Answer to Quiz 16:

Felix Mendelssohn's famous musical sister was: Fanny Hensel. (There are musicologists who argue that she was more gifted and a better composer and musician than Felix.)

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The Llewellyn Choir of Canberra turns 30!

The Llewellyn Choir is staging its 30th anniversary concert at Llewellyn Hall on 18 September 2010 and you can appear in the program!

* For $300 you will receive 5cm x 5cm of advertising space in the concert program plus six tickets to the concert. A perfect way to promote your Canberra business or organisation, especially if it, too, is turning 30 this year. Or to mark the birthday or wedding anniversary of someone special.

* If you have sung with The Llewellyn Choir, have your name and period of membership listed in the concert program and reconnect with old friends. We will not reveal your contact details, but we will provide you with contact details of those who would like to get in touch. This service is only $30.

* Donate to our Public Fund. This fund provides performance opportunities for young professional musicians. Your generous donation will be acknowledged in the concert program. Donations of $2 and above are tax deductible.

* Sponsor our conductor ($3,000) or a member of the orchestra ($300) and have your name printed in the program next to theirs as their sponsor.

THANK YOU! Don’t delay! Fill in your details below and e-mail to selma.teh@bigpond.com or post to The Llewellyn Choir, Inc., GPO Box 965, Canberra ACT 2601 by 1 September 2010.

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The Llewellyn Choir 30th Anniversary Concert,
18 September 2010

Name _______________________

Contact number _______________

e-mail _______________________

[ ] I would like to purchase _____ sets of advertising space in the program @ $300 each (includes 6 tickets to the 30th anniversary concert on 18 September 2010). (We will contact you to arrange receipt of your advertising text and images.)

[ ] I am a former choir member. Please list my name in the program @ $30 per name and let me know if others want to contact me.

Name (as you want it to appear)_____________________________________________

Choir member from _______ to ________

[ ] I would like to donate $ _____ to The Llewellyn Choir Public Fund to support young professional musicians. Donations of $2 and above are tax deductible.

[ ] For the 30th anniversary concert I would like to sponsor:

[ ] The conductor @ $3,000

[ ] The __________________________ (name of instrument or section) @ $300

[ ] I enclose a cheque for $_______ payable to ‘The Llewellyn Choir, Inc.’. OR

[ ] I have paid the amount of $______ by electronic transfer to BSB 062900, Account 0080 3393 on _______(date). Be sure to include the word “sponsor” in your electronic transfer.

The Llewellyn Choir turns 30!

Dear ex-members of The Llewellyn Choir and Friends of The Llewellyn Choir, and others,

You are warmly invited to be part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of The Llewellyn Choir (originally known as the Canberra School of Music Choir, and then the Canberra School of Music Community Choir). We gratefully acknowledge that the Choir has only achieved its current success because of the wonderful contributions of many members, and we would be delighted if you would join us as we celebrate 30 years of music-making.

Our celebrations will consist of two events:
* A concert on Saturday 18 September 2010 where we will be performing Johannes Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’, conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin. Our two previous Directors, Bill Hawkey and Rick McIntyre, will conduct the choir in a couple of other pieces. It will be held at the Llewellyn Hall, Canberra School of Music, at 7.30pm. Tickets can be ordered below. (As usual, they can be purchased at a discount rate from current choir members.)
* A Llewellyn Long Light Lunch on Sunday 19 September 2010, 10.00am–1.00pm at the Jamison Southern Cross Club, Catchpole Street, Macquarie. Formalities will be at 12noon. Prepayment for this event, using the form below, is essential. Please return the tear-off slip by Wednesday 1 September.

Payment options are either by cheque made payable to The Llewellyn Choir, or by EFTPOS to The Llewellyn Choir’s bank account, BSB 062900 and Account Number 0080 3393. Please ensure when paying by electronic funds transfer that you include the word ‘30th’ and your name. If you choose to pay by electronic funds transfer, it is still necessary to complete the tear-off slip and return it to the address below. Current choir members may pay by cash at rehearsals.

Please send cheques, together with the tear-off slip, by 1 September 2010 to
The Llewellyn Choir, c/- 22 Belconnen Way, Page ACT 2614.

You are welcome to pass on this invitation to anyone else with a connection to the choir.

Event: Symphony in the Park (Closing concert of Canberra Festival) -- This is a free concert
Date: Sunday 14 March, at 7pm

Venue: Stage 88
Conductor: Guy Noble

The Llewellyn Choir with singers from Canberra Choral Society join with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra for a concert to end the Canberra Festival.

Orchestral and choral music by: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Smetana, Borodin, Wagner, Rowland, Hindson, Mascagni, Rossini, Handel, and Offenbach.

Chief Minister's Media Release (no real details!)

This schedule contains BOTH the choir and orchestra schedules (so you get the complete picture.)

Date and Time Venue

Sat 5 June, 2-5 War Memorial Hall, Canberra Grammar School (Boys) off Monaro St, Choir, Tobias Cole

Sun 6 June, 10-1, 2-5 War Memorial Hall, Canberra Grammar School (Boys) off Monaro St, Choir, Tobias Cole

Sat 26 June, NO REHEARSAL

Sun 27 June, MORNING CANCELLED 2-5pm War Memorial Hall, Canberra Grammar School (Boys) off Monaro St, Choir Nicholas Milton

Mon 28 June, 7:30-10 LH Orch:Strings Only

Tue 29 June, Choir 6.45 for warm-up, 7:30-10 LH Full Orchestra

Wed 30 June, Choir 6.45 for warm-up, 7.30-10.30 Llewellyn Hall Orchestra, Choir

Thu 1 July, 7.30-10.30 Llewellyn Hall Orchestra, Soloists, no Choir

Fri 2 July, Choir 6.30 for warm-up, 7.30-10.30 Llewellyn Hall Dress rehearsal (all black)

Sat 3 July, Choir 6.30 for warm-up, 7.30 Llewellyn Hall Concert (all black)

5 December 2009, 7.30pm

St Christopher’s Cathedral, Manuka
Feliz Navidad (A Latin Christmas)

Featuring works by Argentina's famous composer

Ariel Ramírez (link):
‘Misa Criolla’ (1964) and ‘Navidad Neustra’ (1964)

plus latin carols and poetry reading, guitar and violin solos

Choirmaster: Rowan Harvy Martin
Tenors: Dominic Harvey & Michael Martin
plus keyboard, latin guitar, and percussion

Piano/Keyboard: Anthony Smith (Choir Repetiteur)
Guitar: Mark Norton
Bass: Leigh Miller
Percussion:
Christina Hopgood
Charles Martin
Veronica Walshaw

Violin solo: Rowan Harvey-Martin
Poetry: Ted Briggs

Choirmaster: Rowan Harvey-Martin, recently returned from studying conducting in Europe and USA while supported by a Churchill Fellowship

This concert extends the language repertoir of The Llewellyn Choir which has not sung in Spanish for many years.

Please join us for this evening concert in a setting well suited for the mood of the music.

Ariel Ramírez official website (Spanish translated to English - link)

Last updated: 25 Nov 09
But... Please call back for updates.

Tuesday 3 Nov 09: Radford College Chapel, College St, Bruce – usual time of 7.30pm (due to the closure of the ANU School of Music for Melbourne Cup Day)

THEN...

In addition to regular Tuesdays...
... rehearsals are scheduled for Sunday 15, 22 and ...

Sunday 29 November, 3-5, LT3
Tuesday 1 December, 7.30 -10, LT3
Thursday 3 December, 7 -10, Radford College Junior School Hall, College Street, Bruce
Friday 4 December, 7.30-10, St Christopher’s, Manuka
Saturday 5 December, 6.30 for a 7.30 concert

Conductor: Matthew Stuckings

Joining with The Llewellyn Choir as soloists:
Sopranos: Louise Page & Susan Ellis
Tenor: Michael Martin
Bass: Geoffrey Brennan
with a Chamber Ensemble

Details of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (aka Felix Mendelssohn) here.

Details of Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn (later Hensel) here.

Felix Mendelssohn was arguably responsible for the revitalisation of interest in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, so the concert will pay due tribute with Bach's Cantata No 137 "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren".

Poster (link, 85kB)