Wayfarers in Brisbane
Thirty-five performers from Orana Canberra, Glenavon Steiner School in Sydney and Armidale Steiner School presented Songs of the Seasons at the ASME conference.
Wayfaring
A distributed choir with a habit of travelling.
Wayfarers brings together singers from different cities, generations and communities, then carries that shared music into schools, festivals, theatres, churches, galleries and host communities around the world.
Travel
Sharing music with communities near and far.
The choir's travelling life is more than concert logistics. Tours have often mixed performance, workshop, exchange and community gathering, with singers arriving as both performers and learners.
Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney singers work locally through the year, then come together for larger projects. That distributed shape gives Wayfarers its name in practice: music prepared in local chapters, then shared across distance.
Our performances have included concerts and workshops in Steiner schools, arts centres, caves, churches, galleries, conference centres and festival settings, alongside tours through Australia, Europe and Asia.
Find a local chapterTouring History
Where the choir has carried its music.
Songs of Middle Earth in Tasmania
Sixty-five performers from Orana Steiner School, Mt Barker Waldorf School and Armidale Steiner School toured Tasmania with Judy Clingan's Tolkien-inspired Songs of Middle Earth.
Eastern Australia and Europe
One hundred students, teachers and parents from Steiner schools in Australia's major cities toured Eastern Australia with Rejoice in the Lamb, Kakadu and Hobbit Songs, then 76 Wayfarers took the repertoire to England, France, Switzerland, Italy and Germany.
Central Australia and Europe
Performers from Eastern Australian Steiner schools toured Alice Springs and Darwin with Kakadu and Spiritus Sanctus Australis. The following year, ten young adults spent three months touring Finland, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, England and Scotland with music theatre, dance and puppetry programs.
Schools, New Zealand and NSW
Tours included Northern NSW Steiner schools, two New Zealand tours, workshops at a Steiner teachers' conference in South Australia, and NSW performances in Newcastle, Coffs Harbour and Bungalow.
A year-long Wayfarers commitment
Rehearsals began on New Year's Day, followed by an Eastern Australian tour and a long international tour through Taiwan, China, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, France, Spain, England, Orkney and India.
World-Wide Wayfarers
Australian and Taiwanese Wayfarers toured Taiwan and Japan with Marco. Further tours included Endangered!, The Singing Mermaid, The Little Prince and Heavenly Grandfather's Banquet across Australia, China, Taiwan, Scotland, Iceland, Ireland, England, France and Switzerland.
Harmonia Mundi and Waldorf 100
More than 100 Wayfarers from Australia, Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and England toured Hokkaido and Seoul with Harmonia Mundi. In 2019, the work was performed by 77 Wayfarers aged 12 to 77 from five countries, then toured to NSW, Victoria and South Australia for Waldorf 100 celebrations.
Choralfest 2026 in Geelong
Wayfarers Australia performed at the Australian National Choral Association's Choralfest 2026 in Djilang/Geelong. The national conference brought choirs, conductors, educators and singers together from 9-12 April 2026 for concerts, workshops, lectures and masterclasses.