2025 Young Tasmania Sings choir registrations
Bringing young singers together in a co-operative, non-competitive performance environment.
Mon 30 June – Wed 2 July 2025
Hobart City Hall
$290 per choir
Now in its 14th year, the beloved Young Tasmania Sings event will be held in Hobart over two nights in the last week of Term 2. School and community youth choirs are invited to register to join the combined choirs to sing in a massed choir of approximately 250 singers.
Young Tasmania Sings rehearsals and performances will take place in the majestic Hobart City Hall. Those in the combined choirs will sing six songs under the direction of special guest conductor Annie Kwok (SA). The experience for young singers will include a collaboration with the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra, and the opportunity to hear some wonderful guest youth choirs.
Participation in Young Tasmania Sings requires preparation of the music in advance and attendance at two rehearsal days immediately leading up to the performance. Participating choirs will sing at one of the two Young Tasmania Sings concert evenings.
Members of the combined choirs should be in years 5 to 8, with unchanged voices.
Participating choirs will receive copies of the selected repertoire, along with audio files to help learn the songs. Music will be distributed upon confirmation of registration, and rehearsal tracks will be available at the start of the 2025 school year.
For enquiries and further information, please contact [email protected].
Package information & value
Participation is $290 per choir, which is a fully inclusive fee covering the purchase and licensing of repertoire, production of rehearsal materials, professional conductor and accompanist fees, venue hire, production costs and much more. This fee also includes discounted registration at our Choral Professional Development on Saturday 28 June 2025 for your choir’s staff.
Please note that any travel or accommodation costs will be at the expense of each participating group.
Registrations will close on Friday 28 February 2025 or once capacity is reached, whichever is sooner. Register early to ensure a place for your choir!
We will endeavour to program each participating choir on their preferred concert night.
Key dates
Term 1, date TBA: Participating conductor workshop/repertoire familiarisation session
Monday 30 June, 9.45am – 2.00pm: Combined groups workshop rehearsal
Tuesday 1 July, 9.45am – 2.00pm: Group 1 rehearsal
Tuesday 1 July, 7.00pm – 8.30pm: Group 1 concert
Wednesday 2 July, 9.45am – 2.00pm: Group 2 rehearsal
Wednesday 2 July, 7.00pm – 8.30pm: Group 2 concert
Why participate in Young Tasmania Sings?
Young Tasmania Sings:
- Brings youth choirs together in a co-operative, non-competitive environment, including choirs from all school systems and community youth choirs.
- Provides an opportunity for singers from grades 5 to 8 to work together with a visiting expert director and share the outcomes with family, friends and the wider community.
- Creates the opportunity for young singers to perform with a full orchestra as an integral part of the program. We welcome our partners from the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra to work alongside participating choristers.
- Demonstrates pathways for young singers through the inclusion of choral items by visiting guest choirs from Hobart, mainland Australia and the world.
- Is a rewarding, satisfying and memorable music experience for young singers.
Who should register?
School and community youth choirs from anywhere in Tasmania are encouraged to register. Singers should be in Years 5 to 8, with unchanged voices.
Testimonials
If you run a primary or middle school choir in Tasmania, I can highly recommend that you participate in “Young Tasmania Sings”. I don’t know of a better experience you could give your young choristers, not to mention providing a valuable PD opportunity for yourself. The FOV source leading choral conductors who are incredibly inspiring to watch, totally engaging for the kids and the showcase performance at the end will be one of those special events that you and your students will never forget!
– Jillian Norton, Music Teacher and Choir Director, St Virgil’s College
The Tasmania Sings concert has become an annual highlight for my choir since they first participated in 2018. Preparing them for this has been made easy with the learning tracks provided and the choice of music has always been great. The joy on the faces of my students when they’re rehearsing and performing, serves as a strong reminder of why I love doing what I do.
– Peter Eddleston, Music Teacher and Choir Director, Albuera Street & South Hobart Primary Schools
Young Tasmania Sings was a great experience. I’m glad I did it because I was full of joy and happiness and my parents were proud that I took the opportunity.
– Jenny – participant, Campbell Street Primary School
Singing at the Festival of Voices was an incredible experience. It was amazing to come together with students from different schools and backgrounds, all sharing a common love for music. The experience was not only musically enriching but also incredibly heartwarming. Singing alongside others created a powerful sense of community and belonging that I’ll always treasure.
– Ashritha – participant, Mt Carmel College
Young Tasmania Sings was an incredible experience, since many people from different backgrounds got together to make incredible music. I enjoyed the two days of rehearsal immensely and strongly believe that it helped to improve my singing ability, along with social connections.
– Brooklynn – participant, Mt Carmel College
It’s a great opportunity to sing in a multi part choir and an amazing life experience that I will remember for the rest of my life.
– Lilly – participant, Mt Carmel College
Singing with people from other schools is really fun! I can’t wait for Festival of Voices to come again next year.
– Louisa – participant, Mt Stuart Primary School
I thought it was a really fun experience to meet new people and we got to do a lot of creative stuff. It was really great to sing with a big group of people.
– Maisie, participant, Mt Stuart Primary School
Annie is truly excited by children’s and youth choirs, always inspired by their spirit, possibility, and sound. Her works have been performed in major choral festivals in Australia and internationally, as well as being actively sought out for primary and secondary school music programs.
She has worked on the artistic staff of the South Australian Public Primary Schools Festival of Music, Young Adelaide Voices, Gondwana Voices, and Sydney Children’s Choir. Annie was the 2011-12 Composer-in-Residence for Young Adelaide Voices, and the 2014-15 Composer-in-Residence for the Sydney Children’s Choir. Recent collaborations include commissioned words for the inaugural Flame Tree Performing Arts Festival, Pemulwuy Male Voice Festival, Toowoomba Festival of Voices, SCEGGS Compose 120 Project, Scotch College 100th Year Celebrations, New South Wales Performing Arts Unit Concert Series, South Australian Public Primary Schools Festival of Music Concert Series, and the opening of the MOD Research Centre for the University of South Australia.
By day, Annie is a secondary school classroom music teacher, and has taught at Brighton Secondary School, one of four public Special Interest Music Schools in Adelaide, and the Conservatorium High School in Sydney. She is currently the Assistant Head of Performing Arts at Pulteney Grammar School in Adelaide where she teaches Year 7 to 12 Music and champions all things choral as the director of the Grammarphones Middle School and Senior Concert Choirs, the newly-formed “MANCHOIR” for developing male voices from Year 7 to 12, and rallies the whole school from Reception to Year 12 in the massive “Whole School Singing” Project, started in 2023.
In 2020, she was awarded the South Australian World Teachers Day Award for Excellence by the Australian National Choral Association.
Annie is excited to be coming to Tasmania to work with singers at the 2025 Festival of Voices.
Registration
$290 per choir
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.
VENUE: Hobart City Hall
Getting to the venue
- Hobart City Hall is on 50 Macquarie Street, Hobart
- Public parking is available at Dunn Place carpark, which is opposite the venue and accessible to all.
Accessibility
Guide Dogs and registered assistance animals welcome
Wheelchair accessibility
There is level access to the building.
Conditions of sale
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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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Contact us
For assistance please contact us on 03 6224 5975 or at [email protected].
