We are singers, pianists, composers, theorists, musicologists and any other musicians that love art song. We recognize art song as a unique and self-sustaining art form that gives us insight into the human experience. The SCC was founded in Fall of 2011 by Dr. Christopher Meerdink, dedicated to the performance of art song and the commissioning of new works.
The Song Collaborators Consortia Art Song Festival is a national conference surrounding the topic of art song. We gather together regularly to sing for each other and present sessions relating to some aspect of art song composition, analysis, and/or performance. Our sessions and performances have taken place on the campus of West Texas A&M University and at the Fibonacci Building in Downtown Amarillo, home of Chamber Music Amarillo. After successful festivals in Syracuse, NY, Baton Rouge, LA, and San Antonio, TX, we are headed to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, March 16-18, 2023. Application deadline, January 31, 2023. Apply below.
New works have made up nearly one half of the sessions presented at the Art Song Festival. Coming soon: SCC website and searchable database of singers, pianists, and composers interested in pooling resources to commission new works.