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Christmas Celebration at St Philip’s Church! Jo

Christmas Celebration at St Philip’s Church!

Join VOX for an evening of beautiful Christmas music and support Dignity, a charity which empowers people experiencing homelessness.

Time: 7PM
Date: 17/12/21
Location: St Philip’s Church, 3 York St Sydney (near Wynyard station)

General admission with a donation to support Dignity. Can be made via cash or EFTPOS upon entry. Masks and proof of double vaccination required.
Doors will open at 6:15PM and the concert will begin at 7PM.

Sydney Festival 2022 is launched and we’re thril

Sydney Festival 2022 is launched and we’re thrilled to be part of the summer action this January in Sydney with two exciting programs.

You can see VOX in ‘The Pulse’ at the Roslyn Packer Theatre (6-9 Jan) and our Chamber Singers in ‘Night of the Soul’ in The Cutaway at Barangaroo (21-22 Jan).

Check out the details and book now through the think in their bio sydney_festival
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Are you looking to further your box office and Art

Are you looking to further your box office and Arts admin career? Work with a small but friendly team, in a beautiful location at Dawes Point, making thousands of people happy in their enjoyment of beautiful music in Australia’s leading choral organisation and resident company of the Sydney Opera House.
We seek a full-time Office & Box Office Administrator, 38 hours per week, to support our team and customers. Find the full role description and contact details on our website Careers page - link in bio!

We’re thrilled to announce that Fiona Hulton wil

We’re thrilled to announce that Fiona Hulton will be our new Executive Director, starting Monday 29 November. Fiona comes to us from her current role as Head of Marketing and Customer Relations at Sydney Film Festival, but has a wealth of experience from her years at Griffin Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Theatre and Film Victoria – amongst others. She is also Chair of Shopfront Arts Co-op, a community organisation based in Carlton, dedicated to young people creating multi-discipline art and developing a love of the Arts from an early age.

Fiona is looking forward to starting: “I feel both honoured and incredibly excited to be joining the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs… I'm thrilled to be able to support the Choirs to sing again in 2022 after such a challenging couple of years; to share choral music which has the capacity to create powerful connections, provoke emotional experiences, improve wellbeing and unite communities.”

Artistic and Music Director Brett Weymark said: “We welcome the new vision and energy of Fiona Hulton who comes from outside the classical music world but is so passionate about how the Arts effect change in society. The last two years has given us the opportunity to examine what is really important to us and what can never be taken for granted. We look forward to working with Fiona on how we bring this new-found knowledge into fruition and into the hearts and minds of our audience.”

Welcome Fiona! We’re looking forward to working with you!

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and part

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and particularly important this year as we all deal with Delta. As part of the awareness programs going on, vocalist, choral director, and former member of VOX Alex Siegers (pic) from the Music Performance Unit UNSW invites you to join her free, one-hour seminar, The Health Benefits of Singing.

The physical and emotional benefits of choral singing have been widely documented in recent decades, from lowering stress levels to strengthening your immune system. This interactive seminar will explore how you can reap the health benefits of singing in your life, improve your emotional, physical and mental wellbeing, and include singing in your weekly schedule.

Share this if you know someone who you think might benefit from this. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday 7 October | 6pm-7pm | Free, Unlimited participants.
Register here> https://bit.ly/HealthBenefitsSinging

After six years at the helm, our much-loved Genera

After six years at the helm, our much-loved General Manager Hannah Mason will be leaving Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in October 2021 to take up an exciting role with the Sydney Opera House Trust as the Project Lead for its upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations in 2023.

Hannah has been GM since November 2015. She joined the Symphony Chorus in 2009, singing in the Altos and served on the Board 2011-15. This experience gave her a special affinity with the choristers and her chief collaborator, Artistic & Music Director Brett Weymark.

"Hannah has been an outstanding General Manager of the Choirs...Her achievements over her six years have been many. She has led the company into a stable and secure financial position, she brought about our recognition as a Resident Company of the Sydney Opera House in 2019, she was pivotal in planning (what would have been, if not for COVID-19) an incredible celebration for our centenary in 2020, and been an inspirational mentor and leader of the organisation during the COVID-19 crises of 2020 and 2021. She has built solid and long-lasting relationships with CreateNSW, performance venues and affirmed our position as the leading choral organisation on Australia's cultural map. As my collaborator, we have laughed and cried, argued with and consoled each other. I will always treasure Hannah and what she brought to work every single day," said Brett Weymark.

Hannah’s final day with SPC will be Friday 22 October. In better times when COVID-19 safety conditions permit, there will be opportunities to celebrate Hannah and her substantial contribution over many years. The Board has commenced the search for a new General Manager and we'll keep you updated. Best of luck in the new role, Hannah!

So how do you keep the Australia's largest choral

So how do you keep the Australia's largest choral organisation on-song during lockdown? Every day at 12:30, Artistic & Music Director Brett Weymark leads Sight Reading Heaven – a virtual vocal 'pump class' that has attracted up to 200 singers to each session, honing their musical skills, keeping engaged and staying sane. Each session ends with something fun, singing The Carpenters' hit 'Top of the World' in Swedish, or 'Don't Rain on My Parade' from Funny Girl. Some Choristers bring their furry lockdown companions along too. Clearly some animal-inspired repertoire required!

Here’s something fun to consider while we hunker

Here’s something fun to consider while we hunker down at home. Our friends at the Collegiate of Specialist Music Educators are looking for choral singers to participate in the 29th Annual Sing Out 2021!
This amazing choral concert (the first Sing Out was in 1993, but the tradition goes way back to 1939!) raised critical funds for the Music Therapy Department at Westmead’s Children’s Hospital, directly helping children living with cancer and other illnesses.

The Sing Out concert will be on Sunday 17th October 2021 at the Sydney Town Hall. Learning Day 1 is on the 25th July.

Like to participate or know someone who would? Info and registration details in their bio singout4musictherapy

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