The Birds' Noel

Name: The Birds' Noel
Start: 2024-12-20T19:00:00+1100
End: 2024-12-20T20:45:00+1100
Location: 15 Hickey Ct

Fri, 20 Dec, 7pm - 8:45pm AEDT

15 Hickey Ct

weston, australia

Wayfarers Australia

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For Christmas 2024, Wayfarers Australia is presenting a program of varied short sacred pieces from 15th - 17th centuries, as well as recently written Christmas carols. The major work in the program is Judith Clingan’s Christmas Cantata The Birds’ Noel, commissioned in 1990 by the Canberra School of Music Community Choir. Soloists Maartje Sevenster and Alasdair Stretch will join the choir and instrumental ensemble (wind, brass, organ and handbells) in presenting 20 short movements in which a variety of Australian birds tell the Christmas story, from an avian point of view! Canberra Wayfarers and friends will be augmented by interstate singers and instrumentalists, as well as the Canberra Children’s Choir, trained by Tobias Cole. Wayfarers gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Music for Canberra and the Orana Steiner School.

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Wayfarers Australia was started in 1997 by composer, choral conductor and music educator Judith Clingan AM. Judith brought together students, parents and teachers from several Steiner / Waldorf schools in eastern Australia to encourage teenagers, particularly boys, to enjoy singing choral music in four parts (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). The choir has grown to include performers from around the world, particularly Taiwan.

Our repertoire stretches across the last thousand years of European music, from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic, to 20th century and contemporary music, both sacred and secular. We venture among the folk traditions of many cultures. We often incorporate other art forms, such as instrumental music, drama, dance, puppetry and visual art, to create exciting musical theatre events.

A core purpose of Wayfarers is to share this experience as travelling performers and teachers of choral music and music theatre. Tours are low budget, making it possible to share performances with diverse audiences. We give workshops, mainly in Steiner schools, and aim to let children of all ages (both primary and high school) as well as adults, experience all elements of music and drama, including not only singing and acting but also instrumental ensemble work and some music history.The group has undertaken tours around Australia, New Zealand, UK, Europe and Asia, giving workshops and performances in Waldorf-Steiner schools and with other music-loving communities.

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