DENMARK
FESTIVAL OF VOICE
MAY 27 - 31, 2026
About the Festival
It began as a singing concert...
Denmark Festival of Voice began as a singing concert for choirs in the region in 2003. It is one of only two dedicated vocal festivals in Australia.
The festival explores diversity, intergenerational singing and professional development in sound tech and vocal training.
A concert of 5 local schools begins the festival at 3pm, followed by Noongar led ceremonial opening (and closing) and cultural activities. Over 120 singers will congregate for the annual Big Sing training and performance from professional choir masters, amongst performances, yarning, workshops, celebrating the human Voice.
Denmark Festival of Voice, fosters excellence, originality, authenticity and meaning. More than music, words language and story, the festival focuses on the power and beauty of the human voice. 5 days of concerts, workshops, panel discussions and truth telling, throughout 60 acts, across cultures, ages and genres, in 8 intimate venues within the vibrant artistic Kwoorabup, town of Denmark WA.
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2025 Poster Artwork by Davey Neil
2024 Poster Artwork by Alexis Steyl
2023 Poster Artwork by Nathan Viney
Denmark Festival of Voice 2025
Friday May 30: 4pm Schools Concert
Saturday May 30: Choir Camp Day 1 - SOLD OUT
Sunday June 1: Choir Camp Day 2 - SOLD OUT
During the May/June long weekend Denmark Arts delivered a festival program that offered professional development, facilitating skill building and local performances from schools, during a three day event. Every second year DFOV will be specifically targeted to creatives seeking to hone skills and learn with professional choir masters and leading singer/songwriters, in preparation and training for the biannual, traditional large 5 festival, in response to a survey of 2024's DFOV participating artists.
Denmark Arts are the only community organisation in Australia to have run duel back to back festivals consecutively since 2003 with a team of 3-5 festival organisers. Annually the festival will present a Friday performance of all the schools followed by Noongar-led and run Opening Ceremony, Welcome to Country and performances of traditional dance on a 15m diameter sand mandala.
In 2025 a Choir program was delivered over two days with national Choir Master Stephen Taberner, festival favourite Della Rae Morrison, and local Choir leader Rhian Thomas.
Stephen, Della and Rhian worked in collaboration over the weekend, sharing techniques, beautiful songs and their skills around build awareness of the ways in which singers can make voices sound beautiful together and learning through singing workshops and part masterclass on choir leading. It was absolutely fullsome to experience the event, to learn how to sing better, sing together better and learn how to hold space as a choir leader.
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