A group of six full-time professional singers led by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director, Roland Peelman, they give approximately 130 performances each year across Australia and internationally.
One of the most vibrant and extraordinary vocal ensembles in the world, their repertoire covers vocal music from the 10th century to the present day and is unique in its stylistic diversity. With the support of The Australia Council and Arts NSW, the company operates full-time. Through a longstanding commitment to education, an annual concert series, as well as many recordings and broadcasts, The Song Company has built up an impressive following around Australia, and increasingly so, around the world.

Their reputation is built on a combination of serious scholarship, tonal clarity, vocal daring and unbridled performance dynamics. The group is equally at home in medieval songs and chants, 16th-century polyphony, 20th-century classics and creates innovative programs that cross the old divide between high-art and low-brow and old/new.

An international commissioning program and new collaborations has resulted in some extraordinary works. Six Hermits (2003) involved six Chinese musicians on traditional instruments, while the 2009 Kalkadunga Man tour with didgeridoo player and composer William Barton was a fascinating and moving attempt to reconnect, not just with Barton’s heritage, but with the way sounds become meaning and meaning becomes culture. The relationship with Australia’s most prominent poet Les Murray is ongoing and involves composers from around the globe. Spanning over three years, the Tenebrae project with Dance Company Force Majeure directed by Kate Champion has been described variously as ‘sensational’ or as a “benchmark for artistic collaboration”.

Regular international tours to Europe and Asia have taken The Song Company to some of the most prestigious festivals and venues around the world such as the Dubrovnik Festival, MDR Sommerfest, Festival of Flanders or the Dresdner Festspiele which have prompted great critical acclaim: “Their rendition was perfect, revealing a structural insight of utmost clarity (…) bringing back history unexpectedly fresh and alive.” (Sachsische Zeitung, June 2004).

Visit The Song Company's website