MEET OUR PERFORMING SQUAD
Our Performing Squad is the Australian Boys Choir's most senior treble choir. Boys are selected for the Performing Squad after they have completed the rigorous training required to tour and perform at the highest level. The Australian Boys Choral Institute's Performing Squad and adult choir, The Vocal Consort, are available for booking for private functions and recordings. Please contact us regarding fees and availability.
NICHOLAS
Numismatist and composer
Instruments: bass guitar, MIDI Controller, violin, electric guitar
"Choir is a where I’ve made lifelong friendships with people who share my passion for music."
EDUARDAS
Construction enthusiast
Instrument: piano
"I like the choir because I meet new friends and I have become a better singer. It's a joy to sing in the group."
HARRISON
Pho eating hockey hero
Instruments: trumpet
"I really love touring, weekend workshops and summer school."
HARVEY
Nature lover, 2-square champion, foodie and beginner chef, French speaker and reader and possible future medic.
Instruments: piano
"The ABCI gives me the opportunity to learn, socialise, have fun, fit in and to be part of a group."
HARRY
Bookworm and marathon runner
Instrument: piano
“I love the community based around choir. And the singing.”
JASPER
Avid reader, opera star and sporting hero
Instruments: violin
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RAPHAEL
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JAMES
Fast bowler, ski racer and book lover
Instruments: cello
"I love singing with the more experienced boys, and seeing the audience reaction when we perform."
YONG
Budding author and science fiction enthusiast
Instrument: piano
“I love learning how music works and singing.”
OLIVER
Artist, chef, geologist and guppy breeder
Instruments: piano, trumpet, french horn
“I love the concerts and all of the amazing places we get to visit."
ISAAC
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CAMERON
Singer songwriter and music producer
Instrument: drums
"“Music is my life. I have so much love for the Choir and the things we have and will continue to achieve."
BRENDAN
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JIMMY
Cartophile - particularly likes Metro train maps
"Choir helps make so much more than music. It helps develop life skills, friendships and amazing experiences that stay with singers forever."
MITCHELL
Reptile keeper and prolific reader of dystopian tomes
Instruments: saxophone, piano
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DAVID
Born on Christmas Day (that’s why his middle name is Nicholas)!
Instruments: piano, violin, drums
"I love representing Australia and our talents,singing and making new friends.”"
HUGH
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KABIR
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THOMAS
Avid reader and sporting superstar
"The times I spend at choir are happy and fun. Singing always puts a smile on my face."
CHARLIE
Sockophile
Instruments: piano, guitar
"I love all types of music but nothing beats singing with my friends in the choir, especially when we are all on tour. I love sneakers, skiing, skateboarding, drawing and playing guitar. And I love socks."
ALEXANDER
Pizza eating mathematician
Instruments: piano
"The choir has really let me express myself and I love it."
GEORGE
Talented at wiggling his ears and his hair
Instruments: violin, viola
"The best part of my year is hot jam donuts on choir camp."
SAM
Extreme gamer, breakdancer extraordinaire
Instruments: french horn, piano
"The reason I love the Australian Boys’ Choir so much is because of the amazing singing opportunities and genres we get to explore. The musical leadership we are given is second-to-none."
HAMISH
Supreme dessert and breakfast chef
Instruments: piano, violin, guitar, viola
"The opportunities you get from a young age with choir you can't get anywhere else."
RORY
Budding author and Richmond supporter
Instruments: violin, piano
"I like the choir because I love having so many opportunities to improve."
ETHAN
Potterhead and Hogwarts historian
Instrument: piano
"For me, choir is a huge part of my life. I look forward to choir for many reasons, not just singing. Being part of the choir is about expressing your emotions through songs, performing to make other people feel the music and pursuing one of my passions. It is also a great place to build strong friendships with my fellow singers."
THOMAS
Star hockey goal keeper
Instruments: cello, guitar, violin, piano
"I love the opportunities you get from Choir - trips, singing Bach in Bach’s church! Not many people get that opportunity."
JARROD
Bird whisperer, Taekwondo master and interier designer
Instrument: piano
"I like learning interesting and challenging music pieces. I love many but my favourite would have to be Helsinki‘s Passio Musicae."
TYLER
Supercar expert, sailor and taekwondo master
Instrument: guitar
"My favourite choir memory was moving into Senior Singers and spending my first summer camp with the Performing Squad. My favorite thing is singalong where the entire choir sings together."
JOHANNES
Socer superstar
Instruments: piano, saxophone
"I have discovered that the ABCI is more than just a place to learn to sing, but is also a nurturing environment for self-discipline and personal development including responsibility to the community. The quote: 'A flower does not think about competing with the flowers next to it, it just blooms' best describes my experience at the choir."
MATTHEW
Dreamer and lover of mysteries and numbers
Instruments: violin, piano
"What could be better than singing? Singing in harmony with other Choir boys... when we are all IN TUNE!"
ANDY
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RYAN
Reader of the classic novels (and Harry Potter!)
Instruments: piano, violin
“I love coming to rehearsal every week and singing all of this wonderful music with my friends.”