Scandinavian Choir News
Scandinavian
Christmas Concert #18
Monday
15 December
And
Tuesday
16 December 2008
A concert with Christmas music from Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden, performed in the original languages.
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You
can see more choir information and newsletters here.
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
Info
on PAST EVENTS
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CONCERT:
Tour
of Scandinavia
Sunday
25 May 2008 at 2.30 pm,
at
St Johns Anglican Church,
165
High Street, Heatchcote.
Free
admission
Scandinavian
songs performed unaccompanied in 4-part harmony by
The
Scandinavian Choir of Melbourne.
(25 came)
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Scandinavian
Christmas
Concert #17
A concert with Christmas music from Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden, performed in the original languages.
Leader:
Staffan Thuringer.
Monday
10 December 2007,
Tuesday
11 December 2007.
8
pm
At
the Swedish Church
21
St Georges Road
Toorak
Enquiries
Phone 9827 5580
Admission
free. Retiring collection
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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.
(Laurie lost his voice the day before the concert, and could
not sing.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
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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Updated 6 Februart 2007