Information current as at SEPTEMBER 2017

Christopher Davie, Secretary

Choir's Email Address: secretary@starchorale.org

Choir's Website: www.starchorale.org/

Vision statement / Artistic goals: Bringing together the MLC Old Collegians' and Male Voice Choirs to continue and enhance a tradition of excellence in the performance of choral music

Voice type: SATB

Choir performs: Accompanied

Year Choir formed: 2000

No. of Singing Members - Currently: 110 Desired: 140, particularly men

Musical Repertoire: Requiem (Faure and Mozart), Gloria (v), Creation (Haydn), Elijah (Mendelssohn), Christmas Story (Schutz), excerpts from Christmas Oratorio (Bach), Messiah (Handel), works by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Bizet and John Rutter

Musical Director: Dr Kathleen McGuire

No. of years in current post: since 2017

Previous musical experience: Dr Kathleen McGuire is a choral and orchestral conductor, arranger, composer, music educator, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist; from 2000 to 2010 Kathleen served as the first female Artistic Director and conductor of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, the world's first openly gay choral organization; in 2010, she established Singers of the Street, a choir of people affected by homelessness in San Francisco; Kathleen became a US citizen in 2011 and in 2013 returned to Australia to serve as Director of Music at Queen's College (University of Melbourne) and Co-Artistic director of the School of Hard Knocks

Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: n/a

Audition: No

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: No Concerts: Yes

Membership Fees: $10 joining fee, $100 ($90 conc.) for each Trimester of music

Ability to read music: Highly Desirable

Sight-reading ability: Highly Desirable

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1

Usual rehearsal night(s): Tuesday

Suburb: Kew

Rehearsal venue: MLC School

Off-street parking: Yes

Performance Apparel: Ladies - full length black skirt, black top (long or 3/4 sleeve), black shoes and hose; Gents - black trousers, long-sleeved white shirt with burgundy bow tie (provided), black shoes and hose (This may be varied on occasions)

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 3

Av. No. of Performances/year: 3

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Collins Street Baptist Church, Uniting Church (Oxley Road, Hawthorn), The Camberwell Centre, Dallas Brooks Hall

Examples of musical pieces performed: Requiem (Faure), Gloria and 4 short anthems (Rutter), Carmina Burana (Orff)

Touring: No

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: Elected Committee

Types of Committees: Social, Fundraising, Organising

Own collection of music scores: Yes - small collection

Available for hire to other groups: Yes

Hiring fees apply: Yes