Nominations are open to students in Years 5 to 12 in 2027 who will be enrolled at a NSW public school. 

The principal choir will provide the basis for the choral sound for the show.

Students applying to be part of the principal choir should be experienced at singing in ensembles and holding both basic and complex vocal parts within an ensemble setting. 

Please note, this category is only open to individual performers. Students selected as members of the principal choir will not be able to participate with their school group in massed choir.

Successful students will require the endorsement of their school principal to participate. Students are encouraged to discuss their nomination with a teacher at their school prior to submission.

This year all auditions for the principal choir will be live auditions. On the nomination form, you will be asked to preference which date you would like your audition to take place – either Saturday 11 or Sunday 12 October at The Arts Unit Lewisham. From this audition, the principal choir will be selected.

Resource fee: $240 per student

View the principal choir page for more details.

Nominations are open to students in Years 5 to 12 in 2027 who will be enrolled at a NSW public school.

Vocalists selected via the audition process will be formed into various combinations for items throughout the show.

Please note, this category is only open to individual performers.

Successful students will require the endorsement of their school principal to participate. Students are encouraged to discuss their nomination with a teacher at their school prior to submission.

This year all auditions for principal vocalists will be live auditions. Once you have completed the nomination form, you will be emailed a link to book a live audition slot. Live auditions will be held at The Arts Unit, Lewisham on Friday 9, Saturday 10 or Sunday 11 October and, from this audition, the final team of principal vocalists will be selected.

View the principal vocalist page for more details.

Resource fee: $240 per student

Auditions will be via video, which must be submitted with the nomination form.

To audition, students need to submit a video of themselves performing a 1 minute excerpt of their own choice of 2 contrasting pieces.

• These excerpts can be either accompanied or unaccompanied and should be chosen to best demonstrate the student’s ability on their instrument. 
• The Pulse Alive team will also accept audition videos created for other events/ensemble programs or for formal examinations in 2026.
• Students may audition on more than one instrument, but must submit a separate online application and audition video for each instrument they wish to be considered for.

Resource fee: $240 per student

Visit the showband page for more details.

Participation in the massed choir is open to groups of students who currently attend a NSW public school from: 

• Years 3 to 6 in 2027 (primary choir) 
• Years 7 to 12 in 2027 (secondary choir).

Groups comprising students of all backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to nominate.

There is no audition video required to be part of the massed choir and no upper limit on the number of students each school can nominate. We encourage all schools to extend this opportunity to the widest range of students possible.

Visit the massed choir page for more details.

Fee: $55 per student.

Participation as an individual chorister (massed choir) is open to individual students who currently attend a NSW public school from: 

• Years 3 to 6 in 2027 (primary choir) 
• Years 7 to 12 in 2027 (secondary choir).

Students of all backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to nominate. The Pulse Alive team will work with students, parents and schools to any modifications or special provisions required for students with individual needs are met. There is no audition video required to be an individual chorister (massed choir).

View the Individual chorister (massed choir) page for more details.

Fee: $120 per student