Dhungala Children’s Choir

Est. 2008

Dhungala Children's Choir (DCC) was formed in 2008 by SBO Artistic Director Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO and has become the peak choral performance group for First Nations children in Australia.

For thousands of years the Yorta Yorta people have passed down their traditions, language, dreaming and culture through song. Dhungala Children’s Choir (DCC) is a continuation of this tradition.

Since 2009 Dhungala Children’s Choir has come together once a month to rehearse for an ever increasing number of professional engagements in major venues and events around Australia.

The Sydney Opera House, Eastbank Theatre Shepparton, Westside Theatre Mooroopna, The Playhouse and Hamer Hall - Art Centre Melbourne, State Theatre Perth, Her Majesty’s Theatre Adelaide, The Melbourne Recital Centre, Parliament House - Canberra, Government House - Victoria, Rumbalara Elders Facility, The Edge - Federation Square, Dungala Kaeila Oration, Port Fairy Festival, SheppARTon Festival, 2015 Aria Awards, Let Love Rule (Album with Uncle Archie Roach), Kardinia Park (Geelong Cats NAIDOC week game), Fryers Cafe Shepparton, Rivercamp Kitchen Stage - Morning Glory River Resort - Moama, Perth Concert Hall, QPAC Concert Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and MPavilion (2014-2023).

Affectionately known as DCC, members of this shining First Nations choir have championed the languages of the Yorta Yorta, Wadawurrung, Gunditjmara, Boon Wurrung, Parkanji, Kamilaroi, Bunjalung and Banjima people in countless performances, receiving recognition and awards along the way.