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Choir Cecilia

Choir Cecilia

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Choir History

A brief historyof Choir Cecilia.

The Choir was formed in 1987/88 as a community choir and held early rehearsals in the Waldorf School Mt Barker, under the baton of Lyndon Piddington and subsequently Tom Lambert and then Peter Webb OAM in 1997. Rehearsals have been held at various sites including, Mt Barker Primary School, Cornerstone College, Mt Barker Anglican Church Hall, subsequently in the Anglican Church Hall in Blakiston, and currently in the Mt Barker Anglican Church Hall.

We perform a variety of popular musical works from Classical, Popular and some African sources. Performances have been held in locations including Strathalbyn, Mt Barker and surrounds, and in a number of venues in Adelaide. Current performance locations are at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Mt Barker and Newland Memorial Uniting Church Victor Harbor.

The Choir is a not for profit organisation, has a mixed membership of between 35 and 45 from the Hills and near Adelaide areas who love music and singing, and are committed to perform 2 or 3 concerts annually.

We pride ourselves in our professional delivery while enjoying the harmony of music and people. Our musical director Peter Webb has written and arranged a number of the items we perform.


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Youth Award

Choir Cecilia –UNESCO Youth Encouragement Award.

Choir Cecilia is a community choir based in Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills. Singers come from all over the Adelaide Hills and beyond and are bound together by their love of music and singing. Choir Cecilia sings a varied repertoire leaning towards traditional and classical works but also perform contemporary, folk, and spiritual music from many cultures and centuries.
The Musical Director is Brian Chatterton OAM, and the Accompanist is Ruth Murcutt.
In the true spirit of “community”, the Choir Cecilia Youth Encouragement Award was instigated in 2013, to help fulfil one of the objectives of the Constitution: “to foster young talent”.
The award is presented annually to a young Adelaide Hills person who demonstrates outstanding musical talent, in the hope that it will encourage them to pursue their love of music and to continue to develop their musical talent. The award consists of a certificate, a sum of money determined annually, and the recipient’s name engraved on the Youth Encouragement Award Plaque which is located in the Mount Barker Community Library.
In 2024 Choir Cecilia is proud to announce that the Award will be supported and promoted by the UNESCO Clubs Adelaide group, to celebrate the designation of Adelaide as the “UNESCO City of Music”.
This sponsorship will enable more significant prize money ($2000 total with 1st prize $1000). A special concert will be held on 13th October for the presentation of this prestigious UNESCO -Choir Cecilia Youth Encouragement Award. This year 3 applicants will be shortlisted and invited to perform at the concert when the winner will be announced and the presentation made.
Interested young people are invited to apply using the attached form.
Applicants who meet the criteria will be invited to attend an audition and interview.
The criteria for selection will be that the applicant is a secondary school student who resides in the areas of either the Mount Barker District Council or the Adelaide Hills District Council, and that they play an orchestral instrument.
Applications can be completed and scanned and sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or posted to Choir Cecilia Inc, PO Box 686 , Mount Barker SA 5152.
To be received by 7th September 2024.

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Patrons


Choir Cecilia is privileged to have the patronage of two of Australia’s highly esteemed singers.

Elizabeth Campbell appeared regularly as a guest with Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House, and with all the state opera companies and symphony orchestras. Her opera roles include Azucena (Il Trovatore), Sesto (Julius Caesar) Carmen, Xerxes, Clairon (Capriccio), Frika/Waltraute (Wagner’s Ring Cycle), and Suzuki (Madama Butterfly) for which she won two Green Room Awards. For her performances in the State Opera’s productions of Dead Man Walking and Aida she won Helpmann Awards for the best supporting female performer. In 2004 she repeated her roles in Wagner’s Ring Cycle for the SA State Opera company.

TomThomas Edmonds AM established himself as one of Australia’s leading lyric tenors. His early training was with Arnold Matters at the Elder Conservatorium in SA. In 1970 he continued his studies in London. He then divided his time between Europe and Australia moving to and fro many times. He performed some fifty operatic roles, as well as being a leading concert and recording artist. In the 1982 Australia Day Honours he was awarded the Order of Australia medal for his contribution to music in the country. His services were further acknowledged in the 1987 Queen’s Birthday Honours when he was made a member of the Order of Australia. In 1991 he was honoured by his own state of South Australia with an SA Great award.

Thomas recently celebrated his 90th birthday by publishing his autobiography, Ev’ry Valley: a tenor’s journey.

Elizabeth and Thomas are both featured in the Adelaide Festival Centre’s “Walk of Fame”.

They enjoy their married life together in Mount Barker, SA, with some teaching commitments as well as having time to enjoy reading, cooking, gardening, entertaining, and of course supporting Choir Cecilia and attending their concerts.


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SACCA Concert

SACCA Concert to be held in Murray Bridge Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 10th August. Choristers to be at venue by 9.45am.

Songs:

  • You Raise Me Up
  • For This We Sing
  • With Drooping Wings
  • Destruction’s our Delight

An Autobiography

Tom's book

 

 A riveting read by one of Australia’s most revered tenors. The book covers his nine decades - growing up on a farm in SA, through to becoming a leading international performer of opera, concert and popular music. 
To order your copy. (rrp $39.99) please email edcamtd@gmail.com.

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