Harbour City Concert 1
Tue 16 July 2.30pm
Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets $20-$25
Pymble Chorale
The Pymble Chorale is one of several select voice choirs within Pymble Ladies’ College. It consists of 60 girls from ages 12 – 18. They have enjoyed considerable success over many years in competitions and festivals both within Australia and overseas. They are several times winners of the Australasian Secondary School Choral Championships and the National Eisteddfod. Every four years the Chorale undertakes an international performance tour with the Chamber String Orchestra and consequently have given numerous performances in UK, Hungary, Austria, France, Italy, Scandinavia and Czech Republic. The Pymble Chorale performs regularly at school functions and concerts, continuing to delight audiences with their fine choral sound and diverse and entertaining repertoire
In addition they also perform for community, corporate and charity functions as well as participating in other music festivals and concerts.
The Pymble Chorale has a wide ranging repertoire of sacred and secular music, both accompanied and a cappella, from 16th century European composers through to works by modern composers. The choir performs in a wide variety of languages and has a particular interest in promoting and performing the music of Australian composers.
PYMBLE LADIES’ COLLEGE
Pymble Ladies’ College, Sydney, a College of the Uniting Church of Australia, is one of Australia’s leading independent girls’ schools, with a strong reputation and commitment to excellence in academic, cultural and sporting fields. Set in 50 acres of Sydney’s beautiful upper North Shore, the College, consisting of 2200 students aged from 5 – 18 years, offers a magnificent and inspiring learning environment supported by extensive facilities. At Pymble Ladies’ College our mission is to foster in each student a passion for learning and scholarship, a strong assurance of her own worth, and the desire and values to contribute meaningfully to her local and global communities.
Sabina Turner BMus, Dip Ed, AmusA
Sabina Turner has been on the teaching staff at Pymble Ladies’ College for many years and has been Director of Music at the College since 1999. In this role she oversees the very extensive Co-curricular Music Program at the College. In addition she conducts the Pymble Chorale, a 60 voice auditioned choir, The School Choir, a massed choir of 150+ voices from Years 7 – 12, and the Junior School Chamber Choir, a select voice choir of 25 girls from Years 5 & 6. Her tertiary training was undertaken at Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide, majoring in music education, voice and conducting while also teaching at Pembroke School.
Her continuing studies in music education and choral conducting techniques have enabled her to work with several leading Australian and international conductors.
Sabina has considerable teaching experience in both primary and secondary schools, not only in classroom music, but as a choral director as well as other areas of the performing arts. Her choirs have competed with considerable success in numerous eisteddfods and international competitions. She has conducted several massed choral festivals, adjudicated eisteddfods and performing arts competitions as well as having extensive performing experience in a variety of choral groups. Her love and knowledge of theatre has resulted in her involvement in many amateur and semi professional music theatre productions.