Young Tasmania Sings
A celebration of young voices – night 1
Tues 2 July – 7.00 pm
Federation Concert Hall
From $22
Join young singers from Tasmanian school and community youth choirs as they sing with joy in our annual combined choir event with guest conductor Anthony Trecek-King alongside The Tasmanian Youth Orchestra.
Additionally, each evening’s concert will feature guest performances from Tasmanian and visiting youth choirs.
Young Tasmania Sings brings together youth choirs in a cooperative, non-competitive endeavour. It also:
- Includes choirs from all school systems alongside community youth choirs
- Provides an opportunity for over 400 young singers ages 10 to 14 to work together with a visiting expert director and share the outcomes with family, friends and the community
- Creates the opportunity for young singers to perform with a full orchestra as an integral part of the program
- Demonstrates pathways for young singers by including choral items from a range of guest choirs.
TUESDAY 2 JULY
Combined choirs:
- Bellerive Primary School Honour Choir
- Leighland Christian School (Ulverstone Campus) Year 5/6 Vocal Ensemble
- Mount Carmel College Middle Years Voices
- NORTH Children’s Choir
- St Cuthbert’s Primary School Choir
- St Mary’s College Year 5 Choir
- St Virgil’s Junior School Choir
- The Friends’ Middle School Choir
Guest choirs:
- Hutchins Pride Choir
- Dominic College Senior Choir
- Brisbane Birralee Voices & Somerville Singers.
Can’t find your child’s school or choir in the list above? Click HERE for information and tickets for Young Tasmania Sings on Wednesday 3 July
Receive up to a 15% discount if you select three or more concerts in the one transaction. Keep an eye on our social media channels for suggested itineraries. There is a diverse range of concerts for you to choose from to fill your calendar across the 10 days of the Festival.
3 concerts ~ 10% off
6 or more concerts ~ 15% off
Discounts are only applicable on performance tickets, and only apply to full price tickets. Tickets must be purchased in the same transaction. If you select a Concession ticket for a performance as part of a discount package, the lowest price will apply for that ticket. Workshops and seminars are not included in our Performance Packages.
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Tickets
A Reserve – $49
A Reserve concession – $42
B Reserve – $39
B Reserve concession – $32
C Reserve -$29
C Reserve concession – $22
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 30mins
VENUE: Federation Concert Hall
Getting to the venue
- Federation Concert Hall is within Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, 1 Davey Street, Hobart TAS 7000
- A drop-off zone is located at the front of Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, accessible from the far-right lane of Davey Street, just after Evans Street.
- Accessible parking spaces are available in the Hotel Grand Chancellor car park. To access this space, please drive into the drop-off zone and request valet park the car for you. More accessible parking can be found along Davey Street by turning into Dunn Place Carpark, on the right past Campbell Street, or turning into the Mures car park, on the left past Campbell Street.
- Please follow this link for a virtual tour of the Federation Concert Hall Auditorium (titled Federation Plenary Hall). Please note that lighting designs will not be as featured in this tour at Festival of Voices events.
Accessibility
Guide Dogs/registered assistance animals welcome
Wheelchair accessibility
- For wheelchair bookings, please contact the festival with specifications and dimensions of the wheelchair and any additional user requirements.
- The Federation Concert Hall stalls are accessible from ground level and the dress circle is accessible for wheelchair users via the lift at reception.
- Accessible bathrooms are available at this venue.
Ensembles under his direction were integral to projects that have won a Pulitzer Prize (Madam White Snake, Zhou Long), received a Grammy (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boston Modern Orchestra Project), and earned the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from Presidential Committee on the Arts (Boston Children’s Chorus). Dr. Trecek-King has worked with a variety of artists and ensembles including Leslie Odom Jr., Melinda Doolittle, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, The Houston Chamber Choir, Seraphic Fire, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Gil Rose, Simon Halsey, Yo Yo Ma, and Roomful of Teeth. He has led performances in world-renowned venues including Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York City, Royal Albert Hall in London, and the Sydney Opera House.
In addition to his conducting work, he is currently the host of the classical radio show “The Silent Canon” which airs on KNVO 90.7. He can also be seen on-air and online on the Emmy nominated WGBH television series Sing That Thing, and two TEDx Boston talks. He holds a B.M. in Cello Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, an M.M. in Orchestral Conducting from the Florida State University, and a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from the Boston University.
He currently lives in the Boston area with his partner Melanie (of Thinking is Power) and their cat.
image credit: Mike Morffew
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- Festival of Voices adheres to the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code of Practice.
- All tickets are non-refundable unless otherwise specified on the specific event page.
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