State Choir – application

Locality: The Arts Unit, Lewisham
Region: Metro, Metropolitan South
Years 8 to 12
Event Application Ensemble Music
Tags: Choral music, High potential and gifted (HPGE), Vocal ensembles, Voice

Dates

Applications closing: Mon 14 Jul 2025

The State Choir is open to all NSW public school students in Years 8 to 12 and it is a combination of male and female voices.

Students will be notified of the outcome of their application via email on Friday 18 July 2025.

No audition is required.

Music is sent to students to prepare before the first rehearsal.

The choir meets to rehearse in Sydney before performing on the stage of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Festival of Choral Music.

Rehearsals

  • Sunday 3 August 10 am – 4 pm at Lewisham Public School (Arts Unit)
  • Monday 4 August 10 am – 5 pm at Sydney Opera House
  • Tuesday 5 August 2:30 pm – 5 pm at Sydney Opera House

Performances

  • Monday 4 August 7pm at Sydney Opera House
  • Tuesday 5 August 7 pm at Sydney Opera House

Fees

  • Metropolitan students: $110 
  • Non-metropolitan students (and rural and remote students): $82.50

Payment is to be made upon acceptance of a successful application.

Enquiries

Jacqueline Shaw
Music Projects Officer 5 – 12
The Arts Unit

Related programs

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