Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir in association with Sydney WorldPride is delighted to present Out & Loud & Proud, a major international LGBTIQA+ choral festival from 19-23 February 2023. The pinnacle event of this festival will be a Gala Concert on Thursday 23 February in the magnificent Sydney Town Hall. The festival is drawing a massive number of singers from across the planet. 500 singers are expected including choirs from across Australia - Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus, Canberra Qwire, Brisbane Pride Choir, True Colours Chorus Darwin, Perth Pride Choir and South Gippsland Queer Quoir. International choirs include Lian Esperansa from Timor Leste, Tokyo Pride Choir and the GALA Choruses Singers from the USA. Individual singers from around the world are invited to join the Individual Voices Choir led by internationally renowned queer chorus director, Dr Kathleen McGuire with over 40 singers from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain already registered. The concert will feature performances by each participating choir, the Individual Voices Choir and special guests. The highlight will be the amazing power of the massed choir of all singers premiering two specially commissioned works; an Acknowledgement of Country by Yuwaalaraay storyteller and performer, Nardi Simpson, and a Festival Anthem by award winning composer, Joseph Twist with lyrics by Wiradjuri poet, Jazz Money. Prior to the concert there will be 5 days of singing, workshops, concerts and social events. Participating choirs will sing at some of the city’s iconic spaces with pop-up performances in spaces such as the Maritime Museum, the Museum of Sydney and the Calyx in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. An amazing line up of workshops will be led by some of Australia’s best musicians and choral specialists including Brett Weymark, Margi de Ferranti and Jonathon Welch. Workshops including Beatboxing for Beginners and Mongolian Throat Singing will encourage singers to expand their skills.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0438 981 835 or by email to neil@outloudproud.org

Featured artists

• Performer Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir