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| The Western Australian branch was formed in December 1956, and the committee is based in Perth. The branch committee organises an exciting program of activities which includes a Choral Festival, tours of local churches and workshops on hymn singing and choosing music for worship. An important part of the annual program is the Annual Choristers' Course, usually held in a country location. The course is held each year in July and is open to all young people interested in church music. A history of the branch has been recorded by Barbara Good in: Served with Joy: The Story of the Royal School of Church Music in Western Australia (© 1982 and 2006). For more information contact the branch chairperson, Deirdre Russell (wa@rscmaustralia.org.au). Contact the WA branch: wa@rscmaustralia.org.au BRANCH OFFICERS AND APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES
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(appointed by the Branch Committee): MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIESMembership enquiries
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Download the membership application form THE BRANCH NEWSLETTERThe Branch Newsletter, WestNews, is published bi-monthly. Editor:
Click here for a recent issue of WestNews THE BRANCH LIBRARYThe Branch Library is looking for a home. For information please contact Deirdre Russell, 08 9457 4010,
or Moya Sherlock, 08 9337 2939. UPCOMING BRANCH EVENTS
Click here to download the Calendar of Events for 2011 Scroll down for further information on selected events ---- GEMS FROM THE RSCM LIBRARY Previous Branch EventsThe Albany Senior High School Residential College is the venue for this year’s Choristers’ Camp, where students enjoy singing, various activities, and making new friends. This year’s Music Director is Dominic Perissinotto, and John Beaverstock will be accompanist. Tom and Gill Burbidge are Camp Administrators. This year the full residential fee is $350, with an early bird discount for registrations before 28th May. There is also a reduced fee for families when more than one child attends. An additional cost will be for coach fares for those requiring transport to Albany. There is also a non-residential fee available on enquiry to the Administrators. Bursaries are available to assist with fees. Application forms are to be sent to Mrs. Deirdre Russell, 32 Second Avenue, Rossmoyne, and can be obtained from the Administrators. Camp is an ideal way to introduce the love of singing in a choir, in 4 part harmony, as part of the worship service in a non-threatening and enjoyable way. Services will be held in the Uniting Church, the Catholic Church, and the Anglican Church when music prepared will be sung. If you have a child, grandchild, or other young relative who has a love of singing, please consider allowing them to come to camp, which is in the first week of school holidays. Full details are available from Tom and Gill Burbidge on 9332 4994, or email tburbid@bigpond.net.au. Donations to assist with running of the camp, or to sponsor a child would be most welcome, and can be sent to T & G Burbidge, 17 Beresford Place, Leeming, 6149. --- Congregational Hymn Singing Sheila is organizing another Congregational Singing afternoon on SUNDAY, 21st AUGUST this year, and as promised it is to be held at St. Brendan’s Anglican Church, Cnr. Currie Street and Parkland Drive, Warnbro. Yes, it’s a long way away for most of us, but remember that the people from Warnbro have come to us several times, so now we have to do the right thing and go to them! How are you going to get there? You could go by train, but if you do, the church is approximately 2 kms from Warnbro Station, so you will have to persuade the locals to pick you up! OR Sheila has booked a bus to leave North Beach at 11.00am, calling at Scarborough, Wembley and All Saints’ College, Bull Creek, on the way, and she needs 50 people to join her, or else she is going to be very much outof- pocket! Please book your seat! It has been arranged that if we take our own picnic lunch, St. Brendan’s will supply tea and coffee and a hall to eat in, at about 12.30pm, and we will start singing at 2.00pm. Of course, the bus will be returning via the same places, and the return fare will be $18. Please remember that this is not an afternoon for choirs, but for anybody who loves to sing, and especially those who love to sing and not be heard, so encourage your congregation to support this event. As usual, if you or your church would like to choose a hymn/song for everyone to sing, and to book your seats on the bus, you need to let Sheila know at 9447.0824, sbyfield@three.com.au or 59, Alvaston Drive, Carine. --- WEDDING MUSIC WORKSHOP St. John’s Anglican Church, Adelaide Street, Fremantle Christmas ServicesCAROL SERVICE at St. David’s Anglican
Church, Cnr. Bombard Simpson St. Ardross. St. Mary’s Cathedral Wesley Church St. George’s Cathedral Basilica of St. Patrick, Adelaide Street, Fremantle St.
Peter’s, Palmyra
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| Time | Date | Event | Venue | Cost |
| March | ||||
| April | ||||
| May | ||||
| June | ||||
| 2.30m | 9 Jun | “Liberation” Dominic Perissinotto—organ, presenting
works by Mendelssohn, de Grigny Reger, de Saint-Martin and Guilmant.
Afternoon tea at interval. |
The Basilica of St. Patrick, Fremantle. | $34/29/18 |
| July | ||||
| 7.30pm | 1 Jul | Perth Intervarsity Choral Festival Presents Tchaikovsky Vespers Conductor, Dr Richard Swann www.piv.aicsa.org.au/tix |
St Joseph's Church, Subiaco | |
| 7.30 | 8 July | Perth Intervarsity Choral Festival Presents Desenclos Requiem and other works by Alain, Faure and Poulenc Conductor Dr. Richard Swann with Fremantle Chamber Orchestra www.piv.aicsa.org.au/tix |
Winthrop Hall, UWA | $45/$35 |
| August | ||||
| 2.30pm | 7 Aug | Pipe Organ Plus Salve Regina Featuring Sara Macliver, Juniper Chamber Orchestra and Dominic Perissinotto |
The Basilica of St Patrick | $32/29/18 |
| 7.30pm | 25, 26, 27, 28 | Baroque Music Festival | Perth Town Hall | $50/30/20 |
| September | ||||
| 9.30am | 4 Sep | Graham Devenish, Organ Recital | St. John's Anglican Church, Fremantle | |
| 5.00pm | 11 Sep | Celebration of Spring. Choral Evensong | St. Edmund's Anglican Church, 52 Pangbourne Street, Wembley | |
| October | ||||
| 7.30pm | 1 Oct | Genesis of a Requiem Haydn, Requiem in C Minor and Handel, Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline Perth Undergraduate Choral Society with Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Soloists Katja Webb, Caitlin Cassidy, Andrew Sutherland and Thomas Fiberg www.pucs.org.au |
Winthrop Hall, UWA | $25/20 |
| November | ||||
| 2.00pm | Sunday, 20 Nov | “Christus Rex” A jubilant programme of music presented
by the Cathedral Choir and chamber orchestra in honour of Christ
the Universal King in the splendour of the Cathedral. Programme
includes Handel’s triumphant “Zadok the Priest’
and Mozart’s ‘Solemn Vespers.’ |
ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL | Tickets: $45 standard, $35 Concession. |
| 7.00pm. | Sun 27 Nov | The choirs of the Basilica of St. Patrick and St. John’s Anglican Church combine to present a service of Advent Carols and Lessons, under the direction of Dominic Perissinotto, with Graham Devenish as Organist. | St. JOHN’S, FREMANTLE St. John’s Square, Fremantle, | |
| December | ||||
| 1pm | 4 Dec | Perth Undergraduate Choral Society presents A Christmas Cracker: a Collection of Carols and Favourites | Wesley Church, Perth | $15/10 |
| 2.30pm | 4 Dec | PIPE ORGAN PLUS “Esquisse” Featuring
Shaun Lee-Chen—violin, Leanne Glover—oboe, Jane Kircher-Lindner—bassoon, and Dominic Perissinotto—organ. The programme will include works by Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Phillip Telemann; Phillipp Friedrich Böddecker; Henri Mulet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Johann Sebastian Bach; Craig Phillips and Johann Friedrich Fasch. |
Basilica of St. Patrick, Adelaide Street, Fremantle. | $34 Standard, $29 Concession and $18 Student U-18. |
| 7.30pm | Thurs 8 Dec | The Annual District Ecumenical Carol Service | St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Bernier Road, Shelley |
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| 7.30pm | 9 Dec | Christmas Oratorio—Bach Conductor Joseph Nolan and the St George’s Cathedral Consort will be joined by an orchestra led by Paul Wright, and highly-acclaimed soloists – Sara Macliver, Caitlin Cassidy, Paul McMahon, and Ryan Sharp – to present this masterpiece of the Baroque choral repertoire. Doors will open at 6.30pm. |
St Georges Cathedral | $45 standard, $38 concession. |
| 5pm | 20 Dec | The Christmas story will be presented with carols. The baby animal
farm will be in the church, and there will be camel rides in the square from 4.00pm. Children dress as shepherds, kings and angels as the Christmas story unfolds. All welcome. |
St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle | |