Following its highly successful European concert tour, Victoria Chorale returned home to join forces with the Ballarat Wind Orchestra in Collingwood Town Hall for an afternoon of inspiring music in Coming Home. Included alongside the Australian premiere of The Two Trees, the new composition by our rehearsal accompanist and award-winning concert pianist, William Schmidt, commissioned by Victoria Chorale, was a selection of works by Giuseppe Verdi, Gustav Holst and others, finishing with Peter...

Under the leadership of Mario Dobernig, a large group of Victoria Chorale choristers flew out in June for a concert tour in France and Italy. With performances by Victoria Chorale, a variety of musical experiences, meetings with other choral groups and, of course, savouring the sights, food and wines, the tour benefitted from Mario's extensive networks across Europe. The weather was challengingly hot, leading some to quip that "they'd been to cities that never cool down " (with apologies to...

Our audience filled the Cathedral and warmly acclaimed our magnificent soloists, our amazing Art Of Sound Orchestra, our 103 choristers and of course, our maestro conductor, Mario Dobernig. The concert on Saturday evening 16 May, opened with Haydn's Symphony No 37 in C Major, followed by four lyrical and contemplative choral reflections across the centuries. The audience were then captivated by the wonderful Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor. A work of breathtaking scope featuring virtuoso...