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Celebrating
10 years of outstanding choral music in 2008,
Concordis has established itself firmly as one
of Australia's finest choral ensembles. Since
the first tentative meeting of school leavers
in 1998, Concordis Chamber Choir has grown into
a group of 40 young men and women auditioned from
across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Several
foundation members still sing with the choir,
and rehearsals have helped sustain the bonds of
many friendships over a decade of music making.
The choir holds three concerts annually, tours
regularly both regionally and nationally, and
throughout the year gives numerous other performances
at choral festivals and competitions where they
have achieved extraordinary success over the years.
The choir's repertoire is eclectic and personal;
deliberately diverse in an effort to demonstrate
that choirs do not have to limit themselves to
performing only one style of music. The music
of Australian composers is an important emphasis
for Concordis, with a special place in their repertoire
also kept for the music of assistant director,
accompanist and now established Australian composer
Nicholas Buc. Along the way however the choir
has also developed a great fondness for the music
of many international composers, and cherishes
it's reputation for diversity of repertoire as
well as excellence in performance.
Musical highlights from ten years of singing
include acclaimed performances of the Mozart Requiem
and Great Mass in C minor with Pro-Musica Chamber
Orchestra, performances in the state and national
finals of the ABC Choir of the Year competition,
appearances on ABC TV's Spicks & Specks Christmas
Special with Dame Edna Everage, Sunday Arts, and
numerous state and national radio broadcasts.
As a celebration of 10 years, in 2008 Concordis
released its second CD entitled Journey,
which contains 13 all-time favourite works that
have been repeatedly requested by our audiences.
Variety truly is the spice of life; thus we trust
that these works will be an inspirational record
of ten years of challenging, but incredibly rewarding
work in the building of a respected Australian
choral ensemble. The music reflects many joys
and tears, lifelong friendships, but most importantly,
an enduring musical bond shared between a myriad
of fine singers.
The
founder and Artistic Director of Concordis
is Andrew Hunter and
the Assistant Director, accompanist and Composer
in Residence is Nicholas Buc.
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