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22.01.2022 Thanks to ANCA National - please check out our upcoming webinar series! Dear ANCA members and singing enthusiasts, It was great to see so many at our first Webinar on the weekend. Darren Wicks talked through some of the research behind vocal warm-ups and why we do them. He gave many ideas and exercises to put in our toolbox as we launch into singing this year.... Our 2nd Webinar is just around the corner. On Sunday February 28th, Michael Barrett will be zooming in to us all the way from Praetoria, South Africa, to talk about Mental and Vocal Readiness for the Choral Rehearsal. You may have heard of Michael's beautiful Tuks Camerata choir. If you haven't, click on the links below to have a listen. In the Webinar, 15 different strategies will be presented in obtaining mental and vocal readiness in the choral rehearsal, especially aimed at the amateur choir. This webinar discusses the choral warm-up, the importance of planning meticulously, body mapping, and how to think on one’s feet. Engaged singers, planned social time and tools needed to refocus singers will also be discussed. Click here for more details on the Webinar and to register: https://choralfest.org.au/mental-and-vocal-readiness-for-t/ We look forward to seeing you online on Sunday February 28th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0r98xp8aI0 https://www.goodthingsguy.com//sa-choir-joins-20-countrie/
17.01.2022 A message from National Council: Guy de Villiers is no longer Co-opted Chair of National Council, having resigned at 7.29pm AEDT, Wednesday 10 February 2021. Guy is still a member of ANCA. We understand that a complaint has been lodged with the ACNC and they will investigate in due course.... In the ongoing interests of ANCA, we request that you do not repeat or pass on unofficial information about the ACNC complaint. National Council will keep you up to date with the outcomes of this process.
16.01.2022 Hello Choral Community! With the welcome lifting of the hard lockdown in WA at 6:01 pm on Friday 5th of February we are getting enquiries from choirs about restrictions on rehearsing in the transition period to the 14th of February. Our interpretation of the currently advised health guidelines with respect to choir rehearsals (and performance) over this period is as follows:... - If you rehearse in a private residence you must not exceed 20 people and you do not need to wear masks indoors. - If you rehearse in a public venue/hall/room/facility then you must comply with the one person per 4 square metre rule (or 150 people, whichever is less) in determining how many people can attend and you must wear a mask at all times. Such venues should have SafeWA QR codes and all singers should register or sign in. - If you rehearse in an outdoor location you must wear a mask at all times. No doubt we’ll all look forward to the 15th of Feb a great deal! Happy singing!
07.01.2022 Please see below a letter from the ANCA National President.
04.01.2022 Introducing our final presenter for our Advanced Conducting & Rehearsal Techniques courses on 6th and 13th March, Andrew Foote! Check out Andrew’s bio below and don’t forget to book your tickets https://www.trybooking.com/BOCSE Morning tea and lunch provided as well as a discount for ANCA Members ... Helpmann Award-winner Andrew Foote is one of the most experienced singers and teachers of voice in Australia. For more than 30 years he was a regular guest artist for Western Australian arts companies, a national broadcast artist for ABC Classic FM, a freelance opera principal artist performing throughout Australia with Opera Australia, OzOpera and West Australian Opera, and a regular recitalist and oratorio soloist. In his professional concert and operatic career, Andrew performed more than 40 operatic roles for professional companies, including his acclaimed Ned Keene in Peter Grimes for which he received a 2010 Helpmann Award. His soloist and concert repertoire, including recordings for ABC Classic FM, consistently drew superb accolades. More recently he has worked as an opera director and choral director, including Vocal Coach to the WASO Chorus (from 2014) and Chorus Director (from 2019). In 2014 was appointed Chair of Vocal Studies at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Conservatorium of Music, where he directs the Symphonic Chorus and specialist vocal ensemble Con-Cantorum. Many current and former UWA Voice students sing with Perth’s leading choral ensemble St George’s Cathedral Consort and Choir, Giovanni Consort, and Voyces.
