2026
Northern Rivers Tour
In 2026 a small group of 12 Wayfarers toured the Northern Rivers. This was a practice tour for the new Torchbearers group. The group visited schools, ran public workshops and gave three concerts.
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Shared music, shaped by each place
Each Wayfarers tour is a unique experience. Where and how we travel, where we perform and teach, and who is involved all shape the feeling and experience of every participant. What is common to each tour is our commitment to each other and the community we engage with, and the pursuit of beauty in everything we do.
2026
Choralfest in Geelong
Wayfarers from all over Australia travelled to Geelong for Choralfest, a choir festival organised by the Australian National Choral Association. Wayfarers spent several days participating in choral workshops, classes, concerts, and fun.
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Vox Humana NSW and Aotearoa New Zealand
75 Wayfarers from Australia, Taiwan, Japan, India and Singapore toured New Zealand, Sydney and Canberra, performing The Prophet, The Ring Bearer and contemporary Australian music.
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Threshold Southern Highlands Tour
In 2024, Wayfarers took Judy Clingan’s The Threshold to the Southern Highlands of NSW. Performances were given in Bundanoon and Sydney. The Threshold was first performed in Canberra in 2023, earning exceptional reception and reviews.
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Harmonia Mundi Australia Tour
Around 70 Wayfarers from Australia and around the world came together for an intensive tour centred on Harmonia Mundi and Fruits of Hope.
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Harmonia Mundi Japan and South Korea Tour
A large group of Wayfarers from all over the world met in Hokkaido in Japan for two weeks of rehearsals, followed by performances and workshops in Steiner/Waldorf schools in Japan and South Korea.
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Europe and Taiwan Tour
After a month of rehearsal and performance in Taiwan, the Wayfarers toured the UK with The Little Prince, then visited Camphills, Steiner/Waldorf schools and Iceland.
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Marco Taiwan and Japan Tour
Wayfarers from Australia, Taiwan and India met in Yilan county, Taiwan and toured Taiwan and Japan for five weeks with Judy Clingan’s opera Marco.
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Year-long World Tour
22 choristers aged 12–72 began with rehearsals in Canberra, followed by an Eastern Australia tour and five months travelling internationally through Europe and Asia.
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Northern New South Wales Tour
A small group of 10 Wayfarers toured Newcastle, Coffs Harbour and the Northern Rivers, giving concerts and running public workshops in local halls.
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Aotearoa New Zealand Tour
12 experienced Wayfarers toured the North Island of New Zealand, performing and running workshops for students and teachers in Steiner/Waldorf schools.
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Shakespeare’s Girls New Zealand Tour
About 20 young Wayfarers toured excerpts from Shakespeare, rehearsing in Canberra before travelling through New Zealand for two weeks.
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Adelaide Steiner Teachers Conference Tour
A small group of NSW and ACT Wayfarers joined South Australian singers at the Steiner Teachers’ conference to perform Mythical Beasts and share school music.
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Northern Rivers Tour
50 singers and instrumentalists from Eastern Australia rehearsed at Shearwater school, then gave workshops and performed across northern New South Wales.
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Europe Three-month Tour
A dozen mainly young Wayfarers spent three months touring Europe with music theatre, dance and puppetry programs.
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Central Australia Tour
Wayfarers rehearsed in Alice Springs, visited Uluru, performed in Alice Springs and Darwin, and sang Judy’s Kakadu in Kakadu National Park.
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Europe Tour
During the 2000 Olympics, 76 Wayfarers toured the UK and Western Europe with choral works including Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Judy Clingan’s Kakadu.
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Melbourne Rehearsal and Concerts
In preparation for the upcoming tour to Europe, 95 Wayfarers gathered in Melbourne to rehearse and perform, then gave concerts in Canberra and Sydney.
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Tasmania Tour
Wayfarers from around Australia met in Melbourne, rehearsed at Sophia Mundi Steiner School and travelled by ferry to perform and work with schools in Tasmania.
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Inaugural Brisbane Tour
Thirty-five performers from schools in Canberra, Sydney and Armidale presented Songs of the Seasons at the ASME conference.
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