Is it safe to sing in choirs? Does the coronavirus more quickly among singers? Lyn Williams from Gondwana Choirs and Brett Weymark from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs discuss the issues involved ahead of a second Gondwana webinar.

Sam Allchurch explains the new digital learning program introduced by Gondwana Choirs during the COVID-19 lockdown, which ranges from beatboxing to writing for choirs.

Small to medium companies who missed out in the Australia Council for the Arts’ latest Four Year Funding for Organisations round take stock in the midst of a crisis.

Australian composer Lisa Young tells us about her new work Sacred Stepping Stones which Gondwana Choirs will perform at the Festival of Summer Voices.

Sam Allchurch, who directs the concert, tells us about his choice of the Twelve Days of Christmas as this year's theme.

Other items up for auction include two premium tickets to Yo-Yo Ma's Sydney performance, with proceeds going to Gondwana's programs for children.

An auspicious and joyful start to Gondwana’s birthday celebrations.

Ermonela Jaho talks about Anna Bolena, we learn the true story behind Come From Away, and Nico Muhly discusses his three Australian commissions.

With three commissions for three very different Aussie groups, Nico Muhly’s focus is very much Down Under in 2019. Clive Paget caught up with the prolific composer in his Manhattan studio.

In 1989, Lyn Williams founded the Sydney Children’s Choir, now part of the national Gondwana Choirs. She tells Jo Litson about the excitement of developing an essentially new genre in Australia, and of celebrating the 30th anniversary with the Gondwana World Choral Festival.

Learn how Lang Lang became a more rounded artist, brush up on Opera Australia's Brett Whiteley opera, and discover the rich musical history of Notre Dame.

This issue includes features on Lang Lang, Whiteley: The Opera, Gondwana Choirs, Notre Dame, Jayson Gillham, Sweeney Todd, and much more.