Camberwell Chorale is delighted to provide details of the Premiere Season of a wonderful new Australian musical, “Castro’s Children”, a work based on historical fact for which Simon Stone has written the score!

Simon is a highly valued member of the Chorale community, being our Rehearsal Accompanist and a member of our own Camerata Orchestra, and the staging of “Castro’s Children” will be the culmination of an incredible 14-year journey for both Simon and his collaborator, writer and director, Peter Fitzpatrick.

To be staged at the Gasworks Theatre in July, “Castro’s Children” is set in Cuba and America in the early 1960s and 1980s, and recalls the remarkable story of Operation Pedro Pan, a covert collaboration between the Catholic Church and the CIA, in which 14,048 Cuban children between the ages of 10 and 14 were evacuated to the United States in the early stages of Castro’s regime – without, apparently, anyone noticing that something highly unusual was going on!

Following are links to web pages that you are encouraged to view … you will emerge inspired by what you read, and thrilled by what you hear:

•  The Music Theatre Melbourne website, which includes the history of the musical’s development and the story of that 14-year journey: https://www.musictheatremelbourne.com.au/
• Demo recordings on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@castroschildren6741/featured

Full details regarding dates, times and ticket pricing are available on the Gasworks web site: https://www.gasworks.org.au/whats-on/castros-children 

Congratulations Simon!

Camberwell Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir which has been delighting audiences with the presentation of quality choral music for 80 years, the last 49 years in association with the Camerata Orchestra.  Our Musical Director for the last 50 years, Douglas Heywood OAM, guides our musical success with the careful preparation of our annual concert programs and performances, which are a delight for all involved.

Camberwell Chorale has a great Concert Series in store for 2024, and our door is always open to all who wish to experience the challenge and thrill of learning and performing quality choral music.  All voice parts are welcome.

Rehearsals will be held each Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm at Camberwell Baptist Church, corner of  Riversdale Road and Wills Street, Camberwell, commencing Tuesday 30^th January, 2024.  Come and join us!

Camberwell Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir which has been delighting audiences with the presentation of quality choral music for over 75 years, the last 46 years in association with the Camerata Orchestra.  Our Musical Director for the last 49 years, Douglas Heywood OAM, guides our musical success with the careful preparation of our annual concert programs and performances, which are a delight for all involved.

Camberwell Chorale has a great Concert Series in store for 2023, and our door is always open to all who wish to experience the challenge and thrill of learning and performing quality choral music.  All voice parts are welcome.

Rehearsals will be held each Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm at Camberwell Baptist Church, corner of  Riversdale Road and Wills Street, Camberwell, commencing Tuesday 31^st January, 2023.  Come and join us!

Our programme is:

• Sunday, 7^th May: Beethoven Mass in C and The Ruins of Athens
• Sunday 16^th July: 100 Years of Broadway
  
• Sunday 15^th October: Three Generations of Mozart:  Leopold Mozart Litaniae de Venerabili; Wolfgang Mozart Requiem; Franz Xaver Mozart Piano Concerto Eb Op. 25
• Sunday 26^th November: Handel’s Messiah
  
• Sunday 10^th December: Nine Lesson Carol Service

• Julie Walpole
• Donna Watmuff
• Victoria Hayes

Congratulations!

Camberwell Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir which has been delighting audiences with the presentation of quality choral music for 75 years, the last 46 years in association with the Camerata Orchestra.  Our Musical Director for the last 45 years, Douglas Heywood OAM, guides our musical success with the careful preparation of our annual concert programs and performances, which are a delight for all involved.

Camberwell Chorale has a great Concert Series in store for 2022, and our door is always open to all who wish to experience the challenge and thrill of learning and performing quality choral music.  All voice parts are welcome.

Rehearsals will be held each Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm at Camberwell Baptist Church, corner of  Riversdale Road and Wills Street, Camberwell, commencing Tuesday 1^st February, 2022.  Come and join us!

COVIDsafe requirements are:

• Checking in using the Camberwell Baptist Church QR code or the manual sign-in sheet.
• All choristers attending must be fully vaccinated – currently at least two doses of an approved vaccine.
• There will be a level of social distancing while rehearsing.
• Masks must be worn during rehearsal.

Rehearsals for choir members singing at the Bendigo Festival of Chamber Music will be held on Tuesday 28 January and 4 February 2020.

Camberwell Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir which has been delighting audiences with the presentation of quality choral music for 75 years, the last 44 years in association with the Camerata Orchestra.  Our Musical Director for the last 45 years, Douglas Heywood OAM, guides our musical success with the careful preparation of our annual concert programs and performances, which are a delight for all involved.

Camberwell Chorale has a great Concert Series in store for 2020, and our door is always open to all who wish to experience the challenge and thrill of learning and performing quality choral music.  All voice parts are welcome.

Our year starts by performing at the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival on Sunday 9th February 2020. Rehearsals for those participating will commence on Tuesday 28th January, 2020, at 7.30 pm at Camberwell Baptist Church. New members are invited to participate, however please use our contact form to obtain more details and book.

Regular 2020 rehearsals will be held each Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm at Camberwell Baptist Church, corner of  Riversdale Road and Wills Street, Camberwell, commencing Tuesday 11^th February, 2020.  Come and join us!