Featured items for state music festivals – item nomination
Dates
Nominations closing: Fri 9 May 2025
Successful applicants will be allocated to one concert and need to be available for a sound check and staging rehearsal on the day of the concert.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 23 May 2025.
2025 performance opportunities
These performance opportunities are open to all public school students (Years K to 12) and can include music ensembles of all sizes, large or small (including soloists). Items may be instrumental or vocal, and should avoid pre-recorded musical components such as backing tracks.
Festival of Choral Music 2025 concert dates at the Sydney Opera House
- Argyle concert: Monday 4 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Australis concert: Tuesday 5 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Barangaroo concert: Wednesday 6 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Bennelong concert: Thursday 7 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Endeavour concert: Friday 8 August 2025, 6:30 pm
Sydney NorthWest Music Festival concert dates at The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith
- Burrendong concert: Tuesday 19 August 2025
- Cawndilla concert: Wednesday 20 August 2025
Sydney NorthWest Music Festival concert dates at The Concourse, Chatswood
- Pinaroo concert: Thursday 21 August 2025
- Wyangan concert: Friday 22 August 2025
Festival of Instrumental Music 2025 concert dates at the Sydney Opera House
- Acacia concert: Monday 25 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Banksia concert: Tuesday 26 August 2025, 6:30 pm
- Jacaranda concert: Monday 8 September 2025, 6:30 pm
- Mimosa concert: Tuesday 9 September 2025, 6:30 pm
Cantabile Music Festival 2025 concert dates at the Sydney Opera House
- Monday 15 September 2025, 7:00 pm
Primary Proms 2025 concert dates at the Sydney Town Hall
- Brindabella concert: Monday 22 September 2025, 7:00 pm
- Coorong concert: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 7:00 pm
- Daintree concert: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 7:00 pm
- Kakadu concert: Thursday 25 September 2025, 7:00 pm
Additional opportunities for regional ensembles
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music has partnered with the Arts Unit to provide additional opportunities for ensembles from schools outside of metro-Sydney who are successful in auditioning for a featured item at one of our festivals. A member of the Sydney Conservatorium staff will travel to your school to conduct a workshop with your ensemble in the lead up to your performance in Sydney. This opportunity will be offered to successful ensembles of 4 or more students who attend a NSW public school outside of metro-Sydney, and will be subject to staff availability.
Please note that all 2025 events will commence under the guidelines from NSW Health and the Department of Education.