CAMBERWELL CHORALE
Information current as at FEBRUARY 2023
CONTACT DETAILS
Jude Partington, Secretary, 0420 812 552
Choir's Email Address: secretary@camberwellchorale.org.au
Choir's Website: www.camberwellchorale.org.au
DETAILS ABOUT THE CHOIR
Vision statement / Artistic goals: To encourage and promote the study, practice and appreciation of the art of choral singing, provide members with the opportunity to learn and perform significant choral works at the highest achievable level, and to provide the community with quality music at an affordable price
Voice type: SATB
Choir performs: Accompanied
Year Choir formed: 1944
No. of Singing Members - Currently: 90 Desired: 100
Musical Repertoire: Major choral works - eg. masses, oratorios, passion music; a variety of smaller sacred and secular works
Musical Director: Douglas Heywood OAM
No. of years in current post: since 1974
Previous musical experience: Douglas Heywood OAM, well-known as the Choral Director of Channel Nine's "Carols By Candlelight", and the second of only two Conductors of Camberwell Chorale since its founding in 1944
Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: Camberwell Chorale is normally accompanied by the Camerata Orchestra, founded by its Musical Director in 1975, and has enjoyed past collaborations with the Box Hill Chorale and West Gippsland Chorale
JOINING REQUIREMENTS
Audition: No
Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: Yes
Membership Fees: Full $350 p.a., Concession $275 p.a., Students $120 p.a., Single Concert $120, Single Concert concession $90, Single Concert student $60
Ability to read music: Desirable
Sight-reading ability: Desirable
REHEARSAL ARRANGEMENTS
Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1
Usual rehearsal night(s): Tuesday
Suburb: Camberwell
Rehearsal venue: Camberwell Baptist Church, cnr Riversdale Rd and Wills St, near Camberwell Junction
Off-street parking: Some spaces available
PERFORMANCES
Performance Apparel: Ladies - Long sleeved black top, ankle length black shirt or slacks; Gents - Dinner suit and black bow tie as directed
Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 4
Av. No. of Performances/year: 4
Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Camberwell Centre, Hawthorn Arts Centre, Williamstown Town Hall, various churches
Examples of musical pieces performed: The Messiah (Handel); Masses by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and Schubert; St John's Passion (Bach), Elijah (Mendelssohn); works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Parry, and varying opera choruses and choral favourites; the Australian premier performance of Ethyl Smyth's Mass in D
Touring: Yes - Melbourne Metro Area/Regional Victoria
CHOIR'S ADMINISTRATION
Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: Management Committee
Types of Committees: Management Committee, Social Committee
MUSIC LIBRARY
Own collection of music scores: Yes
Available for hire to other groups: Yes
Hiring fees apply: Yes
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