'Dream comes true': Caecilia shares her story on joining Australian elite choir

'Dream comes true': Joining an Australian choir group, Caecilia shares her story Credit: Supplied/Caecilia

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Do you want to join an Australian choral group but not sure where to start? This story could be your inspiration.

It's a dream comes true.
Caecilia, member of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Having a great passion in singing, Caecilia started joining choir when she was seven years old.

Sydneysider who has a career in real estate said that she had a desire to one day joining a larger choir, which offers different experiences and challenges than what she has had experienced before.

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But when she was presented with the opportunity for an audition with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs - a Sydney Opera House-based choir that is mentioned as

Australia’s finest choral organisation

- Caecilia had her doubts.

Why did she feel that way? How did her journey begin with the choral group aged more than 100 years?

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