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NEWS-REVIEWS-NEWSLETTERS-ARTICLES.
We welcome news and reviews of performances, CD, etc. from the wider choral fraternity. We invite conductors , singers, choir presidents to email articles and photos to admin@caoa.org.au. There is no cost attached, as the charter for our association is:
1. To stimulate interest and participation in choral and vocal music and related activities through discussion, workshops, sharing or programmes and activities, educational events and through contributing to public knowledge of the arts of choral and vocal music;
2. Provide information about choral and vocal activities and other related matters through the print and non-print media;
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 It’s Too Darn Hot for Perth Music Lovers
Three outstanding musical groups are coming together in a monumental concert on 11 September to celebrate the union of voices and instruments in one massive evening event.
Presented by Australia’s most awarded women’s barbershop chorus, Perth Harmony, the concert will feature performances by acclaimed Australian vocal ensemble The Idea of North and the Australian Army Band Perth.
As the National champions, Perth Harmony is pleased that The Idea of North accepted its invitation to sing alongside them at their annual concert, the first at the Perth Concert Hall in over a decade, and fresh from touring the eastern states with their new CD in collaboration with brass legend James Morrison, The Idea of North is thrilled to be coming to Perth.
“We are honored to be asked to perform alongside Perth Harmony and The Army Band and we are delighted to work together on what will be a fantastic night of beautiful music,” said Tenor Nick Begbie.
The Idea of North has been mesmerising audiences for over 16 years with their dextrous and distinctive style which is both astonishingly precise and impossibly beautiful.
Equally, the Australian Army Band Perth is excited to be a part of this event, with their Music Director, Captain Daniel Riek saying “The guys in the Band are really looking forward to this one; it's not every day you get to play with one great vocal ensemble, let alone two!”
For Perth Harmony, a recent Gold medal win at the regional championships and their Director’s elevation to ‘Master Director’ status has seen them advance to a new, invigorated prominence, and deservedly so.
“We put a show together every year to share our love of singing and performance with our wonderful support base,” said Perth Harmony’s Master Director Carole MacIntyre.
“With the addition of two incredible acts alongside our own hard-working Chorus, I am sure that this is going to be a truly wonderful evening of voices and instruments combined.”
What: Too Darn Hot,
When: Saturday 11 September at 7.30pm
Where: Perth Concert Hall
Tickets are available from www.bocsticketing.com.au from Monday 26 July. Concessions $49, adults $59.
Helen Bolton
PR & Marketing Co-ordinator
Perth Harmony Chorus
Champions 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010
Real Women, Real Harmony, Real Fun!
Attn to : Music Friends, Choir Teacher and Choir conductor
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Greetings from Singapore !!!
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You are cordially invited to take part in the premier choral competition in Asia, the 5th "A Voyage of Songs" International Choral Competition which will be held from 11th –15th July 2011 at the beautiful Pearl River Delta - Zhuhai, China.
This festival was first held in Genting Highlands (Malaysia) in 2003, Shah Alam (Malaysia) in 2005, Pattaya (Thailand) in 2007, and Penang (Malaysia) in 2009. All 4 festivals took place successfully with more than 6000 participants from all over the world. This time, in order to achieve even greater heights, this festival will be targeting more than 2000 participants. The objective of its organisers is to promote greater appreciation of choral music, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, through an exchange of music and culture between choristers from different countries and the various judges. This would strengthen the choral movement in the region and establish friendships among the participants.
In 2009: more than 30 choirs registered from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, , Hong Kong, China , Taiwan, Australia , UK and more, we hope to see you there in 2010
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Regards
Nelson Kwei
Artistic Director, "A Voyage of Songs" International Choral Competition
Director, Victoria Choral Academy
30, Eastwood Road, #03--11
Singapore 486365
Mobile : (65) 97303794
Dr. Jonathon Welch News.....
Hello dear friends and supporters of the Choir -
It's been a very busy and exciting first 6 months to this year - with so much great news to share with you!
If you are in Melbourne then this week is a wonderful time to come and see the Choir in action at our new "home" at
Federation Square!
You can join in and have a "sing around the campfire" at Fed Square this Tues June 29 at 5pm and Sat July 3 at 4pm!
Or hear the Choir speak and sing at a FREE event - Melbourne Conversation, BMW Edge Theatre, this Thur July 1st at 6pm.
And if you feel inclined to help support the choir and make a donation to keep them singing - all donations over $2 are tax deductible.
We also have a concert at the beautiful Daylesford Town Hall on Sunday July 11 at 2pm, and will be returning to Sing Sing studios in July to start recording our new CD, and have begun planning our tour to Adelaide on Sept 17-20 - we are so excited about this news!
Enjoy reading our wonderful Newsletter below - Transforming Lives - and we look forward to seeing you at the Choir's
Fourth Birthday concert on September 8 at BMW Edge - more news about that later!
Thank you for your time and support!
Yours in music -
Jonathon
Dr Jonathon Welch AM
Founding Music Director
Choir of Hard Knocks, Choir of Hope and Inspiration, TheCho!r
www.jonathonwelch.com and www.choirofhopeandinspiration.com
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Sing For Joy-Sing for Fun
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Sing for Joy-Sing for Fun
"The only thing better than singing is more singing" Ella Fitzgerald
Come join us on Saturday 24 July for an afternoon of singing for joy and fun, and help make the rafters ring. Everyone is welcome, especially singing groups, parents and their children, and singers of all ages and experience. This is your chance to rediscover the joy of community singing and to experience the excitement and joy of singing together in harmony. And what’s more, thanks to the generosity of the Banksia Beach State School, and the Bribie Island Arts Festival, this afternoon, and the following informal concert are both FREE to everyone.
Our conductor, Jane Becktel, will lead us in familiar rounds and songs, and some exciting new ones too. Jane leads the Morningsong and Vision in Voice choirs in Brisbane (http://www.morningsong.com.au), and is passionate about sharing her love of harmony and enjoys showing singers of all levels of experience how easy and fulfilling it is. No experience is necessary and all songs are taught by ear.
We will sing together from 2 pm to 4 pm (with a break for a drink), then have a short informal concert at 4:30 for families and friends. Participating choirs are encouraged to contribute short (10 minute or less) brackets to the concert.
The venue is Banksia Beach State School new Performing Arts Hall, Sunderland Drive, Bribie Island. The hall is at the rear of the school, and will be signposted from the parking area at the front.
Interested? Contact Joyce at Joyce.Newell@bigpond.com.au or 3408 7743 to help us estimate numbers, or just come along on the day. The more singers we have, the more fun we will have.
While you are in the area, enjoy the activities at the Art Festival at the Bribie Island Arts Centre, a short walk from the School, and the other Festival activities on the Island on the same day - http://bribieartcentre.com.au/html/2010artsfestival/51/festival-home-page
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Please note that the AGM of the Choral Association will take place on the 6th September 2010 at Tompkins Park Function Centre, Alfred Cove WA at 4.30 pm.
Audited books will be presented together with the president's report and treasurer's report.
All members are invited to attend this AGM.
should you be unable to attend, a proxy form with agenda will be emailed to all members in due course.
This internationally acclaimed choir has been honoured with the patronage of HIs Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC, Governor of Western Australia and Mrs Julie Michael.
Singing has physical benefits because it is an aerobic activity which increases oxygenation in the blood stream and exercises major muscle groups in the upper body, even when sitting. But it's not just the physical benefits of singing that make it great for us.
According to Dr Dianna Kenny, professor of psychology and music at the University of Sydney, singing does for the soul what food and water do for our bodies.
"We know that singing has very positive affects on people's mood. It brings people together, it's used in a whole range of activities, both social and personal. But in all of the major events in our lives there is singing and music," Dr Kenny says.
"If you think about weddings and funerals and the call to battle, and the wailing of some cultures when people have died, it's how they express their grief," she says. "Babies love to coo and sing in response to their mother's voice so it's a very primal thing in many ways, it has an affect on our mood states and it has an effect on who we are."
There's no doubt that singing can affect our mood, but can it boost our health, too?
To put singing to the test, we enlisted the help of biological scientist Dr Sinan Ali and the Macquarie University Choir. The aim of our experiment was to test whether levels of the stress hormone cortisol would diminish in a one-hour singing rehearsal, and whether the protein immunoglobulin A, which is a marker of immunity, would increase.
Dr Ali collected a saliva sample from 10 choir members before they began rehearsals; and another saliva sample after the choir members had been rehearsing for about one hour.
Our singers needed to be in a relaxed state, as performance tends to cause anxiety and therefore could alter our results, so our samples were collected at their usual Monday-night rehearsal.
Dr Ali believed that the tests would, "show us levels of the hormone and levels of the protein and from that we can infer what the level of stress and what the level of immunity may be".
Results
So, did we see a reduction in cortisol and an increase in immunoglobulin A following the singing rehearsal?
Our test results revealed that there was about a 40 percent reduction in the level of the stress hormone cortisol overall. Dr Ali was impressed by the results. "Nine out of the 10 people actually showed a decrease in cortisol," he says. "There was one individual who showed an increase but nine out of 10, that's amazing!"
Results weren't as obvious in relation to immunoglobulin A, with our participants registering only a slight increase in immunoglobulin A. But Dr Ali believes this was not unexpected. "We've had a slight increase and that's not unexpected because it is a protein and it's going to take a longer time period for that effect to be seen."
Conclusion
It seems that singing really can do wonders for our health and wellbeing, as well as help relieve stress, so don't worry too much about what you sound like, start singing today!
Article Courtesy of Chanel Nine- Written by Lyndsey Rodrigues.
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