The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words by Australian writers performed by AVÉ alongside polyphony by Bach and Victoria. This year’s Classical Choral Workshop concentrates on Handel, culminating in a concert featuring his Dixit Dominus, performed by the 120 singers of the Festival’s Classical Choral Workshop, and Zadok the Priest, performed by the Come Sing Handel Choir.

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Join an extraordinary group of artists for an evening that honours women’s voices, their stories and the wisdom gained through lived experience. Older. Wiser. Louder. brings together some of Australia’s most acclaimed performers as they revisit songs that have shaped them, pieces that speak to love, loss, ambition, courage and the lessons learned along the way.

FeaturingCasey Donovan, Gorgi Coghlan, Anna‑Lee Robertson, Amanda Hodder, Prof. Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, Jean Stafford, Maria Lurighi,  Xani Kolac, and Hobart Harmony, a lineup whose collective achievements span award‑winning recording careers, celebrated stage performances, groundbreaking creative leadership and decades of artistic excellence.