Who is A Chorus of Women?
A Chorus of Women began with 150 of us entering Parliament House and singing a Lament for the people of Iraq that led the 7.30 Report on 18 March 2003, when Australia went to war.
Twenty years on, the Lament has become a call for action on climate change as well as peace and social justice. We continue singing up public wisdom in our original songs, major productions and civic conversations.
On 21 March 2023 we returned to Parliament House,. This time we were welcomed when we sang our Lament again, with a call to the People's Chorus to turn Lament to Renewal.
'We give our voice to the Song of Life
We give our promise to children and Earth
We sing for peace through the power of love
So lament will turn to renewal'
(words by Glenda Cloughley)
Read more about our singing in Parliament House on 21 March 2023 on our Highlights page
Watch ABC news coverage of the event here (when you read the story and listen to our singing you will realise that it was not a protest):
2022 recipient of the ACT Chief Minister's Rotary Peace Prize
Read more on our .Highlights page
WHAT'S NEW
Chorus at the National Folk Festival
This year is the 60th anniversary of the National Folk Festival. One special concert for this occasion is a Peace Concert where we have been included as a late edition. More than 20 years ago we sang at the first Peace Concert at the NFF, within weeks of when A Chorus of Women began with our singing of a 'Lament' for the people of Iraq, on 18 March 2003. We will sing this special song again, with some new lyrics.
Anzac Eve Peace Vigil 2026
24 April 2026 5.30 - 7.pmWe will present our annual Peace Vigil like last year, in the grounds of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. Please join us to remember all the victims of war and express our common longing for peace.
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News
Chorus at the Dirrum Festival
After our participation in '1000 Voice for Reconciliation' at the Great Hall of Parliament House, we were invited to have a 'conversation table' at the annual Dirrum Festival at Radford College.
We enjoyed the opportunity to have conversations with young people, about their hopes and ways towards a better future. Find more detail on our News page.
Recent Events
Multifaith Commonwealth Day Service at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
9 March 2026, 11 am
Chorus at the Afghan Embassy
29 November 2025, 5.30 pm
This was to show our solidarity with the suffering and courage of Afghan women since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Our songs chosen for the occasion strongly connected us with our audience, among them many Afghani women and men who had managed to escape in time when the Taliban returned to power.
Glenda's work and Days - A 2050 Futurespective
8 November 2025, ACT Legislative Assembly, 10.45 - 3.30
We presented this big event on 8 November at the ACT Legislative Assembly to a full house. Together with our audience we imagined how we could turn the tide to harmony by 2050. This Futurespective was created by a team of Chorus women and included presentations by performer, writer and drama teacher Miriam Pickard and Glenda's Jungian colleague and drama specialist Craig San Roque and . The event was supported by the Canberra Jung Society.
Click on 'History of Events' below for more information.
EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH US
We welcome opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded people and organisations. We have organised conversations, singing seminars, and have prepared artistic contributions to public events, as well as our own major choral works.
