Canberra Choral Society
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| Origin | Canberra, Australia |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Genre | classical and contemporary choral art music |
| Members | 90 |
| Music director | Tobias Cole |
| Choir admission | By audition |
| Website | canberrachoralsociety |
The Canberra Choral Society is a symphonic choir in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. For sixty years it has been a leading player the musical life of the city. Its repertory covers art music of the 17th to 21st centuries in small and large ensembles. While its membership is amateur, soloists and orchestras are professional. It performs regularly with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Its musical director is Tobias Cole.
The Canberra Choral Society originated in 1952 as the Canberra Choral Group. Conductors originally included Ronald Penny, Peter Bailey and Jane Malone, and the Group was recognised as an important part of the early cultural development of Canberra. The name was changed to The Canberra Choral Society in 1960, and the Society became an officially incorporated association in April 1962.
The Society had a proven record of performing new works by Australian composers. With assistance from the Federal Governments' arts funding body, the Australia Council, large-scale choral-orchestral compositions were commissioned by the Society for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988 (Richard Mills's Five Meditations from the Poetry of David Campbell) and for the Centenary of Federation in 2001 (Peter and Martin Wesley-Smith's Black Ribbon). Premiere performances of works by resident Musical Directors have also been a feature of the choir's repertoire.
The Society has performed at the Australian National University, the 2000 Summer Olympics Arts Festival., ABC TV and Radio, the Canberra International Music Festival, the opening of the new Australian Parliament House, the 50th Anniversary of World War II, the Australian National University's 50th anniversary, and the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House. The Society has performed with many Canberra based choirs, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra,Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Canberra Youth Orchestra.
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