Australian National Anthem

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The Arts Unit has recorded a new version of the Australian National Anthem, Advance Australia Fair, for schools to use at events and assemblies. The arrangement, by Ian Jefferson, was recorded with full orchestra and choir in August 2025.

You can use the links below to download a one-verse, or two-verse version of the anthem and can choose to have a recording with a choir on it, or just a backing track.

Advance Australia Fair – one-verse version

Advance Australia Fair – two-verse version

Contact

For further information on this recording of Advance Australia Fair, please email [email protected].

 

Credits

Advance Australia Fair

Music and Lyrics by Peter Dodds McCormick
Arranged by Ian Jefferson

 

Orchestra

Conductor: Peter Hayward

Violin: Emma Kan, Iris Cho, Annalee Huang, Yuzuka Dekura, Dylan Yeun-Hay, Oliver Homan, Hannah Peredi, Ariel Kan, Amy Byoun, Lucia Lavier, Anna Smith, Matthew Tsalidis, Sarah Qiu
Viola: Elise Ha, Meredith Shaw, Anne Sweeney
Cello: Yurong Qu, Thea Shannon, Ariel McMillan, Jasmine Kim, Karen Cortez, Louisa Lovasz
Double Bass: Eric Hutchens

Flute: Vanessa Couper
Oboe: Alex Fontaine
Clarinet: Greg Larielle-Jones
Bassoon: Laura Brown

French Horn: Gemma Lawton, James Walder, Genevieve Campbell, Natasha Li, Horace Tan
Trumpet: Tyler Watson, Oliver Cusack, Richard Sandham
Trombone: Teagan Day, Hayden Millard
Bass Trombone: Darren Thurling

Timpani: Fatima De Assis
Percussion: Nathan Lee, Jacqui Shaw

Piano: Rachel Kelly
Keyboard: Rowan Keyes

 

Choir

Conductor: Rachel Kelly

Vocalists: Chloe Aernie, Charisse Bell, Neesha Bhagwat, Oliver Boniface, Abbey Cowell, Cooper Finnegan, Monique Galla-Laine, Ashia He, Isobel Jefferson, Frankie Johns, Kiana Krizak, Ocean Lim, Freya Nylund, Edward Shaw, Meredith Shaw, Jak Speer, Horace Tan, Sophie Wallis, Jasmine Whiddon, Phillipa Widdup, Charlotte Zaracostas, Louise Butler, Caitlin Deen, Jacqui Shaw, Karen Astill, Rebekah Mauger, Sonia Milgate, Rowan Keyes, Ian Jefferson, Richard Sandham, Simon Kermode, Michael Nolan

 

 

Recorded at Trackdown Studios, Sydney on 2 August 2025

Executive Producer: Simon Kermode
Musical Director: Peter Hayward
Producer: Peter Copeland
Mixing and Mastering: Andrew Crawford

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Video

This resource is for the use of NSW public schools and associated programs and events.

The Arts Unit proudly presents the Australian National Anthem, 'Advance Australia Fair', for use at approved events. This video features 7 NSW public school students. 

Complete the video request form to apply for permission to use this video at your event. When permission is granted, you will receive a link to the video.

The video is 2:19 minutes long. It can be played at your event directly from this website or downloaded if needed. A captions (SRT) file is also provided for your convenience.

Contact

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the video or application process.

Students singing Australian National Anthem
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A group of people singing in a recording studio, standing in front of music stands and microphones on a wooden floor.
Brass band rehearsing in a studio, musicians playing trumpets and trombones, seated in a row.
Conductor leading an orchestra in a rehearsal studio, musicians playing various instruments.