MCCHOIR GETS SOME ‘RUNS’ ON THE BOARD

​July has been a marathon month literally for the choir, with performances at two charity events: “Run Melbourne 2017” and The Salvation Army’s “Mission + Music” concert raising funds for the ‘Making it Happen’ project in Indonesia – supporting a women’s Hostel. We shared the stage with two brass bands and The Preston Kids and Youth Choir at the Salvation Army Moreland City. On the day over $1,500 was raised to help vulnerable women in Indonesia and choir members sold hand made cards and preserves to raise some extra money towards the project. It was awesome to hear the Frankston City Band and Moreland Salvation Army bands play and enjoy their skills and commitment. Budding singers in the Preston Youth Choir performed with energy and joined us in our final number, “Can’t Stop the feeling” made famous by Justin Timberlake. We were delighted to debut our original song “Others” with the brass band accompaniment, arranged especially for the concert by Brian Hogg, that enhanced the musical vision of Jase, Jared and Melody. The song speaks about reaching others outside of our insular world and making a difference together.

Here’s what our MCCHOIR members are saying:
“I keep reflecting on the smiling people in the energised audience on Sunday - they seemed to love what they were witnessing.”
“It’s amazing bringing together family and friends to share love of music.

​In partnership with Lululemon Athletica, Doncaster Store, MCCHOIR provided entertainment on the course for the Run Melbourne event on Sunday July 30. It was an early start and with over 20.000 athletes running past, we certainly had a diverse and appreciative audience. We were positioned strategically at the half way point of the marathon and gave the runners a much needed boost to tackle the next leg. There were some fine interpretive dance moves, high fives, fist pumping and singing along by the runners that kept us entertained as we sang our repertoire of contemporary songs. People loved hearing ‘Eye of the Tiger’, ‘Blame it on the Boogie’ and ‘Overcomer’ to name a few. Whilst we were singing the refrain of Blame it on the Boogie ‘Sunshine, moonlight …’ the sun began to shine into our marquee and then Ange took to the stage with some impromptu ad libbing to encourage the runners. We have had some great feedback already and social media went into melt down with all the positive comments from runners who enjoyed our performance. Our friends at Light and Sound Solutions Craigeburn were there to make sure we sounded amazing. Check out our facebook page for a live video of one of the songs. The crowd were going bananas for the show and Lululemon kept us supplied with plenty of bananas to keep us going as well.

Here’s what our MCCHOIR members are saying:
“We can show others how music unites people regardless of where they come from, what they do or who they are.”
“Being part of the choir gives us the chance to see what a group of people can share and achieve together.

​Now it is all systems go as we are busy preparing for our spring concert spectacular. Each time we perform, audiences leave buzzing about what a great time they had. The music is catchy and the songs are current the sort of tunes you can sing along to. The momentum is certainly building as we inch closer to the “Watch Me Fly” concert on Saturday 16 September 7PM. The concert will feature performances from the adult choir and the newly established MCYOUTH choir backed by a live nine piece band and horn section under the direction of Jared Haschek.

In the lead up to the concert we have a Vocal Masterclass on August 24 with guest composer, arranger, conductor and vocalist Daniel Brinsmead which promises to be a great night and we’ll be working on some of our set list for the concert. ​

Our guest artist for the evening, Rod Davies, is a seasoned vocalist who has backed John Farnham, performed on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and the Carols by Candlelight as well as recently taking up a lead teaching role at Monash University at the Sir Zelman School of Music. We’ve got lots of surprises planned and it promises to be an electric evening of entertainment for the whole family. Get your tickets from Eventbrite to secure your spot today and avoid disappointment.

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Here’s what our MCCHOIR members are saying:
“We engage, encourage and inspire at weekly MCCHOIR sessions and at every performance.”
“Creating something bigger than yourself, bigger than one person alone can achieve really underpins what MCCHOIR is all about.”

See you at the show.

Guest Blogger
Lynne Mattheson
(MCCHOIR ALTO)