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“When people join together and pull together a performance you just
can't buy this. It's something which is magical and so incredibly
valuable. It lives in the memory, part of the fabric of life. In
communities in the past, I think artistic ways of expression were
more accessible than in our time. Modern day city lives can lose
this. When we can participate and we feel the benefits of it, it's
something we want to hang on to and want to keep doing. I suppose
community music is replacing the aspects of community that existed
in the past.”
Meryn quoted by
Anne Power and Robert Waters
Why? To Have fun, learn and be part of a community.
The Association of Canada Bay Community Choirs is an enthusiastic
group of community members who love to sing and make music. We are
based in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, NSW. We welcome
singers across a range of musical knowledge and singing ability. If
you enjoy singing, team spirit and learning, this could be the choir
for you.
Click here to read
an excellent article about the benefits of community choirs entitled
"Community: Singing
for Joy"; written by Katie McRobert and published in the Blue Mountains electronic
magazine, The Mountains Blueberry.
If you want to make music then join us – we’d LOVE to have you. You
don’t have to read music, although it’s obviously an advantage.
CBCC is a non-auditioning choir, with members from all walks
of life. Join us on Thursday evenings during the school term at the
Drummoyne Community Centre between 7pm and 9pm. Click here to
download a CBCC
membership form.
Or join our daytime choir, CBCC-BD, on alternate Tuesdays
between 1pm and 3pm at the Drummoyne Community Centre. Click here to
download a CBCC-BD
membership form or click here to
join online.
When
The choirs operate on a term basis, based on
public school terms. While
most regular members participate in all four terms per year, this is
not compulsory. We recognise that people have other commitments and
may need to miss a term here and there. It is best if new members join the
choir at the first or second rehearsal of a new school term.
Potential new members should introduce themselves to our Membership
Secretary. Click here to
download the Choir
Practice Schedule.
Choir sessions are held at the Drummoyne Community Centre,
10 Cometrowe Street, Drummoyne (just off Lyons Road) .
Membership Fees
Association of
Canada Bay Community Choirs Annual Membership Fee: $5
Session Fees
Session fees assists with the payment of the professional musicians
who work with the choir. It also pays for some of the music and
administration costs associated with the choir’s existence such as
insurance, musical development, publicity and events organisation.
CBCC Session Fees: $12 ($9 Concession),
We ask that fees are paid in advance for the term or for blocks of
four weeks.
CBCC-BD Session Fees: There is no fee in
Term 3. Fees are expected to be $10 a session in subsequent terms.
Administration
At the AGM on 22 July 2010 a
committee of was elected by the
choir members. All financial members of the choir are eligible to
nominate and vote. The committee meets regularly to discuss aspects
of the choir’s management and direction. The meetings are informal
and all choir members are welcome to attend.
For more details
contact us or
come to a choir practice (no fee for the first time).
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