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Voices@5

Voices@5

Augusta Singers and Women of Note

Fri 5 July
Hobart Town Hall
Digital Program
$15

If you have any accessibility requirements, please approach a Festival of Voices staff member upon arrival at this event and we will support your needs to the best of our ability.

Featuring 11 contrasting vocal ensembles representing capital cities and regional areas around Australia, there is something for everyone in these five, weekday concerts.

In the beautiful Hobart Town Hall, enjoy the vibrancy and variety of choral music presented by these passionate singers.

This concert series is a popular, all-inclusive event, giving everyone the opportunity to hear choral excellence at an affordable price. 

 

Voices@5 program for 2024: 

Monday 1 July: Sing For Your Life! (TAS) | Vocally Wild (VIC) 

Tuesday 2 July:  Adelaide Vocal Union (SA) |Bayside Divas (QLD) | Deep South Chorus (TAS) 

Wednesday 3 July: Casey Choir (VIC) | Uplift Community Choirs (TAS) 

Thursday 4 July: Concordis Chamber Choir (VIC) | JESSA (TAS) 

Friday 5 July:  Augusta Singers (TAS) | Women of Note (VIC) 

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Tickets

General admission – $15

Booking fee

  • For bookings with a total value of $15 or less, a booking fee of $3 will be added upon check-out.
  • For bookings with a total value between $15.01 and $199.99, a booking fee of $5 will be added upon
    check-out.
  • For bookings with a total value of $200 or more, a booking fee of $10 will be added upon check-out.

Duration

1hr

VENUE: Hobart Town Hall

Getting to the venue 

  • The Hobart Town Hall is at 50 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000 
  • A car park behind the Hobart Town Hall is available for drop offs, accessible from Elizabeth Street. Please see entryway to this carpark here. 
  • accessible parking spaces are available in the Hobart Town Hall carpark, accessible from Elizabeth Street. Please see entryway to this carpark here. 
  • Please follow this link for a virtual tour of the Hobart Town Hall. 

Accessibility

Guide Dogs/registered assistance animals welcome 

Water bowls will be available for registered assistance animals at this event upon request.

Wheelchair accessibility

  • For wheelchair bookings, please contact the festival with the specifications and dimensions of the wheelchair and any additional user requirements. 
  • The Hobart Town Hall Ballroom on level 1 is accessible to wheelchair users via a lift on the ground floor, located to the right of the staircase. The lift is also accessible via the rear car park and requires interaction with an intercom to gain access. This car park is accessible from Elizabeth Street. Please see the entryway to this car park here 
  • Accessible bathrooms are available on the ground floor of the Hobart Town Hall only. 

Augusta Singers

The Augusta Singers is an all-male singing group based in Augusta Road in New Town, Tasmania. It is a small group with about eight members and voices ranging from tenor to bass. The group is passionate about music and many of the singers are classically trained. The group performs a wide variety of music including opera, classical, music theatre, folk and pop. The group has sung in multiple languages including Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, English and even Chinese.

The Augusta Singers has performed in a variety of venues and locations around Tasmania, including Saint Mary's Cathedral, Buckland Church, Italian and Chinese Festivals, Bowls Clubs and in private houses.

The group is fortunate to have former Opera Australia tenor Jamie Allen as musical director, and Ben Young as accompanist, both of whom also sing with the group.

Other current members of the group are : Tony Johnston, Phil Gath, Han Zhang, Michael Stanelos, Roger Puckridge, Mike Quayle and Damon Hawker.

Women of Note

Women of Note choir, Bendigo, is a non-auditioning choir for women in central Victoria. It’s a performing choir which sings a wide range of music. Started in 1999, the choir now has between 55 and 60 members who enjoy singing, performing and socialising.

They have travelled interstate and overseas to South Africa, USA and New Zealand to perform in a variety of festivals.

The Choir’s motto is Health, Harmony, Confidence. Under the leadership of current Music Director, Anne Begg and Accompanist Merle Hopman, they look forward to their first experience of the Festival of Voices.

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