Blackheath Choir Festival 2022
Event description
The Blackheath Choir Festival takes place over the weekend that holds the third Sunday in August. Blackheath is at the top of the beautiful Blue Mountains and is approximately 110km west of Sydney.
The 2022 Festival takes place between Fri 26 Aug to Sun 28 Aug next. There are some 52 choirs participating, a Festival Choir with 110 voices and a special workshop given by local indigenous elder Jacinta Tobin on her research on song lines in Darug Country.
The costs are:
- $30 for 2 hour long concerts
- $20 for 1 hour long concerts
- $10 for Jacinta Tobin's workshop
There is a free late-night concert in the Blackheath Golf Club, 9.30 to 10.30 on Sat 27 Aug.
Please visit blackheathchoirfestival.org for information on these choirs.
Note. COVID has created difficulties for choirs and some changes to the program may need to be made.
PROGRAM (tba = to be announced)
SESSION 1
PHILLIPS HALL, FRIDAY 26 Aug 6.45pm - 9pm $30
HEATHENS 7.00-7.20
PENRITH HARMONY 7.20-7.40
VOCALOCITY 8.05-8.25
RIVERLAND HARMONY 8.25-8.45
PHOENIX CHOIR 8.45-9.05
SESSION 2
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 10am - 11am $20
KATOOMBA 10.00-10.15
LITHGOW 10.15-10.30
KOOSKÕLAS 10.30-10.45
ADULT GLEE CLUB 10.45-11.00
SESSION 3
PHILLIPS HALL, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 11am - 1pm $10
JACINTA TOBIN WORKSHOP 11.00-1.00
SESSION 4
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 1.15pm - 2.15pm $20
BEATING TIME 1.15-1.30
AURORA AUSTRALIS 1.30-1.45
VOCAL EDGE 1.45-2.00
PHOENIX CHAMBER 2.00-2.15
SESSION 5
PHILLIPS HALL, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 2.30pm - 4.30pm $30
MUDLARKS 2.30-2.45
ACADEMY SINGERS 2.45-3.00
ACHOIRED SOUND 3.00-3.15
CANTAR 3.45-4.00
ANDALUS ARABIC 4.00-4.15
URBAN VOICES 4.15-4.30
SESSION 6
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 5pm - 6pm $20
BYRD CONSORT 5.00-5.15
SING AUSTRALIA 5.15-5.30
EX GRACIA 5.30-5.45
ST ALBANS EPPING 5.45-6.00
SESSION 7
PHILLIPS HALL, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 7pm - 9pm $30
RIVER CITY VOICES 7.00-7.15
CHOIR CENTRAL 7.15-7.30
JUBILA SINGERS 7.30-.7.45
CORO AUSTRAL 8.15-8.30
SOUTHLAND 8.30-8.45
SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN 8.45-9.00
FREE SESSION
BLACKHEATH GOLF CLUB, SATURDAY 27 Aug, 9.30pm - 10.30pm FREE
LYREBYRD 9.30-9.45
SWING OUT MAMA 9.45-10.00
STAIRWELL 10,00-10.15
DELITES 10.15-10.30
SESSION 8
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SUNDAY 28 Aug, 10am - 11am $20
ALLEGRI SINGERS 10.00-10.15
PACOPEZANTS 10.15-10.30
ECOPELLA 10.30-10.45
GLEE BEES 10.45-11.00
SESSION 9
PHILLIPS HALL, SUNDAY 28 Aug, 11.30am - 1.30pm $30
STAIRWELL TO HEAVEN 11.00-11.30
SYDNEY JEWISH 11.45-12.00
ROH ENSEMBLE CHOIR 12.00-12.15
ECLECTICA 12.45-1.00
LINNET SINGERS 1.00-1.15
SYDNEY TRADE UNION 1.15-1.30
SESSION 10
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SUNDAY 28 Aug, 2pm - 3pm $20
ADULT GLEE CLUB 2.00-2.15
WITH ONE VOICE Mount Druitt 2.15-2.30
SWING OUT MAMA 2.30-2.45
DELITES 2.45-3.00
SESSION 11
PHILLIPS HALL, SUNDAY 28 Aug, 3.30pm - 5.30pm $30
MOO CHOIR 3.30-3.45
JACOBEAN SINGERS 3.45-4.00
ENDEAVOUR HARMONY 4.00-4.15
FESTIVAL CHOIR 4.50-5.30
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