Collegium Musicum Choir
UNSW's 100-voice choir known as the Collegium Musicum Choir was founded in 1975 by Professor Roger Covell and Dr Patricia Brown, and has a long tradition of performing choral-orchestral works and Christmas programs at UNSW to a semi-professional standard. The choir's membership includes undergraduate students from across the university, as well as postgraduates, staff and members of the community - all are welcome.
The Collegium Musicum performs familiar repertoire including oratorios, masses, requiems and other sacred works, and secular works appropriate to a large choir. Repertoire has included Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Nelson Mass, Mozart's Requiem, and Orff's Carmina Burana. The choir also presents less familiar works but by important composers, to introduce both the singers and the audience to another side of choral music, including Tippett's Crown of the Year, Part's Berliner messe and Respighi's Lauda per la Nativita del Signore.
The choir has a wonderful social aspect as well as focusing strongly on musical performance. It is a significant part of the cultural fabric of UNSW, bringing local and international students from across the university together with staff and members of the local community to collaborate in public performance.
Sing
Interested in joining?
Voice placements: Session1 - February 23 & 24; Session 2 – July 13 & 14, or by appointment. Ph: 02 9385 4874; email cmc@unsw.edu.au
Listen
Mozart Requiem Dies Irae
Concert Series 2011
Sunday May 29, 5pm
Sir John Clancy Auditorium
HANDEL Solomon
Sunday October 16, 5pm
Sir John Clancy Auditorium
LAURIDSEN Lux aeterna
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Epithalamion
Sunday November 27, 5pm
Sir John Clancy Auditorium
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Adeste fideles
Tickets $22/$19/$16 and series discounts available – phone 02 9385 4874, email cmc@unsw.edu.au
Burgundian Consort
The Burgundian Consort has existed as an elite arm of the Collegium Musicum Choir for many years (since about 1985). It includes only a small number of singers (12-18), mostly (but not exclusively) undergraduate music students and sings challenging, unaccompanied repertoire. The Burgundian Consort presents a small annual recital in September of each year as well as being part of some concerts of the Collegium Musicum. In recent years, the Burgundian Consort’s repertoire has included Britten’s Five Flower Songs, Palestrina’s Missa Aeterna Christi Munera and Lauridsen’s Les chansons des roses.
Membership of the Burgundian Consort is by audition, and is based almost entirely on sight-singing, experience and vocal quality. Singers in the Burgundian Consort tend to be experienced choristers with high-level music literacy.
Sing
Interested in joining? Auditions take place on Friday February 25, 2011 by appointment. Please phone 02 9385 4874 or email cmc@unsw.edu.au.
Listen
Evening recital: Misere
Wednesday September 21, 2011 7.30pm
Leighton Hall, Scientia
Adults $10, Concession $5
Phone 02 9385 4874 or email cmc@unsw.edu.au.