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Anzac Day Service, Martin Place
Sydney Male Choir have had the honour of singing
at every Anzac Day Service in Martin Place, Sydney since it was initiated in
1928 when a crowd of 200 were present. The numbers attending has risen every
year and in 2008 many thousand gathered to remember those members of the armed
forces of Australia and New Zealand who had died for them and their future in
many different conflicts.
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Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister & Sydney Male Choir, 2008 |
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2007
Mates across the Divide Tour
September
2008
Bob's Farm, March
East Maitland, June
Sydney Opera House, July
Dubbo, August
Dunedoo, August
Springwood, September
Angel Place, September
New Zealand, October/November
New Zealand Tour 18th October to 3rd November
2008
Here is a full
report of the exciting tour just completed.
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Damien is first off at Christchurch |
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How many Kiwis are there on a coach? |
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Colin gets the heat treatment |
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Rehearsal at Palmerston North |
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Lynne & Denise compare notes |
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Is this the new First Tenor section? |
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Wes gets friendly with a swan at Nelson |
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Our great hotel at Nelson |
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SMC ready for rehearsal at Nelson |
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Brian & Peter share a joke |
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Wonderful food at the soiree |
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Louis & Winston walk the cane |
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Certificate for SMC testing strength of Nelson stage with M'Bube |
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Ron, the driver, joins in |
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How many singers does it take to change a tyre? |
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Before Christchurch concert |
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City Recital Hall, Angel Place
The ninth annual Sydney city concert was held in
2008 at the City Recital Hall. A packed house enjoyed a marvellously varied
selection of music performed by by the Sydney Male Choir and with piano soloists
James Guan and Su Choung, students at Sydney Conservatorium of
Music High School; Keegan Joyce, well known star of stage musicals and
singing sisters Karen Walmsley & Susan Hart.
Thanks to Elizabeth Ramsay for some of the photos.
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Dean arrives for his first concert... |
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Howard & Jim go to rehearse |
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The clap is OFF the beat! |
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An Angel (John that is) sings at Angel Place |
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When I started down the street last Sunday ..... |
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First tenors in rapt mode |
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Karen Walmsley & Susan Hart charmed us with Figaro |
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Kegan Joyce showed why he was the longest serving 'Oliver' |
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The magic hands of Eleanor |
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Eleanor & Alan in close harmony |
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Second tenors give their all |
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Appreciation for soloists |
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Are the first tenors bored? |
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Soloists get their recognition |
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Springwood Civic Centre, 1st September 2008
We returned once again to Springwood to sing with the
Mountains Choral Society
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The choir with the Mountains Choral Society in the audience |
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The 2 choirs sing Creation's Hymn by Beethoven |
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Central School,
Dunedoo 2 August 2008
Des McEvoy, one of our Second
Tenors, arranged this concert because of his associations with the town. His
wife is a Dunedoo girl and they once owned the Dunedoo Hotel. The concert was
supported by the Dunedoo District Development Group and the Warrumbungle Shire
Council.
We shared the concert with the
local Sing Australia group.
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Des in typical inn keepers pose! |
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Dunedoo Hotel, once owned by Des McEvoy |
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Waiting to go on stage after listening to Sing Australia |
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Harry, Jim & Ray listening to Sing Australia |
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Don does some last minute practice |
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There is Nothing Like a Dame for Wolf |
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Yes its that man Winston again, this time with Louis - and Alan |
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Rose Cottage - one of the many billets |
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St Brigid's Catholic Church, Dubbo concert 2 August 2008
The concert was the brainchild of
Brian & Mary Semmler who heard the choir sing in Newcastle Cathedral in 2006.
The choir had the privilege of singing for an audience of 900 people. Funds were
raised for the Catholic Church's Centrecare in the Dubbo region.
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St Brigid's Catholic Church, Dubbo |
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The magnificent interior of St Brigid's |
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Utzon Room,
Sydney Opera House 27 July 2008 with the Southend Children's Choir
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Plaque presented by Southend Children's Choir |
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Alan working the audience |
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East Maitland
29th June 2008
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Not so serious rehearsing! |
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St Peter's pipe organ, David Clark, organist & Lindsay Christian, page turner |
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Feeding the hordes - and meeting the audience |
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Bob's Farm, 8 March 2008
Bob & Anne are long time friends of the choir and on the occasion of their 46th
wedding anniversary their children invited us to sing for their party at the
family farm. It was a complete surprise to the happy couple, hence the cloak and
dagger arrival! A wonderful time was had by all with great hospitality,
wonderful food and drink, good music - and a few moving moments.
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The happy couple - 46 years and still going strong! |
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The mystery coach arrives |
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Mates across the Divide Tour September 2007
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Some of our 'groupies' at Orange |
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Our first performance - in Orange |
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The pub with no beer near Hay |
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Outside the pub with no beer near Hay |
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