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Festival Patron
Dr Peter Sculthorpe MBE, OBE, OA
‘ I feel honoured to be Patron of the National Choral Festival
for Seniors and certainly I look forward to being present at it.
I am 76 years old and still composing full-time, just as people
of my age and more still sing in choirs’.
(In 1998 Dr Sculthorpe was elected by popular vote as one of Australia’s
100 Living National Treasures).
Artistic Director
Dr Terrence Hays
School of Education, University of New England
‘This Festival is especially conceived for older Australians.
It is a wonderful opportunity
for you to be actively involved in music making at a high level.
Music is not only about emotions and life experience, it is about
connection with others, personal identity and sharing the joys of life. I
am sure you will enjoy the challenge and rewards of singing in this Festival
and the meeting of new friends’.
Head of School: Carmel Lutton OAM
Newcastle Conservatorium School of Music and Drama
‘I would like to welcome you to the Newcastle Conservatorium
School of Music and Drama. The Faculty looks forward to working with
you and sponsoring this unique Australian initiative. The Conservatorium
boasts one of the finest concert halls in the country and this Festival
will be a wonderful experience for all
those who attend’.
Principal Conductor
Heather Buchanan
Heather Buchanan is Director of Choral Activities at Montclair State
University New Jersey. Prior to Montclair she was on the conducting
faculty at Westminster Choir College in Princeton in the USA.
Assistant
Conductor
Christopher Allan
Christopher Allan is Lecturer in Voice and Academic Studies in the School
of Music at
the University of Newcastle. He is a regular recitalist and sings with
Opera Australia and
The Song Company.
Web Links
Research- Music and Older People
- Hays (2005) Well-being in later life through music
- Hays (2005) Well-being in later life through music - ingentaconnect
- Hays (2005) Older People's Experience of Spirituality Through Music
- Hays and Minichiello (2005) The contribution of music to quality of life in older people: an Australian qualitative study
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