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Can singing help people with Parkinson’s disease? This Perth choir says yes

For choristers in Jo's choir, singing is a crucial exercise for health. The choir, which was formed to support people living with Parkinson's disease, has become a special and welcoming community for people with a range of disabilities.

Jo Fergusn-Allen stands holding a guitar in a group photo with her daughter Jen, a choir member and Santa. Everyone is laughing.

Published: 10h agoTue 21 Nov 2023 at 10:00pmTopic: Music Reads

Send us your Classic Choir videos

Show us how you sing! Send us your videos performing music from the Classic Choir Songbook, including this year's song, Summer Together, by Elena Kats-Chernin.

Hundreds of tiny videos of people singing combined together in a single screen.

Published: 11 Oct 2023Wed 11 Oct 2023 at 10:13pmTopic: Events

Classic Choir Event Calendar

Join in the end of year cheer and find performances near you of music from the Classic Choir songbook.

A view from behind the orchestra of the audience a the Sydney Opera House and a conductor's back as he conducts the audience

Published: YesterdayTue 21 Nov 2023 at 6:24amTopic: Events

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TSO: Fire and Water

Alexander Briger leads the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Robert Schumann’s evocative Symphony No 3, the Rhenish

An orchestra on stage with a wooden background. they are dressed in black suits with white shirts.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Wednesday 22 Nov 2023 at 2:00amWed 22 Nov 2023 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Nardi Simpson leads this collaboration with Ensemble Offspring as part of the Sydney Festival

Take a trip to the world's great concert halls, with the latest live performances.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Tuesday 21 Nov 2023 at 2:00amTue 21 Nov 2023 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

ASO: Carefree

Join Adelaide's lunchtime crowds as they gently jostle into Elder Hall on North Terrace for a sold-out concert of Copland and Schubert.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra onstage at Elder Hall.

Duration: 2 hours

Published: Monday 20 Nov 2023 at 2:00amMon 20 Nov 2023 at 2:00amTopic: Lunchtime Concert

Legrenzi's Giustino: Pinchgut Opera

The rags-to-riches story of the shepherd Giustino who, through a series of adventures and magical interventions, ultimately becomes the Emperor of Rome.

A royal scene from Pinchgut Opera's 2023 production of Giustino by Giovanni Legrenzi.

Duration: 2 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Sunday 19 Nov 2023 at 8:00amSun 19 Nov 2023 at 8:00amTopic: Sunday Opera

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Discover music on and around Yuwaalaraay Country

Immerse yourself in stunning pieces from First Nations composers and learn the stories behind them.

Tree with green leaves standing in a full lake with its foliage reflected in the water and smaller trees behind.

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Wednesday 22 Nov 2023 at 4:00amWed 22 Nov 2023 at 4:00amTopic: Passenger

Gondwana Voices

Gondwana Voices, and its family of ensembles, are amongst the finest choirs of their kind in the world.

A man stands with his back to the camera conducting a children's choir. The choir wear black shirts with colourful designs.

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Tuesday 21 Nov 2023 at 4:00amTue 21 Nov 2023 at 4:00amTopic: Legends

New Releases: German orchestral brass, Anne-Sophie Mutter's Virtuosi, and Lise Davidsen's Christmas album

Featuring the brass sections from the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic performing famous overtures, Anne-Sophie Mutter and her musical prodigies, and a Christmas selection from Norway with soprano Lise Davidsen.

Duration: 3 hours 54 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Monday 20 Nov 2023 at 5:00amMon 20 Nov 2023 at 5:00amTopic: Classic Drive

Harmonicas and Mouth Organs

From the pocket-sized harmonics to the ancient Chinese sheng, mouth organs are virtuosic, varied and a whole lot of fun!

A Chinese sheng and a metal harmonica on a beige background, with swirls of green and blue suggesting energy and momentum.

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Monday 20 Nov 2023 at 4:00amMon 20 Nov 2023 at 4:00amTopic: Classic Instruments

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Australian Chamber Orchestra wins Best Classical Album

ACO, Joseph Tawadros and The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams among Fine Arts Award winners at the 2023 ARIA Awards.

The Australian Chamber Orchestra stand performing on stage with bows raised dramatically in the air.

Published: ThuThu 16 Nov 2023 at 3:06am

‘Blindness doesn’t mean you can’t do things’: Meet the choral director who uses braille music to conduct

Conductor Julee-anne Bell uses braille music to teach singers how to sing their parts in the choir in regional Queensland.

Julee-anne Bell sits at a piano reading Braille sheet music

Published: 14 Nov 2023Tue 14 Nov 2023 at 10:00pm

Composers of Blueback, Bluey and Deadloch among winners at the 2023 Screen Music Awards

The composers of Blueback, Bluey and Deadloch are among the winners of this year's Screen Music Awards. The annual awards celebrate excellence in composition across Australia's small and large screens.

Nigel Westlake from the shoulders up. He looks off to one side and smiles, wearing glasses and a blue shirt.

Published: 9 Nov 2023Thu 9 Nov 2023 at 10:15am

'Friday is sacrosanct': This group of friends and carers wouldn't miss choir for anything

Being in a choir is good for everyone, but for these friends with dementia and their carers, singing with the choir has become so much more. The choir is their happy place where they find support for each other.

A view from behind someone conducting with arms raised a group of people singing while sitting on chairs in a semi-circle.

Published: 7 Nov 2023Tue 7 Nov 2023 at 10:00pm

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Can singing help people with Parkinson’s disease? This Perth choir says yes

Send us your Classic Choir videos

Classic Choir Event Calendar

TSO: Fire and Water

Nardi Simpson leads this collaboration with Ensemble Offspring as part of the Sydney Festival

ASO: Carefree

Legrenzi's Giustino: Pinchgut Opera

Discover music on and around Yuwaalaraay Country

Gondwana Voices

New Releases: German orchestral brass, Anne-Sophie Mutter's Virtuosi, and Lise Davidsen's Christmas album

Harmonicas and Mouth Organs

Australian Chamber Orchestra wins Best Classical Album

‘Blindness doesn’t mean you can’t do things’: Meet the choral director who uses braille music to conduct

Composers of Blueback, Bluey and Deadloch among winners at the 2023 Screen Music Awards

'Friday is sacrosanct': This group of friends and carers wouldn't miss choir for anything

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