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Youth Choirs

Information & registration for youth choirs

Registrations for the 2024 touring Youth Choir Package are now open.

Fri 28 June – Sun 7 July
Various locations
$150 per chorister

Are you planning to bring your youth choir to Tasmania in 2024? 

This non-competitive, joy-filled experience offers youth choirs from across the country the opportunity to participate in Australia’s pre-eminent choral festival. Choirs get to sing in a welcoming, inclusive environment to appreciative audiences, meet and sing with like-minded young people and attend special festival events. The opportunity to explore Hobart and Tasmania is also encouraged! 

My ensemble loved the opportunity to meet and talk with the other choirs we performed with, and this personal connection enriched our musical experiences immensely.”  Joshua Clifford – conductor, Centenary State High School Choir (Qld) 

General information 

Our 2024 Youth Choir Package offers choir members the unique opportunity to sing at some of Tasmania’s most renowned locations. From art galleries to historic sites, this package is the ultimate way to ‘discover Tasmania’ whilst singing for audiences of all sizes!   

Collaborations and celebrations  

The Youth Choir Package includes plenty of opportunities for young singers to workshop and perform with youth choirs from around the country in formal and informal settings, alongside collaborative workshops and a social evening on Sunday 30 June, included in their package fee. 

Youth Choir Showcase  

Join in our celebration of youth choirs! Open to the public at the beautiful Stanley Burbury Theatre; your singers will have the opportunity to sing for and with a range of outstanding Australian youth choirs and join forces for a massed finale item. 

Learn from the best!  

Festival of Voices is delighted to announce that our combined youth choir workshops in 2024 will be led by internationally acclaimed Dr Anthony Trecek-King from Boston, USA. No preparation is required for this exciting workshop – just turn up, sing and learn! 

Join the Pop-up Program   

Surprise and delight audiences around Hobart and in beautiful and unique locations across the city. Choirs are invited to perform for guests and passers-by in a creatively curated program. 

Listen and observe   

Add to your festival experience by hearing a range of youth and adult choirs from around Australia rehearse and perform a broad variety of repertoire in formal and informal settings. 

Enjoy festival events 

Youth choir participants are warmly invited to participate in a number of the festival’s public events. Enjoy the spectacular of the Big Sing, join in the fun of the Salamanca Super Sing … and more! 

Key dates in 2024

Friday 23 February – Youth Choir Package registrations close 

Saturday 29 June – Salamanca Super Sing 

Saturday 29 June – Big Sing

Sunday 30 June – Combined Youth Choir Workshop and Youth Choir Showcase  

Sunday 30 June – Youth Choir Social Night 

Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July – Young Tasmania Sings 

… with more exciting activities being planned! 

Ready to register? Want to know more?

Kerry Bennett, who coordinates our youth choirs, will be available to assist you with any enquiries and take your registration. Contact [email protected]. 

Participation in the youth choir program is $150 per chorister (plus a 2.2% booking fee), with no charge for conductors, accompanists and supervisors.  Your choir will be invoiced once your touring choir numbers are finalised in 2024. 

Registrations close on Friday 23 February 2024. 

Youth Choir Package FAQs

Travel and accommodation

The festival is in a position to facilitate choirs in recommending the services of its accommodation and transport partners.  

Participating choirs and individuals are responsible for all matters related to the organisation, booking, and payment of all accommodation and meals during their stay in Hobart. The exclusion to this is the provision of dinner provided for those taking part in the Youth Choir Social Night or lunch for those performing in the Thursday Youth Choir Showcase.   

A comprehensive list of specially negotiated accommodation and travel options in varied price ranges (including hotels, guest houses and hostels) will be provided to all choirs and individuals.  

The festival is not responsible for any booking issues that may arise.  

Conditions of sale

  • Read the full conditions of sale.
  • 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.

Contact us

For assistance please contact us on 03 6224 5975 or at [email protected].

We also have this helpful form.

Plan Your Festival

Are you visiting Tasmania for Festival of Voices 2024? You can make the most of our special offers with premium partners and enjoy accommodation and travel discounts during your stay simply by being a ticketholder!

See below our current offers and feel free to contact our team at [email protected] if you have any questions – we look forward to seeing you at this year’s Festival!

STAY AT HADLEY'S ORIENT HOTEL

Book via our link or quote FOV24 code to receive a 10% discount on accommodation during the 2024 Festival.

STAY AT THE HOBART GRAND CHANCELLOR

Book via our link to receive a 10% discount on accommodation during the Festival period.

STAY AT THE MÖVENPICK HOTEL

Book via our link to receive a discount on accommodation from 27th June to 8th July 2024.

STAY AT THE IBIS STYLES HOBART

Book via our link to receive a discount on accommodation from 27th June to 8th July 2024.

TRAVEL WITH SKYBUS

Between June 1 – July 31, 2024, as a Festival of Voices ticketholder, take 10% off SkyBus Hobart City Express using FOV24 discount code.