Christmas flash mob

Hundreds of SingUp! choir members, and members of the Sydney Chamber Orchestra, gathered at Central Station last week to sing Leonard Cohen's Dance Me to the End of Love.   What a blast!  Lots of familiar faces are featured - lots of Tangeloes members and singers from Isingonthecake.  Merry Christmas.

SingUp! end of year concert

This year it's going to be huge.  Five SingUp! choirs, Sydney Chamber Orchestra and finally a massed choir with orchestra!  All for an extremely worthy cause.

Acapella in Empire Bay!

After just 9 rehearsals, The Tangeloes have their first gig on June 26 at the Empire Bay Progress Hall in Gordon St, Empire Bay. Sydney choir Isingonthecake is also on the bill, together with local quartet The Bedroom Band and my trio She's With Me.

The two choirs plan to combine for a song or two at the end of the get-together.

Kick-off is 3pm, and it costs $5 at the door, with all proceeds going to Mary Mac's Place in Woy Woy.  All welcome.  Should be lots of fun!




Update: What a fantastic afternoon - thanks to all involved.  We raised $501 for Mary Mac's.

Massed choir - Sao Roma

The new choir in Ettalong will have the chance to participate in "massed choir experiences".  Here's the kind of thing we mean.  Four choirs are on-stage - Isingonthecake, Timbre Flaws, the Sea Minors and  Unaccompanied Baggage.



Over the years we've performed lots of different kinds of pieces with massed choirs, from Handel's Messiah to Viva la Vida. The choirs all learn the music at their separate rehearsals and come together on the day of the performance. They each perform separately and then everyone is up on stage for the finale. It's a blast.

Latest gig for Ising

Hear Isingonthecake, Timbre Flaws and the Sea Minors
St Martin's Hall, Todman Ave, Kensington
April 1st, 7.30 pm
$5 donation at the door
All proceeds to Tanna Island (Vanuatu) cyclone relief.

Isingonthecake at The Rocks on Australia Day

We will be at the Festival of the Voice in the Rocks - more info here.  Fingers crossed for decent weather!

Update: what a day.  Highlights included: all our soloists, seeing the Spooky Men's Chorale up close, getting some extra help from the group Stairwell to Heaven for "Throw Your Arms Around Me", watching everyone go for it at the karaoke stand, performing during the air force flyover (we just kept on singing!) and of course Ian racing from the airport to the gig in time for the second set, and increasing our bass section by 50%.  It was very very hot, and we all melted a bit by 3.30 but everyone was still smiling.

Is This Love

Here's a clip from Isingonthecake's recent gig at the Friend in Hand Pub in Glebe.



Arrangement by Stuart Davis.