THE CONCERT

A heart-warming and inspiring schools and community festival of popular classics and classic pop, performed by over 700 choral performers aged 8 to 88, from Sydney and across NSW.

Accompanied by TOPS, The Occasional Performing Sinfonia – an outstanding, community symphony orchestra.

CSO! 2026 will harness the healing power of music, to raise much-needed funds for Music Therapy at the Children's Hospital at Westmead.

PROGRAM INCLUDES

Massed Primary Schools Choirs, featuring "Being a Kid in Hospital" - a world premiere

Individual instrumental and vocal items

Orchestral Fanfare

Massed Choir of High School, Secondary College and Adult singers with Orchestra

Requiem by Mozart — Five choruses with soloists

1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky — Choral version, complete with canon and the Sydney Town Hall grand pipe organ

"I Still Call Australia Home", with audience participation, and Medley, from “The Boy From Oz”

THE CONDUCTORS

Brett Weymark OAM — Patron

Warren Fisher — Artistic Director

Jay House — Associate Artistic Director, Primary Choir

Fiona Lucas — Orchestral Conductor, The Occasional Performing Sinfonia

SEATING

Town Hall seating is unallocated.

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