From 1975 on, when the 26th IVCF performed Verdi's Requiem in the then recently opened Sydney Opera House, IVCFs have striven to perform large-scale works to high standards with professional orchestras where appropriate and available.
More recently, the 55th IVCF (Perth, 2004) took part in the Perth International Arts Festival[REF] to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Antonín Dvořák by performing his Stabat Mater with the Prague Chamber Orchestra[REF] under Australian conductor Graham Abbott.