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The Canberra Choral Society (CCS) is a symphonic choir in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. For sixty years it has been a leading player the musical life of the city.〔''Review of ACT Arts Facilities'', ACT Chief Minister's Department (Turner, ACT: Purdon Associates, July 2001)〕 Its repertory covers art music of the 17th to 21st centuries in small and large ensembles. In recent years it has taken a leadership role in the national capital's choral community, offering members of smaller choirs - through its Come and Sing program - the rare opportunity to perform major choral works, including Handel's ''Messiah'', and Haydn's ''The Creation''.〔http://canberrachoralsociety.org/sing-with-us/come-and-sing/〕 While its membership is amateur, soloists and orchestras are professional. It performs regularly with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Its musical director is Tobias Cole. ==History== The Canberra Choral Society originated with a small group of people who, in 1952, began singing together for their own pleasure and musical advancement. This group became known as the Canberra Choral Group and was conducted in its foundation years by Ronald Penny, Peter Bailey and Jane Malone. From its earliest days, the organisation was recognised by government authorities as an important part of the cultural development of the Capital, which, at the time of the founding of the Choral Group, had been in existence for fewer than forty years.〔''Canberra Times'', 29 June 1954:4. "The Canberra Choral Group, which has just received a grant £30 from the A.C.T. Cultural Advisory Committee, will hold a committee meeting to-morrow night."〕 The name was changed to The Canberra Choral Society in 1960, and the Society became an officially incorporated association in April 1962. Works by Australian composers were commissioned by the Society for the Bicentennial Year in 1988 and for the Centenary of Federation in 2001, with support from national funding bodies. Premiere performances of works by resident Musical Directors have also been a feature of the choir's repertoire. In August 1995, as part of the Australia Remembers 1945–1995 program, the Society performed Benjamin Britten's ''War Requiem'' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, and in December 1996 presented George Frederic Handel's ''Messiah'' in celebration of the Australian National University's 50th anniversary. In September 2000, the Society participated with other major Australian and overseas choirs in the gala performance of Gustav Mahler's ''Symphony No. 8'' (Symphony of a Thousand) at the opening concert of the 2000 Summer Olympics Arts Festival. In 2003 the Choral Society performed two versions of ''The Seven Last Words of Christ'', by Haydn and by Dubois, Stravinsky's ''Les Noces'' and Handel's ''Israel in Egypt''. The Society also collaborated in with three other choirs, the Llewellyn Choir, SCUNA and the Oriana Chorale in Choralaid, a combined concert to raise funds for the Canberra Bushfire Appeal. In addition the Choir joined the Orange City Choir and Orange Symphony orchestra for a performance of works by Faure and Vaughan Williams. In May 2004 it was invited to perform Britten's ''St Nicholas'', in the Canberra Symphony Orchestra's subscription series. Other performances in 2004 included Duruflé's ''Requiem'' and Rutter's ''Gloria'', as well as Mozart's ''Vesperae Solennes de Confessore'' (the Solemn Vespers), K339 and ''Thamos, König in Ägypten'' (Thamos, King of Egypt), K345 in its final concert for the year. Over the years, the choir has also participated in many opera productions in Canberra and the region including Verdi's ''Aida'' (televised on ABC TV), Vaughan Williams' ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (the first performance in 25 years) and Bizet's ''The Pearl Fishers'' (most recently under the baton of Richard Bonynge). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canberra Choral Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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