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ToursSince its first rehearsals in February 1990 the Young Voices of Melbourne has maintained a busy programme of touring. Early tours to NSW in 1992, country Victoria in 1993, South Australia in 1994 and Tasmania in 1995 led the way to the choir's first international tour in July 1996, with concerts in Germany, England and Hungary. In 1997 the choir toured Queensland, and in 1998 travelled abroad again, this time performing at the 23rd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Conference in Pretoria, South Africa in July .
In 1999 the choir toured outback Australia from Adelaide to Alice Springs, and in April 2000 the choir undertook a Great Places in Victoria Tour, singing in spectacular locations around the state with American hammer-dulcimer virtuoso and composer Malcolm Dalglish. In May 2001 the choir performed Mahler's 8th Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and other Australian choirs, and in July 2001 toured Canada and the USA, where it was invited to perform at Festival 500 in St John's Newfoundland. In September 2002 the choir toured Queensland, performing in Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Brisbane, and in July 2003 performed at the International Kodaly Symposium and Festival of Young Voices in Newcastle NSW.
In 2004 the choir toured the United Kingdom and the Canary Islands, where it was invited to sing at the 26th International Society for Music Education World Conference, and where it was awarded 2nd place in the prestigious Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. In 2005 Young Voices of Melbourne undertook a ten day tour of Tasmania where it performed at the inaugeral Festival of Voices in Hobart, and was also heard widely across Australia singing the theme music for the ABC's popular television mockumentary "We Can be Heroes".
In 2006 the choir performed in the opening ceremony of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, and also staged a major performance of Karl Jenkins' Songs of Sanctuary (Adiemus) in Federation Square for Festival Melbourne 2006 for the Commonwealth Games. In September 2006 the choir toured the Top End of Australia with concerts in Darwin, Katherine and surrounding areas, and in 2007 toured Western Australia, Singapore and Thailand performing at the Australian Society for Music Education in Perth, at the Esplanade Recital Hall in Singapore and at the Voyage of Songs International Choir Competition in Thailand where it won the two sections it entered. In 2008 the choir performed with US hammer dulcimer player and composer Malcolm Dalglish at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and the National Folk Festival in Canberra, before touring up the coast of NSW with concerts in Sydney, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Grafton, Murwillumbah, Brisbane and Melbourne. |
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