2026 Host Ensembles
Birralee Blokes is a dynamic, award-winning ensemble of young men aged 13 – 25 whose love for singing and communicating good music has fascinated and captivated audiences around Australia and the world. Since its inception in 2003 the ensemble has performed for various musical and charity organisations and toured nationally and internationally, including to Cornwall, UK, Canada and France.
Highlights for the choir has included winning Choir of the World at Kathaumixw in 2012 in Canada and at home winning the ABC Classic FM Choral Competition in 2006 where in addition to being judged Youth Choir of the Year and receiving the Listeners’ Choice Award they were named the ABC Classic FM Choir of the Year.
The Birralee Blokes have done for male singing what ‘Billy Elliot’ did for male dancing.
Dr Jonathon Welch
The Birralee Blokes came along, and singing for young men and boys in this country
has never been the same since.
Lyn Williams OAM
A performance by the Birralee Blokes is both an aural and visual treat providing a perfect blend of
fine music making firmly rooted in all that is good about Australian culture.
Dr Christopher Kiver
The Birralee Boys are formed as a project choir especially for the Pemulwuy National Male Voice Festival.
They are drawn from the children's ensembles in the existing Voices of Birralee training choir program.
For one term, they rehearse together for their participation in the PNMVF.
This gives them a unique opportunity to share a love of singing in a completely MALE context!
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We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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