Information current as at JANUARY 2005

Choir's Email Address: gcox@melbourne.catholic.org.au

Choir's Website: www.melbourne.catholic.org.au/cathedral

Vision statement / Artistic goals: Musical support of the liturgy at St Patrick's Cathedral

Voice type: All Male Singers (SATB)

Choir performs: Both unaccompanied & accompanied

Year Choir formed: 1868; current all male choir dates from 1939

No. of Singing Members - Currently: 55 Desired: 55

Musical Repertoire: Sacred music - Gregorian chant, Polyphony of the 16th and 17th Centuries, 18th/19th/20th Century choral music (mass settings, motets and anthems)

Musical Director: Dr Geoffrey Cox

No. of years in current post: 6

Previous musical experience: Assistant Organist & Choir Master at St Patrick's Cathedral, 1995-99; Organist & Music Director at St Peter's Eastern Hill (Melbourne), 1980-94; Organ Scholar at New College, Oxford, 1975-78

Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: Various instrumental groups in liturgical and concert performances

Audition: Yes - voice quality, intonation, sight-singing

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: Yes

Membership Fees: None; Scholarships are provided for boys at St Kevin's College (Toorak); Tertiary Choral Scholarships and Lay-clerkships are also provided

Ability to read music: Essential

Sight-reading ability: Essential

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 4-5 for boy trebles; 2 for altos, tenors and basses

Usual rehearsal night(s): Thursday

Suburb: East Melbourne

Rehearsal venue: St Patrick's Cathedral (plus St Kevin's College, Toorak, for boy trebles)

Off-street parking: Yes

Performance Apparel: Cassock and surplice

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: n/a

Av. No. of Performances/year: 50

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Mainly St Patrick's Cathedral, and occasionally in other places

Examples of musical pieces performed: Motets and/or masses by Palestrina, Victoria, Vierne, Britten, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert

Touring: Occasionally

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: Organist & Director of Music, Assistant Organists, Organ Scholar, Deputy Organists, Cantors

Types of Committees: as required; also, Choir Parents Social Committee

Own collection of music scores: Yes

Available for hire to other groups: No