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Links to:
Membership Information
(Our revised COVID policy is also attached for your information. It has been revised in line with the current response to COVID-19 in the community.)
Covid-19 Policy Document
Enrolment Form

Fees:
Membership fees are due by Week 4 of Term 1.
The fees are $55 per term or, if you enroll for the whole year (3 terms) before the due date in March, you will only have to pay $110
For full-time students, the amounts are $25 per term or $50 for the year if paid upfront.
You pay fees by direct bank transfer only – see below
Direct transfer into our bank account or in person. WESTPAC BSB: 032507 Account No. 104622. Please ensure your name is included in the description.
Please note, that membership payments will not be taken at rehearsals.
If you need further information, contact the choir’s Treasurer, Sandra via christie.sandra@gmail.com

Rehearsals:
Rehearsals are generally on a Monday evening from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, Science Theatre STHG01, or as instructed if neither is available.
The Great Hall (our normal rehearsal venue) may not be available for the 1st term. The Science Theatre will be our venue for 2024 when the Great Hall is not available. (See MAP here)

Maps for rehearsal and performance venues:
Callaghan Campus https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/our-environments/our-campuses-and-locations/newcastle/map
The Conservatorium – Newcastle https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/our-environments/our-campuses-and-locations/newcastle-city-precinct/newcastle-city-campus-map
Christchurch Cathedral https://www.newcastlecathedral.org.au/cathedral/cathedralmap/

Supper Nights:
When we can be in the Great Hall we can have supper nights, with food provided by various sections of the Choir. These are ‘get to know each other’ opportunities, so please mingle.

Newsletters:
Newsletters are for the choir members and have feedback and information about our progress, alternate rehearsal venues/times, and other interesting items about choir members. These are delivered via email.

Using Practice Discs:
You can purchase licenced CDs from ChoraLine.com for many major works. There is a media player you can download for free for both MAC and PC which enables you to slow down the playback speed. This is the link: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ (Mac install is down towards the bottom of the screen)
Once installed you go to the tab “Playback” and select “Speed”. This makes navigating those difficult passages a little easier. To get more HELP on getting started.

PRACTISING AT HOME
We encourage you to practise at home between rehearsals where possible. This will help you to learn the notes and make the rehearsals more rewarding for you as well as speed up progress for the whole choir. However, not all members have the ability to do this so we endeavour to find practice tracks on various websites. They will be listed here if available.

Practise tracks for Haydn and Mozart
Mozart-idomoneo act 1 chorus with more legible Italian text
Mozart scenda amore with more legible text
Haydn “Paukenmesse”:
https://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Haydn/Paukenmesse/paukenmesse.html
https://www.choralia.net/hy12mp3/hy12mp3en.htm

Mozart “Solemn Vespers”:
https://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Mozart/Vesperae/vesperae.html
https://www.choralia.net/mz02mp3/mz02mp3en.htm

Mozart’s “Ave Verum”:
https://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Mozart/Aveverumcorp/aveverum.html
https://www.choralia.net/mz02mp3/mz02mp3en.htm

2024:
Around October, we will start rehearsing for Messiah. Most rehearsals will be held in the Science Theatre just beyond the Great Hall.

MESSIAH Practice Tracks:
For those who are new to MESSIAH, numerous websites contain practice tracks for each voice part. (See below)

https://www.chordperfect.com/handels-messiah
http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Handel/Messiah/messiah.html
https://cyberbass.org/Major_Works/Handel_GF/Handel_Messiah.htm