One of the wonderful experiences I had when visiting Australia was to go stand outside the famous and iconic Sydney Opera House<\/a> before sunrise on Sunday morning and experience the event they call Dawn Chorus, which I discovered even some locals are unaware of. The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs<\/a> perform Sunday mornings on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, and they begin singing even before they come into view on the steps, to an awe-inspiring effect. I had thought that perhaps this was an event they do regularly, but looking into it further it seems I was simply very fortunate to be in Sydney right when this was happening. Below you will find videos of pieces that were performed at the event \u2013 not videos I took on the occasion with those performers, but others that happen to be on YouTube. Being in the southern hemisphere for the first time may have helped, but I expect that even for locals the experience of having the sun rise to a chorus of human voices singing would be impressive, inspirational, and deeply moving.<\/p>\n Below are a handful of the pieces that were on the program for the day. I hope you enjoy them to even a small extent as much as I did. Listening to them on your computer or other device won\u2019t be the same experience, but the music itself is quite wonderful, as I expect you\u2019ll agree.<\/p>\n