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Victoria
Chorale
Victoria Chorale Inc. is a
member of the Australian
National Choral Association
Victoria Chorale was founded in October 1993 by Val J Pyers (the original founder of Melbourne Chorale). He led it until 8 January 2007 and was its first Director and Conductor. The Chorale performs with a wide range of professional musicians as well as amateur groups. Major performances have included Verdi's Requiem with the Victorian State Orchestra conducted by the Chorale's patron at the time, Claudio Scimone; and the Australian premiere of Missa O Pulchritudo by Gian Carlo Menotti at BMW Edge as part of the 2006 Italian festival in Melbourne, conducted by Dr Peter Tregear the Dean of Trinity College, University of Melbourne .
The Chorale comprises a group of some 25 to 40 singers (SATB) and aims to present a diverse choral repertoire from Australia and overseas. The Choir has a strong commitment to encourage composers of choral music within Australia and to perform in rural Victoria as well as Melbourne.
Conductor and Musical Director
In 2009 Victoria Chorale is delighted to be singing under the direction of Matthew Toogood, one of Melbourne's most exciting young conductors. He has conducted the Heidelberg Choral Society for two years while completing a Masters of Music specialising in conducting with John Hopkins OBE. (Also a very talented pianist and tenor soloist, Matthew is a very worthy successor to Val Pyers, the founder of Victoria Chorale.)View our latest Choir Bulletin HERE
Victoria Chorale Rehearsals
- Rehearsals for 2009 are well underway. We rehearse at 7.30pm on Tuesdays at Curzon
Street Uniting Church North Melbourne.
- Victoria Chorale invites choral singers to join us for the Handel's Oratorio "Solomon"which we will be performing in conjunction with the University of Melbourne Music Faculty Choir with a baroque orchestra.
We have been very fortunate to have secured Sally-Ann Russell to sing
the role of Solomon and the concert will be an opportunity to hear one
of Australia's great soprano voices.
We rehearse at 7.30pm on Tuesdays at Curzon Street Uniting Church North Melbourne All voice parts welcome. Ring Ken 9482 2151 or email victoriachorale@gmail.com
NEW SINGERS ALWAYS WELCOME
- Please email Matthew Toogood, matthewtoogood@gmail.com
or ring Ken Anderson on 9482 2151 if you would like to sing with us.
Victoria Chorale's 2009 Program
The Victoria Chorale's program for 2009 commenced with our Mozart concert which was a combined concert with Monash University Choral Society (MonUCS).Our afternoon at the Prom’s concert of British music was held at Sandybeach, on the 19th July and was very successful. Again it was conducted by Matthew Toogood (wearing a Union Jack and what he considered a "funny"hat!) Lot of audience participation was a feature of this concert which gave everyone an opportunity to let their hair down and blow hooters and wave flags!.
- On Oct 23rd we will be performing one of our major concerts for the year together with the University of Melbourne
Faculty of Music choir and a full orchestral accompaniment . The work we have chosen is Handel's Oratorio "Solomon", and we have been
very fortunate to have secured Sally-Ann Russell to sing the role of
Solomon. The Venue is St. Georges Uniting Church at 4 Chapel Street St
Kilda.
- Our traditional Christmas concert is currently being arranged and there will be an announcement soon
regarding this. We expect the concert to be at St Marks Fitzroy on
Sunday the 13th of December and to be performed in conjunction with the
excellent choir of St Marks Church.
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