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We are very excited to announce that Victoria Chorale’s first concert for 2024 will be The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Welsh composer, Sir Karl Jenkins. Victoria Chorale’s renowned Musical Director, Mario Dobernig, will conduct the Art of Sound Orchestra, along with acclaimed Mezzo Soprano, Sally-Anne Russell, in this powerful ode to peace:
Saturday May 18, 2024 at 5 p.m., St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne.
Tickets: Adult $60/Conc $55 ($65/$60 after May 4)
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Sir Karl Jenkins is among the most performed living composers. The Armed Man was commissioned to mark the end of one of mankind’s most destructive millennia, and first performed in the Year 2000, with hopes for a new era of peace. After a decade of Balkans warfare, Jenkins dedicated this thrilling Mass to the victims of the Kosovo violence. Now Victoria Chorale performs The Armed Man in this time of new and dangerous conflict. Exciting, brilliant, varied and passionate, the work is a great kaleidoscope of musical styles. With its rich harmonies and exciting percussive sections, it ends in a rousing song "Better is Peace". There is a poignant reflection in the memorable Benedictus.
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Please see the link below to the album of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/1CgJvRQcoKATvHRis0T3He?si=b2o2_xDKQkuFkFOAqlkfuA
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One of our members recently contacted Sir Karl to wish him happy 80th birthday, and received this short video from him as acknowledgement!
Donations Fund
Victoria Chorale is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing excellent choral music for audiences and choristers alike. Your donation will help us to continue offering concerts which engage, delight and inspire. We will be most grateful for any donation you can make.
Donations over $2 are tax-deductible and you will be emailed a receipt.
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Alternatively, you may use a bank transfer to:
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Victoria Chorale Donations Fund
BSB: 633 000
Acct: 162 507 255
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Please provide your name in the transfer details, and then send an email to victoriachorale@gmail.com with the same name to obtain a tax deductible receipt.
Sing with Victoria Chorale
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Victoria Chorale is a friendly choir which welcomes all experienced singers. Rehearsals are 7.30 – 9.30pm, Tuesday nights at St Columbs church hall in Hawthorn.
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For information about joining, email victoriachorale@gmail.com
or ring Helen on 0438 071 001.
Victoria Chorale's 30th Anniversary Christmas was an outstanding artistic success to a capacity audience at St. Paul's Cathedral. A review by Julie McErlain can be found at https://classicmelbourne.com.au/victoria-chorale-30th-anniversary-christmas-concert/
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