Here’s some great photos of the Jerrabomberra Carols.
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Cooma Harmony Chorus will be singing  a concert of Christmas Carols at
Jerrabomberra on Saturday 3 December.
The Chorus will perform with the Hall District Band and Soloists.
The soloist will include our own Robert Shearer and Bronwyn Douglas (the lovely alto who performed in this year’s Sing your own Messiah)
The organizer, noun Rodney Clancy is expecting an audience of over 6, view 000 people. It will be a lovely day, approved with barbecues, fairy floss, icecream stalls, fireworks and lots of rides for the kids. And of course a  visit from Santa.
It’s all happening at David Madew Oval, Jerrrabomberra. The fun starts at 3 pm. The carols concert will be from 8 to 9 pm.
Santa arriving care of the South Care Helicopter
Robert Shearer (Tenor)
Experience the splendor and majesty of one of the greatest works written by George Frideric Handel.
(You don’t need to sing you can just come to listen and enjoy)
Soloists Elizabeth Shearer, see Bronwyn Douglas, patient Robert Shearer and Joshua Burke will be accompanied by a chorus of local singers and chamber orchestra conducted by Rodney Clancy.
A limited number of Audience Tickets are now available at The Fabric Salon, 42 Vale Street, Cooma.
Any tickets that might be left over will be sold at the door.
For Phone Bookings call 6452 3480
Sing Your Own Handel’s Messiah, Concert Details:
The Soloist:
Elizabeth Shearer
Elizabeth Shearer has been studying voice for 9 years both privately and through the Queensland Conservatorium. She is currently undertaking her third year of a Bachelor of Music degree (Majoring in voice) under the direction of the acclaimed Professor Jan Delpratt.
Elizabeth has recently had roles in the Queensland Conservatoriums Production of two of Puccini’s one-act operas; Gianni Schicchi & Suor Angelica. She has also performed in the university’s production of Purcell’s Fairy Queen (2011), Massenet’s Cendrillon (2010), Handel’s Saul (2009), and the Val Machin Opera Scenes (2009, 2010). She has been a featured soloist at Albert St Uniting Church, soloist in the MTAQ highlights Queen St Mall (2010) and QPSR Carols On The Rails (2007).
She has performed as a member of chorus in Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Mahler’s Second Symphony, Faure’s Requiem and Mozart’s Mass in C minor with the Brisbane Chorale and in an excerpt of Puccini’s Turandot as part of the Encounters Music Festival (2010).
Joshua Burke
Joshua Burke is a 3rd year student at the ANU’s School of Music and is studying under Rohan Thatcher. He is currently a scholar at the Wesley Uniting Church in Forest, ACT. As a student of the School of Music he has participated in the productions of Dido and Aeneas and the world premiere of Grimm and the Blue Crown Owl.
Joshua discovered his passion for singing when he got involved with his high schools A’Capella group and Barbershop Quartet. He wishes to continue his study of singing into the future
Robert Shearer
Robert Shearer is a gifted tenor and singing teacher. He commenced his studies in 1999, and has undergone extensive vocal training and music studies in some of Australia’s leading tertiary music institutions.
Robert received a Bachelor of Music (Performance) from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, studying there with Adele Nesbit. Since then he has completed a Master of Music in Voice and Opera at the ANU School of Music under the tutelage of Stephen Bennett, during which time he was a Wesley Scholar. He is currently a student of heldentenor Glenn Winslade.
Robert has a great affinity with English art song and 20th century classical music, especially the works of Britten, Le Gallienne and Rubbra.
In 2009 he furthered his studies in correct vocal production by participating in Neil Semer’s Australian Vocal workshop; this workshop also helped to give him a wider view of the performance of vocal music.
In addition to singing, Robert has been composing since 2005 with a number of orchestral and vocal works to his name.
With Judith Marriott & friends.
. Come on a musical journey that begins in Cooma and finishes in Tehran. Beginning with Don Banks, nurse
an Australian composer, approved
then travelling through Europe with music from Spain and Germany.Next stop is Armenia, order
with a beautiful work by Khachaturian. We complete the concert with works by the great Persian composers, Alizadeh and Siavash Beizai.
.. This concert will combine the talents of Australian musicians and Persian musicians. Cooma will be represented by Judith Marriott, Leslie Spencer and Glenyss Allen. We are very fortunate to have the talents of two wonderful musicians Arya Bastaninezhad and Melika, who are visiting Cooma in preparation for an International Music festival in Tehran later this year, in which they will be performing these works with Judith.
Instruments featured will be clarinet ,bass clarinet, cello, piano , guitar ,flute, ney ( a very beautiful Persian flute) and voice.
It should be a wonderful evening as the common thread to all these compositions is their exquisite melodies…come and SWOON with us!!! It is guaranteed to life your spirits.
Snowy Scheme Museum Adaminaby
The Governor-General, visit
Quentin Bryce will be attending to perform the opening ceremony of Snowy Scheme Museum in Adaminaby on 15 October 2011, here
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:
Further information about the museum can be found on the website:Â http://www.snowyschemecollection.com.au/
Just a brief post from Snowy Monaro Arts Council, phimosis to give you advance notice of “Sing Your Own Messiah†on Saturday 12th November 2011 at St Paul’s Hall, thumb Cooma.
Robert Shearer and Snowy Monaro Arts Council will present Handel’s Messiah, with –
Conductor Rodney Clancy;
Soprano Elizabeth Shearer;
Mezzo Soprano Bronwyn Douglas;
Tenor Robert Shearer; and
Bass Joshua Burke;
And a Chamber Orchestra of local musicians.
But the best bit is that you get to be the chorus…
Ever wanted to sing Hallelujah Chorus? Well, here’s your chance.
We are hoping for lots of voices from Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River Shires. Blokes are especially welcome.
The main workshop/rehearsal will be from 9 am on Saturday 12th November with the public performance at 7.00 pm on that night.  There will also be additional practices (not compulsory) in each of the weeks leading up to the event (the weeks commencing Monday 31st October 2011 and Monday 7th November 2011) for those who would like to “notebash” their parts. (call 6452 6067 for details of extra rehearsals).
The “Sing your Own” portion of the workshop and performance will consist of  just six pieces:
There are three ways to get the parts.
The first is to go to http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=20064.
Scroll down and on the middle of the page you will see pdf symbols for the various parts.
Click on “vocalâ€, and download the choruses at 1.4, 1.10, 1.13, 1.19, 2.4 and 2.22, and the Amen (3.10).
If you do that, send your email to chris@coomalaw.com.au so we have an email with which to keep you informed.
The second way is to send an email to allan@coomamusic.com.au, and Allan will email the part to you.
Please c.c. to chris@coomalaw.com.au, so we have your email to keep you informed.
The third way is to contact Chris Wall at 7 Dawson Street, Cooma NSW 2630 and request us to photocopy the parts for you.
Obviously, the first method is a lot less work for the organisers, so please do that if you can.
There are rehearsal tracks available on the net, one at http://www.ultimate.com/ccc/messiah/.
In preparation, you can sing along with your computer.
The tracks on that site are 04 “And the Glory of the Lord†(1.4 free-scores), 09 “Oh Thou That Tellest†(1.10 free-scores), 12 “For Unto Us a Child is Born†(1.13 free-scores), 17 “Glory to God in the Highest†(1.19 free-scores), 26 “All We Like Sheep†(2.4 free-scores), 44 “Hallelujah†(2.22 free-scores).
So give it a shake.
Follow the above instructions and register, and send this email onto anyone you think might be interested, and set Saturday 12th November 2011 aside.
Chris Wall, President, Snowy Monaro Arts Council
In Summary:
Cooma School of Music
Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au
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Title: Once Upon a Time…’, mycoplasmosis David Pereira Cello Series, Program 2
Location: Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit Forrest ACT
Link out: Click here
Description: Friday 9 April 7:30pm David Pereira Cello Series 2010, Program II – featuring Budos: The Three Sisters and Troselj: Walking on Broken Glass. Musicians include Marian Budos (guitar and composer), Ivana Troselj (composer), Niels Rosendahl (tenor sax), David Pereira (cello) and Alice Giles (harp).
Dates: Friday 9th April, 7:30 pm, Wesley Music Centre, 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest ACT.
Saturday 10th April, 3:00 pm, Wesley Music Centre, 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest ACT.
Sunday 11th April, 2:00 pm, Performance Space, Crisp Galleries, Gap Range, Bowning NSW. The Galleries are located 14kms south of the Yass Service Centre on the road to Gundagai.
The magical tradition of storytelling, puppetry and live music will come to life in the next David Pereira Cello Series.
Catherine Roach, a Canberra-based theatre director and puppeteer, will be joined by Cathy Petocz to create a new puppetry performance illustrating new works by Marian Budos and Ivana Troselj.
The story of the ‘Little Mermaid’, a classic by Hans Christian Anderson, is the inspiration behind Ivana Troselj’s new work ‘On Broken Glass’. In her composition the cello adopts the voice of the little mermaid, struggling to be heard by her beloved.
‘The Three Sisters’, a new composition by award-winning composer Marian Budos follows the beloved Slovakian folktale, ‘Salt is More Precious than Gold’: A story of three princesses proving the extent of their love for their father.
Both works will be narrated and are written especially for Alice Giles (harp), Niels Rosendahl (saxophone), Marian Budos (guitar) and David Pereira (cello).
Other musical items on the program include an Australian premiere of a terrific duo for harp and cello by Kikta and improvisations for cello and saxophone.
For those fond of a Sunday drive, ‘Once Upon a Time…’ will also be repeated at the Crisp Galleries Performance Space, at Bowning on Sunday 11th April at 2:00 pm. The Performance Space adjoins Peter Crisp’s glass studio and overlooks a beautiful garden that includes a formal avenue of trees and a waterfall.
The concerts coincide with Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday celebrations; International Childrens’ Book Day; and National Youth Week (9-18 April). The project is also being promoted by the Childrens’ Book Council of Australia.
Last Saturday, prostate
gold medallist Torah Bright and her fellow “locally raised” Winter Olympians, therapist
Jenny Owens, site
Ben Sim, Jono Brauer, Scott Kneller and Ramone Cooper were treated to a fantastic welcome home from Cooma. There was an unveiling of a special plaque at Apex Park, a very cool motorcade of vintage sports cars, and a Civic Reception in Centennial Park and at the Multi Function Centre. And our local musicians were there to make this event even better.
Cooma Harmony Chorus at K'ozzi Fest 2010 - Photo by Mark Fox
Julie & Dave Turner - Photo by Mark Fox
Jessie gets the kids singing - Photo by Mark Fox
Photo by Mark Fox