HASTINGS choristers will be presenting Under One Sky in celebration of multicultural Australia later this month.
The concert will be held at 2pm on Sunday 30 March at the Port Macquarie Uniting Church.
It will feature a combined choir performances with composer Harley Mead, commissioned by Sydney Grammar School to write and conduct the music to be performed by Edgecliff and St Ives campus choirs, Tacking Point School’s Bel Canto choir and the Hastings Choristers’ own Cantorus choir.
Harley Mead is an Australian composer, conductor and educator based in Brisbane, who works with amateur and professional ensembles nationally and internationally.
His preferred style during his creative process is to workshop with the performance group and develop a collaborative approach to composing.
Hastings Choristers has a chorus and an ensemble. Cantorus is their mixed voice chorus with a large repertoire perform three or four concerts annually to a high standard. Cantabile is a female ensemble with an eclectic repertoire from classics to jazz, music theatre, and contemporary Australian music and beyond. Being a smaller group means they can do foyer or small room gigs and regularly perform for local charities.
Tacking Point Primary School’s Bel Canto Choir was selected by a rigorous audition process to participate in the Festival of Choral Music at Sydney Opera House in August.
Sydney Grammar School Edgecliff and St Ives Preparatory School choirs are also renowned.
Concert tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 concession and $10 for school students. They are available from the Glasshouse box office or at the door.
