CONCERT 2:  Saturday 15th August,  7:30 pm
WHERE:  Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton VIC 3053

Choristry’s final concert of 2025 celebrates the magic and mystery of Christmas through radiant choral music old and new. 

Featuring works by composers including J.S. Bach, Quartel, McDowall, and Choi, this festive program shimmers with warmth, joy, and a touch of nostalgia.
Join Choristry, conductor Daniel Brinsmead and pianist Toni Lalich for a radiant and uplifting evening of reflection, celebration, and Christmas spirit.

CONCERT 2:  Saturday 6th December,  7:30 pm
WHERE:  Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton VIC 3053

Choristry's second concert of 2025 features choral music about birds. This eclectic program ranges from Orlando Gibbons to contemporary pieces by Eric Whitacre and Joseph Twist, taking in along the way some folk song arrangements from as far afield as Korea, including a new one by our own Daniel Brinsmead, and some fun arrangements of popular music.

Join Choristry, conductor Daniel Brinsmead and pianist Beth Ylvisaker in a celebration of our feathered friends.

​TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Sunday 10th August, 3 pm
WHERE: St John's Anglican Church, 5-7 Finch St, Malvern East VIC 3145 

Choristry's final concert of 2024 will pay homage to the stars, showcasing gorgeous works from composers ranging from Gjello, Sigurbjörnsson, Whitacre, Esenvalds, Lauridsen and more.
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Join Choristry and conductor Daniel Brinsmead for a reverent program with some fun surprises.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Sunday 17th November, 3 pm
WHERE: St John’s East Malvern,5 Finch St, Malvern East ​

WHEN: Saturday 23 November, 7:30 pm
WHERE: Church of All Nations, Palmerston St, Carlton

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Choristry's second concert of 2024 features music to welcome spring and celebrate all things green and growing, from Britten to Dove, Grainger, McDowall, Quartel and more.
 
Join Choristry and conductor Daniel Brinsmead in a varied and delightful a cappella program.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Sunday 4th August, 3 pm
WHERE: Holy Trinity Balaclava & Elwood, 175 Chapel St, St Kilda

Choristry's first concert of 2024 features the gorgeous 15th & 16th century choral harmonies of Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina and more, alongside beautiful contemporary reflections by Escott, Roth and Weir

Join Choristry and conductor Daniel Brinsmead in a feast of a cappella favourites.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Sunday 21st April, 3 pm
WHERE: St John's East Malvern, 5 Finch St, Malvern East

WHEN: Saturday 27th April, 8 pm
WHERE: Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton

Choristry's third concert of 2023 features the world premiere of a mass by Ruth McCall, one of Australia's pre-eminent choral composers. This very approachable music is a joy to listen to as well as perform. Also included are four delightful short works by contemporary composers, including two by the irrepressible Sarah Quartel.
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Join Choristry, conductor Daniel Brinsmead and pianist Beth Ylvisaker on a journey through some fresh and exciting new music.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Sunday 19th November, 3 pm
WHERE: Holy Trinity Balaclava & Elwood, 175 Chapel St, St Kilda

Choristry's second concert of 2023 features an eclectic mix of old and new music evoking the sublime and terrifying domains of angels and demons.

Join Choristry, conductor Daniel Brinsmead and pianist Beth Ylvisaker in a journey to the empyrean and nether worlds.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Saturday 29 July, 8:00 pm
WHERE: St John's East Malvern, 5 Finch St, Malvern East

WHEN: Sunday 6 August, 3:00 pm
WHERE: Collins St Baptist Church, 174 Collins St, Melbourne

Choristry's first concert of 2023 features works drawing on the rich resources of Shakespeare's plays. Composers include Thomas Morley, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Tavener, Sarah Quartel, Emma Lou Diemer, George Shearing and John Williams.

Join Choristry, conductor Daniel Brinsmead and pianist Beth Ylvisaker in a fascinating concert evoking Shakespeare's world in music.

TICKETS: Online presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN: Saturday 22nd April, 8:00 pm
WHERE: Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton

WHEN: Sunday 30th April, 3:00 pm
WHERE: St John's East Malvern, 5 Finch St, Malvern East

Choristry's second concert of 2022 features Morten Lauridsen's radiant Lux Aeterna, in collaboration with Melbourne-based organist Rhys Arvidson. Also included is a varied set of shorter works by composers old and new.
Join Choristry and dynamic new conductor Daniel Brinsmead in a moving performance of choral works of light, hope and renewal.

TICKETS: Online Presales $35/$25, Door $40/$30

WHEN:Saturday 8th October, 8:00pm
WHERE:Collins St Baptist Church, 174 Collins St Melbourne

WHEN:Sunday 16th October, 2:30pm
WHERE:St John's East Malvern, 5 Finch St Malvern East

This tuneful and attractive programme presents folk song arrangements from the UK, Ireland, America, Scandinavia, the Balkans and Australia. There will be old favourites (Loch Lomond, Blow the wind southerly, Shenandoah) as well as lesser known pieces (Niska Banja, Suo Gan) and many other interesting arrangements.
Folk music is a wonderful way for a choir to connect and communicate with an audience. Folk songs are timeless. They tell stories of the human condition that remain relevant through the ages. Folk melodies contain beautifully crafted, simple, singable and iconic vocal lines. A testament to the strength of the folk melody is its ability to stand alone as a single vocal line.

WHEN:Saturday 18th June, 8:00pm
WHERE:Church of all Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton

TICKETS: Online Presales $30/$20, Door $35/$25

Choristry’s last concert of 2019 is a wide-ranging exploration of music from the two great American continents.

The music includes works by the well-known composers Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland and Morten Lauridsen, a beautiful piece by the young Canadian Kathleen Allen, music from Central and South America, and some hymns and anthems by past and present composers from the United States.

Join Choristry, director Dr Calvin Bowman and pianist Beth Ylvisaker for an afternoon of exciting, moving and uplifting music.
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WHEN: 2:30 pm Sunday 24 November 2019
WHERE: St Leonard's Uniting Church, 2 Wolseley Grove, Brighton VIC 3186

TICKETS: Online Presales $30/$20, Door $35/$25

CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS, CARLTON
​and ST LEONARD'S UNITING CHURCH, BRIGHTON

MODERN MASTERPIECES OF EVOCATION, INVOCATION AND ILLUMINATION

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper”  – WB Yeats

The mesmerising music of Michael McGlynn and ANÚNA, Ireland’s National Choir, is well loved across Europe and the USA. The haunting melodies and texts of depth, along with Michael’s at once lush and ancient harmonic language, cast spells over audiences and singers alike. These amazing compositions weave connections between the ancient vocal traditions and literature of Ireland.

Michael’s compositions have been commissioned and performed by some of the world’s best known ensembles, including Chanticleer, Rajaton, Conspirare, New York Polyphony, Kansas City Chorale and the BBC Singers.

Our Director for this season, Christine M Storey, was fortunate to study with Michael and ANÚNA at the recent ANÚNA International Summer School, and so brings her fresh experience back to share with Australian audiences and Choristry.

ST JOHN'S SOUTHGATE

“A man with wings large enough and duly connected, might learn to overcome the resistance of the air” – Leonardo da Vinci
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Join Choristry for our final concert of 2017, a voyage of musical discovery celebrating our fascination with the skies and beyond; from the humblest of insects to the wonder of taking to the air and traveling towards the stars.

Featuring Stanford’s gorgeous The Bluebird, Eric Whitacre’s extraordinary Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine and the heartfelt setting of John Gillespie Magee’s High Flight by Christopher Marshall, as well as music from Norway and Australia.

Let these uplifting and ethereal works transport you skyward.

COLLINS ST BAPTIST CHURCH

Bach’s motets are amongst the most mesmerising and perfectly constructed of all his works. Their extraordinary complexity makes colossal demands of anyone who would perform them, and they formed the core repertory Bach expected his pupils to sing and to master.
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Choristry is delighted to present a selection of these choral masterworks, alongside some of the 20th Century’s most exquisite pieces, including Arvo Pärt’s sublime Spiegel Im Spiegel, for cello and piano.

Join us at Collins St Baptist Church for an evening of thrilling and uplifting music, from the composer who set the benchmark to which all who followed would aspire.

ST JOHN'S SOUTHGATE
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Choristry is excited to partner with Sydney-based Ristretto Chamber Choir to perform a concert of music inspired by the night sky and our place in the universe.

Piano and a string quartet will accompany the choirs performing works by Ola Gjeilo, Ériks Ešenvalds, Arvo Pärt and a newly commissioned piece by young Australian composer Ella Macens, Look Up – the Sky is Glowing.  

Choristry’s Artistic Director, Dan Walker has also arranged Sigur Rós’ stunning Starálfur alongside works by Depeche Mode.

CHUNKY MOVE STUDIO

Audacious.  Subversive.  Underground.

Join Choristry and guest artist Trevor Jones as we explore the dimly-lit clubs of 1930s Europe, Off-Broadway New York and beyond in a performance of songs that celebrate the darker side of popular music.  

Set in cabaret-style seating in Studio 1 at Chunky Move, we are delighted to present works from Kurt Weill, Noel Coward, Francis Poulenc, Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Sting and many more.      

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, KEW

Choristry is delighted to bring you On the Threshold of Night, a collection of beautiful choral works by some of Britain’s most celebrated composers.

Spanning some four centuries, our musical sojourn includes the 16th century polyphony of Tallis and Byrd and Benjamin Britten’s extraordinary Hymn to St. Cecilia, as well as the inimitable sounds of contemporary composers such as Jonathan Dove, Tarik O’Regan and James MacMillan.