Three Choirs, One Stage: What to Expect from A Choral Kaleidoscope

The concert offers something a little different from the standard single-ensemble evening. Rather than one choir performing for two hours, audiences will hear three groups with genuinely different identities — a community male voice tradition, a mixed-voice chamber choir, and a choir built around the culture of Australian rugby. For those curious about the range of choral music happening outside the major opera houses and concert halls, it’s a worthwhile evening.

Online Tickets Available from: Humanitix. Other details on ticketing, venue, and programme are available at allegrisingers.com.au.

Orange Male Voice Choir

The Orange Male Voice Choir has been part of the musical life of regional New South Wales for many decades. Based in Orange, the choir draws its membership from the local community and carries on a tradition of male voice choral singing that has deep roots in the British and Welsh choral movements that shaped much of Australian choral culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The choir performs a broad repertoire that moves between classical and folk traditions, spirituals, show tunes, and arrangements of popular music, making its concerts accessible to audiences who may not regularly attend choral events. The ensemble is known for the warmth of its sound and its commitment to keeping choral music present and active in regional Australia — no small thing at a time when many community arts organisations are under sustained pressure.

Recent and upcoming performances include:

• Carols by Candlelight — the choir’s annual community Christmas concert, a long-running fixture in the Orange events calendar
• Autumn Voices — a seasonal concert featuring a mix of traditional and contemporary choral works
• A Choral Kaleidoscope — the upcoming joint performance with the Allegri Singers and Australian Rugby Choir

For more information about the Orange Male Voice Choir, including membership enquiries and performance dates, visit their website or contact the choir directly through their online channels.

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Allegri Singers

The Allegri Singers are a Sydney-based mixed-voice chamber choir with a focus on quality and musical range. The ensemble takes its name from Gregorio Allegri, the seventeenth-century Italian composer best known for the Miserere — a piece that carries with it a certain legendary status in the choral world. That choice of name reflects something of the choir’s ambitions: a respect for the European choral tradition combined with a willingness to engage with a wide range of styles and periods.

The choir performs regularly in Sydney and has built a programme over the years that encompasses Renaissance polyphony, Romantic choral works, twentieth-century repertoire, and contemporary Australian composition. The Allegri Singers have also supported and premiered works by Australian composers, contributing to the development of a local choral canon.

The group is auditioned, which means the standard of ensemble singing is consistently high, but the choir’s concerts remain open and welcoming to general audiences — not just those already embedded in the classical music world.

Recent and upcoming performances include:

• Handel’s Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God — one of the most beloved works in the choral canon, performed in full
• Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah — the dramatic oratorio that stands alongside Handel’s finest as a cornerstone of the choral repertoire
• Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man — Jenkins’ widely performed mass for peace, written at the turn of the millennium and now one of the most frequently performed choral works of the twenty-first century
• A Choral Kaleidoscope — the upcoming collaborative event bringing together three NSW choirs

Tickets for Allegri Singers events and further programme information can be found on their website.

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Australian Rugby Choir

The Australian Rugby Choir occupies an interesting niche in the Australian choral landscape. Founded on the idea that rugby culture and choral singing share more common ground than most people expect — both depend on teamwork, discipline, and a certain physical commitment — the choir draws its membership primarily from the rugby community and has grown into a genuine musical ensemble rather than simply a social novelty.

The choir is affiliated with Australian rugby and has performed at major sporting events, charity fundraisers, and mainstream concert venues alike. Its repertoire is broad and leans towards the crowd-pleasing end of the choral spectrum, which suits its dual role as both a performance group and an ambassador for the sport. But the Australian Rugby Choir takes its music seriously, and the quality of its singing has improved considerably as the ensemble has matured.

The group also does significant charitable work, using its profile to raise funds and awareness for causes connected to health, mental health in sport, and community wellbeing — areas where rugby culture has increasingly sought to make a positive contribution.

Recent and upcoming performances include:

• Haka and Harmony — a concert blending rugby traditions with choral music, often featuring Pacific island musical influences
• Charity Gala Concert — an annual fundraising event supporting sporting and community health initiatives
• A Choral Kaleidoscope — the upcoming joint performance alongside the Allegri Singers and Orange Male Voice Choir

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About the Concert

A Choral Kaleidoscope will see all three ensembles perform separately and with a number items performed together — the kind of combined finale that is a hallmark of multi-choir concerts and one of the genuine pleasures of the format. Hearing three distinct choral colours blend is a different experience from hearing a single, polished ensemble, and the collaborative spirit of the evening is likely to be evident throughout.

Concert details:

• Event: A Choral Kaleidoscope
• Featuring: Allegri Singers, Orange Male Voice Choir, Australian Rugby Choir
• Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026
• Doors open: 1:30pm for a 2:00pm start
• Venue: All Saints’ Cathedral, Bathurst
• Tickets: $35 per person, including a light afternoon tea
• Ticket availability: Direct Link PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE — limited tickets also available at the door

Concert details and ticketing: allegrisingers.com.au

For media enquiries or further information about any of the participating choirs, please refer to the contact details on their respective websites.