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2003 (4th Quarter)Articles this quarter:
(2003/11/29) ROCS Concert - Requiem and Pavane Op.50From choral-announce The RMIT Occasional Choral Society and the Melbourne University Engineering Music Society present Faure: Requiem and Pavane Op.50 Soloists: Kim Asher (soprano) and David Woodgate (baritone) Conducted by Tony Brookes and Sarah Chan Melba Hall, University of Melbourne on Saturday 13 December at 8pm Tickets: $12 or $8 concession Sponsored by RMIT Union Arts www.rocs.aicsa.org.au (2003/11/16) Market Day at PIV2004 CampFrom choral-announce 'Market Day' is held on an afternoon of an IV camp, giving the various choral societies an opportunity to sell their official t-shirts, concert cd's, mugs and other paraphenalia. The PIV committee would like to make the event more interesting by introducing for the first time the option for people to sell *personal craft* at Market Day. "Personal Craft" means "things that you have made yourself" - for instance, corsets, soaps, candles, massage oils, knitting, beaded items, metalwork, and so forth. "Personal Craft" does not mean second hand items or items that are 'brand new with tags'. Please let us know what you intend to sell if you do wish to participate in Market Day as an individual. If you are interested in participating as a seller of personal craft items at Market Day during PIV, please contact the PIV Publicity Officer by February 1, 2004. PIV Publicity (2003/11/16) NYE in AdelaideFrom choral-announce You will all be absolutley buzzing with exciticity I know, when we confirm that FAUCS is throwing a NYE camp this - and into next - year! The camp will be located at the Toc H campsite in Victor Harbour (for non-Adelaideans, its about an hour south of Adelaide and was originally the preferred location for the city of Adelaide) and you can read about it here... then click on the camp option. Cost will be $20 for the night which will also give you breakfast the next morning (pancakes, bacon and eggs, left over beer or altos...) We'll be able to get in the place from mid-afternoon with most people arriving about 5-ish. It isn't exclusively for choristers, its open to EVERYONE!!! And that most certainly includes inter-staters. And if todays weather is any indication, it should be glorious! (36, not a cloud in the sky. Yummo!) If you'd like to come, please reply and let me know. Lookign forward to seeing youse all! Cheers, (2003/11/06) PIV2004 - 3 Months To GoFrom choral-announce Just a very quick reminder that the fantabulous 55th Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival (PIV) starts exactly 3 months from today. It is shaping up to be a fantastic festival, with something for everyone. For further information stay tuned to our website http://www.piv.aicsa.org.au and/or check out all the info in ERATO which should be gracing your choir's rehearsal any time now. In this edition is a special report from PIV about the social side of IV's, as well as our most up to date bullsheet and a registration form. Get your registrations in soon to avoid disappointment Keep checking the website for more details - and see you all @ PIV in 3 months (and counting). Kind Regards Convenor, 55th Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival (2003/11/02) ROCS - Choral InvitationFrom choral-announce The RMIT Occasional Choral Society (ROCS) is currently inviting choristers of all voice parts to join them for their end of year concert performing Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" with the Engineering Music Society (EMS) to be conducted by Sarah Chan. Scores are provided. Concert will be on Saturday 13 December at 8pm. Rehearsals: Thursdays 5.30-7.30pm (Enter Building 8 Kaleide Theatre entrance, go through sliding doors and the University Function Room is left of the Kaleide Theatre) ROCS Publicity (2003/11/01) PIV Website Updates: Flights, Partys and MORE!From choral-announce Good Afternoon Choristers Near and Far, We have just made some updates to the PIV webpage which should be most interesting to all and sundry! Come and have a look at the page for updates relating to:
Plus MUCH more!!! Come and visit us at http://www.piv.aicsa.org.au NOW NOW NOW and make your February one to remember at PIV 2004!! PIV Convenor (2003/10/21) Lay-by now for PIV!From choral-announce Want to come to PIV, but having difficulty saving up? Can't get the money together in time but don't want to pay the late fee? Don't despair! All is not lost! Introducing the PIV lay-by (or laybuy, or lay-by) scheme! All you have to do is make a payment of $50 by Friday, November 7th 2003. Then, every week afterwards, make a further payment of $20 (or $40 per fortnight). When you rock up to PIV you pay any remainder at registration. And this way you aren't charged any late fee. Amazing! If you are interested in joining the PIV lay-by scheme, please e-mail me at treasurer@piv.aicsa.org.au NOTE: Cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. We are unable to accept credit card payments for the lay-by scheme (although credit card payments are otherwise accepted at our website, http://www.piv.aicsa.org.au). Any outstanding amount must be paid in full upon arrival at PIV. Treasurer, PIV 2004 (2003/10/17) MuscUTS ConcertFrom choral-announce Here are the details for the upcoming Musical Society of UTS (MuscUTS) concert: The Musical Society of UTS presents Arvo Pärt - Berliner Messe plus MuscUTS Choir and MuscUTS Chamber Orchestra 2:30pm Sunday 26th October, 2003 Tickets $15/$10 concession. (2003/10/17) New ROCS CommitteeFrom choral-announce President: Peter Liakatos (2003/10/16) PIV2004 - Credit Card FacilitiesFrom choral-announce Credit Card bookings for PIV, Fabulous PIV, are now available. There's only three months and three days to go, folks! Pay your registration fees online via credit card. Yes, it's working. If you've been waiting for online credit card payment to be available before registering, your wait is over. Head on over to the registration page, or straight to the local or interstate registration forms. We've also made a number of additions to the events and camp pages. Plus! Although the registrants' page doesn't show it as yet, we're up to 84 people registered to come along! We're organising more good stuff .... so keep the PIV website bookmarked! PIV Publicity (2003/10/14) PIV2004 - Change of Concert DressFrom choral-announce The original plan was for concert dress for the second (major - the one with the Prague Chamber Orchestra) concert at PIV would be academic regalia. There has been a change of plan; we will no longer be wearing academic regalia. Concert dress for the second concert will be all black for ladies, and dinner suits for men (yes, the venue is climate controlled). For more information please visit the PIV website at http://www.piv.aicsa.org.au/ PIV 2004 Treasurer (2003/10/14) SCUNA's 40th birthday celebrationsFrom choral-announce As you may have heard, ANU Choral Society is celebrating its 40th birthday this year - on the the weekend of Friday 12 to Sunday 14 December in Canberra. For more information, check the SCUNA website at http://www.scuna.aicsa.org.au or the SCUNA history pages at http://www.pcug.org.au/~val/scuna/. The main activities will be:
It would be great if you could join us for some or even all of these events. Please respond to this email and let us know which activities would interest you. You might also like to pass this message on to other ex-Scunae or to tell us of their whereabouts. Discounted accommodation is available at University House and child-minding can be arranged. SCUNA 40th Working Group (2003/10/13) 2003 PUCS AGM ResultsFrom choral-announce President: Kristen Davies (2003/10/06) 2004 Committees for AUCS and FUCSFrom choral-announce The Flinders University Choral Society Inc's 2004 Committee Conductor - Karl Billetter The Adelaide University Choral Society Inc's 2004 Committee Musical Director - Peter Kelsall (2003/10/04) SCUNA's first concert, 30 July 1963From choral-announce Celebrating SCUNA's 40th year: I've just put online the contents of the programme of SCUNA's very first concert. There's also a scan of the programme cover. The programme was recently lent to me by founding member Judith Clingan. The web version can be found via http://www.pcug.org.au/~val/scuna/concerts/. A few more old Oyezes have gone up since I announced the start of the history pages, and details of two concerts from 1968 and 1969. I understand SCUNA may be singing some items from the first concert at its birthday concert on 13 December 2003. :-) More information about the celebrations is available from publicity@scuna.aicsa.org.au. Val T (2003/10/01) SCUNA Concert ReviewFrom choral-announce Rewarding night of power and beauty This marvellous choral composition was the major work of the program which the ANU Choral Society presented at its concert last Friday night. Happily the choristers and soloists, under the firm direction of conductor Jonathan Powles, achieved a rewarding performance that captured so much of the beauty and power of the music. The choir for this performance consisted of a strong body of 100 singers, yet the choral singing was always well controlled, with powerful projection when called for, and nicely modulated to warm expression in the work's quieter sections. This pleasing vitality was matched by equally vital contributions from the four soloists - soprano Catriona DeVere, mezzo Mary Tatchell, tenor Michael Honeyman, and baritone Chris Berensten. Although Mozart uses four soloists, the main solo contributions come from the women, with the tenor and baritone only used in ensemble towards the end of the work. The soprano has two important solos, the central Christe in the opening Kyrie and later the lovely Et incarnatus est, and, in both, DeVere displayed an assured approach, with a firm vocal projection matched to a warm tonal expression. Tatchell brought a bright joyousness to the mezzo solo in Laudamus te, while their duet in the Dominus Deus was realised with an excellent matching of tonal quality. The other work of the program, Bach's Cantata No 146, is on a much smaller scale, consisting of an opening orchestral Sinfonia which was an adaptation of a previously composed keyboard concerto, and just two chorales, these divided by a series of five aria and duet contributions by the soloists. The cantata was directed by the assistant conductor, Matthew Stuckings, and unfortunately it was given a very pedestrian performance which never really came to life. It failed to provide a vital start to the program, and a number of people in the audience around where I was sitting did not return for the second half. This was a pity, for they missed the Mozart Mass - one of the best choral performances that I have heard in Canberra this year. |