CANTILENA SINGERS

The Cantilena Singers, who celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2002, is a choir for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass (SATB) voices. It was formed in 1977 as the Wagga Civic Choir, under the directorship of Adrian Wintle and adopted its present name when Max Reeder became its longest serving director. There are still a few members of the original choir amongst the membership, which attests to its enduring nature. A highlight for the choir was at an Opera Gala in 1998 in Nordlingen, Germany, celebrating their 1100th anniversary, together with other sister city choirs and the Nuremburg Symphony Orchestra.

Music Director:		Kathryn Thompson
Rehearsals:		Mondays 7:30 - 9:30 at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music

Over the last few years performances by the choir have included:

• The Silver Anniversary Concert at St. John's Anglican Church in 2002
• Mothers Day 2002 recitals at Caloola Court, Riverina Gums, Remembrance Village
• Eisteddfods at Cowra and Wagga
• Last Night of the Proms, 2003 and 2004 with the Australian Army Band Kapooka
• Diocesan Conference Mass at St Michael¹s Cathedral in 2003
• Carols in the Villages, Christmas 2003 (Hillside House, Tarcutta; Remembrance Village, Loreto Home of Compassion, Carmelite Monastery)
• Carols in Athol Street
• Music for Lent, March 2004 at the Carmelite Monastery
• Pirates, Maidens & Gondoliers - a selection of Gilbert & Sullivan, August 2004
• chorus parts in a production of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors in December 2004.

For further information contact the Conservatorium office on 69253522