Sydney Children's Choir at Innisfail Shire Hall

Sydney Children's Choir are on tour! Join SCC, Junior Performing Choir and Matthew Doyle Choir at Innisfail Shire Hall for an afternoon of musical delights from one of Australia's leading children's choirs.

Lyn Williams AM Founder & Artistic Director

Sam Allchurch and Lachlan Massey conductors

Luke Byrne pianist

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About Sydney Children's Choir

Over its 35-year history, the Sydney Children’s Choir has forged a reputation for artistic innovation and spell-binding performance. Recognised for their crystal-clear sound, their precision and artistry, they possess a courageous and compelling performance style. Founded as a single ensemble by Lyn Williams AM in 1989, it now includes approximately 400 young people, comprising performing choirs and training ensembles.  

Close to the choir’s heart is its repertoire of over 200 specially commissioned works, and it continues to premiere new music from leading and emerging composers annually. The choir enjoys rich artistic collaborations with musicians from a wide range of cultures such as Suara Indonesia Dance and Mongolian singer and horsehead fiddle player, Bukhchuluun Ganburged. The choir has a long history of performing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and other leading ensembles, and has worked with conductors including Simone Young, David Robertson and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Over the decades it has performed at many high-profile events including the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, World Youth Day, Sydney Festival and with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. The choir has toured extensively, presenting their signature performances of contemporary Australian music to new audiences across the world.  

In 2022, the choir premiered the daring staged work ‘Hypnopompia’, directed by Alexander Berlage and performed in William Barton’s ‘Of the Earth’ to celebrate the re-opening of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. In 2024, the choir performed the first concert with the new Dobson pipe organ at St James’ King St and performed with The Cat Empire and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.