Josie & The Emeralds are the acclaimed early music soprano Josie Ryan and some of Australia’ s finest viol players: The Emerald City Viols. Founded in 2011, the group is critically acclaimed for its sophisticated performances and innovative programming of Renaissance and contemporary works, including compositions and arrangements by their director, Brooke Green.
The idea of transformation, the desire to move the listener is at the heart of much Renaissance poetry and music. With this understanding, Josie and the Emeralds perform exquisite songs from renaissance England – by Orlando Gibbons, John Dowland and Thomas Morley.
In addition, there are four songs composed by Brooke Green based on poems of Dorothy Porter. This CD also includes Brooke Green’ s arrangements of Elena Kats-Chernin’ s brilliant Eliza Aria from Wild Swans, Andrea Pandolfo’ s moving lament Albanese and some delightful piano works by Ross Edwards re-imagined for viol quartet with the new title Miniatures.
