Led by renowned singer/songwriter, Yalanji woman Deline Briscoe and created by Aunty Helena Gulash, the First Voices Choir is a celebration of song and the living cultures of First Peoples.
The First Voices Choir is a community based initiative, a warm and welcoming experience for local First Nations singers and audiences to connect through song and story.
The Choir will be featured throughout the Festival, showcasing a blend of beloved First Nations anthems and original material.
See First Voices Choir at the following events:
Opening Ceremony / Fri 27 Aug, 5pm
As the sun sets across the waters of Cotton Tree, we gather to pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the waterways, coastal plains and hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast, the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples, and open Horizon Festival 2021.
Dawn Awakening / Sun 5 Sep, 5am
In a show of collective strength, we gather together as the first light rises on the banks of Stumers Creek in Coolum. Through stories, songs, visual art projections, spoken word and the dances of the Custodians of these lands, we bear witness to a continued and thriving connection to country, community and culture.
