Our first rehearsal on Jan 31st was a taster of things to come: we started work on the Vivaldi Gloria for female voices, as well as some Elgar songs both of which we plan to do with string accompaniment at the end of Term 2. The Mid-year Concert date TBC so keep checking back here for more details as they arise.
Christine Storey our Musical Director introduced us to the wonderful sound of Heterophony …. a form of singing where each singer sings in isolation but with acute awareness of the ensemble effect…. well in theory…. somehow we did end up singing in unison…. hilarious.
Check out Anuna Irish Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlX0aO9C7Gk
TERM DATES
Term1 – Thursdays Jan 31stto April 4th
Term 2 – NO Choir ANZAC day 25thApril Thursdays May 2nd to June 27th
Term 3 – Thursdays July 18thto September 19th
Term 4 – Thursdays Oct 10thto December 12th
End-of-year Concert Dec 7th
Choir break up party plus AGM, and a sing December 12th
Summer break until late January/early Feb 2020 with big plans….shhhhhh can’t tell you yet.
New Members
If you have always wanted to sing in a choir, why not come along we are a friendly bunch and supportive of each other. Just contact us via this website (How to Join), so we know to look out for you – perhaps come and give it a go for a couple of weeks.
We would love singers to attend every week but acknowledge that is not always possible. However a bigger pool of singers allows people to take time away without affecting the balance too much. There are section leaders and extra rehearsals plus other help learning the music.
Our repertoire is wide and varied and there is usually something for everyone over time. We have social occasions as well and laugh a lot!
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On February 14th we were treated to a wonderful rehearsal with Dean Sky-Lucas.