December 2023
What a year! We farewelled choristers and welcomed new ones; performed three concerts – Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo and Rheinberger’s Stabat (Brighton and Bendigo), Birth of the Blues (Glen Eira Town Hall) and our Christmas Concert (St Andrew’s Brighton); enjoyed collaborating with Bendigo Chorale and Choral Studio Harmony Children’s Choir; and most importantly had fun! We look forward to resuming rehearsals in February 2024. We welcome new members. Please get in touch
October 2023
Come and hear us at 2:30PM this Saturday 28 October at the Glen Eira City Auditorium, Caulfield MAP.
The program will included classics such as the Birth of the Blues, Sweet and Low, Rock’a my Soul, Home on the Range, Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, Porgy and Bess medley, and I Got Rhythm.
Tickets: $25 for adults / children 15 and under free – available at the door or www.trybooking.com/CIMXO
June 2023
What a wonderful first concert for 2023 was had at both St Andrew’s, Brighton and St Paul’s, Bendigo. With the coming together of two very compatible choirs whom blend so well vocally, conducted by Elena Varshavskaya supported beautifully by the soloists and organist, we put on a great concert … again! Thank you to all who attended and supported both choirs.
Monday 19 June starts our next rehearsal season, leading up to our Spring Concert on Saturday 28 October 2023 at the Glen Eira City Town Hall Auditorium . The music for this concert will feature excerpts from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and songs from around the world. The new rehearsal schedule has been distributed to choristers and is also available on the Choir Information page.
All are welcome to our annual fundraising Silent Movie Comedy Night to be held at 7 pm on Saturday 15 July 2023. This year the feature is Buster Keaton in The General. Ranked among the greatest American films ever made, The General was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The silent movie will be accompanied by renowned theatre organist David Johnston OAM on the Fincham pipe organ of Holy Trinity Balaclava and Elwood Anglican Church, 175 Chapel Street, St Kilda. Tickets are only $20 and are available now from www.trybooking.com/CINVH
May 2023
Our May 27 concert is fast approaching – join us on Saturday 27 May at St Andrew’s Brighton where we will be joined by Bendgio Chorale. The program includes Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo; Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, No 2; Rutter’s Gaelic Blessing and Rheinberger’s Stabat Mater. Conductor: Elena Varsharvskaya – Organist: Hugh Fullarton – Soprano: Kate Amos.
Tickets are only $30 and are available from www.trybookingcom/1037440 OR at the door
And in other news… two of our choristers, Michael and Irene, have recently enjoyed rehearsing and performing Mozart’s Requiem in Carnegie Hall, New York with DCINY, a company that organises concerts with singers coming together from choirs around the world. Two more of our choristers, John and Kathy, will be travelling to New York later in the year to perform with DCINY in Handel’s Messiah.
November 2022
What a fantastic and successful Palette of Sound concert on Saturday 22 October at the Glen Eira City Auditorium
The following Monday, instead of rehearsal, we came together for a celebratory dinner at the East Bentleigh RSL. We particularly recognised four choir members who have not sung recently with us:
– Cathy Pearce (soprano), who passed away just over a year ago. Cathy had so much energy and ran our Christmas fundraising stall. Her husband Peter was also front of house for concerts
– Celia Nicholson (soprano) who had done much for the choir, and her husband, Max, for his work front of house
– Julie Denyer (alto) and her husband Tim, also front of house. Julie still assists the choir organising and buying the flowers for concerts
– Hazel Wilson (alto), our President for many years who we recognised with Life Membership of the choir her husband Max for his work front of house.
Rehearsals resume 7.30pm for 7.45pm on Monday 7 November in the Pioneer Chapel at St Andrew’s Anglican Church – entry from the car park 228 New St Brighton.
October 2022
Only one week to go until our spring concert – a Palette of Sound. Join the Glen Eira City Choir with the Choral Studio Harmony Children’s Choir for a wonderful concert of old and new favourites including… America – Bernstein Go down Moses – Hayes Canto alla Communione C’etait a l’heure deminuit – Langlais Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod Ave Verum – Mozart A red, red rose – Mulholland excerpts from Gloria – Vivaldi plus favourites from The Sound of Music – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Saturday 22 October 2022 at 5pm
Glen Eira City Council Auditorium, Cnr Glen Eira & Hawthorn Rds, Caulfield
Tickets: $25 (Under 15 free)
www.trybooking.com/CDEWM or tickets at the door (EFTPOS available)
September 2022
A worthwhile and enjoyable evening for all on September 2 for our joint Silent Film Night fundraiser with Holy Trinity Church Balaclava. There was good representation from both entities, which was very pleasing, and Glen Eira City Choir received just under $300 which will help defray concert expenses. Thanks to Stuart Allen (GECC Committee) and the team at Holy Trinity Church.
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