Saturday 5 June at 8.30pm AEST.
In front of a live crowd at Sydney’s Town Hall, the Pub Choir team led by choirmaster
Astrid Jorgensen will teach Australia how to sing Hunters and Collectors’ iconic anthem ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’. Hosts Julia Zemiro and Miranda Tapsell will welcome singer-songwriter and Eurovision royalty
Dami Im to the stage to perform Little River Band’s classic hit ‘Help Is On Its Way’ with the help of Auslan choir The Nepean CAPA High School Signing Choir.
We can’t wait and neither can Dami: “I’m so excited to join such a special event. It’s an honour to be singing ‘Help Is On Its Way’, which takes on new depths of meaning after the year we’ve all had. I hope
Spinifex Gum: the girlsâ choir that has put Pilbara life on stage
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The haunting choral harmony that breaks the dark night, ethereal and resonant, wields the power to silence the audience and, seemingly, to transcend time and place. From the Sydney Opera House stage, 18 Indigenous girls holding microphones look assuredly to the audience.
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Since the dreaming began, our ancestors have taken care of country, and we continue their caretaking of the land and sea. We thank you for inviting us on to your country to share our stories, share our songs,â sings the Marliya Choir.