Welcome
to Victoria Chorale
Established in 1993, Victoria Chorale is a registered charity dedicated to providing excellent choral performances for audiences and choristers alike in Melbourne. If you're an existing member, head to our Members Section in the top right. If you'd like to learn more about us, scroll below...
A Magical Christmas Concert!
St Paul's Cathedral
5pm
Saturday 13 December 2025
Our Christmas Concert at St Paul's was again a highlight of the Melbourne choral calendar. Thank you to our wonderful audience of over 750, the Choir of St Andrew's Brighton, our 87 Victoria Chorale choristers, the Art of Sound Orchestra, our fabulous soloists Kate Macfarlane and Sally-Anne Russell and of course our Maestro, Mario Dobernig.
We invited you to be part of something truly magical - a concert that would transport singers, musicians and audience into a choral celebration of the mystery of Christmas. And based on the feedback we have received, we delivered.
With the beauty of Baroque choral works, the magnificence of Bach and the warmth of traditional carols, the concert spanned over 400 years of musical tradition, bringing the nativity story to life in the wonderful setting of St Paul's Cathedral.
​Of course, no Christmas concert would be complete without our community carol segments. Our audience and choirs united to make the night so special.​​
We have three major concerts in the CBD and inner city venues each year and a number of other events. For our latest news and upcoming concerts, including links to tickets, click here.
If you are a member of the choir and looking for information about upcoming rehearsals and other useful information, click here.
New members are always welcome at Victoria Chorale. Our prerequisites are that you love singing, can confidently hold a part, can sing in tune, can learn the music, will attend weekly rehearsals, will practise regularly between rehearsals and can follow the conductor! While we are a non auditioned choir, a voice placement check with the conductor is undertaken for new singers.
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For information about joining, click here or ring Anne on 0481 386 661.
Donation Fund
Victoria Chorale is a registered charity dedicated to providing excellent choral music for audiences and choristers alike. Your donation will help us to continue offering concerts which engage, delight and inspire. We will be most grateful for any donation you can make. Donations over $2 are tax-deductible and you will be emailed a receipt. ​​​​
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If you prefer you can:
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use the convenient PayID function in your banking app or online banking function - use the email address treasurer@victoriachorale.org.au
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or do a bank transfer to our donations account:​
Victoria Chorale Donations Fund
BSB: 633 000
Acct: 162 507 255
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Please provide your name in the transfer details, and then send an email to victoriachorale@gmail.com with the same name to obtain a tax deductible receipt.
About
Victoria Chorale
Victoria Chorale inspires and delights choristers and audiences with wonderful choral concerts performed with great flair.
Highlights of recent performances with the vibrant Art of Sound Orchestra include the remarkable Sir Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, the Mozart vs Salieri program at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Brahms Requiem and Alto Rhapsody, Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass, Carmina Burana and the Faure Requiem. The choir also performs music by contemporary Australian and NZ composers such as Barry Conyngham, Andrew Perkins, Andrian Pertout, Sarah Hopkins and Barry McKimm.
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The choir has developed and grown greatly under the dynamic leadership of its conductor, Dr Mario Dobernig. Victoria Chorale choristers travel from all over Melbourne to sing with the choir. The choir regularly performs at CBD venues such as St Paul’s Cathedral and Collins St Baptist Church, and a number of venues in inner Melbourne. In 2019 the choir travelled to Europe, singing in St Stephens Cathedral (Vienna), the Bratislava Cultural Summer Festival and in Graz, Kapfenberg and St Margarethen (Austria). Planning for another tour in 2026 has commenced.
Victoria Chorale was founded in 1993 by the late Val J Pyers OAM. Over the past three decades it has built a well-earned reputation for the excellence, diversity and warmth of its performances and the camaraderie amongst the choir members.
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Victoria Chorale Inc. is an incorporated association and a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Further governance information and annual reports can be found on the ACNC website www.acnc.gov.au.
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Pictured left is our wonderful accompanist, Will Schmidt. Photo, and many throughout our website, are courtesy of Living Imagery.