“Barking mad and brilliant” said Harriet Cunningham in the Sydney Morning Herald
“Roland Peelman – the innovator”, Sydney magazine’s 100 most influential people edition, Dec 2009
One of “The year’s … best moments were the superb dance collaboration by the Song Company to music by Gesualdo under Roland Peelman” said Peter McCallum in the Sydney Morning Herald
We are delighted to announce a new program to support and mentor emerging Australian talent. In its inaugural year, please welcome the following young artists to the Song Company family:
Elli Green (Soprano)
Alexander Knight (Baritone)
Jehan Kanga (Assistant to the Artistic Director)
Stay tuned for more details.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Dawson from Canberra who won our 2010 Subscribers prize – a dinner for 2 at Bilson’s Restaurant.
Our Artistic Director – Roland Peelman has flown the coop. We tracked him down by email to give us a brief update on his travels. His response:
“I am in Mexico, developing a new special project between Australia and Mexico. In the city of Guadalajara, 2nd city in Mexico, in the state of Jalisco, home of mariachi and tequila.”
Our inaugural residency program in Mexico will begin this September!
For every concert, for every Song Company moment, we welcome your feedback. Write one, write all to mail@songcompany.com.au
A Free Range Christmas – in Orange
“I was absolutely moved and delighted. I’ve been looking forward to seeing the Song Company for a long time and my expectations were not only met but exceeded! Thank you very much!” R. Ferguson
“Thank you. Had a crappy day at work and was feeling low – now I feel on top of the world! The cat duet made me laugh until I cried!” C. Noonan
If the Song Company were listed on a stock exchange, it would be a hot technology company like Twitter or Apple. Calling this vocal ensemble a choir is like calling an iPhone a mobile. Its CEO/conductor/artistic director Roland Peelman is an inveterate multimedia innovator, lauded by critics and sought after by composers and artists. The Song Company’s varied and eminent catalogue of collaborators include poet Les Murray, choreographer Kate Champion, and didgeridoo player and composer William Barton. In August, comedian Drew Forsythe joins them for a rare revival of L’Amfiparnasso, a 16th-century musical comedy of madrigals and commedia dell’arte characters.
The Song Company’s repertoire of choral music spans the recent millennium, but its reputation for the extraordinary was made on contemporary …
Click below to download your 2010 subscription brochure:
Song Company 2010 Subscription brochure
Friends in Europe, the Song Company will be performing Kalkadunga Man at the Festival of Flanders on Friday 25th September. If you’re lucky enough to be in Belgium, tickets are now available -click here.
