Melbourne Millennium Chorus Rehearsals Start

Rehearsals have started for the 2011 Melbourne Millennium Chorus.

Oh wow! The choir will be 380 voices in a single concert at the Melbourne Town Hall. The energy is terrific with Stella Savy and Dani Fry at the helm. The preparation for this Winter event is fantastic.

"Freedom Road" is the name of this concert that follows the advent of slavery in the south of America, the development of gospel song, and the grievous trek to freedom for individual slaves. Gospel gives us insight into the misery, the faith that gave hope, and the battle for the abolition of slavery overall.

Dani and Stella and their team have prepared copious materials for all participants to be well prepared for this fantastic event. We have at our disposal MP3 files of all parts for all songs, music charts of all songs, lyrics, and twenty pages of historical notes which inform us of the background. The narration for the concert will also be taken from these notes.

Some of the Two Bays stalwarts outside Melbourne Girls College.

The rehearsals are held at Melbourne Girls College. There's a bit of a picnic atmosphere at the tea break - some queue for tea and cake whilst others bring food and hot drinks to share outside - if it's not raining. The rehearsals are a colourful mixture of fun and precision. Of course, this is a Victoria wide event so only half the chorus has been rehearsing in Melbourne. Other regional participants are practicing in Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, and more.

If you're interested in getting tickets, we'd love to see you there. Here is the link to The Boite website where you can choose and purchase your seats. http://www.boite.com.au/bookings/

Do come. It'll be a rave.

A footnote from your Blog Master - it's so nice to return to 'normal' Melbourne weather when winter is Winter, but that's my view be it e'er so 'umble.