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Classic Choir Hour: Your Sydney Open Rehearsal

Catch up with how you sounded at the Open Rehearsal on Gadigal Land in Sydney, led by conductor Emily Irvine and her choir Inner West Voices

Published: ThuThu 16 Nov 2023 at 8:00am

Duration: 55 minutes

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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 6:29am

Singers perform from the Classic Choir Songbook

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: 7 Nov 2023Tue 7 Nov 2023 at 7:06am

Classic Choir Rehearsals

Be part of Classic Choir 2023 and join us for in-person rehearsals in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney!

Published: 26 Oct 2023Thu 26 Oct 2023 at 1:33am

Sign up for the Classic Choir

Find out how to get involved in the 2023 Classic Choir.

12 videos of people singing are compiled into a single screen with illustrations of Australian flora interspersed between them.

Published: 27 Jul 2023Thu 27 Jul 2023 at 6:04am

Classic Choir Songbook

Classic Choir Songbook: Deborah Cheetham's 'Christmas With You'

Sheet music, audio resources and rehearsals for Deborah Cheetham's 'Christmas With You' from the Classic Choir Songbook.

A compilation of 1500 different videos in the 2020 Classic 100.

Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds

Published: 24 Jul 2023Mon 24 Jul 2023 at 9:13am

Classic Choir Songbook: Katie Noonan's 'All Is Love'

Sheet music, audio resources and rehearsals for Katie Noonan's 'All Is Love' from the Classic Choir Songbook.

A screenshot from ABC's Classic Choir video of All is Love by Katie Noonan

Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds

Published: 24 Jul 2023Mon 24 Jul 2023 at 9:25am

Classic Choir Songbook: Oh Christmas Tree (Yerrbill with Clarence)

Sheet music, audio resources and rehearsal material for Oh Christmas Tree (Yerrbill with Clarence) from the Classic Choir Songbook.

Clarence Slockee plays clap sticks and is surrounded by the artwork for the choir featuring stylised Australian flora.

Duration: 5 minutes 37 seconds

Published: 28 Jul 2023Fri 28 Jul 2023 at 3:46am

Classic Choir Songbook: Summer Together by Elena Kats-Chernin and Kirli Saunders

Sheet music and audio resources for Summer Together by Elena Kats-Chernin, with words by Kirli Saunders, from the Classic Choir Songbook.

Seven illustrated finches sit on a branch singing. There is watercolour blue music notation behind them.

Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds

Published: 9 Nov 2023Thu 9 Nov 2023 at 1:50am

Get Inspired

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: 9h agoTue 21 Nov 2023 at 10:45pm

‘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 6:15am

'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.

Rewire Musical Memories Choir sing sitting on chairs wearing black face masks

Published: 7 Nov 2023Tue 7 Nov 2023 at 6:35am

How does a choir work?

Let's dive into the inner workings of a choir and find out what's so magical about singing together.

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

Published: 14 Sep 2023Thu 14 Sep 2023 at 2:42am

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