In the wake of recent funding cuts, the Sydney venue will stage a benefit for Synergy, Taikoz and Gondwana Choirs.

Percussion ensembles Synergy Percussion and Taikoz, and youth choral organisation Gondwana Choirs were among the 62 organisations to be defunded in the “Black Friday” Australia Council funding round, leaving all three music groups facing uncertain futures. However, in a show of enormous generosity and solidarity, the City Recital Hall, Angel Place has offered a glimmer of hope for these organisations.

The central Sydney venue, located in the heart of the city’s CBD, has offered its hall for a fundraising concert, with 100% of ticket revenue going directly to the three companies. “The Board and staff of City Recital Hall were, like many others, saddened to hear the news that Synergy, Taikoz and Gondwana Choirs were unsuccessful in securing multi-year operational funding from 2017,” said Elaine Chia, CEO of City Recital Hall, Angel Place. “CRH exists for the artists on our stage, performing to audiences in our seats. We are stable, and growing, and enjoy strong support from the City of Sydney. We have the capacity to help,”

In a press release for the concert, Gondwana Choirs said, “Gondwana Choirs, Synergy and...