One of the most surprising benefits of joining the Australian Boys Choir can be discovering that you're definitely not the only who likes to sing! A shared love of music, not to mention striving to achieve an amazing sound as a group, creates a feeling that is hard to beat.
We received a coveted four-star review from Limelight Magazine's Tony Way following our recent all-Australian program at Hawthorn Arts Centre featuring music by Iain Grandage, Clare Maclean, Matthew Orlovich and Timothy Mallis. Click below to read the full review.
"This was a courageous program showing deep thought about the choir, its history and future, and its place in contemporary Australia."
We were pleased to have Peter Hurley of Classic Melbourne in the audience at our recent 'Australian Sounds' concert, and were delighted to read his review.
In 2014, the Australian Boys Choir hosted an exhibition in the Yarra Gallery at Federation Square. A dedicated team of volunteers and Australian Boys Choir staff worked for over a year to design an exhibition and program to commemorate the Australian Boys Choir 75th year.
At 13 years old, Colin joined 20 other boys as one of the seniors at the very first rehearsal of the Australian Boys Choir on 20th October 1939. He was number 2 on the roll.
Over 60 years ago I won an audition to become a probationer in Australia’s first and finest boys’ choir, the Australian Boys Choir. In my day, we sang in concert and town halls right across the nation. That was unheard of for a young boy.
Following the ABC’s successful tour of Tasmania in 1951, the Tasmanian Boys Choir, established by Jeffrey Boyes, applied for affiliation. In 1952 it became the Hobart branch of the Australian Boys Choir.
With the Australian Boys Choir’s expansion in the early 1950s, the Adelaide branch was established in 1953. Robert Murray was the State Director, with considerable input from Richard Flynn, the choir’s SA representative until 1979.
Brian’s time with the choir was marked with events that were significant both for the choir and for Australia - the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the arrival of television and the annual Moomba Festival. Brian, with the choir, was involved with all of these events.