New Premium Seating!

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Magnificat seating!

Magnificent was the audience reaction to the December concert and to the new seating arrangements at the Cardinal Cerretti chapel.  Now you can say goodbye to queuing before the performance by booking a Premium Seat.  These seats are numbered and can be booked on line.  

Courtesy seatingIf you choose a General Admission seat and have special needs, you can take advantage of our courtesy seating. Look out for this sign.  These audience members will be given priority seating when the doors open.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Autumn concert.

Carlos Alvarado celebrates 10 years

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Carlos AlvaradoIn April it will be 10 years since Carlos Alvarado was appointed musical director of the Manly-Warringah choir.  Ten exciting years during which the choir has made great progress musically. Colombian born Carlos started his musical career as a pianist and later won a scholarship to study in Moscow at the famous Tchaikovsky Conservatorium of Music, where he met his wife Alexandra.  He was also awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in choir conducting

On arrival in Australia he co-founded the Wollongong Symphony Orchestra. In 2012 he was appointed conductor of the Sydney North Chamber Orchestra.

 

Noteworthy:  To read more choir news click here

Noteworthy – A First Edition Sellout!

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Noteworthy, the newsletter of Manly Warringah Choir was launched with great success, in January this year.  Readers  found out more about the choir, its members, supporters and the music that it performs.  To read more about our conductor Carlos Alvarado, Soprano May Mckenzie, choir activities and future events click here.

The newsletter will be emailed to our community at regular periods throughout the year.

To receive a copy of future editions of Notewothy click here

 

Magnificat

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Once again the Manly Warringah Choir brings to lovers of classical music on the Northern Beaches a choral and orchestral concert in the run-up to the Christmas season.  Feast your senses on the majesty of Handel’s Coronation Anthems, on the romance of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and on the exciting bravura of JS Bach’s Magnificat.  Then join with over 400 other voices to raise the roof of the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Manly by singing some well-known Christmas Carols.

The concert is at 7.30pm on Saturday 1st December 2012, at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel on the St Patrick’s Estate in Darley Road Manly.  Car Parking is provided free in the school yard opposite and will be available from 6.30pm.  The Chapel doors open at 7.00pm.

Standard tickets are $40, for concessions $35, and for students $15.  Premium seats are also available at the front of the Chapel.  They are $45, for concessions $40, for students $20.  Children under 12 are admitted free but need to have a ticket.

Refreshments are available in the College during the interval.

Tickets are available through trybooking.com  or by telephoning 9953 2443 or 9977 4776.

Thank you, Warringah Council

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The Choir is very privileged to have received a grant from Warringah Council to assist in defraying the expenses of the August concert “Renaissance to Rutter”.  In common with most arts organisations, we cannot cover all our expenses from ticket revenue alone.   In fact, a full house just about pays for the orchestra, leaving Chapel hire, soloists and conductors fees, music hire, royalties and much more to be found from elsewhere.

There was a modest ceremony on July 30th at the Council Offices where the grants were handed out.  It was interesting to learn that Warringah has doubled the community grants budget over the past few years from  $100,000 to $214,000.

“Thank you” again to Warringah Council for including the Choir in this year’s awards.