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SUMS last concert was the Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor, held in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney on 22nd and 23rd of May. A great crowd attended to see a full strength choir preform with the passion and enthusiasm that SUMS is renowned for.
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The 51st Annual Festival of Carols (or "Carolfest") was held on Saturday December 5th and Sunday 6th. Modelled on the King's College, Cambridge Christmas tradition of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Carolfest offered its own unique twist of classical and traditional seasonal repertoire from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
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In September, SUMS preformed at the Tom Mann Theatre with a concert of four-part harmonies of popular songs from artists such as Beatles, Seal and Beach Boys
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Our last concert was the fabulous Carmina Burana performed in the University Great Hall and Conservatorium's Verbruggen Hall. To packed houses, the university choir and orchestra gave a two brilliant performaces.
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The 50th Annual Festival of Carols which was held on Sat 6th and Sun 7th December. Kindly supported by a generous grant from the University, its featured a Brass ensemble, commissioned works from past Carolfests and a stunning array of carols from around the world.
| Conductor - Greg Platt |
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| Sunday, 20 April 2008 | |
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Greg Platt has been the Musical Director of SUMS since 2007. Greg studied music in Sydney, where he gained a Bachelor of Music Education (with Merit), and a Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance-Choral Conducting) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has been Musical Director of SUMS since October 2006. As a conductor, Greg has performed with all of the major community orchestras in Sydney and has worked as a chorus master for several choirs, including the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Greg has also been Deputy Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Choir and Musical Director of the Joubert Singers and the Sutherland Shire Choral Society.
In 2001, Greg was one of 12 young conductors chosen from around Australia to participate in Symphony Australia’s Young Conductor Development Program, working with Finnish maestro Jorma Panula.
He won the inaugural Sydney Symposium Choral Foundation Scholarship for young choral conductors under 35, for overseas study.
In 2001, Greg moved to London where he worked as a conductor for a number of choirs and taught singing and music theory in several schools, including King’s College School. Greg was also Conductor of the Morley College Choir in London, where his predecessors included Gustav Holst and Sir Michael Tippett.
In July 2004, Greg returned to Sydney where he took up a position as Acting Head of Music at Queenwood Junior School. He was Head of Chapel Music & Vocal Studies at St Andrew’s Cathedral School from 2005 to 2007, and was appointed Head of Music at St Pius X College, Chatswood, at the beginning of 2008.
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