Variant 6 is a virtuosic vocal sextet that explores and advances the art of chamber music in the twenty-first century. The ensemble's work includes radically reimagining concert experiences, commissioning substantial new works, collaborating closely with other ensembles, and educating a new generation of singers.

This year’s collaborators include post-rock percussion trio Square Peg Round Hole and Piffaro, the Renaissance Wind Band. In addition to touring to multiple universities across the country, Variant 6 will serve as the guest ensemble for Temple University’s Young Women’s Composer’s Camp. Variant 6's artists have performed with internationally recognized ensembles, including Roomful of Teeth, Bang on a Can, The Crossing, American Composers Orchestra, Seraphic Fire, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tempesta di Mare, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, and more.

Our singers have appeared as soloists with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Opera Philadelphia, the American Bach Soloists, Philadelphia Orchestra, Lyric Fest Philadelphia, and with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. All of our members regularly sing with Philadelphia’s contemporary music choir, The Crossing. Collectively, we hold degrees from Indiana University, Northwestern University, Westminster Choir College, Temple University, Yale University, and the University of the Arts.