Nov 22

2016 Christmas Concert Series

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A Christmas Medley

of different arrangements of traditional carols; comtemporary festive songs; Australian and Caribbean/Calypso items; and old favourites for audience participation. Some items will be unaccomapnied and some will be accompanied by piano and string ensemble. The latter will also play arrangements of two traditional Christmas songs.

Malcolm Halford

Musical Director

Margaret Phillips

Piano

The North East Occasional Ensemble

Friday 9 December at 8 pm

Benalla Town Hall

Saturday 10 December at 8 pm

Wangaratta Uniting Church, Rowan street

Tickets $15 at the door. Under 18 free

Light refreshments available after the concerts.

Oct 20

Successful Vintage at the Vine Concert

Performers and the capacity audience thoroughly enjoyed the evening at The Vine Hotel.

After the meal the choir and soloists provided a program of varied music ranging

from folk songs to opera, and Beatles to Bush Ballads.

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Oct 20

Vocal Dimension Tonight

A great article appeared in the Wangaratta Chronicle regarding our concert at the Vine Hotel.

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Oct 06

Vine Concert Rehearsal

The quartet of LouAnne Stabb, John Schilling, Dawn Meader and John Harrison will perform the opening number, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing, at Vintage at the Vine on Friday, October 14. They sounded really good at last night’s rehearsal.

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Oct 05

Vintage at the Vine – Free Concert

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Vintage at the Vine on Friday 14 October is a FREE concert as part of the Wangaratta Seniors Festival.

The 2015 concert was a sell-out so bookings are essential for dinner before the show at 8 pm or even if you just want to hear the concert. The Vine Hotel 5721 2605.

Vintage at the Vine

Malcolm Halford – Musical director

Margaret Phillips – Piano

I’d like to teach the world to sing                                                                                                    Backer, Davis, Cook & Greenway, arr. M.Rogers
Down by the sally gardens                                                                                                            Irish air, arr. John Vine
Evening Prayer (from ‘Hansel & Gretel’) E. Humperdinck

Kayla Fisher – winner 2015 Vocal Dimension sponsorship for Wangaratta High School students
Blackbird                                            The Beatles
Sixteen going on seventeen              Rogers and Hammerstein.

Autumn Leaves Kosma,                                                                                                                 arr. A.Carter
Putting on the Ritz                                                                                                                           Irving Berlin, arr K.Shaw
Plaisir d’amour Giovanni Martini,                                                                                                     arr. G.Richards

Dona McQueen performing her own compositions
Young farmers ball
Western district farmer
Done and dusted

The seal lullaby                                                                                                                              Eric Whitacre
Bist du bei mir attr.                                                                                                                         G.H. Stoelzel, arr. A.Nagoski

Sep 23

Free Concert at Vine Hotel

Vintage at the Vine on Friday 14 October is a FREE concert as part of the Wangaratta Seniors Festival.

It will feature favourite songs of yesterday and today as well as two soloists who have been encouraged by Vocal Dimension. Dona McQueen sings her own country style compositions about the life of a farmer’s wife, both funny and moving, and the recipient of the 2015 Wangaratta High School sponsorship award will also entertain us.

The 2015 concert was a sell-out so bookings are essential for dinner before the show at 8 pm or even if you just want to hear the concert. The Vine Hotel 5721 2605.

Sep 06

Rehearsing for our next two events

We are staight into rehearsing for our next two events after our two successful concerts last weekend.

An evening at The Vine Hotel in October will be followed by our annual Christmas concerts in December.

Musical Director, Malcolm Halford has chosen interesting, beautiful and challenging music for both occasions.

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Aug 30

Successful Choir Concert Series

Members of the choir enjoyed a wonderful weekend of singing at our two concerts in Benalla and Wangaratta, with very good audiences at both venues. Accompanied by Margaret Phillips on piano and harpsichord, and members of the North East Occasional Strings including the Neo Quartet – Benalla, the music ranged from folk songs to spirituals and Bach chorales. The strings’ solo item of Rumanian Folk Songs by Bartok was a particular highlight.

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Aug 30

Choir Display Wangaratta Post Office Arcade

Check out our publicity display for Vocal Dimension in the Wangaratta Post Office Arcade and see some of the singers and accompanists involved in our coming concerts.

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Jul 26

Wangaratta and Benalla August Concert Series

Advance notice of our August 2016 concert series on 27 August in Benalla and 28 August in Wangaratta. The programme is a wonderful mix of choral genres – ballads, folk songs, motets, a chorale, and a TV theme song! Great accompaniment from the nimble fingers of Margaret Phillips on the piano and the strings of the North East Occasional Ensemble. Put the dates in your diary now.

Draft program for the August concert series
Waters of Elle                                         Pearsall
Springtime of the year                            Vaughan Williams
Two folksong arrangements                  Earwaker

Swing low, sweet chariot                      arr.Loam
Steal away to Jesus                              arr.Roberton
Silver Swan                                            Gibbons
Seal Lullabye                                          Whitacre
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei                         Mozart

The Lord is my shepherd                       Goodall –
Geistliches Lied                                      Brahms
O Magnum Mysterium                             de Victoria
Quatre Motets (1,3 & 4)                          Duruflé

Wachet Auf (chorales 1,4 & 7)              Bach
The North East Occasional ensemble
Rumanian Folk Dances                           Bartok

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