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City Choir Dunedin
City Choir Dunedin (trading name of Dunedin Choral Society; formerly City of Dunedin Choir, Schola Cantorum) is an auditioned mixed-voice choir in Dunedin, New Zealand. It accepts singers of all age groups from the wider Dunedin community and performs large-scale classical choral works. The choir's membership grew from an initial 45 to around 120 as of 2012. The Choir is a member of the New Zealand Choral FederationNZCF, which was formed in 1985 to promote high quality choral singing in New Zealand. Repertoire The choir's repertoire encompasses Baroque, Classical and Romantic symphonic choral works, and includes contemporary New Zealand choral music. The choir is usually involved in four or five concerts a year and regularly performs with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra. Occasionally the choir performs with other orchestras such as the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, the Saint Kilda Brass Band and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, as well as with other choirs like the Christchurch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Burchell (musician)
David Burchell is a senior lecturer in humanities at the University of Western Sydney and a regular columnist for ''The Australian''. He has also contributed articles to the ''Australian Financial Review'' and ''Griffith Review''. Burchell is the author of several books on Australian politics and the Australian Labor Party, including ''Western Horizon: Sydney's Heartland and the Future of Australian Politics'' (Scribe Books, 2003); co-author of ''The Prince's New Clothes: Why do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?'' (UNSW Press, 2002); and ''Labor's Troubled Times'' (Pluto Press, 1991).''Online Opinion'David Burchell/ref> Burchell is also a regular contributor to ''Counterpoint'', a weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC radio program hosted by Amanda Vanstone. His daughter, Elle Burchell, was an editor of the University of Sydney literary journal Hermes. References Australian columnists Living people Academic staff of Western Sydney University Year of bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Dunedin Male Choir
The Royal Dunedin Male Choir is one of New Zealand's oldest male choirs. Their repertoire includes popular tunes, hymns, operatic choruses, Folk music, folk songs and traditional melodies. The Choir undertakes fee-paying and charity engagements throughout the Otago, Southland Region, Southland and South Canterbury, New Zealand, South Canterbury regions of New Zealand. History The Choir's origins can be traced back to 1878 and the entertainment provided at functions marking the opening of the Main South Line, northern railway link into Dunedin. From this evolved a Liedertaefel Quartet which, in response to public demand, was to become the Dunedin Liedertaefel Society which was incorporated on 1 May 1886. Its aims were stated as "the practice and performance of music for male voices, and for the cultivation of a refined taste in that class of music". Its founder was Mr. S. Moyle.Campbell, Margaret. Music in Dunedin. Dunedin: Charles Begg and Co., 1945, p. 43. In 1915 the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
