The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra is forming a new community chorus, and singers across South Australia are invited to be part of it.
Expressions of interest are now open for the Adelaide Symphony Chorus (ASC), a seasonal, project-based ensemble that will bring together singers from all backgrounds to perform alongside the orchestra in selected concerts.
Designed to complement Adelaide’s existing choral community rather than replace it, the ASC will come together once or twice in most years to present some of the most iconic choral and orchestral works.
A debut with Beethoven
In its inaugural year, the Adelaide Symphony Chorus will make its debut in performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 The Choral, the climax of the orchestra’s Beethoven symphony cycle with Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
Wigglesworth said the launch of the chorus presents an opportunity to unite singers from different backgrounds through the joy of music.
“Every great orchestra needs a chorus. Not only to sing amazing pieces, but to enhance the humanity of what instrumentalists do,” Wigglesworth said.
“We want to create a space within which the words professional and amateur have no contradiction, one which is nourished by the hinterland that people from so many different walks of life bring with them, and one where the joy of music gains a reference point by who we are as human beings.”
How to register your interest
The ASC’s chorusmaster is Christie Anderson. Auditions will take place during February and March 2027, and singers who are unable to attend existing dates are encouraged to email chorus@aso.com.au to discuss alternative arrangements.
To view audition dates and register your interest in the Adelaide Symphony Chorus, visit aso.com.au/chorus.
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