ðə kwˈaɪɚ fˈɔːɹmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti æz ðə hˈɜːlstoʊn pˈɑːɹk kˈoːɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi ænd ɡˈeɪv ɪts fˈɜːst "ɡlˈiː pɚfˈoːɹməns", kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ tˈɑːm dˈaʊnɚ, ˌɔn nˈaɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ɪn hˈʌt θˈɜːtiːn, ɹˈændwɪk hˈɑːspɪɾəl.
The choir formed in 1920 as the Hurlstone Park Choral Society and gave its first "Glee Performance", conducted by Tom Downer, on 9 September 1920 in hut 13, Randwick Hospital.