History
Founder and Director, Judith Curphey (OAM) established the Australian Girls Choir in 1984. The founding philosophy of the Australian Girls Choir is that every child can sing given the correct training, opportunity and encouragement.
The Choir began in 1984 with four probationary groups rehearsing weekly in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood. Within a year, the first Performing Choir had been formed from the original group of 150 girls. Chapters of the Australian Girls Choir were opened in South Australia in June 1984 and in New South Wales in February 1986. In 1987 the first Performing Choir Music School was held in Victor Harbor, South Australia and in 1989 the AGC undertook its first International Tour to Canada. In 2000 the Choir expanded to include Queensland.
In 2010 there are 17 rehearsal venues across Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, 72 tutors, 132 classes and over 3,500 girls aged between 5 and 18 years.
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