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www.llewellynchoir.org.au
New Choristors are welcome to inquire for the 2008 season.
2008
NEXT
Spring – TBC: Sunday 19 October 2008
A selection of choral works by Australian composers, featuring:
WORLD PREMIERE
"The Stolen Child" W.B. Yeats - Dominic G. Harvey link
Medley - Wendy Hiscocks link
others TBA
THEN
Summer: 6pm, Saturday, 13 December 2008, "Community 'Messiah'"
If you love music and the idea of singing the Messiah, and would like to join us in this performance, please register your interest (name and voice part) with Paul Pollard Ph:6247 4048 pollard (at) netspeed . com . au . No audition - $30 registration fee. We will be joined by young musicians and soloists. Rehearsals commence 28 October 2008.
2009 will include...
9 May -- French Requiems
by Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Duruflé
9 September -- "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Hymn of Praise"
by Felix Mendelssohn
PREVIOUS
Winter: 6 June 2008, Orff, Carmina Burana with Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Llewellyn Hall.
then...
Some members travelled to Sydney to support the Canberra Youth Orchestra's performance of Carnima Burana at the Australian International Music Festival, Sydney Opera House link.
Wednesday 19 March 2008, 7.30pm
J.S. Bach's
"Johannes Passion" BWV245
(English: St John Passion)link
Narrated by the 'Evangelist' in English; choruses sung in Bach's original German.
Musical Director: Rowan Harvey-Martin
Soloists (l-r):
Soprano: Rebecca Collins
Alto: Tobias Cole [countertenor link]
Tenor: Danial McMillan (servant)
Bass: Michael Tatchell (Pilate)
Bass: Jeremy Tatchell (Jesus)
Tenor: Michael Martin (Evangelist, from dias with orchestra)
Soprano: Louise Memmolo (Maid, from choir)
Chamber Ensemble (A group of Canberra musicians)
St John Passion photography: Roger Soong (click images to enlarge)
Venue: "Parkway"
A marvelous new Canberra venue, at the western corner of
Tuggeranong Parkway and Sulwood Drive, Kambah ACT link
This Bach composition is a combination of a celebration of Bach's style and the liturgy of Easter. Join with The Llewellyn Choir in celebrating during the lead-up week to Easter with this very significant work of choral and church music.
Review: link
Olympic Torch Relay Choir: Thursday 24 April 2008; 7am in Commonwealth Park; 7pm at Stage 88; TLC will be one of the choirs participating. Note: Members of the 'singing public' are being invited to auditionlink for the massed choir.
Torch Relay - Rehearsal Schedule
Past
Saturday 8 December 2007 @ 7.30pm
St Christophers Cathedral, Manuka ACT
Gloria
A concert of glorious Glorias:
Vivaldi's Gloria, Elgar's Te Deum, and Rutter's Gloria
plus other smaller choral works and brass pieces including:
G. Dufay's "Gloria ad modum tubae".
The Llewellyn Choir together with 4Tune Brass
Conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin
Soloists:
Soprano - Rebecca Collins
Mezzo - Susan Ellis
Review by Margaret Legge-Wilkinson: page/PDF (19kB)
AGM: 29 May 2007
At the 2007 Annual General Meeting, held after the rehearsal on Tuesday 29 May 2007, a major part of the business was the election of the new Committee, led by the new President, Jean Chesson.
The meeting thanked the outgoing Committee members: Richard Jones (President, 8 years), plus David Purnell (Secretary) and Peta Torpey-Gould (Music Librarian).
Jean Chesson & Richard Jones: The two presidents of 2007 for The Llewellyn Choir.
<-<- Check:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for information on the choir;
Topics - News below for concert details (Next & Planned; Past)
See also: History of The Llewellyn Choir topic below,
for links to images of concert fliers and other anniversaries, etc.
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Federal MP Bob McMullin (left) is the current Patron of the choir,
seen here with (then choir President) Richard Jones and
former Patron, and the former ACT Government MLA, Bill Woods (right).
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Canberra fine music radio: ArtSound 92.7FM - ABC Classic 102.3FM -
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People of The Llewellyn Choir
Lara Corry-Boyd, Managing Director of Brindabella Airlines (a Qantas affiliate),
and Canberra Business Woman of the Year 2006, sings with The Llewellyn Choir.
Dr Richard Jones, a quantum physicist by training, is Chief Scientist of a Canberra IT company.
(He was TLC's Welsh singing President for 8 years until 2007.)
Clinton White, ArtSound FM personality and presenter,
used to be the (non-singing) first President of The Llewellyn Choir
and is one of its honourary Life Members.
Dr Katrina Proust PhD, choir member, was awarded her
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the ANU on 12 July 2005.
Her research is in the field of resource management and environmental science.
She has developed an approach that combines concepts from feedback dynamics
and the practice of history to understand better the behaviour of complex human-environment systems.
It has wide application in studies relating to sustainability.
PhD thesis online:
"Learning from the Past for Sustainability: Towards an Integrated Approach" 2004
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