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The 2018 choirs

​(Please be aware that the programme may experience unexpected change.)
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SESSION 1
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST - 7.30 pm
STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre
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Phoenix Choir
Directed by Rowen Fox

Classical – Haydn.


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​phoenixchoir.org.au
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VOILÀ!
Directed by Jocelyn Moen
French songs - mostly originals by Jocelyn Moen.






facebook.com/voilachoir/ 
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http://www.jocemoen.com

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Ex Gracia
Directed by Dr Naomi Degabriele
Hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and the 1700s.






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facebook.com/ExGraciaChoir/
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Urban Voices
Directed by Alex Pringle

​Pop, soul and musicals. 








www.facebook.com/UrbanVoicesChoirEpping/



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Mudlarks
Directed by Alison Jones

Songs with a heart: African, Henry Lawson and contemporary Australian and US.





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alison46@yahoo.com
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(Photo: Graham McCarter)
The Heathens
Directed by Christine Wheeler

Folk and popular music from Australia and the world.




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heathenschoir.org


LATE SESSION A
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST – 10.00 pm
STAGE 4: New Ivanhoe Hotel
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Crowd Around
Directed by Kate Swadling

African, popular and gospel. 



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kateswadling2000@hotmail.com
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DElites
Directed by Darryl Roberts

Popular tunes for adults.







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www.facebook.com/delitesacapella/


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2
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 10.00 am
STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre
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(Photo: Geoff Shalala)
​Warrimoo Chorale
Directed by Brian Eggert

Nostalgic WW2 era classics.






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https://www.warrimoochorale.com 
johnnjen@tpg.com.au


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Chorella
Directed by Anthony Jones

Contemporary pop, Torres Strait Islander and Renaissance Spanish songs.






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lindensong@bigpond.com

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   Awesome Voices
    Directed by Simon Chate

    Original, jazz, gospel, contemporary, Celtic.






     awesomevoices.net
     facebook.com/Awesome-Voices-297820630239770/

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   Canada Bay Community Choir
    Directed by Kathryn Zerk

    Modern and folk.




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     ccbc.org.au
     a7rooney@gmail.com
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Cantrice
Directed by Julie Blewitt
Acappella - '40s, folk and Beatles.


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Julie Blewitt: 0401 101 171
julieblewitt@yahoo.com.au
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 Vocalocal
​ Directed by Paul Scott-Williams

 Contemporary.



​SESSION 3
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 12.30 pm
STAGE 2: Blackheath Presbyterian Church
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Phoenix Chamber Choir
Directed by Rowen Fox
Poulenc and Debussy









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phoenixchoir.org.au  

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New Day Carers' Choir
Directed by Naomi Cooper
Pop and contemporary Australian.





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naomi@naomicooper.com.au
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The Valley Voices Choir
Directed by Peter Oregan
Classic hits.





danc.org.au/index.php/programs/activities/101-community-choir 
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Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian  Church Choir
Directed by Krzysztof Czerwinski

Classical, pop, African, spirituals.







​www.macchapchoir.com



SESSION 4
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 2.00 pm
STAGE 3: Blackheath Uniting Church
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Beating Time
Directed by Margot McLaughlin

Ballads, spirituals, Italian language.







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mcleod@optusnet.com.au
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Loco Femme
Directed by Barbara Shearer-Jones
Contemporary, African, gospel







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0435 004 264
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Aqualuna
Directed by Phillip Eames
Popular and mixed repertoire.







www.facebook.com/aqualunachoir/
aqualunachoir@gmail.com 
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Alfresco Jubilo
Directed by Georgina Spilsbury
Madrigals and part-songs.








gm-u3a.com.au/ 
info@gm-u3a.com.au



SESSION 5
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 3.30 pm

STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre
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The Byrd Consort
Directed by Claire Cook
Conducted by James Dixon

Renaissance polyphony.




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Claire Cook 4784 3750

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Sounds Live
Directed by Tracey Callinan

World music, soul, folk, popular and social justice.




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ROH Ensemble
Directed by Desiree Regina
Medieval and Renaissance








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rohaustralia.com 

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Jubila Singers
Directed by Jane Becktel

African, American spiritual, Welsh, Scottish.

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jubilasingers.com.au
jubilasingers@gmail.com
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Spring Street Singers and  Chordial Arrangement
Directed by Rob Maxwell-Jones
Classic pop and folk.








rubberbonesjones@yahoo.com
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AChoired Sound
Directed by Paul Haire
'60s and '70s rock and pop and Broadway music.




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SESSION 6
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 6.00 pm

STAGE 2: Blackheath Presbyterian Church
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Lithgow Community Choir
Directed by Rowen Fox
Pop and folk.






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https://www.facebook.com/pages/biz/song/Lithgow-Community-Choir-418654188473278/
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Cantar
Directed by Gabriel Rae
​Madrigals to modern.





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facebook.com/pg/cantarcommunity choir
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Aurora Choralis
Directed by Robb Dennis
Modern classical and jazz












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aurorachoralis.com.au


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Canon Fodder 
Renaissance – sacred and secular







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christinewheeler55@gmail.com
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SESSION 7
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 7.30 pm
STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre
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Academy Singers
Directed by Paul Terracini
Classical selection.




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info@academysingers.com.au
academysingers.com.au


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Stay Tuned
Directed by Suze Pratten

Cuban folk and modern pop.







www.facebook.com/groups/1639799542922355/
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Martenitsa
Directed by Mara Kiek
Bulgarian traditional







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http://www.maramusic.com.au/ArtistDetail.aspx?ID=1

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Sing Australia
Directed by Margaret Nicolson
A wide variety of popular songs.





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singaustralia.com
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Coro Austral 
Directed by Margot McLaughlin

Spanish & Latin American.

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www.facebook.com/Coro-Austral/
coroaustral.org/

dgoodwin237@gmail.com
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0410 505 562 
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir
Directed by Adam Majsay
Contemporary, pop and cabaret.








www.sglc.org
choir@sglc.org


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LATE SESSION B
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST - 10.00 pm
STAGE 4: New Ivanhoe Hotel
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Swing Out Mama and Off The Shelf
Directed by Rob Maxwell-Jones
Folk, pop, ethnic folk.



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rubberbonesjones@yahoo.com​
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Men Wot Sing
Directed by Simon Chate
Mainly comedy.








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http://www.menwotsing.com/
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SESSION 8
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST - 10.00 am
STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre
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Glenbrook Community Choir
Directed by Margo Adelson

Folk, Renaissance and contemporary.






margo.adelson@gmail.com
LIzzie: 4739 1248
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Còisir Ghàidhlig Astràilianach 
(Australian Gaelic Singers)
Directed by Robin MacKenzie-Hunter

Scottish Gaelic and Scottish English folk.






gaelicsingers.com
9638 2625

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Moo Choir
Directed by Suzanne Langford

Songs of Freedom, Friendship, Hope and Joy. 





surika@netspace.net.au
0416 729 414
​https://www.facebook.com/MooChoir2015/
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Andalus Arabic Choir
Directed by Ghada Daher-Elmowy

Andalusian and traditional Arabic music.




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​director@andalusarabicchoir.com
andalusarabicchoir.com/

facebook.com/andalusarabicchoir

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The Out of the Blue Singers
Directed by Vonny Winning
Pop, contemporary and classical.






outofthebluesingers.org.au
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Sydney Jewish Choral Society
Directed by Rose Grausman

Classical and contemporary Jewish music in a variety of languages.





​info@sjchoral.org
0403 392 878
sjchoral.org
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SESSION 9
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST - 12.30 pm
STAGE 2: Blackheath Presbyterian Church
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Contabile
Directed by Paul Scott-Williams
Classical to contemporary.










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Vocal Edge Blue Mountains
Directed by Sharon Stanley

Modern barbershop.




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vocaledgebluemountains.com/

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Pacopezants
Directed by Marina Brown
Eastern European.












0410 278 944
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Glee Bees
Directed by Peter Varley

'60s – '80s pop.

peter@ausmidi.com 
​0407 071 840 
facebook.com/GleeBeesCommunityChoir



SESSION 10
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST - 2.00 pm
STAGE 3: Blackheath Uniting Church
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Evergreen Music
(The Wednesday Singers)
Directed by Ben Marshall
​Popular tunes from the 1950s to the present.







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Another Roadside Attraction
Directed by Tanya Sparke
Indie, adult, contemporary.
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The Linnet Singers of Sydney
Directed by Olga Johnstone

Classical, contemporary, jazz.




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MD: 0409 915 678

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Adult Glee Club
Directed by Henrik Eneberg
Contemporary pop.

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SESSION 11
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST - 3.30 pm
STAGE 1: Phillips Hall, Blackheath Community Centre


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Kooskõlas (Together In Song)
Directed by Naomi Cooper
Traditional and contemporary Estonian.








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kooskolas-choir-2019.com.au


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Rainsong
Directed by Lorraine Vogel

Happy pop songs.







facebook.com/pages/Rainsong-Choir/122529994507546


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Blue Mountains Youth Choir
Directed by Catriona McKay

Classical and folk.



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info@academysingers.com.au
academy singers.com.au


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FESTIVAL COMBINED CHOIR

Misa Criolla
by Ariel Ramirez
Directed by
Margot McLaughlin and Hernan Flores





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blackheathchoirfestival@gmail.com

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