Below is a summary of our recent outcomes, including a link to the amazing photos by Charles Wale Photography (a sample is shown at the top of this message). Thank you to all who participated or contributed!
If you still wish to donate and watch the livestream, you can access it here: HUMANITIX BIG SING LIVESTREAM FOR LATECOMERS
What's next for ACU Choir and Orchestra?
There are now discussions underway about a possible year-end concert (2025) involving the choir, orchestra, Music class cohorts, Br Isaac Webb and the Gregorian chant scholars, Sr Angela and the Missionaries of God's Love (MGL) Sisters, and some new student clubs/societies. Should this proceed, we anticipate a combined grand finale, with rehearsals starting in October. Stay tuned for further updates.
Looking ahead to 2026, the next Big Sing is likely to be in semester 2, 2026, aligning with a new Community Engagement unit for 3rd year Education students (undergrad). The unit will focus on Social Justice. Anyone can still be involved in the Big Sing, of course. Students enrolled in the unit will be able to select the Big Sing for their unit engagement.
Big Sing for a Big Cause (2025) - outcomes
Photos by Charles Wale Photography
View photos here. For personal use only.
Concert program -- online version
Click here to view or download.
Media Report, 2024-2025 highlights
- Potential total editorial reach: 19.4 million
- Mentions: 153
- Mentions by media type: Radio (135), Online (12), Print (4)
- Total social echo: 15
- Mentions by country: Australia (94%), NZ (0.6%), USA (0.6%), Unknown (4.8%)
- Total advertising value estimate: 192K USD (approx. 300K AUD)
See full media report HERE (Aug 2024 - Aug 2025)
Funds raised, 2025
Orygen $2,522.00
headspace $4,489.00
Total (so far): $7,011.00
Participants
Estimate: 141
Including 34 instrumentalists
Collaborators
| Apollo Music Society |
| Auslan Stage Left |
| CollArts | Australian College of the Arts |
| Engineering Music Society |
| Justice Choir Naarm |
| La Trobe University Choral Society |
| La Trobe University Society of Music |
| Manado State University Choir (Indonesia) |
| Monash University Philharmonic Society |
| Pasefika Vitoria Choir (members from Pacific Island nations) |
| Preston Market, Preston Vic |
| St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Sunflower Program |
Organisations offered free tickets
| Anglicare Victoria |
| Catholic Services Victoria |
| CatholicCare Victoria |
| Collins St Baptist Church, Melbourne |
| Deaf community including School for the Deaf |
| Health Direct |
| Jesuit Social Services |
| Launching House |
| Melbourne City Mission |
| Mental Health First Aid |
| Sacred Heart Mission |
| Salvation Army |
| St Mary's House of Welcome |
| St Michael's Uniting Church, Melbourne |
| St Vincent De Paul |
| Street Smart Australia |
| Wesley Uniting Church, Melbourne |
Estimated viewers
Including livestream, concert 1, concert 2: 1536 |
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