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December 8th Great Hall
Central Coast Chorale present Haydn’s The Creation
Sunday 24th November
Category Archives: awards and competitions
Joan Carden Award 2019 – Applications open
Applications are currently open – closing April 26th – for entries for this year’s Joan Carden Award. Conducted with the gracious support of Miss Joan Carden AO OBE, this Award aims to: identify and encourage young singing talent strengthen the … Continue reading
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Joan Carden Award 2017 – Applications open
Applications are currently open – closing April 28th – for entries for this year’s Joan Carden Award. Conducted with the gracious support of Miss Joan Carden AO OBE, this Award aims to: identify and encourage young singing talent strengthen the … Continue reading
Finals of the Joan Carden Award 2015
The music for our August concert, consisting of three secular works for chorus and orchestra by Brahms, the Australian premiere of Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn’s cantata, Hiob (Job)and assorted arias sung by the three young finalists in the revamped Joan Carden Award, … Continue reading
Five minutes with this year’s Joan Carden Award finalists—Ashlyn Tymms
Ashlyn is a graduate of the University of Melbourne (with a Bachelor of Music). She shares a glimpse of her musical childhood, and hopes and plans for the future. What influenced your choice to embark on a musical career? Do … Continue reading
Five minutes with this year’s Joan Carden Award finalists—Morgan Balfour
Soprano Morgan Balfour graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2013, with a Bachelor of Music in Advanced Performance, Classical Voice. Morgan shares her memories with us of the start of her musical journey. What influenced your choice to … Continue reading
Five minutes with this year’s Joan Carden Award finalists – Soonki Park
Born in 1983 in South Korea, Soonki Park studied Bachelor of Music Performance (voice major) at the National University of Busan. Subsequently he came to Australia to study Opera at the University of Sydney. Soonki kindly answered questions about how … Continue reading
A lesson in vocal mastery
On Sunday 14 June, seven young semi-finalists will each perform two works of their choosing, as part of the second round of this year’s Joan Carden Award. To have seven talented vocalists is a testament to the level of interest … Continue reading
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Career Progress of Grads’ Soloists
Members may be interested in the promising career progress being made by a couple of our younger soloists. Baritone Alexander Knight has sung with us on a few occasions: in Handel’s Messiah in the Sydney Town Hall and Saul; and … Continue reading
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Entries are now open for the Joan Carden Award 2015
Are you a talented young singer, aged between 22 and 35? The Sydney University Graduate Choir is pleased to invited you to be part of this exciting and prestigious event. Entries can be submitted online at the Joan Carden Award … Continue reading
Sydney University Graduate Choir—our 2015 subscription series
Rehearsals have begun for our 2015 concert season, and it is already shaping up to be a terrific series of performances. Our first offering of the year is Dvořák’s intensely moving Stabat Mater. Completed in 1877 and underpinned by … Continue reading
