Information current as at MAY 2000

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Vision statement / Artistic goals: Close-knit community choir, named for St Cecilia, with high musical aims

Voice type: All Female Singers

Choir performs: Both unaccompanied & accompanied

Year Choir formed: 1992

No. of Singing Members - Currently: 14 Desired: 16

Musical Repertoire: Small-scale, well-known sacred and secular vocal works, folk songs, spirituals, a little musical theatre

Musical Director: Fiona Walters

No. of years in current post: 6

Previous musical experience: BEd (Sec) Mus, AMusA (AMEB), Primary and Secondary School Choirs, tutor of various children's choirs, served on Australian National Choral Assoc's Victorian Committee

Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: Yarra Valley Singers, Latrobe Chorale, Maroondah Orchestra, Cecilian Players

Audition: Yes, after a few weeks

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: Yes

Membership Fees: $50 per 10-week term

Ability to read music: Desirable - to aid practice at home

Sight-reading ability: Not necessary

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1

Usual rehearsal day: Monday morning

Suburb: Healesville

Rehearsal venue: St John's Anglican Church Hall

Off-street parking: Yes

Performance Apparel: Long black skirts, long-sleeved white shirts, paisley shawls

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 2

Av. No. of Performances/year: 8

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Yarra Valley Anglican School Auditorium (Ringwood), St David's Cathedral (Sale), Uniting Church (Healesville)

Examples of musical pieces performed: Requiem (Faure), Gloria (Vivaldi), English madrigals, assorted folk songs, Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols

Touring: No

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: General Manager, Committee, and Musical Director

Types of Committees: A general-purpose Committee

Own collection of music scores: Yes

Available for hire to other groups: Yes

Hiring fees apply: By negotiation