Formerly Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus
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shOUT Youth Chorus Presents:
Folk for Folx: the old songs, the new songs, and everything in between.
There's a reason folk music feels like home — like cups of tea and warm hugs, folk music is meant to be shared.
Step inside, banish the winter chill and share an evening with shOUT Youth Chorus, as they sing their way through an exploration of folk music in Folk for Folx.
Folk music has a deep history in every culture on Earth, outlasting every era it passes through. From Middle English canons, through Kate Bush and on to Australia’s own contribution to the contemporary folk scene – ‘sad lesbian music’ – Folk for Folx captures the history, beauty, and rawness of folk music through a uniquely queer lens.
Come along and enjoy a wonderful ensemble of young queer artists performing songs that will warm your heart and lift your spirits.
ABOUT shOUT
Since it fledged from its parent choir, Melbourne Pride Chorus, in 2005, shOUT Youth Chorus has spread its wings and soared.
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The first LGBTQIA+ youth choir in Australasia, shOUT provides a platform for young people aged 18 - 29 to make their voices heard.
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Made rich by the diversity and creativity of its membership shOUT brings its own unique identity to its musical endeavours with a repertoire that’s surprising, dynamic and joyous.
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As a performing choir, shOUT are increasingly in demand and have been invited to perform at many notable occasions including the Melbourne Writers' Festival and Gaytimes Festival, and most recently as part of Paul Mac's The Rise and Fall of Saint George at The Arts Centre.
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shOUT’s growing reputation recognises not only the calibre of the music they create, but their importance as emerging leaders of our community.
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Rehearsals are every Wednesday evening from 6:00pm – 7pm in South Yarra.
Some shOUT members also regularly rehearse and sing with Melbourne Pride Chorus, our main choir.
Membership of shOUT automatically entitles a singer to sing with MPC with no additional membership fees.
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For more information about joining shOUT and/or MPC, please see our detailed "Join Us" FAQs.
shOUT's Musical Director is Alex Gorbatov​
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Alex is a lyric tenor, educator, vocal ensemble singer, and director who specialises in the performance of very new and very old music.
In their performing life Alex directs Divisi Chamber Singers. You can also find them singing up and down the East Coast with the Consort of Melbourne, Luminescence Chamber Singers, and most recently the Song Company Emerging Artist program.
In 2025, Alex completed their Honours degree in Vocal Performance at the University of Melbourne and continues to perform as both a soloist and ensemble professional.
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