Links

A Guide to the Choirs of Melbourne

• information on many choirs and vocal ensembles operating in Melbourne

Australian National Choral Association

• • Australia’s peak body for choral music

Sheet Music and Music Files

• Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL)
  an internet-based free sheet music website that specialises in free (public domain) choral sheet music 

• Cipoo.net
  offers free downloads of some choral pieces in either PDF, MIDI or MP3s

• Cyberbass
  has MIDI tutorials that will help you learn your part and a collection of choral scores converted to MIDI format for playback on your computer

• Free Sheet Music Library
  has a large amount of free choral sheet music available and is a useful alternative when the Choral Public Domain Library is overloaded (such as just before Christmas)

• Musica Virtual Choral Library
  Developed and distributed by Musica International (a non-profit organisation), this multimedia, multilingual and collaborative database of choral repertoire is one of the richest sources of information in the world. No free downloads but a useful source of choral-related information

Associated Performing Groups

Some groups with whom we have performed from time to time include:

• Box Hill Chorale formerly known as the Box Hill Choral Society

• Dandenong Choral Society

• Essendon Symphony Orchestra

• Haydn Chamber Orchestra

• Heidelberg Choral Society

• Maroondah Symphony Orchestra

• Melbourne Opera Orchestra

• Monash University Choral Society

• Moonee Valley Brass

• Napier Chamber Orchestra

• Preston Symphony Orchestra

• Singularity

• Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra

Other Musical Groups

• APRA AMCOS
  The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) license organisations to play, perform, copy, record or make available music, and then distribute the royalties

• Australian Choral Conductors Education and Training (ACCET)
  formed 25 years ago by the Australian National Choral Association (ANCA Vic.), Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) and Royal School of Church Music (RSCM Australia), to provide choral conductor education on behalf of each of them

• Australian Music Centre (AMC)
  national service organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of art music in Australia

• Australian National Association of Teachers Of Singing (ANATS)
  helping teachers of any style of singing to be the best they can be by providing opportunities for learning, developing, and networking

• Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)
  exists to encourage and advance music education at all levels as an integral part of general education and community life, and as a profession within the broad field of music

• International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM)
  founded in 1982 for the purpose of facilitating communication and exchange between choral musicians throughout the world

• The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

• The Melbourne University Choral Society

• The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
  an interdenominational association dedicated to improving Church music, regardless of style