The MELBOURNE GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH CHORUS is a "chorus within a chorus"; the MGLYC strives to provide young people between 16 and 25 with a fun, safe and friendly environment in which to develop their singing skills

Voice type: SATB

Choir performs: Both unaccompanied & accompanied

Year Choir formed: 2005

Membership Fees: Singing Member $120 p.a. (conc. available)

Audition: Yes - a 4 week trial, followed by an audition which comprises singing a song, short aural and rhythm exercises

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: Yes

Membership Fees: Singing Member $250 p.a. (conc. available); Associate (Non-Singing) memberships available

Ability to read music: Desirable

Sight-reading ability: Desirable

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1

Usual rehearsal night(s): Wednesday; in addition, sectional rehearsals held by arrangement

Suburb: Richmond

Rehearsal venue: Ruskin Hall, Melba Conservatorium of Music (to change in 2009)

Off-street parking: Yes, approximately 20 spaces

Performance Apparel: Black shirt, black trousers or skirt, black shoes

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 2

Av. No. of Performances/year: 8

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: local churches, libraries, hospitals, theatres, civic centres, outdoor festivals, city plazas, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne Town Hall, ABC Iwaki Auditorium, National Gallery of Victoria's Great Hall and Macarthur Gallery, Royal Exhibition Buildings, St Paul's Cathedral, Conservatorium of Music, Sydney Town Hall, ABC Eugene Goosens Hall (Sydney), Llewellyn Hall (Canberra), Elder Hall (Adelaide), Sydney Opera House, BMW Edge (Federation Square), The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Federation Square), Monsalvaat, and in Europe, Vienna's Karlskirche Cathedral and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw

Examples of musical pieces performed: The choir sings a diverse repertoire of anthems, show tunes, popular songs, world music, folk, gospel, jazz, carols, madrigals, classical, religious and contemporary works which may be accompanied or ‘a cappella’

Touring: Yes - Melbourne Metro Area/Regional Victoria/Interstate/Overseas

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: Committee of Management, comprising the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 Asst Musical Directors, Public Relations Officer, Sectional Leaders, Youth Chorus representative

Types of Committees: Fundraising/Social, Administration/Management, Concert Production, Publicity, Music Programming, Sponsorship/Grants

Own collection of music scores: Yes

Available for hire to other groups: Yes

Hiring fees apply: Considered upon request