The Boroondara Eisteddfod is a music competition held annually in the
City of Boroondara,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
History
The first Eisteddfod was held in 1992 as the Camberwell Eisteddfod, under the auspices of the then-
City of Camberwell
The City of Camberwell was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1914 until 1994.
History
Camberwell was first incorporated as the Boroond ...
. It was established by Council in December 1991 to provide a musical competition for the area, following the closure of the Hartwell Eisteddfod.
Venues included the City of Camberwell Ballroom and Balwyn Community Centre.
In the events surrounding the sacking of the Camberwell Council in 1993, the
Victorian Government's investigation into the council examined the circumstances under which the event was established. It found that the expenditure on the 1992 Eisteddfod "likely...was illegal" due to its failure to be properly authorised. Nevertheless, the Eisteddfod continued.
Following council amalgamations in 1994, Camberwell became part of the new City of Boroondara and the Eisteddfod was renamed to account for this change.
Hawthorn Town Hall redevelopment
During the redevelopment of the
Hawthorn Town Hall into a regional arts centre, the Eisteddfod's main venues became unavailable. This necessitated moving events to other venues across Boroondara, including the
Methodist Ladies' College,
Camberwell Town Hall and
Kew Court House. The Eisteddfod moved back to the newly refurbished Hawthorn Arts Centre in 2015.
Sections
In 2016, the Eisteddfod ran 39 separate sections, catering for solo and group performers.
Awards
Certificates for first, second and third places, as well as honourable mentions, are awarded in each section.
Supporter awards
A number of other awards, mostly donated from individual benefactors or community groups, are also open to competitors in particular sections.
Notable competitors
*
Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano singer)
References
{{Reflist
External links
Boroondara Eisteddfod website
Eisteddfod
Music competitions in Australia