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 79 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.
OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES
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.
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.
Our choir is a longstanding member of the Male Choirs Association of Australia (MCAA).
