Annual Concert
Allegro, Avanti, Prelude and Concert Levels
Date: Sunday November 26
Saturday classes will be held as normal on Saturday November 25 and will be the final class for the year.
Venue: Sydney Opera House, Macquarie Street, Sydney - please see the venue map for arrival and parking details.
Please find details for your daughter’s level below.
Matinee Concert – commences at 3.00pm
Allegro, Avanti, Prelude and Concert Level from Haberfield, North Parramatta, St Ives, Waverley and Willoughby
Allegro arrive: 12.00pm
Avanti arrive: 11.40am
Prelude arrive: 11.15am
Concert Level arrive: 10.50am
Audience can enter the auditorium from 2.40pm
The Matinee Concert commences at 3.00pm and runs for 105 minutes without an interval.
Evening Concert – commences at 7.00pm
Allegro, Avanti, Prelude and Concert Level from Balgowlah, Beecroft, Kellyville and North Ryde
Allegro and Avanti arrive: 5.15pm
Prelude and Concert Level arrive: 5.00pm
Audience can enter the auditorium from 6.40pm
The Evening Concert commences at 7.00pm and runs for 105 minutes without an interval.
Arrival:
On arrival to the venue please make your way to the arrival desk located at the Stage Door on the covered concourse. Girls will be escorted to their level group by AGC staff where a roll will be marked for attendance.
Girls will participate in an onstage rehearsal prior to the concert, when they will be shown where they are standing on stage and have a full run through with the accompanists. Please contact the office if your daughter is unable to arrive at the scheduled time.
Audience members should return 20 minutes prior to the performance to take their seat in the auditorium.
Wear:
Allegro and Avanti levels dress in all white for this concert. We aim for the girls to be able to comfortably sit, walk up and down stairs and dance so suggest:
- Knee length or longer dress, skirt or pants and a top, all in white
- Flat secure shoes in white, black or silver
Each year Allegro wear pink sashes and hair ribbons and Avanti wear purple. These are available to purchase for $5 from your Venue Manager.
Prelude and Concert levels should arrive in their AGC uniform of a magenta t-shirt, polar fleece, navy dance pants, black socks, black shoes and hair tied back with pink rehearsal ribbon. They will be provided with a costume top on concert day, which is worn with the AGC rehearsal dance pants and black jazz shoes. The neckline of the costume top requires that girls wear undergarments that are not visible. We therefore ask that all girls wear a white or flesh coloured bra or low neckline singlet – please avoid sports or cross back strap bras as these can be visible.
All choristers should arrive with their hair tied neatly back off their face and may like to wear their hair in a special way for the performance. Girls don’t wear any jewellery or watches on stage, other than small earrings. We suggest that jewellery, watches and other valuables are left at home.
Bring:
Girls in the Matinee show: Bring a packed meal, substantial snack and named water bottle.
Girls in the Evening show: Bring a substantial snack and named water bottle.
We have some choristers who have severe nut allergies and therefore ask that you do not pack any nut based foods, including peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches.
Prelude and Concert Level should also bring their black jazz shoes.
Dismissal:
Collection points will be communicated on stage at the conclusion of the performance.
Tickets:
$66 Adult and $60 Concession
Matinee Concert: Available for sale from Wednesday October 25 at 1pm.
Evening Concert: Available for sale from Thursday October 26 at 1pm.
For tickets, please visit https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/classical-music/australian-girls-choir
Call Sydney Opera House Box Office on 02 9250 7777 to book over the phone or book in person at the Sydney Opera House Box Office.
We have included all Sydney Opera House ticketing fees in the final ticket price, however the Opera House charges an additional service fee of $8.95 per transaction (not per ticket).
Sisters in different performances:
Families with sisters who are in different performances will be eligible for up to 3 complimentary tickets to one performance. We will be in contact by email prior to the ticket on sale date.
Specialist Groups:
Choristers in Cantissimo and Canto will be involved in the same performance as their level group.
Concert Program & Recording:
We will be producing an Annual Concert program with all girls’ names included and it will be available to purchase on Concert Day for $10.
Professional footage of the Annual Concert will be available for purchase from Commercial Video Productions through this link https://www.cvp.com.au/agc (the password is AGC23). Please note that video and photography is not permitted in the auditorium.
On-the-day phone number: 0411 956 519
