Homegrown
Art song by Australian women
Themes of nature, motherhood, and a profound spiritual connection to place pervade Homegrown — a luminous new recording of art song performed by soprano Rebecca Cassidy and pianist Alex Raineri, featuring works by Australian women composers.
Rebecca Cassidy (soprano), Alex Raineri (piano)
Track Listing:
Hope in Spring (Dulcie Holland)
River Mother, River Child (from ‘River Songs’) (Betty Beath, Jena Woodhouse)
By Train (from ‘Wakeford Songs’) (Melody Eötvös, Muriel Wakeford)
Come Sleep (Peggy Glanville-Hicks, John Fletcher)
Distant Lullaby (from ‘Art and Life’) (Linda Kouvaras, Diane Fahey)
Lullaby (Lisa Cheney)
Gratitude and Grief (Lisa Cheney, Jessica Urlichs)
Brownhill Creek in Spring - piano solo (Miriam Hyde)
Dream Land (Miriam Hyde, Christina Rossetti)
Son of Mine (Mary Mageau, Oodgeroo Noonuccal)
Crepe Myrtle Sky (Deborah Cheetham Fraillon)
Performers:
Rebecca Cassidy (soprano)
Alex Raineri (piano)
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Released November 2025
Move Records MCD664