This tuneful and attractive programme presents folk song arrangements from the UK, Ireland, America, Scandinavia, the Balkans and Australia. There will be old favourites (Loch Lomond, Blow the wind southerly, Shenandoah) as well as lesser known pieces (Niska Banja, Suo Gan) and many other interesting arrangements.

Folk music is a wonderful way for a choir to connect and communicate with an audience. Folk songs are timeless. They tell stories of the human condition that remain relevant through the ages. Folk melodies contain beautifully crafted, simple, singable and iconic vocal lines. A testament to the strength of the folk melody is its ability to stand alone as a single vocal line.

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​Two performances:
Sunday 3rd May at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Balaclava and Elwood, 175 – 177 Chapel Street, Balaclava
Saturday 9th May at the Church of all Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton.

TICKETS: Online Presales $30/$20, Door $35/$25

Choristry’s last concert of 2019 is a wide-ranging exploration of music from the two great American continents.

The music includes works by the well-known composers Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland and Morten Lauridsen, a beautiful piece by the young Canadian Kathleen Allen, music from Central and South America, and some hymns and anthems by past and present composers from the United States.

Join Choristry, director Dr Calvin Bowman and pianist Beth Ylvisaker for an afternoon of exciting, moving and uplifting music.
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WHEN: 2:30 pm Sunday 24 November 2019
WHERE: St Leonard's Uniting Church, 2 Wolseley Grove, Brighton VIC 3186

TICKETS: Online Presales $30/$20, Door $35/$25

CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS, CARLTON
​and ST LEONARD'S UNITING CHURCH, BRIGHTON

MODERN MASTERPIECES OF EVOCATION, INVOCATION AND ILLUMINATION

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper”  – WB Yeats

The mesmerising music of Michael McGlynn and ANÚNA, Ireland’s National Choir, is well loved across Europe and the USA. The haunting melodies and texts of depth, along with Michael’s at once lush and ancient harmonic language, cast spells over audiences and singers alike. These amazing compositions weave connections between the ancient vocal traditions and literature of Ireland.

Michael’s compositions have been commissioned and performed by some of the world’s best known ensembles, including Chanticleer, Rajaton, Conspirare, New York Polyphony, Kansas City Chorale and the BBC Singers.

Our Director for this season, Christine M Storey, was fortunate to study with Michael and ANÚNA at the recent ANÚNA International Summer School, and so brings her fresh experience back to share with Australian audiences and Choristry.

ST JOHN'S SOUTHGATE

“A man with wings large enough and duly connected, might learn to overcome the resistance of the air” – Leonardo da Vinci
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Join Choristry for our final concert of 2017, a voyage of musical discovery celebrating our fascination with the skies and beyond; from the humblest of insects to the wonder of taking to the air and traveling towards the stars.

Featuring Stanford’s gorgeous The Bluebird, Eric Whitacre’s extraordinary Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine and the heartfelt setting of John Gillespie Magee’s High Flight by Christopher Marshall, as well as music from Norway and Australia.

Let these uplifting and ethereal works transport you skyward.

COLLINS ST BAPTIST CHURCH

Bach’s motets are amongst the most mesmerising and perfectly constructed of all his works. Their extraordinary complexity makes colossal demands of anyone who would perform them, and they formed the core repertory Bach expected his pupils to sing and to master.
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Choristry is delighted to present a selection of these choral masterworks, alongside some of the 20th Century’s most exquisite pieces, including Arvo Pärt’s sublime Spiegel Im Spiegel, for cello and piano.

Join us at Collins St Baptist Church for an evening of thrilling and uplifting music, from the composer who set the benchmark to which all who followed would aspire.