Vocal Ensemble (4-9 voices)
Friday 2nd August 2024
VENUE – All sections will be held at St Paul’s Lutheran Church – See Eisteddfod Venues page
CONVENOR: Sally Cowan
ADJUDICATOR: Aidan Foyel
Aidan is a singer and vocal teacher at numerous private and independent schools. He has been teaching Primary and Secondary students since 2017, as well as being Young Adelaide Voices’ Vocal Mentor and Tutor (2018-) and the Director of Seymour College’s Chorale (2023)
Aidan graduated from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, specialising in Classical Voice, while also gaining performing experience in Barbershop, Jazz and Musical Theatre genres.
He is heavily involved in several local and interstate choirs, including the Adelaide Chamber Singers, National Youth Choir of Australia and Festival Statesmen Chorus.
Festival Statesmen was once National Barbershop Champion, and twice Australian A Capella champion. Just in the last few weeks, Aidan was a chorister with this choir which won 2 first prizes in the Champions category of the World Choir Games in NZ!
He has also been a backing singer for Adele for her Adelaide leg of her Australian tour, and as a backing singer for Rob Mills.
Through his years of singing Aidan has found the importance of nurturing the connection of the human voice with others in choral singing. He believes that choral singing provides a safe and inclusive place to grow in confidence and enjoy the comradery of singing.
GENERAL DISCIPLINE INFORMATION
Entrants MUST read the Syllabus Notes for Friday for detailed information and the Rules & Conditions of Entry
Ensembles consist of 4-9 voices only. An interchange of 2 members is allowed as long as there are no more than 9 on stage at any one time.
SEE SYLLABUS page for details on how to enter.
Vocal Ensemble Sections Start time:
Depending on number of entries, some SECTIONS may be divided, combined, cancelled or have entries CLOSED EARLY when capacity is reached
9.00am – Intermediate Ensemble – Year 10 & under
10.10am – Senior Vocal Ensemble – Year 12 & under
(NONE in 2024 – Junior Vocal Ensemble – Year 6 & under)
ANNOUNCE VOCAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION
(BILL HEWETT MEMORIAL AWARD)
ANNOUNCE SA COUNTRY CHORAL ASSOCIATION AWARD (TBC)
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(See the Programme page for full program)
BILL HEWETT MEMORIAL AWARD
(Vocal Ensemble 4-9 Champion)
WILLIAM ARTHUR HERBERT HEWETT
01.11.1927 – 11.03.2011
Bill, or “Kamaru” as he was known to members of the Scouting movement, was a dedicated community member most remembered as the local 1st Balaklava Scout Leader and ‘Barossa and Light’ District Commissioner. Life Membership was awarded in 1990 for his many years of service to Scouting.
His greatest passion however was choral singing. He was a member of the Gawler Choral Society, the Gawler-Barossa Oratorio Choir, Balaklava Music Lovers’ Choral Society, Balaklava Community Arts and the Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir. He sang in choirs for over 70 years under 46 different conductors. Bill was renowned for singing bass in perfect pitch and was a valued member of the Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir for many years. He reluctantly retired from the Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir in 2008 but continued to enjoy choral performances.