Melbourne International Singers Festival 2020

Founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon Welch AM invites you to ...

be challenged, inspired & entertained!

Australia's most exciting singers festival for all school and community choirs and individual singers, now in its 11th consecutive year, returns with an even bigger and more diverse program over the Queen's Birthday long weekend.

As the world continues to face many challenges, the Melbourne International Singers Festival (MISF) is excited to explore the theme of 'Home' through voice and song for the first time this year.

MISF has always had a commitment to premiering new Australian works, and 2020 sees the world premiere of three Australian works that explore the theme of 'Home' by the multi-award-winning Choir of Hard Knocks, a new choral work for children's choir by Mark Puddy and an exciting newly commissioned massed choral work by Play It Forward, in addition to the Australian premiere of Kirby Shaw's brand new work, Turn the World Around, recently premiered at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Along with the return of the legendary master of pop, swing and jazz choral arrangements, Kirby Shaw from the USA, MISF are also thrilled to announce that the inspiring Bosnian-Australian artist, Dr Nela Trifkovic, will lead the Women's Festival Chorus, and Hephzibah Tintner award-winning conductor, Patrick Burns, Director of the Choral Program, will lead the Men's Festival Chorus.

Proceeds from the Melbourne International Singers Festival support Play It Forward, providing a unique range of tailored inclusive arts programs, events and projects for all Australians.

Please note times are tentative until program is finalised.