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Singing in the winter dark: Festival of Voices returns for 2024

Hobart’s original winter festival returns with a program featuring everything from US R&B star Macy Gray and choral workshops to community sing-alongs.

8 Apr 2024 16:17

Richard Watts

An aerial view taken at dusk of a large crowd gathered outdoors preparing to sing together as part of The Big Sing at Festival of Voices.

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The Big Sing at Festival of Voices. Photo: Supplied.

Described by its Artistic Director Isobel Marmion as a ‘highly participatory festival, known for its exceptional choral performances, hands-on workshops, cabaret, contemporary concerts, singalongs and pop-up experiences,’ the annual Festival of Voices launched its 2024 program last Friday (5 April).

Festival of Voices has seen the Tasmanian cultural landscape grow considerably more competitive since it was first held in 2005, with the rise of Dark Mofo and more recently, Dark Fringe.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts