Scandinavian Choir News 

You can see more choir information and newsletters here.

Valpurgis Night Concert

with the net proceeds

to Australian Red Cross

 

A concert with music from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, performed by the choir and guest artists, including Suzann Frisk and Mats Bjorklund.

 

Saturday 2 May 2009 at 8 pm

 

Preceded by the traditional Valpurgis celebration at 6pm, with a short Church Service, Bonfire and hot dog,

At the Swedish Church 21 St Georges Road,

Toorak (Melway2M K5)

 

Enquiries Phone 9827 5580

Admission free. Retiring collection for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

Choir website: http://skut.svenskakyrkan.se/melbourne/choir.html

 

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Scandinavian

Christmas Concert #19  

A concert with Christmas music from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, performed in the original languages.

Leader: Staffan Thuringer.

 

Monday 14 December 2009,

Tuesday 15 December 2009.

8 pm

 

At the Swedish Church

21 St Georges Road

Toorak

 

Enquiries Phone 9827 5580

Admission free. Retiring collection

 

You can see pictures from our 2007 NZ trip at

http://flickr.com/photos/scandichoir/

Read Pia's story about our trip at

http://users.bigpond.net.au/elteno/Staffan/TheTrip.doc

Video clips at

http://www.youtube.com/scandichoir 

Example

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Info on PAST EVENTS 

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CONCERT:

Tour of Scandinavia

Sunday 28 October 2007 at 2.00 pm,

at Holy Trinity Anglican Church,

193 Hotham Street, East Melbourne.

Melway Ref. 2G D3

Admission $15 ($10 concession)

 

Scandinavian songs performed unaccompanied in 4-part harmony by

The Scandinavian Choir of Melbourne.

Baritone Solos by Karl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, Emil Sjögren and Jean Sibelius,

sung by Laurence Moore.

 

(.21 people attended. And 21 were in the choir)

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Concert

'Tour of Scandinavia'

A concert with music from the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) performed un-accompanied, 4 part harmony, in the original languages.

The choir will travel to New Zealand in March 2007, so this is our farewell concert

Leader: Staffan Thuringer.

 

Sunday 25 February 2007 at 2.30 pm,

at the Danish Club, 177 Beaconsfield Pde,

Middle Park, Melbourne.

Admission 8 dollars.

Enquiries: Phone Staffan on 9 434 2429

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Information about our Past events

 

 

You can see more choir information and newsletters here.

You can see interesting web links for our NZ trip here. and our detailed itinerary here. (both from Barbara)

You can see the packing suggestions (from Joan) here

You can see joyful 2006 picture of the choir here, more formal here

 

 

Previous events:

 

Scandinavian Christmas Concert #16

 A concert with Christmas music from the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) performed in the original languages.

Leader: Staffan Thuringer.

Monday 11 December 2006,

Tuesday 12 December 2006.

8 pm

At the Swedish Church

21 St Georges Road

Toorak

Melways 58K3

Enquiries Phone 9827 5580

Admission free. Retiring collection

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On popular demand!!! Cabaret night again with

Carol McCarthy

Saturday 12 August 2006 6.30pm - 11pm.

BYO picnic basket, drinks, glasses etc.

Coffe can be bought from the Church.

BOOK EARLY, no later than 6 August 2006, as seats are limited

Pay 15 dollars at the door..

For booking. ring Anneli on 03-9434 2429 or email anneli_thuringer(at)yahoo.com.au

This is a fund raiser for the Scandinavian Choir tour to New Zealand in March 2007. We will take part in THE SCANDINAVIAN GATHERING in Christchurch. A Scandinavian Gathering is held every second year on New Zealand, at a different location each time.

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12 October 2005 we sang at the Danish Club, to celebrate the newborn Prince!

ENTERTAINING EVENING OF TRIVIA, FUN & GAMES Saturday 24th September 2005 

Cabaret night with Carol McCarthy Saturday 23 July 2005

Concert in Melbourne on Sunday 17 April 2005, click here for more information!

And in Sydney the weekend after, click here.

We sang at Federation Square on Sunday 13 March 2005, this was part of the Swedish Style exhibition.

Earlier the same day, the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria attended the Church Service at the Swedish Church in Toorak, Melbourne. After the service, she thanked the choir, both in Swedish and in English. One of the songs we sang was Stainer's "God so loved the world", which we perform in the old, romantic style. One of the few songs we sing in English...

We had a DANCE PARTY on 22 May 2004,

We did a trip to Brisbane in November 2003. We gave a concert 2 November in the Lutheran Church in Woollongabba. Ca 80 people came, and a we also had a short lunchtime concert on Monday 3 November in the Anglican Cathedral (only 10 came, but they were keen, and had missed the concert the day before...). 

You can see Ken' pictures from the trip at

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~kensayers/Choir%20Photos.htm

 Our first 2003 public performance was at Federation Square, on Harmony Day, 23 March 2003.

Here is our concert in Kingston, Tasmania in November 2001

And our Christmas Concert, 10 and 11 December 2001: We did it together with the Polish choir Syrena, and with Trio Aurora

We are hoping to get a bigger organ in our church one day. The dimensions of the church are

H 3.85, W 6.12, L 16.83 meters

 

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