Information current as at SEPTEMBER 2020

Anne Kerin, Membership Admin, 0411 587 180

Choir's Email Address: info@choristry.org

Choir's Website: www.choristry.org

Vision statement / Artistic goals: To perform beautiful choral music to the highest standard

Voice type: SATB

Choir performs: Both accompanied & unaccompanied

Year Choir formed: 2008

No. of Singing Members - Currently: 30 Desired: 38, especially Tenors and Basses

Musical Repertoire: Varied choral music from early music to 21st century works; pieces are frequently moderate to difficult; the choir likes to perform at least one concert a year with Australian choral compositions

Musical Director: Daniel Brinsmead

No. of years in current post: since 2020

Previous musical experience: Daniel Brinsmead composer and graduate of the School of Music at the Australian National University where he received a Bachelor of Music with Honours for performance studies in Classical Voice; in 2016 he completed a Master of Music majoring in Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, UK; his choral compositions and arrangements have been published and performed worldwide, and he was selected as one of eight winners from 918 international entries to record his composition ‘Come Sleep’ for the Abbey Road Anthem Competition in 2011 to celebrate the studio’s 80th anniversary; this recording was conducted and performed by Eric Whitacre and his singers; Daniel is the Musical Director of several choirs in Melbourne, a singing and piano tutor, accompanist, composer, arranger and orchestrator

Audition: Yes - informal audition with MD consisting of vocal exercises, range test and sight singing exercises

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes Concerts: No

Membership Fees: $100 ticket bond per concert (4 discount tickets) plus music purchases if required ($20-$40)

Ability to read music: Essential

Sight-reading ability: Highly desirable

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1

Usual rehearsal night(s): Tuesday

Suburb: Collingwood

Rehearsal venue: please contact the choir for the location

Off-street parking: Yes

Performance Apparel: Black jacket and shirt for men, all black for women

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 3

Av. No. of Performances/year: 5

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: St John's Southbank, Holy Trinity Kew, The Library at the Dock

Examples of musical pieces performed: Cantata No. 140 “Wachet Auf” (Bach); Sleep, When David Heard, Cloudburst (Eric Whittaker), works by Randall Thompson Frostiana, Matthew Orlovich, Kate Sadler, Clément Janequin and Charles V Stanford; Stabet Mater (Dvorak); St Nicholas (Britten); Agnus Dei (Barber)

Touring: No

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: Volunteer Committee of Management works with Musical Director

Types of Committees: General Admin

Own collection of music scores: No