Formed in 2002 and comprising some of the UK’s top ensemble singers and new music soloists, EXAUDI has collaborated with hundreds of composers, from today’s leading figures to tomorrow’s stars, evolving a unique and expanding repertoire that has blazed new trails in contemporary vocal composition. 

International engagements include Wittener Tage, Darmstadter Ferienkurse, Musica Viva (Munich), Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), IRCAM (Paris), Festival d’Automne (Paris), Voix Nouvelles (Royaumont), Musica (Strasbourg), MAfestival (Bruges), CDMC (Madrid), Milano Musica (Milan/Turin), Fundaciò BBVA (Bilbao) and L’Auditori (Barcelona). The ensemble has also collaborated with many leading ensembles including musikFabrik, Ensemble Modern, L’Instant Donné, London Sinfonietta, BCMG, Talea (NY), Linea, Helsinki Philharmonic and Ensemble InterContemporain. 

Across the UK, EXAUDI has appeared with the BBC Proms, Aldeburgh, Sound (Aberdeen), Spitalfields, Manchester International Festival and hcmf//, Wigmore Hall, Café OTO, Kings Place and South Bank. EXAUDI broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio 3 and European radio stations, and has released 20 critically acclaimed recordings on the Winter&Winter, Kairos, NMC, ÆON, Métier, Mode, Confront and HCR labels. 

Committed to growing the future of new music, EXAUDI is also strongly involved with the emerging generation of young composers and singers, and regularly takes part in artist development schemes and residencies such as Voix Nouvelles Royaumont and IRCAM Manifeste Academie. EXAUDI has particularly strong links with Guildhall School of Music & Drama and is an Ensemble-in-Residence at Durham University. The ensemble is a proud signatory to the Keychange initiative, pledging gender-equal programming across its own-promotion activities.