The Yarra Voices is a vibrant Melbourne-based children’s choir that champions exceptional music education and inspiring choral experiences. With a focus on nurturing both musical and personal growth, The Yarra Voices provides a joyful and child-centred approach to music making. Under the guidance of Artistic Director Renee Heron and our dedicated team of music educators, the choir offers a supportive environment where young people develop their musicianship, confidence and performance skills. Our aim is to instil a lifelong love of music while fostering both artistic excellence and personal growth.

The Yarra Voices is informed by the Kodály music education philosophy, which develops ear training, music reading and aural skills through a carefully sequenced developmental approach. This is combined with vocal technique and performance expression to provide a well rounded musical education for every singer.
 

As a close-knit and inclusive organisation, The Yarra Voices builds community based friendships and provides individual attention to help each child reach their full potential. The choir performs regularly at events and venues across Melbourne. Recent highlights include performing in Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Melbourne Bach Choir at Melbourne Recital Centre, collaborating with Stephanie Lake Company on the acclaimed dance work The Chronicles for RISING Festival 2025, appearing alongside Peter Combe for ABC Education’s Let’s Sing, performing in A Very Musical Christmas for Michael Cassel Group at Her Majesty’s Theatre and contributing to The Avalanches’ ARIA Award-winning album We Will Always Love You.
 

Collaboration is at the heart of The Yarra Voices’ artistic vision. The choir is proud to work alongside leading Australian artists and organisations across a diverse range of creative and cross artform projects, providing young singers with meaningful opportunities to engage in ambitious professional level work. Through these partnerships, singers are encouraged to explore new artistic ideas, connect with professional artists and audiences and experience the transformative power of collaborative music making.