As Australia’s largest choral organisation, we feel a huge responsibility to support the creation of new music and, in particular, Australian music. During 2020-2025 alone, we commissioned 27 new works, with all of them composed by Australian composers, making Sydney Philharmonia Choirs one of the most prolific commissioners of new choral music today.
We believe in the vibrancy, relevance and fascination of new music and its power to transport an audience. And music for vocal ensembles in particular seems to have a special ability to move and inspire. By commissioning composers to create original pieces, we are supporting them in enriching the cultural landscape, and offer our audiences unique and transformative musical experiences.
If you would like to commission a new piece on behalf of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, and have your name (or the name of a loved one) credited at the top of a new artistic work for posterity, please do get in touch with us at [email protected] or call us on 02 8274 6200.
Title Time’s Fell Hand
Composer Carl Vine
Concert 16 May 2026
Commissioned by Min Zhu & Jesse Tattersall on behalf of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ Festival Chorus
Title Sanctus
Composer Alice Chance
Concert 1 August 2026
Commissioned by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for performance at the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester Cathedral, UK
Title New Commission
Composer Dan Walker
Concert 14 November 2026
Commissioned by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for the 25th Anniversary of VOX
Title Emerging Composers commission
Composer Courtney Cousins
Concerts 14 November 2026
An SPC 2026 Emerging Composers’ commission to be performed at World O World, VOX’s 25th Anniversary concert
Title Emerging Composer commission
Composer Callum O’Reilly
Concert 14 November 2026
An SPC 2026 Emerging Composers’ commission to be performed at World O World, VOX’s 25th Anniversary concert
