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The Chamber Strings of Melbourne
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24.01.2022 Good to see a number of former CSM members participating in this concert! Looks like a mighty event. https://www.facebook.com/melbourneuniversitychoralsociety/posts/1043101052452364
22.01.2022 Our friends at Box Hill Chorale and The Australian Children's Choir are teaming up with the Melbourne Chinese Choir, Box Hill City Band and the Zelman Symphony Orchestra to raise money for the Box Hill Hospital in a Gala Variety Concert at Box Hill Town Hall this Saturday 1st August at 5pm. Why not show your support and help raise some money for a good cause! Bookings: www.trybooking.com/INTI
12.01.2022 Vale Jessie Lawler It is with deep sadness that Chamber Strings of Melbourne must inform it's past players, supporters and friends that Jessie Lawler passed away this afternoon after a short but determined fight with cancer. She had been at Caritas Christi for a short period following some weeks of other hospitalisation, operation etc. ... In a message to the CSM family earlier today our Treasurer and a long and loyal friend of Jessie's, Traudl Moon remembered her with the following words: "As you know Jessie worked tirelessly for The Chamber Strings’ young musicians, and was in turn much loved by them, as well as Friends of The CSM. She was a thoroughly good woman and I will miss her terribly. Traudl" All of us who knew Jessie will be saddened by this news. We will pass on any information regarding Jessie's farewell via this page as soon as it is known. "May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest"
12.01.2022 REQUIEM FOR THE FALLEN A special ANZAC Day tribute featuring Mozart’s Requiem St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne Tuesday 25 April 7pm Join the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra on ANZAC Day evening in this special concert commemorating all those who have bravely fallen in conflicts past. This emotionally-charged program will include iconic music and words which recall the tragic loss, the futility of war, as well as the heroic sacrifices and the glorious legacy of... all those who have fallen in Australia’s wartime conflicts. The magnificent architectural setting of Melbourne’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral will enhance this very special concert event. Program : W.A. Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor Edward Elgar: For The Fallen with words by Laurence Binyon Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings (Theme from ‘Platoon’) Edward Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma Variations) Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Strings (Theme from Gallipoli) Christopher Willcock: We Will Remember Them John Williams: Hymn to the Fallen (‘Saving Private Ryan’) Featuring a superb cast: Andrew Wailes ,conductor Celeste Lazarenko, soprano Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo soprano Timothy Reynolds, tenor Christopher Richardson, bass baritone Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra BOOKINGS: To book, visit: www.rmp.org.au Or visit: https://www.trybooking.com/POAS
09.01.2022 Members of Box Hill Chorale and the RMPO are looking forward to performing this great work on May 14. They would love to see you there!
07.01.2022 THE PASSING OF AN ERA It is with great sadness that The Chamber Strings of Melbourne informs its followers and former members of the passing of our founder, Dr Alexandra Cameron MBE, who died on Thursday at the remarkable age of 107 years. Dr Cameron, or 'Cam' as she was affectionately known to many, changed the face of music education in Victoria. With an early background as a lecturer in music education at the University of Melbourne, she became the State’s first school mu...sic inspector in 1966, with responsibility for the total development of music education in secondary schools, and an interest in group performance. Dr Cameron started a Saturday Music School in 1967 out of which grew the Melbourne Youth Orchestra. The Chamber Strings of Melbourne was founded in 1980 by Dr Cameron, with Harry Hutchins as its original director. At the time CSM was set up to provide talented string players with the chance to perform and learn string repertoire together and to undertake international tours, many of which were either sponsored or organised by Dr Cameron. Since that time The Chamber Strings of Melbourne has created unique performance opportunities for hundreds of gifted young musicians, many of whom have gone on to pursue full time professional careers in many of the leading orchestras in this country. Overseas tours have seen the orchestra perform in every major European capital and throughout the UK, Russia, China, Japan and the USA. We extend our condolences to Dr Cameron's family, and record out thanks to a truly remarkable woman. It is hoped that a suitable memorial concert can be organised at some point in the future to enable all former members of CSM to gather and remember Dr Cameron's wonderful contribution to Melbourne's musical life. Rest in peace Dr Cameron.
