Australia’s premier vocal ensemble, Song Company presents the internationally renowned lutenist, Nigel North, as guest artistic director for the second concert in their 2013 season entitled Dowland’s Lute. Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of English Renaissance composer, singer and lutenist John Dowland, the Song Company has invited celebrated lutenist Nigel North for an all-out…
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…