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-The Joy of Song-

Shelley Hayton

This will be a delightful concert of familiar songs, arias and duets from well known operas, musicals and popular classics. presented by a enormously talented group of singers.

Driving this exciting event is award-winning Opera Diva, Shelley Hayton, who has been putting on these breathtaking concerts since 2000. The “Divine Divas”, Shelley and Soprano Lyndall Rees, will share the stage with an exceptional bloke, Baritone, Robert Horn. They will be accompanied by pianist, Emily Courtright. The Cooma Concert will have the added bonus of an appearance by Local Tenor, Robert Shearer.

The combined experience of this troupe of singers included many and varied roles in operas and musicals with Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera and Opera of South Australia.

The artists:

• Lyndall Rees, Soprano
• Shelley Hayton, Mezzo-Alto
• Robert Horn, Baritone
• Robert Shearer, Tenor
• Emily Courtright, Accompanist

The Programme:

1. Sound The Trumpet / Henry Purcel
2. Besame Mucho / Consuelo Velázquez
3. Nella Fantasia / Ennio Morricone
4. La Ci Darem / Don Giovanni by Mozart
5. Mon Coeur S’Ouvre á ta Voix / Samson et Dalilah by Camille Saint-Säens
6. Some Enchanted Evening / South Pacific by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
7. How Can Love Survive / The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
8. Hymne `a L’Amore / Marguerite Monnot
9. If I Loved You / Carousel by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
10. Send In The Clowns / A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
11. Vienna, City of My Dreams / Rudolf Sieczynski
12. The Flower Duet / Lakmé by Leo Delibes
13. Soave Sia Il Vento / Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart
14. Musetta’s Waltz Song / La Boheme by Puccini
15. I Heard You Singing / Eric Coates
16. Edelweiss / The Sound of Music
17. Climb Ev’ry Mountain / The Sound of Music
18. Pastorello D’un Povero Armento / Handel
19. Barcarolle / Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
20. Waltz of My Heart / The Dancing Years by Ivor Novello
21. We’ll Gather Lilacs / Perchance To Dream by Ivor Novello
22. Seguidilla / Carmen by Georges Bizet
23. Granada / Agustín Lara
24. You’ll Never Walk Alone / Carousel by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Robert Shearer (Tenor)

Concert Details:

• When: Saturday 26 November 2011 at 7.00 pm
• Where: St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Commissioner Street, Cooma
• Tickets: Adults $20, Concessions/Students $15, Students 10-18 years $10, Children under 10 years Free.
• Tickets available at Cooma School of Music or at the door.
• Bookings 6452 6067

• When: Saturday 10 December at 7.00 pm
• Where: The Multifunction Centre, Cooma Showgrounds.

Come and join in the musical fun of Christmas with:

• Cooma District Band
• Cooma Harmony Chorus
• Matt Charlesworth’s Band
• with MC -Rev Paul Cohen

Presented by The Combined Churches of Cooma

The Messiah - 12th November

Extra Messiah rehearsals with Leslie Spencer for the all singers (SATB) in the chorus are planned for:

Monday 31 October at 7.00 pm at the Old Cooma Railway Station (in Band Room)

Monday 7 November at 7.00 pm at St Pauls Anglican Church Hall, (behind the church in Commissioner Street)

Free of charge – All welcome.

Leslie has also been doing some more rehearsals for the individual parts. Please contact her for details. Mobile: 0428 907 510

For more information on Sing your Own Handel’s Messiah click here.

Map of Cooma CBD (Click to enlarge)

Snowy Scheme Museum Adaminaby

The Governor-General, Quentin Bryce will be attending to perform the opening ceremony of Snowy Scheme Museum in Adaminaby on 15 October 2011, at 11am.

As with the official opening of the Snowy Mountains Scheme on October 17 1949, when the Governor-General Sir William McKell performed the official duties, the Governor-General of today, will be performing the official duties at the new Snowy Scheme museum.

The Snowy Scheme museum will showcase the impact on the nation of the construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, by highlighting the achievements of the engineers, the workers, the machinery and the role the project played in the development of the modern Australian nation. The scheme is widely considered to be the greatest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia, with the museum collection creating a multi-dimensional insight into the Snowy Scheme and its legacy.

In the meantime, the Adaminaby community is busy preparing for the day when the “GG” comes to town, and the museum committee and helpers are also busy with the installation of the collection, exhibits and interpretive material to make this landmark project come to life. The museum committee would also like to issue an open invitation to anybody who would like to attend this special day and invite any interested person to join the museum community.

The museum is also looking for equipment with Snowy Scheme provenance, stories, memorabilia and research about the more than 100 000 people, many from overseas, who worked during the construction stage of the scheme.

Music for this occasion will be provided from about 10.30 am by:

• Cooma Harmony Chorus
• Cooma District band
• And school children from the Adaminaby Public School

Further information about the museum can be found on the website: http://www.snowyschemecollection.com.au/

The carols will performed in the beautiful Centennial Park.

This year the Carols will be lead by the wonderful voices of the Cooma Harmony Chorus.

For more information visit: http://www.visitcooma.com.au/

Cooma Harmony Chorus singing carols in the park 03

Chris Wall

An Afternoon of Music promises to be an enjoyable and entertaining event. Our own Darrell Gaukroger, himself a talented musician has organized this concert which will feature  many of our local musicians.  The extremely popular Cooma Harmony Chorus will be performing along with Darrell Gaukroger, David Ford, Vera Shanley, Chris And Sarah Wall, and more.

• Where: St Paul’s Anglican Church, Commissioner Street, Cooma
• When: Sunday 5 December 2010 at 2.30 pm
• Tickets: $15 each (includes “Festive  Afternoon Tea”) Tickets are available from The Fabric Salon (Vale Street, Cooma) or Anglican Parish Office (Commissioner Street, Cooma). Tickets are Limited.

Cooma Harmony Chorus

from Cooma-Monaro Express, Tuesday 27 April 2010

from Cooma-Monaro Express, Tuesday 27 April 2010

from Cooma-Monaro Express, Tuesday April 20, 2010