Welcome
to Victoria Chorale
Established in 1993, Victoria Chorale is a registered charity dedicated to providing excellent choral performances for audiences and choristers alike in Melbourne. If you're an existing member, head to our Members Section in the top right. If you'd like to learn more about us, scroll below...
Our next Concert!
St Paul's Cathedral
5pm
Saturday 16 May 2026
Our first Concert for 2026 is Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor - a transcendent masterpiece!
A powerful expression of Mozart’s genius and his engagement with the works of Bach and Handel, the Mass is a significant departure from his earlier church music. Part composed in 1782 and 1783, but unfinished before his death in 1791, its depth and sheer size earned it the title "Great".
The Mass represents Mozart at his most daring and innovative. Soaring above the conventions of his time, he crafted a work of breathtaking scope that rivals Bach's B minor Mass in its architectural grandeur and Handel's Messiah in its dramatic power.
Considered his most personal sacred work, it was composed not out of economic necessity but out of a deeply-held conviction: a promise to his new wife Constanze, who herself sang in an early performance.
We look forward to having you join us at 5 pm on Saturday 16 May 2026 at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne. Tickets will be on sale in March.​​
We have three major concerts in the CBD and inner city venues each year and a number of other events. For our latest news and upcoming concerts, including links to tickets, click here.
If you are a member of the choir and looking for information about upcoming rehearsals and other useful information, click here.
New members are always welcome at Victoria Chorale. Our prerequisites are that you love singing, can confidently hold a part, can sing in tune, can learn the music, will attend weekly rehearsals, will practise regularly between rehearsals and can follow the conductor! While we are a non auditioned choir, a voice placement check with the conductor is undertaken for new singers.
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For information about joining, click here or ring Anne on 0481 386 661.
Donation Fund
Victoria Chorale is a registered charity dedicated to providing excellent choral music for audiences and choristers alike. Your donation will help us to continue offering concerts which engage, delight and inspire. We will be most grateful for any donation you can make. Donations over $2 are tax-deductible and you will be emailed a receipt. ​​​​
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If you prefer you can:
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use the convenient PayID function in your banking app or online banking function - use the email address treasurer@victoriachorale.org.au
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or do a bank transfer to our donations account:​
Victoria Chorale Donations Fund
BSB: 633 000
Acct: 162 507 255
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Please provide your name in the transfer details, and then send an email to victoriachorale@gmail.com with the same name to obtain a tax deductible receipt.
About
Victoria Chorale
Victoria Chorale inspires and delights choristers and audiences with wonderful choral concerts performed with great flair.
Highlights of recent performances with the vibrant Art of Sound Orchestra include the remarkable Sir Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, the Mozart vs Salieri program at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Brahms Requiem and Alto Rhapsody, Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass, Carmina Burana and the Faure Requiem. The choir also performs music by contemporary Australian and NZ composers such as Barry Conyngham, Andrew Perkins, Andrian Pertout, Sarah Hopkins and Barry McKimm.
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The choir has developed and grown greatly under the dynamic leadership of its conductor, Dr Mario Dobernig. Victoria Chorale choristers travel from all over Melbourne to sing with the choir. The choir regularly performs at CBD venues such as St Paul’s Cathedral and Collins St Baptist Church, and a number of venues in inner Melbourne. In 2019 the choir travelled to Europe, singing in St Stephens Cathedral (Vienna), the Bratislava Cultural Summer Festival and in Graz, Kapfenberg and St Margarethen (Austria). Planning for another tour in 2026 has commenced.
Victoria Chorale was founded in 1993 by the late Val J Pyers OAM. Over the past three decades it has built a well-earned reputation for the excellence, diversity and warmth of its performances and the camaraderie amongst the choir members.
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Victoria Chorale Inc. is an incorporated association and a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Further governance information and annual reports can be found on the ACNC website www.acnc.gov.au.
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Pictured left is our wonderful accompanist, Will Schmidt. Photo, and many throughout our website, are courtesy of Living Imagery.