• Editor's Choice Messiah

    Pinchgut Opera: Messiah

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Although conceived for modest forces, Handel’s Messiah, with its trumpets, drums and majestic Hallelujah Chorus, rapidly expanded to become the preserve of vast Victorian choral societies. Taking a back-to-basics approach, Pinchgut Opera present this Christmas staple in its original version as performed in Dublin in 1742. A cast of just…

    Tudor Choristers: Sing Nowell!

    St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell 552 Burke Rd, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
    Join us for an exquisite evening of choral music to illuminate your Christmas season … The Tudor Choristers present a unique concert that blends the golden threads of Renaissance polyphony with timeless Christmas traditions. This year’s event marks a poignant moment of transition, the concert jointly conducted by outgoing Music…
    Editor's Choice Messiah

    Pinchgut Opera: Messiah

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Although conceived for modest forces, Handel’s Messiah, with its trumpets, drums and majestic Hallelujah Chorus, rapidly expanded to become the preserve of vast Victorian choral societies. Taking a back-to-basics approach, Pinchgut Opera present this Christmas staple in its original version as performed in Dublin in 1742. A cast of just…
    Editor's Choice Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

    Castiglione Arts & Culture: Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Celebrated for his dazzling agility, expressive warmth and thrilling top notes, the world’s leading bel canto tenor returns to Australia, accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano. Combining lyrical elegance with fiery passion and French Romanticism, Flórez brings his golden tone and charismatic artistry to an unforgettable program spanning Rossini, Bellini,…
    Editor's Choice Hark! 2025

    The Song Company: Hark! 2025

    St Paul's Anglican Church, Manuka 70 Canberra Avenue, Griffith, ACT, Australia
    The Song Company’s annual festive celebration reflects on family, journeys home and the uplifting memories that bring us together at this time of year. Traditional Christmas favourites rub shoulders with contemporary works by the likes of Poulenc, Arvo Pärt, Judith Weir, Gabriel Jackson and Bob Chilcott. Australian composers, including Alice…

    The Concourse: The Idea of North – Silver Stars

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Vocal harmony and festivity - a match made in the heavens. This year The Idea of North have invited a constellation of premier choirs from around the country to add an extra twinkle to their end-of-year celebrations. Come and hear the quintet you love with the added magic of these…

    Adelaide Chamber Singers: Raise You

    St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide 27 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Rising Voices will help you end the year on a musical high as we lift our voices to ‘raise you’ with music of emotional power and inspiration, including: Eric Whitacre’s Sainte-Chapelle, Anne Cawrse’s How Can I Keep From Singing, Arvo Pärt’s An den Wassern zu Babel, Paul Stanhope’s The Land is Healed Ban.Garay!, Nigel Butterley’s Morning…
    Ceremony of Carols

    Coolamon Singers: Ceremony of Carols

    Church of the Good Shepherd 4 Tarrant Drive, Mudgeeraba, QLD, Australia
    The Coolamon Singers, known for their thoughtful repertoire and expressive artistry, offers a captivating Christmas season, which spotlights the music of Benjamin Britten. At the heart of the program is A Ceremony of Carols, together with A Hymn to the Virgin and The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard.…
    Baroque Christmas 2025

    Australian Chamber Choir: Baroque Christmas 2025

    The Church of the Resurrection, Mount Macedon 6 Honour Ave, Mount Macedon, VIC, Australia
    A fixture on the Christmas calendar, this ever-changing program, now in its seventh incarnation, is testament to the fact that throughout history, composers have produced some of their liveliest and most engaging work for the Christmas season.  
    Slam Messiah

    River City Voices: Slam Messiah

    Bryan Brown Theatre 80 Rickard Road, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
    In 2022, River City Voices broke the choral Christmas mould by uniting Handel’s Messiah with slam poetry and on December 6, Slam Messiah is back! Presented as a chamber version perfect for new audiences, this bold reimagining fuses the raw honesty of young, western Sydney poets with Handel’s thrilling arias,…

    The Oriana Chorale: Colours of Earth

    Wesley Uniting Church Forrest 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    Music of resilience and transformation - colourful, stunning contemporary music. The Oriana Chorale presents exciting voices in the contemporary choral scene, including New York composer Caroline Shaw's gorgeous Ochre. By turns mysterious, expressive and emotional, Ochre reflects on our relationship with the Earth and the wondrous processes that occur within…
    Slam Messiah

    River City Voices: Slam Messiah

    Bryan Brown Theatre 80 Rickard Road, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
    In 2022, River City Voices broke the choral Christmas mould by uniting Handel’s Messiah with slam poetry and on December 6, Slam Messiah is back! Presented as a chamber version perfect for new audiences, this bold reimagining fuses the raw honesty of young, western Sydney poets with Handel’s thrilling arias,…