DIAMOND VALLEY SINGERS
In 1985 Ian Lowe approached Mavis and Graham Ford for help in staging Trial By Jury with Eltham Community Orchestra. Rehearsals began and "The Valley Musical Society" (later to become Diamond Valley Singers) was formed to provide local singers with opportunities to be heard in public and to raise money for charity. So far, approximately $80,000 has been donated to organisations such as World Vision, Community Aid Abroad, Eltham/Diamond Valley Housing Service, Harrison Youth Services, Open House and the Eltham Emergency Relief Fund. Since the initial production of Trial By Jury, DV Singers and Diamond Valley and Eltham Community Orchestra have combined in most Gilbert and Sullivan productions (H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Pirates of Penzance, Princess Ida, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Yeomen of the Guard and Patience), as well as Handel's Messiah, Haydn's The Seasons and The Creation, Vaughan-Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Spohr's The Last Judgement and Mendelssohn's Elijah. New members are always welcome. We rehearse on Wednesday nights at Diamond Creek Uniting Church.
For more information contact Graham Ford (Artistic Director) 03 94393267.