtic/folk, the medieval period, through the Renaissance and Baroque to original compositions by Alex Cronin.
They have played at many of Australia’s folk/music festivals, large and small, including The National, Port Fairy, Woodford, Jamberoo, Cobargo, Kangaroo Valley, Illawarra, Camden Haven, Maldon, Sydney and Tyalgum, as well as medieval festivals at St Ives and The Abbey.
As performers for school children, they have toured extensively for The Queensland Arts Council, Victorian Arts Council and Musica Viva.