The Consort of Melbourne

The Consort of Melbourne is Melbourne’s premier vocal ensemble, bringing together the city’s finest chamber voices under the artistic direction of Steven Hodgson. Typically performing a capella (unaccompanied) with one singer per part, The Consort of Melbourne champions historic and contemporary repertoire, bringing 1000 years of vocal harmony to life with spellbinding intimacy and verve.

Founded in 2008 by Warren Trevelyan-Jones and Peter Tregear, the Consort made its debut that same year and has since established a vibrant presence at the Melbourne Recital Centre while collaborating widely across genres. The ensemble has appeared with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, Song Company, Ludovico’s Band, La Compañia, Genesis Baroque, drag icon Taylor Mac, electronica pioneer Moritz von Oswald, and even the Rolling Stones.

Recent highlights include appearing as soloists in Wynton Marsalis’s monumental first symphony All Rise, touring nationally with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (2023), a feature concert in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series, performing Katy Abbott’s Hidden Thoughts I (2024), the live performance of Julia Holter’s epic score for The Passion of Joan of Arc at the Melbourne International Film Festival (2025) and the Australian premiere of Moritz von Oswald's Silencio at Now or Never festival (2025). The Consort has also featured on award-winning recordings, including Genevieve Lacey’s Breathing Space (2022), and on the soundtrack for Lorcan Finnegan’s critically acclaimed film The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage (2024).

The ensemble is proud to have given a number of landmark Australian premieres, including Deborah Cheetham Fraillon’s Eumeralla (2018) and two major works by Wally Gunn and Maria Zajkowski: I heart Artemis (2022) and Moonlite (2025), which toured throughout the state.

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