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1 February—June, 2018

A newsletter for all choristers in Western Vic. & SE of SA

February-June, 2018 Founder: June Roberts Editor: Helen Lyth

3/13 Balmoral Crescent Rippleside 3215

Phone: (03) 52786058 Email: hlyth@westnet.com.au

CHORAL CALENDAR

The Choral Grapevine website: https://thechoralgrapevine.wordpress.com/

Editorial

Choral music rocks! That singing is swinging along in our region is seen from this bumper 7 page edition of the

Choral Grapevine.

This edition features reports from 16 choirs in Colac, Drysdale, Geelong, Gisborne, Hamilton, Naracoorte, Millicent, and Warrnambool.

There are opportunities to participate in the Western District Choral Festival in June (p.5), The South Australian

Country Choral Festival in August (p7), and the Choralfest 2018 in Fremantle (p.6). You are also invited to sing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as part of the GSO Chorus in Geelong in October (p.6). The Choral Calendar is

included to June, with later events on the CGV website calendar.

Our website features your photographs, contact details, posters and concert reports. Please keep sending them. Press the “Follow” button to receive email notification every time something new is posted.

Keep up to date with what’s happening in choral music our region on The Choral Grapevine website. Helen

DATE, TIME, VENUE CONCERT DETAILS

Sunday, March 4th, 2-5pm, St Luke's Uniting

Church, Barrabool Road, Highton Sing through of chorus parts for Geelong Symphony Orchestra’s perform-

ance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

Registration https://thechoralgrapevine.wordpress.com/beethoven-ninth-

symphony-gso-chorus-singer-registration/ Contact Helen Lyth for more information

Sunday, March 4th, St Michaels Church, Collins

Street, Melbourne CYMANFU GANU The Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir joins in this annual

St David's Day festival. Sunday March 11, 20pm, Sir Robert Helpmann

Theatre , Mt Gambier LIMESTONE COAST OPERA and NARRACOORTE SINGERS

concert Information: Lyn Schinckel

Sunday, March 18, 2-5pm, St Lukes Uniting

Church, Barrabool Road, Highton SINGING THE CLASSICS 2018: I – OPERA CHORUSES conducted

by Daryl Barclay, accompanist Hugh Davidson. To register contact Anne Pilgrim 0412 524 316

Sunday, March 25th, time and venue to be decided EASTER CELEBRATION CONCERT The Naracoorte Singers Infor-

mation: Lyn Schinckel

Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 8pm, The Basilica of

St. Mary of the Angels, 136 Yarra St., Geelong THE ROYAL BANNERS (Easter Concert) Windfire Chamber Choir and

Strings, Conductor Rick Prakhoff Emily Swanson - soprano Meredith Cox

- alto Miranda Brockman - cello

Music of Max Reger, Arvo Pärt, Stephanie Martin, Peter Sculthorpe and

the premier of a new work, 14 Stations of the Cross by Malcolm John OAM

$35/$30 from www.trybooking.com/TNUY or phone 0407 095 408 http://

www.musicatthebasilica.org.au

Sunday, April 15th, 2pm, St Johns Church, Colac FOLLOW THE RAINBOW The Colac Chorale presents songs with a

colour theme $15 (includes afternoon tea) Enquiries: Robyn Alexander (Secretary) 03 5238 8228

Sunday, 29th April, 2.30pm at Wesley Church, Yarra St, Geelong

HANDEL: DIXIT DOMINUS and CORONATION ANTHEMS The

Geelong Chorale conducted by Allister Cox Enquiries: The Geelong Chorale Calendar Continued page 7

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HAMILTON SINGERS Hamilton Singers ended their year last year with a

Christmas Concert and singing at our local Carols by

Candlelight festivities. Our year has started with Australia Day where we managed a rendition of Shelter that came

across reasonably well with very limited rehearsal

time. We started rehearsals this year on Feb 12th

beginning with work on Anzac Day preparations and repertoire to perform at our local Eisteddfod in the first

week of June. In 2018 our focus is to achieve a high

standard of musical excellence. Consequently, we may present fewer performances than in the past. Hamilton

Singers pride themselves on presenting a wide range of

music to meet all musical tastes. All the best to you all for this year. Beth Tonissen 03 5572 3535

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER MALE CHORUS The International Harvester Male Chorus has a long history in Geelong. Formed in 1943, the choir was originally

made up of employees of the International Harvester

factory, which operated from 1939 and closed in 1982. As

the choir's success grew, membership was opened up to other men from outside the company. The choir continued

after the company closure, even though the employee

members became widely dispersed into other workplaces, or decided to retire from the workforce.

Now, after seventy-five years, the choir is once again

seeking new members. Although a male choir, for the last

year or two the choir has been directed by Jeanette John, a pocket dynamo who has injected the choir with a new

enthusiasm. A full program of performance is already

underway for 2018, starting on March 2nd. New members wanted: Men who enjoy singing are

invited to join the International Harvester Male Chorus at

their rehearsals on Monday afternoons from 1:30 – 3:00, at the Uniting Church Hall, 31 Noble Street, Newtown

(Entrance in Saffron Street, through Back Door). For more

information, contact Slavko Holowka. Phone:

0421901067

THE COLAC CHORALE Our Chorale have resumed regular weekly rehearsals, as

we prepare for our next Concert to be held in St. John’s Church, Colac on Sunday 15th April.

The title for our Concert is Follow the Rainbow - this

time, our songs have a “colour theme” such as Yellow Submarine; Blue Moon; Where the Green Willow Grows;

O, My Luv’s Like a Red Red Rose; The Pink Panther and

other colourful titles – along with the fun one… Green Eggs and Ham. We also sang the patriotic I am Australian

by Bruce Woodley, on stage at the Memorial Square,

Colac, as part of the local 2018 Australia Day celebrations,

conducted by the Colac Otway Shire. I am delighted to report that, on this day, our Chorale piano

accompanist, Ms. Pam Radcliffe, was honoured by

receiving the “Arts Service of the Year” award for her

work over many years as a music teacher, for sharing her talents at the local aged-care facilities - and as a member of

the Colac Music Teachers Association, organizing

eisteddfods, plays, musicals and community concerts. A just reward for her many years of wonderful service to our

community – and especially to our Colac Chorale.

Gwenyth Knox (03) 5231 4278

U3A GEELONG CHOIR Welcome back to all of our existing choir members and a

special warm welcome to all of our recent new choir members - Amanda, Janet and Jean, all sopranos, who will

now provide a very good balance to the sound of our choir.

As we commence our new choir year, we reflect back to

our wonderful Christmas luncheon held at The Packing Shed in Moolap, which was well attended with 39

members present.

Margaret is to be commended for arranging this wonderful get-together. Table presentation was wonderful and the

luncheon absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was superb

and the table service outstanding! I’m sure we shall return to this delightful venue at the end of 2018!

As always, the choir paid tribute to our wonderful Music

Director, Margaret Hughes as well as our fabulous

accompanist, Jan Smith, by singing an Ode To Margaret and Jan lyrics very well written by Gwen Connor. This

piece was sung to the music of Away In A Manger and as

the lyrics were hilarious, there were times when the choir couldn’t control their giggling. It was terrific for all to

share a lighter side to our singing and the lyrics very

appropriate to Margaret and Jan!

Besides the tribute to Margaret and Jan, we also presented them with very well deserved Christmas gifts, for without

either of these two amazing ladies, there would certainly be

no U3A Geelong Choir. One of the great strengths of our choir, is the very diverse variety of choristers and how we

all form the very basis of the friendship and fellowship of

this wonderful Choir of ours! Regarding our repertoire, we are currently going over some

of our music which we haven’t sung for a while and hope

to start learning some new works in the coming weeks, so

that we will have a new program of songs to share with residents in aged care homes.

"This is my oxygen - every week I look forward to singing

with the Choir. We all put our best efforts into our practices - the rewards are palpable."

Dawn Cunningham

IIs there a report from your choir? If not, ask your committee how you can help!

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Please distribute The Choral Grapevine to your choir members.

MILLICENT CHORAL SOCIETY Every two years the South Australian Country Choral

Association Festival is held. This year it will be at McLaren Vale in August. We plan to participate probably joining in

with the Riverland Choir to swell our combined numbers.

Meanwhile in April during the local Geltwood festival market day in our main street we will present some items.

At some stage during the year a Pleasant Sunday Afternoon

Concert is on the agenda. Jennifer Golding

MERRI SINGERS We had a very successful Christmas concert in early December. Our guest artists were our very own accompanist

Merle Wines in solo piano works, and new-to-the-South-

West soprano Louise Keast. It was exhilarating to sing with

her. In the week after Christmas, members of the choir took part in the annual Port Fairy Sing-it-Yourself Messiah. Now

we are getting ready for our role as part of the Lake Bolac

Eel Festival Choir. There are new works written specially for the festival by young Melbourne composers. It is

a learning process for us, and for the composers. Anyone

who comes to the festival on the weekend before Easter is

welcome to join the afternoon rehearsal and be part of the Festival Choir at the Twilight performance. Jeannette

Hajncl (03) 5561 2291

CANTORI During December, Cantori and local actor Deon Cameron

gave three performances of A Christmas Carol: readings

from Dickens great work interspersed with seasonal music. Our next outing is as one of the choirs at Raise the

Rafters, a fundraiser at the end of February for Crossley

Church, where we will sing plainchant, Lassus and Arcadelt. We are also preparing to sing the Byrd 4-part

Mass as part of a church service in April. Jeannette Hajncl

(03) 5561 2291

VOX ANGELICA GEELONG CHAMBER CHOIR 2018 Vox Angelica Geelong Chamber Choir, is a vocal ensemble

of 22 experienced and advanced singers, directed by Tom

Healey. Its first performance for 2018 is Music of the

Americas, on May 13th, at 3pm, at St Paul's Anglican

Church, La Trobe Terrace, Geelong. For this performance

the choir is supported by Frank De Rosso on organ and Sonoka Miyake on piano. This will be the closing concert of

the 10th Annual Windfire Music Festival 2018.

The programme includes Baroque works from Mexico, Peru

and Argentina, and a Magnificat for double choir by Theodore Pachelbel (the son of Johann), who settled in

South Carolina in the 18th century. Canada is represented in

works by Denis Bedard, Eleanor Daley and Stephanie Martin, and the USA by William Billings, Edward

MacDowell, HT Burleigh, Aaron Copland, Thomas A

Dorsey, Randall Thompson, Gerre Hancock and Moses

Hogan, and there is a modern tango from Argentina by Astor Piazzola.

This is a great programme, performed in one of Geelong’s

finest acoustics. See the Choral Calendar for booking details.

CORYULE CHORUS The new year has commenced in a whirlwind, with a new Christmas CD being recorded on Jan 25th. This required us

to resume from our Christmas break earlier than has been

customary to polish the 12 songs we were recording for the CD. It is now in the “can” and we look forward to our sound

engineer fine tuning everything, and all the other bits and

pieces that go towards the total CD production. It will

become available later in the year, obviously with an emphasis on being available for sales and distribution in the

lead up to next Christmas.

We are now back into normal rehearsals, preparing ourselves for the ever-increasing number of performances

already booked over the coming months. We are particularly

looking forward once again to our workshop day with Internationally acclaimed soprano, Sally Wilson on April

12th, and also many of us plan to join choristers from all

around the district for the Gala Concert at St Marys Basilica

on May 4th.

With several new valuable additions to our personnel over

recent months, we are looking forward to a great year of

music and fellowship together. Rob Casey 0407 439 323

www.coryulechorus.com

WONDROUS MERRY A refreshed group of choristers joined together for their first

rehearsal, enthusiastic for the year ahead. Wondrous Merry is a group of around fifteen singers, who perform a diverse

range of music from madrigals through folk music and

classical to popular songs. We have a lovely temporary home for rehearsals with splendid view of the bay and

reflections of sunsets.

The choir is looking forward to taking part in the combined

choir for the 10th anniversary of the Music of the Basilica Festival of Music.

Last year's final performance for Music at the Basilica's

Country Ramble was a huge success. The venue was the beautiful Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ceres, eerie in the

fog of an early summer's morning. The music was light

hearted, the three tenors hilarious performance of Soldiers

Three a highlight, with an unexpected bit of theatrical serendipity at the end, the audience were appreciative and

the morning tea sumptuous.

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THE GEELONG CHORALE The 2018 year has commenced strongly for The Geelong

Chorale with fifty choristers enrolled. A most worthwhile

workshop was held at St Paul’s Anglican Church on Saturday 3rd February with thirty attending and work

commenced on items for the first concert, Dixit Dominus

and the Coronation Anthems by Handel. Our regular

Monday rehearsals held at St Luke’s Uniting Church started on Monday 5th February. Allister Cox continues

his fine leadership as musical director, and the choir is

fortunate once again enjoy the support of Kristine Mellens, our excellent accompanist.

A busy year has been planned with four major concerts, as

well as forming part of the massed choir for the Windfire

Festival's 10th Anniversary concert, organising the

Western District Choral Festival on June 17th, a

performance at Colac, and a number of our singers joining

the Geelong Symphony Orchestra Chorus for a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on Saturday

October 27th.

We particularly look forward to planning and hosting the Western District Choral Festival to be held at the

‘SPACE’ venue at Geelong Grammar School on Sunday

17th June, where choirs from schools and the general community from Geelong and the Western District are

invited to perform, enjoy the work of other choirs and to

meet one another.

Once again Anne Pilgrim on behalf of The Geelong Chorale has created an enticing program of Singing the

Classics for 2018 (see the Choral Calendar for details).

George Belcher 03 5276 1302

WINDFIRE CHOIR Music at the Basilica formed an exciting choral group, the

Windfire Choir, to present sacred choral music. The choir consists of experienced singers and vocal scholars from

the City of Greater Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula,

Surfcoast Shire and Lara. We present two concerts a year, most often at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in

Geelong.

The choir gave its inaugural performance, conducted by

Rick Prakhoff on Wednesday 27 March, 2013. This year's first concert is in Holy Week (Wednesday,

March 28th), and is titled THE ROYAL BANNERS.

Music includes works by Max Reger, Arvo Part, Stephanie Martin and the premier of 14 Stations of the

Cross by Malcolm John. Rick Prakhoff is conductor, with

soloists Emily Swanson and Meredith Cox. (See the

Choral Calendar for full festival and concert information.)

GISBORNE SINGERS Cantata Memoria commemorates the Aberfan tragedy of

21 October 1966. It was on this day that 116 children and 28 adults perished when a coal spoil tip enveloped

Pantglas Junior School together with some houses in Aberfan, South Wales. Karl Jenkins was 22 and in the

first term at the Royal Academy of Music at the time;

inevitably the disaster had a massive impact on him and

millions of others. He was commissioned to compose a work to commemorate the 50th anniversary alongside the

brilliant Welsh poet Mererid Hopwood who wrote the

libretto. 22 Gisborne Singers took up the offer to be part of the

North American premiere in Carnegie Hall, New York in

January 2017. Karl Jenkins’ work was not new to our choir having performed his The Armed Man: a Mass for

Peace in 2015. Thus preparing and performing the

Australian Premier of Cantata Memoria is fitting. It’s

also worth mentioning that the Gisborne Singers have developed a reputation for the fine quality of their

performances. At the risk of appearing ‘up ourselves’ I

include a comment sent to us by a soloist from one of our recent performances - “Thanks again for having me, I

honestly think the Gisborne Singers are the finest amateur

choir I’ve heard in Australia. Very impressive sound.” The music for Cantata Memoria is accessible, memorable

and truly moving. It uses repetition effectively and

borrows appropriately from other musical sources, and the

final result is riveting. It shows a truly Jenkin stamp throughout.

There will be two performances at New Gisborne on 20th

May, and Kyneton on May 27th (see Choral Calendar for details). Church of Christ New Gisborne; 27th May, Our

Lady of the Rosary Church Kyneton. Robert Blair

GEELONG WELSH LADIES CHOIR 2017 saw the GWLC perform with the Wanganui Male

Choir as part of their tour of Australia. It was a fantastic

collaboration with the choirs and the afternoon was

enjoyed by all. Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir is planning its own tour to New Zealand later this year, and look

forward to catching up with the Wanganui Choir then.

This year the GWLC also welcomes a new musical director, Dylan Edge, who takes over from Stefanie

Gumienik. We are looking forward to seeing the different

performance style and learning new skills and songs under his leadership.

There are four performances already planned for 2018.

The first is on March 4th at Cymanfu Ganu, a singing

festival in Melbourne at St Michaels Church. The choir will also perform at the Western District Choral Festival

and give a send off concert prior to the New Zealand tour.

Finally, GWLC will join the Sydney Male Choir and Coryule Choir for a joint concert on October 13th.

Bron Elford (03) 5226 2576 0423 712 182 Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir

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GEELONG HARMONY CHORUS Geelong Harmony prepares for the 2018 Sweet Adelines

Convention

Since coming second place in the medium chorus division

at the 2017 Sweet Adelines Convention in Perth, Geelong Harmony has welcomed seven new members, and another

prospective member currently preparing for her audition.

The Chorus is busy rehearsing two contest songs for their performance at the 2018 competition in Hobart this May.

You are welcome to watch Geelong Harmony demonstrate

a typical rehearsal and perform their two contest songs and

other repertoire at a special Sneak Peek performance on Monday 7 May, 7- 9.45 pm at the Western Heights

Uniting Church Hall, 31 Douglass Street, Herne Hill.

For more information about booking a performance, joining Geelong Harmony Chorus or watching the 2018

Sneak Peek, email contact@geelongharmony.com.au, check the Geelong Harmony website or call 0406 666 737.

Helen Booth 0402 028 606

NARACOORTE Singers Following our annual Christmas concert in December, the

Naracoorte Singers enjoyed their annual summer break,

bringing us all back together for more singing from

Monday 5 February. We are delighted to again be involved with the Limestone Coast Opera in March, participating in

their matinee performance on Sunday March 11, 2018, at

the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier at 2pm. Our Easter Celebration Concert will be held on Sunday

March 25, at a venue yet to be decided.

Our next event will be our Annual Cabaret in the Naracoorte Town Hall on Saturday June 16th

Lyn Schinckel. mailto:lyn@schinckel.net

Choirs in The Choral Grapevine network in 2018: Ballarat: Ballarat Choral Society, U3A Choristers Ballarat, Vox Berri: Riverland Choral Group, Bordertown: Bordertown A Cappella

Singers, Camperdown: Camperdown Uniting Church Choir, Casterton: Sacred Heart Church Choir, Cobden: Cobden Community

Choir, Colac: Colac Chorale, Deans Marsh: Deans Marsh Singers, Drysdale: Coryule Chorus, The Bellarine Community Choir Geelong: acabellas, Bella Mama, Geelong (Bay City) Conchords, The Geelong Chorale, Geelong Harmony Chorus, Geelong Trades

Hall Choir, Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir, Geelong Youth Choir, The Gesualdo Consort, Grace Notes, International Harvester Male Cho-rus, Sing Geelong, St Luke's Uniting Church Choir, St Mary's Basilica Choir, Geelong, St Pauls Church Choir, U3A Geelong Choir,

Windfire Chamber Choir, With One Voice Geelong, Wondrous Merry, Gisborne: The Gisborne Singers Hamilton: Footprints in the

Custard, Good Shepherd Choir, Hamilton Singers, Tabor Male Choir, Lavers Hill: Lavers Hill Choir, Millicent: Millicent Choral

Society, Mt Gambier: Mayfair Youth Jazz, Mount Gambier Choral Society, Mt Gambier Christ Church Anglican Choir, Naraco-orte: Naracoorte Singers, Penola: Southern Heritage Singers, Port Fairy: Port Fairy St Johns Anglican Church Choir, Portland:

Portland Choral Group, Queenscliff: Tides of Welcome, Warrnambool: Cantori, Red Tent Singers, Warrnambool Christ Church Choir, Merri Singers (formerly Warrnambool Mozart Choir), Warrnambool St Johns Presbyterian Choir, Warrnambool Theatre Com-

pany Chorale

WESTERN DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL

Sunday, June 17th, 2pm, the SPACE, Geelong Grammar School, Corio The Geelong Chorale is hosting the 2018 Western District Choral Festival. Several choirs have already advised that they are planning to participate.

All choirs in the Western District of Victoria, and South Eastern South Australia are warmly invited to attend.

Each choir will sing a bracket of 10 minutes. There will also be music for massed singing with all the participating choirs.

Come and spend the weekend in Geelong!

We have been fortunate to be able to host the event in the beautiful SPACE at Geelong Grammar School, Corio. It is a wonderful facility with a great acoustic. We have also been fortunate to secure a grant from the City of Greater Geelong which will cover the cost of providing afternoon tea for everyone.

$5 entry per singer, $10 audience

So if your choir would like to participate, please email the Geelong Chorale secretary, Angela West

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Sing BEETHOVEN’S MIGHTY 9TH

The Geelong Symphony Orchestra

Saturday October 27th, 7.30, Costa Hall, Geelong

Choristers from around the region are invited to join The Geelong Symphony Orchestra Chorus for a performance of Beethoven’s famous 9th Symphony

Conductor: Fabian Russell

Chorus Master: Peter Tregear of the Consort of Melbourne

Soloists: Lee Abrahmsen soprano, Manfred Pohlenz bass baritone, Tim Reynolds Tenor

A preliminary workshop for GSO Chorus will be held on Sunday 4th March, from 2-5pm at St Luke’s Church, Barrabool Road, Highton. Further rehearsals will be held in the weeks leading up to the performance (details not yet confirmed).

To register as a GSO Chorus member, fill in the registration form

Further information from Helen Lyth 03 5278 6058

The Geelong Symphony Orchestra

CHORALFEST 2019: Call for choirs

Preparations of Choralfest2019 are underway. The festival will be held in Fremantle WA, from 13 – 16 April 2019. We are pleased to announce that the Call for Choirs are now open! Applications are due in by 30 April, 2018.

The Choralfest® 2019 committee invites choirs to apply to perform in various venues around Fremantle Western Australia. Performance opportunities will include Choralfest® daily lunchtime concerts, pop up concerts and evening concerts as well as a range of performance opportunities around Fremantle and possibly in Perth and regional areas. Choirs may include any type of choral ensemble performing at a high level in any style. Opportunities are being developed for choirs to work with guest conductors in workshops/honour choirs (fees may apply).

We are looking into packages and you can indicate what you are interested in.

Keep an eye on the website for further details!!

http://choralfest.org.au/

Glenys (ANCA administration) 03 9254 1041

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DATE, TIME, VENUE CONCERT DETAILS

10th Annual Windfire Music Festival from 4 May to 13 May 2017.

Choral concerts (for full program go to the Festival website) Gold and Silver passes from www.trybooking.com/TORI

Friday 4 May, 8pm, Basilica of St Mary of the

Angels, Yarra Street Geelong

GALA FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT - Festival Massed Choir

and Orchestra Geelong

The massed choirs of Geelong, conductor – Tom Healey, Orchestra

Geelong, conductor – Malcolm John with Lee Abrahmsen, Sally Wil-

son and Manfred Pohlenz. Tickets $35 adult and seniors $30 conces-sion

Children and school students - free admission

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/TOEJ or at the door

Saturday May 5, 3pm, Christ Church, 57

McKillop St, Geelong

GLORIANA CHAMBER CHOIR, Director Andrew Raiskums

Tickets $25

Children and school students - free admission

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/TOEL or at the door

Saturday 12 May 2018, 3.00pm to 4.30pm, St.

Luke's Uniting Church, 174 Barrabool Rd, High-

ton

PEACE IN THE VALLEY - Yarra Gospel Choir A delightful program of gospel favourites including songs by Thomas A

Dorsey Peace in the valley and Precious Lord, take my hand, upbeat

spirituals Steady my tremblin’ soul and Bye and bye and inspirational

gospel hymns What a friend we have in Jesus and We shall overcome. Tickets $25

Children and school students - free admission

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/TOEU or at the door

Sunday, 13th May, 3pm, St Paul's Anglican

Church, La Trobe Terrace, Geelong

MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS Vox Angelica, Directed by Tom

Healey

Music from the New World from the 16th to 21st centuries.

This is the closing concert of the Windfire Music Festival 2018.

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/TOEV or at the door. Details of the Windfire Music Festival: www.musicatthebasilica.org.au

Monday, May 7th, 7- 9.45 pm, Western Heights

Uniting Church Hall, 31 Douglass Street, Herne

Hill.

SNEAK PEEK Geelong Harmony Chorus performance prior to attend-

ing the Sweet Adeline's Convention in Hobart.

Enquiries: Geelong Harmony 0406 666 737

Geelong Harmony website

Sunday, May 20th, 3pm, Church of Christ New

Gisborne

CANTATA MEMORIA The Gisborne Singers conducted by Stephen

Brockman with full orchestra and soloists. Information and bookings:

Robert 03 5428 7033 Bookings http://www.gisbornesingers.org.au

Sunday, May 27th, 3pm, Our Lady of the Rosary

Church Kyneton.

CANTATA MEMORIA The Gisborne Singers conducted by Stephen

Brockman with full orchestra and soloists.

Information: Robert 03 5428 7033

Bookings http://www.gisbornesingers.org.au

Sunday, June 10, 2-5pm, St Luke's Uniting

Church, Barrabool Road, Highton

SINGING THE CLASSICS 2018: II – G and S OPERETTAS con-

ducted by Daryl Barclay, accompanist Sonoka Miyaki.

To register contact Anne Pilgrim 0412 524 316

Saturday, June 16, Naracoorte Town Hall ANNUAL CABARET The Naracoorte Singers

Information: Lyn Schinckel

Sunday, June 17, 2pm, The SPACE, Geelong

Grammar School, Corio. WESTERN DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL Hosted by The Geelong Chorale

See page 5 for more information and registration details.

Thursday June 21st, 2.00 pm, St James

Hall, Collins St, Drysdale

ST JAMES BENEFIT CONCERT The Coryule Chorus

Tickets available at the door.

Saturday 11th August, 4pm, Tatachilla Lu-theran College, 211 Tatachilla Rd McLaren

Vale

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHORAL ASSOCIA-TION CHORAL CONCERT hosted by

Sisters of Abundance with choirs from regional South Australia

including The Millicent Choral Society

Enquiries: Sisters of Abundance

Choral Calendar continued.