OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES
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On Tuesday (4th March) we had our first performance for 2025 at Aminya Village at Baulkham Hills. The choir came together well after our Christmas break and the audience certainly appreciated our singing. The oerformance was supported by Anita and Hank who gave a wonderful performance.
We are now looking forward to taking part in an ANZAC Day Ceremony at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway at Concord on 22nd April. Then, a number of members of the choir will be participating in the Male Choirs Association of Australia’s festival performance in Adelaide on 25th May. This will be a great event – 400 choristers with a symphony orchestra and soloists.
On Tuesday (4 Feb) the choir came together after the Christmas break for our first rehearsal of 2025.
The highlight of our 2024 season was the September concert at the Hornsby RSL when our Kuringgai Male Choir was joined by the Australian Welsh Male Choir (AWMC) for their annual performance at the Hornsby RSL. And what a performance it was!
Our choir, under the direction of Dr Paul Whiting OAM and the AWMChoir led by their Musical Director, Tom Buchanan OAM each sang numbers from their own repertoire. The two choirs also came together for songs well known to both choirs. A highlight was the song Tshotsholoza from South Africa which held the audience spellbound.
In marked contrast were delightful performances by Anita Kyle and Lucinda Beck who sang as soloists and in duet. All performances were supported by the skilled accompanists, Hank Xian from our choir and Michelle Nguyen from AWMC.
We were delighted to be joined for the concert by our Patron the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC Governor Of NSW and by our choir’s Friends Paul Fletcher and Matt Cross.
Our choirs’ extend their thanks to all the effort put in by organisers behind the scenes to achieve such a wonderful event.
Here is our choir singing Consider Yourself, What Would I Do Without My Music and River Song
Our choir’s next bracket included The Lord’s Prayer and Finlandia which demonstrated Hank’s great accompaniment.
And here is the final bracket featuring both choirs singing Tshotsholoza and I Still Call Australia Home.
On 25th May, members of our choir will join with members of the other 14 choirs in the Male Choir Association of Australia, for a combined performance in Adelaide. This promises to be a spectacular performance with over 300 choristers.
For more information about attending this event click on the MCAA button below. For an example of an MCAA combined choirs performance select the PLAY button below for a song from the 2022 Festival at the Sydney Town Hall
Our Choir
The Ku-ring-gai Male Choir has been active in Sydney’s Northern suburbs since 1946, when a group of ex-servicemen got together for singing and companionship. We have now been performing for some 77 years, and are one of the oldest choirs in Sydney. As well as our public performances, we take our music to many of the retirement homes in our northern suburbs and beyond.
Song Centre
In the Song Centre we provide some background to many of the songs in our repertoire, along with lyrics and examples from our past performances and others on YouTube. This is a good resource for checking out any songs you may be interested in.
Alternatively you can simply listen to typical performances.
We are honoured to have the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency, the Hon. Margaret Beazley (A.C, K.C) and Mr Wilson as Joint Vice-Regal Patrons as well as the Hon. Paul Fletcher, MP (Federal Member for Bradfield) and the Hon. Matt Cross (Member for Davidson) as Friends of the Choir.
Our choir is a longstanding member of the Male Choirs Association of Australia (MCAA).
Our choir is a charity and is registered as such with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. All donations to the choir are tax deductible. To make a donation, please get in touch with the Choir Secretary (Ken Wade 0408 644 063).
Our Choir performs at retirement villages in the wider Ku-Ring-Gai area. All funds raised at these performances go to The National Braille Music Camp which assists blind children performing music and to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
