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If you have any questions, please email us at info@theaustralianvoices.com
the Australian voices
The Australian Voices is based in Brisbane and has been committed to commissioning, performing, recording, touring, and promoting the music of Australian composers to the highest international standards since 1993. Our members come from many backgrounds; university students, doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers, teachers, personal trainers, nurses, and more! We believe that someone who is passionate about Australian choral music can come in all shapes, sizes, professions, and walks of life.
An applicant should be able to read music, have a pleasant natural singing voice, and have a passion for musical excellence.
Singers are selected from throughout Australia. Current members are located across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory.
The Australian Voices are in residence at All Saints Anglican Church, Spring Hill.
auditions
To audition, you must be at least seventeen years old and have finished high school.
The audition will consist of five components;
Perform a simple song (eg. the National Anthem)
Sight sing a small passage
Sing multiple given intervals from provided pitches (ascending and descending)
Sing multiple scales (ascending and descending)
Discuss your passion for music, previous experience, and interest in the ensemble in an interview
We are looking for a clear, natural sound that is well supported. We are looking for vocal control that includes singing without vibrato, sustaining accurate intonation, and blending with voices around you.
The results of the audition will be reviewed by the panel and Artistic Director, and you will receive notice via email within seven days.
membership
Becoming a member of The Australian Voices requires a commitment to the ensemble’s rehearsal, performance, and touring schedule.
Rehearsals take place on Monday nights from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and all local members are expected to attend. Interstate members are required to learn all of the music from memory independently. They must also personally cover the cost of flights to Brisbane for certain rehearsal periods when required. The timing and length of these periods can be negotiated with the Artistic Director in advance and are flexible depending on each member’s financial situation and schedule.
The Australian Voices tours both nationally and internationally multiple times each year. The performance and touring schedule is made available to all members at the beginning of each year, allowing for work and study commitments to be arranged as necessary. The professional work commitments of each member are taken into account with regard to the performance schedule and the participation of each member.
values
All our members are expected to behave in accordance with our organisational values and policies.
DEDICATION
The Australian Voices is dedicated to the mission of expanding and promoting Australian choral music as a sound and genre throughout the world. All members are expected to be dedicated to this mission and express this through their commitment to learning music, attending rehearsals, and participating in performances and tours.
PASSION
The Australian Voices is driven by the passion of its members, whether this is for Australian choral music specifically, choral music generally, or for singing and experiencing the arts in everchanging and interesting ways.
INTEGRITY
The Australian Voices is committed to maintaining the integrity of the composers that we commission and promote, as well as Australian choral music wholistically as the ensemble pioneering the genre and sound. We expect all members to behave with integrity in all circumstances, and perform the music with integrity.
COLLABORATION
The Australian Voices exists because of our rich history of collaboration with Australian and international composers, conductors, choirs, orchestras, and countless artists. We ask all members to value and participate in collaborating with their fellow members, and all musicians we work, perform and make music with.
CONTRIBUTION
The Australian Voices firmly believes in our contribution being integral to the landscape and sound of the Australian and international choral industry. Furthermore, a vocal ensemble sound is built by the individual contribution of all its members and their unique strengths and skills. We expect all our members to value their individual contributions and fully commit to participating in shaping the sound of the ensemble.