Instrumental and vocal items for state music festivals

Region: Metro, Metropolitan South
Kindergarten to Year 12

Performance opportunities for outstanding instrumental and vocal items at the Festival of Instrumental Music, Festival of Choral Music and Primary Proms.
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2025 applications

Item nomination coming soon.

Schools will be invited to nominate outstanding music ensembles and soloists in Kindergarten to Year 12 to perform an instrumental or vocal item at one of the 2025 State music festivals.

Items may include, but are not limited to, the following performance types:

  • vocal solo
  • vocal ensemble
  • choir
  • instrumental solo
  • instrumental ensemble
  • symphonic wind orchestra
  • concert band
  • orchestra
  • jazz ensemble
  • stage band
  • rock band
  • percussion ensemble.

Applicants must film an audition video of no more than 5 minutes and submit via a YouTube link using the Instrumental and vocal item application form. See the resources below for tips:

2025 performance opportunities

Successful applicants will perform in either the Sydney Opera House or the Sydney Town Hall as part of one of the following festivals:

  • Festival of Instrumental Music
  • Festival of Choral Music
  • Primary Proms

Schools need to be available for a sound check and staging rehearsal on the day of the concert. If your school is already participating in one of these festivals as part of a massed ensemble, we will endeavour to place your item into the same concert. 

Concert dates for 2025 at the Sydney Opera House

Festival of Instrumental Music
  • Acacia Concert: Monday 25 August 2025
  • Banksia Concert: Tuesday 26 August 2025
  • Jacaranda Concert: Monday 8 September 2025
  • Mimosa Concert: Tuesday 9 September 2025
Festival of Choral Music
  • Argyle concert: Monday 4 August 2025
  • Australis concert: Tuesday 5 August 2025
  • Barangaroo concert: Wednesday 6 August 2025
  • Bennelong concert: Thursday 7 August 2025
  • Endeavour concert: Friday 8 August 2025

Concert dates for 2025 at the Sydney Town Hall

Primary Proms
  • Brindabella concert: Monday 22 September 2025
  • Coorong concert: Tuesday 23 September 2025
  • Daintree concert: Wednesday 24 September 2025
  • Kakadu Concert: Thursday 25 September 2025

For more information on each festival, visit the links below or contact luke.wallace20@det.nsw.edu.au

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Enquiries

Music Festivals
The Arts Unit
concerts.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au
Luke Wallace
Student Music Programs K-8 Officer
luke.wallace20@det.nsw.edu.au
0448 262 659
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Programs

Festival of Instrumental Music

Music
Years 3 to 6 students and teachers
The Festival of Instrumental Music (FoIM) presents concerts of diverse and engaging repertoire, featuring massed recorder and string ensembles.

Festival of Choral Music

Music
Years 3 to 6 students and teachers
The Festival of Choral Music (FoCM) brings students from across NSW to perform selected repertoire in combined mass choirs guided by specialist choral teachers.

Primary Proms

Music
Year 3 and 4 students and teachers
The Primary Proms features a combined choir together with outstanding instrumental and vocal items from public schools across NSW. 
Sydney

Cantabile Music Festival

Local arts program Music
Years 3 to 6
The Festival showcases individual band and orchestral items as well as the choral skills of the festival's combined primary school choir.
Chatswood

Sydney NorthWest Music Festival

Local arts program Music
Kindergarten to Year 12
An annual showcase of individual items and combined school choirs provide an opportunity to develop, refine and highlight music and performance skills in a premiere performance venue.
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All Arts Units programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in the Instrumental and vocal items for state music festivals program, please email concerts.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au so we can assist.