The Song Company’s artistic director Roland Peelman is nothing if not even handed. Regarding the ensemble’s upcoming concerts called Ship to Shore, he says: “Since we have girls AND boys in the Song Company ,we are combining sea‐shanties — the rough–and–ready sounds of men on boats — with songs that belong on land, the songs of…
Percussionist Claire Edwardes joins The Song Company as guest artist for their August tour Sunken Dreams, evoking an aquatic soundscape with her use of water percussion. Sunken Dreams features two contrasting performances that fuse the contemporary and classical influences. The Song Company’s Artistic Director Roland Peelman explains, “The two halves of the concert represent opposite…
The Tears of St Peter The Song Company, Artistic Director Roland Peelman, Satsuki Odamura, koto, The crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral, Monday April 2nd 8 pm. At first, it seemed incongruous to include the Japanese koto in The Song Company’s present programme of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Peter) performed in…