Polyphony

About Us

Formed over 15 years ago, Polyphony is a community choir for residents of Sydney’s Inner West and City of Sydney. Polyphony has been directed by some of Australia’s leading contemporary and classical musicians including Sally Whitwell, Dan Walker, and Corin Bone. Since 2004, our musical director is Jack Colwell and we are accompanied by Paula Lu.

Not limiting itself by genre, Polyphony explores a range of modern and traditional work, whether it be a 19th-century song cycle or a Radiohead classic. Polyphony aims to explore through performance a wide range of repertoire, think David Bowie, Björk, Kate Bush, Powderfinger, Daft Punk… We aim to keep our members, and our audiences, on their toes. We take pride in singing a range of material not always sung by other groups, often commissioning original arrangements purely for Polyphony. Our concerts are collaborations with local artists and musicians and encompass a range of accompaniment styles, themes and venues.

Many of our members have joined in the last 3-5 years with the average age of our members being 30-40 but we encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to join our ranks and no audition is required to join. We are, at heart, a community choir who meet and perform for the love of singing. We welcome fun, open minded members with a similar passion for song and the ability to commit to our weekly rehearsals.