Our 2023 Season is here
This year, The Song Company will present three exciting Guest Directors who have each created diverse programs, taking you through the centuries of vocal music. Our singers will visit many different locations and The Song Company will also continue its very successful collaboration with the Australian Digital Concert Hall for you to enjoy the season online.
Explore The Song Company's three programs below and get your Song Co. 2023 Season tickets here.
Songs
Under the Southern Cross
Bach, Edwards, Boyd
Guest Director: Amy Moore
11-22 March
Wollongong, Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney and online
Australia’s national vocal ensemble – The Song Company – begins its 2023 season with a breathtaking program of Australian a cappella works by Ross Edwards and Anne Boyd, paired with J.S. Bach’s monumental motet “Jesu, meine Freude”. Led by Guest Director and soprano Amy Moore.
Program
The Song Company
Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore – Sopranos
Jessica O'Donoghue – Mezzo-Soprano
Louis Hurley – Tenor
Hayden Barrington – Baritone
Aidan O'Donnell – Bass
Songs
of Rosa Mystica
Britten, Saariaho and Gyger
Guest Director: Jack Symonds
9-15 June
Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and digital broadcast on ADCH
Our second program Songs of Rosa Mystica, led by Guest Music Director Jack Symonds, is a program of contemporary masterworks for unaccompanied voices. From Elliott Gyger's mighty 1994 work "Ficta", through excepts of Benjamin Britten's "A.M.D.G". and works by Tippett, Saariaho and Symonds himself, The Song Company will challenge your perception of what the human voice is capable.
Program
The Song Company
Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore – Sopranos
Jessica O'Donoghue – Mezzo-Soprano
Timothy Reynolds – Tenor
Simon Lobelson – Baritone
Andrew O'Connor – Bass
Jack Symonds – Guest Director
Ben Carey – Sound Designer
Songs
from a Strange Land
William Byrd and his legacy
Guest Director: Christopher Watson
7-22 October
Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Hobard, Melbourne and digital broadcast on ADCH
In the 400th anniversary year of the death of renowned English Renaissance composer William Byrd, The Song Company celebrates Byrd's own music and his legacy that continues to influence contemporary composers such as David Lang, Jeremy Cull, and Pelle Gudmunsen-Holmgreen. These composers have taken inspiration from Byrd's unique style and expanded upon it, creating contemporary pieces that are deeply rooted in the tradition of a cappella music.
Today, Byrd's music is celebrated for its rich harmonies, intricate polyphonic textures, and innovative musical ideas that continue to captivate audiences around the world. Noted early-music specialist Christopher Watson makes his conducting debut with The Song Company in this program of sublime beauty.
Program
The Song Company
Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore – Sopranos
Jessica O'Donoghue – Mezzo-Soprano
Christopher Watson, Timothy Reynolds – Tenors
Hayden Barrington – Baritone
tbc - Bass
Christopher Watson – Guest Director
Images by Keith Saunders