THE TUDOR CHORISTERS
Information current as at DECEMBER 2006
CONTACT DETAILS
PO BOX 171, IVANHOE VIC 3079
Tony Stratford, Secretary
(03) 9513 9992 (BH + AH)
Choir's Email Address: bookings@tudorchoristers.org.au
Choir's Website: www.tudorchoristers.org.au
DETAILS ABOUT THE CHOIR
Vision statement / Artistic goals: To rehearse and perform good choral music from any period, with particular attention to the music of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Voice type: SATB
Choir performs: Both accompanied & unaccompanied
Year Choir formed: 1962
No. of Singing Members - Currently: 28 Desired: 30-35
Musical Repertoire: Good choral music of all periods, both sacred and secular - Bach, Byrd, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Britten, Vaughan Williams
Musical Director: Philip Nicholls
No. of years in current post: less than 1 year
Previous musical experience: Assistant Director of Music, Trinity College; Director of Music, Christ Church (South Yarra); Choir Director, Queens College (Uni of Melb.)
Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: Early Music Society
JOINING REQUIREMENTS
Audition: Yes - Solo audition with Musical Director, no prepared piece required
Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: No
Membership Fees: $160 p.a.
Ability to read music: Highly desirable
Sight-reading ability: Desirable
REHEARSAL ARRANGEMENTS
Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1
Usual rehearsal night(s): Wednesday, plus some Saturdays (PM)
Suburb: Hawthorn
Rehearsal venue: Auburn Uniting Church Hall
Off-street parking: Yes
PERFORMANCES
Performance Apparel: Ladies - long black trousers/skirt, white top, red jacket (supplied); Men - black trousers, black shirt
Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 4
Av. No. of Performances/year: 6
Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Our Lady of Victories' Basilica (Camberwell), St Patrick's Cathedral, All Saints Anglican Church (St Kilda East)
Examples of musical pieces performed: Lamentations (Tallis), Hymn to St Cecilia (Britten), Quatre Motets (Durufle)
Touring: No
CHOIR'S ADMINISTRATION
Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: An Incorporated Association, run by a Committee
Types of Committees: General
MUSIC LIBRARY
Own collection of music scores: No
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