The Renaissance Players were an Australian early music ensemble directed by
Winsome Evans
Winsome Joan Evans OAM BEM (born 26 October 1941), is one of Australia's premier early music specialists.
Biography
She received a Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree in composition from the University of Sydney, where her lecturers included P ...
. Their album ''Mirror of Light'' received a nomination for the 1997
ARIA Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...
for
Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as t ...
.
Discography
*''Memories Of English Minstrelsy'' (1976) – Viking
*''Adam's Apple'' (1977) – Cherry Pie
*''The Captive Unicorn'' (2LP) (1978) – Cherry Pie
*''The Sibyl's Giggle'' (1979) – Cherry Pie
*''The Cat's Fiddlestick'' (1981) – Cherry Pie
*''The Muses' Gift (Dances I)'' (1993) – Walsingham Classics
*''Venus' Fire (Dances II)'' (1994) – Walsingham Classics
*''The Ring Of Creation (Dances III)'' (1994) – Walsingham Classics
*''Garland Dances (Dances IV)'' (1995) – Walsingham Classics
*''Songs For A Wise King (Cantigas I)'' (1996) – Walsingham Classics
*''Maria Morning Star (Cantigas II)'' (1996) – Walsingham Classics
*''Mirror of Light (Cantigas III)'' (1996) – Walsingham Classics
*''Thorns Of Fire (The Sephardic Experience I)'' (1998) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Apples & Honey (The Sephardic Experience II)'' (1998) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Gazelle & Flea (The Sephardic Experience III)'' (1999) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Eggplants (The Sephardic Experience IV)'' (1999) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Testament (Archangels' Banquet/Shepherds' Delight)'' (2CD) (2000) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Of Numbers And Miracles – Selected Cantigas de Santa Maria'' (2001) – Celestial Harmonies
*''Adam's Apple (Limited CD reissue)'' (2006) – Cherry Pie
*''The Sibyl's Giggle (Limited CD reissue)'' (2006) – Cherry Pie
*''Pilgrimage to Montserrat'' (2CD) (2014) – Tall Poppies
*''Memories Of English Minstrelsy (Expanded Limited CD reissue with bonus archive material)'' (2014)
*''Pillar of Wisdom (Cantigas IV)'' (2014) – Tall Poppies
*''Gabriel’s Message (Cantigas V)'' (2014)
– Tall Poppies
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
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, ''Mirror of Light''
,
Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as t ...
,
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[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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See also
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Frederick May
References
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