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Welcome to the Australian National Seniors' Choral Festival

University of Newcastle

July 4th - 8th, 2006

A Joint Project of the University of New England and University of Newcastle

Professor Alan Pettigrew

Vice Chancellor, University of New England

Professor Nicholas Saunders

Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle

I am very pleased to offer my support for this important new musical event in the Australian calendar. The Festival will provide a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of sharing a special musical experience. I encourage everyone with an interest to become involved and to join the celebration.

‘On behalf of the staff and students of The University of Newcastle, I take great pleasure in welcoming you all to this very exciting Festival. The time spent rehearsing music together and then presenting these works in a Gala Concert will be most satisfying and rewarding. I look forward to meeting with you and wish you all a very successful Festival.’

The aim of this National Festival is to provide a unique musical event that is purposely focused for seniors from all areas of Australia to come together in making and experiencing choral music at a high level. The Festive will be the first of its kind in the Australia and will demonstrate the positive and active contributions of older people to the musical and wider community. The Principle Conductor is Heather Buchanan from the USA who is world reknown for her dynamic conducting and choral expertise both in the US and Europe. The Festival's Patron is Dr Peter Sculthorpe an eminent Australian composer and musician with an extensive international reputation of the highest order. He has kindly agreed to Open the Festival and also to compose a new choral item specifically for the the choir which will be premiered at the public closing concert.

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