Date Range | 1965 - 1993 |
Provenance | Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd |
Description | This series contains a chronological selection of concert reviews appearing in Melbourne and country Victoria press for performances of The Melbourne Chorale from 1965 until 1993. In 1975 the chorale performed “A Contrast of Composers” at the Sydney Opera House and press clippings from Sydney newspapers are also included in this series. In addition, the series also contains promotional and feature articles on the choir and on Val Pyers, as well as an article from 1994 outlining the dismissal of Val Pyers from the chorale. |
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Melbourne Chorale Press (undated)
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Christmas Carols, venue and date unknown, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper article "The Bunfight at the Melbourne Chorale", The Age, date unknown, by Geoff Strong. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Newspaper interview "Songs For a New Dawn" with Graham Abbott as new musical director of The Melbourne Chorale, The Age, date unknown, by Michael Smith. Collected from VJP Trust.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000213
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1965
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Melbourne Chorale debut concert "A Program of Christmas Music", Assembly Hall, Tuesday 21 December 1965, by Felix Werder. Collected from VJP Trust.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1965
Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000184
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1966
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This inventory item contains: 4x Reviews of "Sacred Music - Renaissance to Modern", Assembly Hall, Friday 19 August 1966, by Linda Phillips, Felix Werder, John Sinclair and from The Advocate (reviews are pasted on reverse side of foolscap cardboard flyer for Second Subscription Concert 1966). Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Promotional article in Bendigo press "Melb. Chorale Here Tonight", Bendigo City Hall, 17 September 1966. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "A Programme of American Music", Assembly Hall, Saturday 5 November 1966. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Reviews of "Handel's Messiah" , Assembly Hall, Tuesday 20 December 1966, by Linda Phillips and John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper article "Choral singing gets a lift" (as promotion for "Messiah" concert 1966). Collected from Bruce Macrae.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1966
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier P00000185
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1967
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of "Music of the Renaissance" , Melba Hall, Saturday 20 May 1967, by Eileen Geary. Collected from VJP Trust; 2x Newspaper articles "Golden notes of choir won $2600" (about the Chorale's success in Adelaide), The Age 31 August 1967. Collected from VJP Trust and John Hamilton; 1x Foolscap card with five newspaper reports of the Chorale's success at Adelaide, one photograph of the choir on the bus, one Winner's Certificate for the male choir, and one photograph of the male choir on stage. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Musicke of Sundrie Kindes", Ballarat Music Lovers' Club, Ballarat Courier, December 1967 (also includes letter of thanks by Secretary Helen Williams, and copy of program details). Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1967
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000186
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1968
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of "Messiah", Malvern Town Hall, Saturday 20 April 1968, by Eileen Geary. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of "Music of Wesley, Brahms, Bruckner, Schubert, Stanford" , Melba Hall, Saturday 13 July 1968, by Eileen Geary and John Sinclair (also includes ticket stub for Lincoln Centre Choir, Monday 26 May 1968, Storey Hall). Collected from Joyce Edwards and Bruce Macrae; 2x Reviews of "O Magnum Mysterium", Cairns Memorial Church, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December 1968, by Eileen Geary and John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1968
Quantity 0.1 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000187
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1969
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This inventory item contains: 2x Reviews of "Sacred Music", Camberwell Town Hall, Saturday 21 June 1969, by John Sinclair and Linda Phillips. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews of MSO/ABC concert with Melbourne Chorale "Mozart Mass in C Minor", Melbourne Town Hall, Thursday 24 July 1969, by Linda Phillips and John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Melbourne Chorale victory at the Adelaide Eisteddfod, Saturday 23 August 1969, by Harold Tidemann (on the reverse side is one review of MSO/ABC concert with Melbourne Chorale "Mozart Mass in C Minor", Melbourne Town Hall, Thursday 24 July 1969, by Linda Phillips). Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Cesar Frank's "Psyche", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 30 August and Monday 1 July 1969, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of "Vaughan Williams", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 8 November 1969, by Linda Phillips. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of "Handel's Messiah", Camberwell City Hall, Saturday 20 December 1969, by Eileen Geary and John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1969
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000188
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1970
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This inventory item contains: 4x Reviews of "Missa Luba & Missa Criolla, Carmina Burana" , Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 25 April 1970, by Eileen Geary, Felix Werder, John Sinclair and Linda Phillips. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Mozart Requiem Mass", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 6 June 1970, by Felix Werder. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of Vivaldi-Purcell concert "Gloria" and "Dido and Aeneas" Saturday 4 July 1970, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Article about Melbourne Chorale Bendigo concert, Bendigo City Hall, 19 September 1970, author unknown (also includes a newspaper advertisement for the concert). Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Captioned photo of PM Ireland and son Richard preparing harpsichord for Melbourne Chorale concert Schutz German Requiem, Dallas Brookes Hall 26 September 1970 (possibly from The Herald). Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Article "Exciting Concerts is the Aim", 1970. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x A4 card with two promotional articles for "Dido and Aeneas" and Vivaldi "Gloria" (also contains a newspaper advertisement for the concert). Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1970
Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000189
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1971
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Concerts in 1970 by Felix Werder, The Age 2 January 1971. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of ABC Youth Concert Prom with Melbourne Chorale "Carmina Burana" , Melbourne Town Hall, Thursday 4 March 1971, by Felix Werder. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Ballarat Begonia Festival - Sacred Music" , Wesley Church Ballarat, Sunday 7 March 1971, newspaper unknown. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Article "The Courageous Chorale" regarding the 1971 subscription series, by John Sinclair, The Herald, 19 March 1971. Collected from John Hamilton; 3x Reviews of "Splendour of Handel", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 3 April 1971, by Linda Phillips, Felix Werder, John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Reviews of " A Contrast of Composers", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 10 July 1971, by John Sinclair and Linda Phillips. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "A Contrast of Composers" , Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 10 July 1971, by Felix Werder. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards; 1x Article on Chorale's success at the Adelaide Eisteddfod, August 1971. Collected from Bruce Macrae; 2x Reviews of "Four World Premieres", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 16 October 1971, by John Sinclair and Felix Werder. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Monteverdi Vespers", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 18 December 1971, by Eric Austin Phillips. Collected from John Hamilton and Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1971
Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000190
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1972
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This inventory item contains: 2x Reviews of "Bruckner/Verdi", St. Paul's Cathedral, 29 April 1972, by Felix Werder and Kenneth Hince. Collected from John Hamilton and Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews of "Bruckner/Verdi", St. Paul's Cathedral, 29 April 1972, by Felix Werder and John Sinclair; 2x Reviews of "The Seasons", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 8 July 1972 (also includes a newspaper advertisement for the concert). Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Promotional article from the Riverina Herald for "Music of Sundry Kinds", Echuca, 6 August 1972. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Review of "Music of Sundry Kinds", Echuca, 6 August 1972. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Music of Sundry Kinds", City Hall Traralgon, Saturday 23 September 1972, by Shirley Dickens. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 4x Reviews of "Israel in Egypt", Dallas Brooks Hall, 14 October 1972, by Felix Werder, John Sinclair, Kenneth Hince and Linda Phillips. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x (Incomplete) Review of Melbourne Chorale concert, possibly "Music of Sundry Kinds", Albury, 1972. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Overview of concerts in 1972 (including mention of "Israel In Egypt" by The Melbourne Chorale), by John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1972
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000191
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1973
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review "Sacred Music for A Capella Choir", St. Patrick's Cathedral (40th International Eucharistic Congress), Saturday 17 February 1973, by Neil Cavanagh. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 3x Reviews "Sacred Music for A Capella Choir", St. Patrick's Cathedral (40th International Eucharistic Congress), Saturday 17 February 1973, by John Sinclair, Felix Werder and Linda Phillips. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews Prom Concert "Tallis - Spem in Alium/Haydn - Harmonimesse", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 3 March 1973. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews "Messiah", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 4 April 1973, by Linda Phillips and John Sinclair. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews "Messiah", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 4 April 1973, by John Sinclair and Felix Werder; 1x Review of Melbourne Chorale concert in St. Mary's Church, Geelong, June 1973, by Brian Chalmers. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Reviews Sacred Music, Dallas Brookes Hall, Saturday 23 June 1973, by Felix Werder and Agnes Dodds. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Review of "Sing Me Your Song-O", Dallas Brooks Hall, 25 August 1973, by Felix Werder. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review "A Day for Dancing", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 22 December 1973, by John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1973
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000192
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1974
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This inventory item contains: 1x Preview of 1974 Season by John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Review Prom Concert "Bach - Jesu Meine Freude Britten - St. Nicholas", Melbourne Town Hall, Thursday 7 March 1974, by John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews Britten "War Requiem", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 20 July 1974, by Felix Werder and an unnamed critic. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Article pasted onto foolscap card "GAMA songsters send out an SOS" announcing Val Pyers' invitation to prepare and conduct the GAMA Singers' concert on 22 June 1974 (Geelong Association of Music and Art). Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Program flyer "Music in Melbourne" No.19 (November) previewing concerts for the remainder of 1974 including Melbourne Chorale Chamber Singers "Exultate Deo", St Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday 16 November 1974. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Article "Something to sing about" regarding an Arts Council Grant being awarded to Melbourne Chorale, by John Sinclair, The Herald, 9 November 1974. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review "L'Enfance du Christ", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 21 December 1974, by Peter Mladenov, The Herald. Collected from Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1974
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000193
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1975
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This inventory item contains: 1x Article previewing The Melbourne Chorale Season 1975, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Reviews "Belshazzar's Feast", Melbourne Town Hall, Saturday 8 March 1975, by Felix Werder and Peter Mladenov. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 3x Reviews "Alexander's Feast", Robert Blackwood Hall, Saturday 12 April 1975, by Douglas Lawrence, Felix Werder and Linda Phillips. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 4x Reviews of "Beethoven 9th Symphony", Melbourne Town Hall, 28 June 1975, by Felix Werder, Peter Mladenov, Linda Phillips and Clive O'Connell (also includes a Red Series advertisement for the same concert stating that "All tickets completely SOLD OUT"). Collected from Joyce Edwards and Bruce Macrae; 1x Review Sculthorpe "Rites of Passage", Dallas Brooks Hall, Friday 12 September 1975, by Peter Lademann, The Melbourne Times. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Sydney Opera House Concert Hall performance "A Contrast of Composers", Saturday 4 October 1975 by Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald, and Maria Prerauer, The Australian. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Review Sydney Philharmonia Choir (Guests of The Melbourne Chorale), Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 11 October 1975. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Review of "Vivaldi Gloria & Dixit Dominus", St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1 November 1975, by Felix Werder. Collected from Bruce Macrae; 3x Reviews of "Vivaldi Gloria & Dixit Dominus", St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1 November 1975, by Felix Werder, Linda Phillips and Peter Mladenov. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Articles from the Progress Press promoting Chamber Singers concert for Camberwell Music Society (one a photocopy with annotation in Val Pyers' writing on the left hand side), 15 October 1975, author unknown. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Articles from the Progress Press and Camberwell Free Press promoting Chamber Singers' concert for Camberwell Music Society, 15 October 1975. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review "Sing We Now Of Christmas", Dallas Brooks Hall, Saturday 20 December 1975, by John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1975
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000194
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1976
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This inventory item contains: 2x Reviews of "Verdi Requiem", Dallas Brooks Hall, 10 May 1976, by Linda Phillips and John Sinclair. Collected from Rosemary Jones; 1x Review of "Messiah", Robert Blackwood Hall, 24 April 1976, by Clive O'Connell. Collected from John Hamilton; 2x Reviews of "The Voyces of Men", Robert Blackwood Hall, by John Sinclair, 19 June 1976, by John Sinclair and Tony Gould. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 2x Reviews of "The Map Sings", Robert Blackwood Hall, 7 August 1976, by Felix Werder, John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 1x Article promoting "A Tribute To Grainger", by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 3x Reviews of "A Tribute To Grainger", 30 October 1976, by John Sinclair, Ferlix Werder and Tony Gould. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Composers' Christmas", St Patrick's Cathedral, 15 December 1976, by Tony Gould. Collected from Gordon Hawley.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1976
Inventory Identifier P00000195
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1977
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This inventory item contains: 4x Reviews of "Israel in Egypt", Dallas Brooks Hall, 16 April 1977, by Felix Werder, Clive O'Connell, Tony Gould and John Sinclair. Collected from Barry Clarke; 3x Reviews of Haydn "Creation", Dallas Brookes Hall, 29 May 1977, by Felix Werder, Tony Gould and John Sinclair. Collected from Gordon Hawley; 3x Reviews of Berlioz "Requiem", Robert Blackwood Hall, Saturday 6 August by John Sinclair, Tony Gould and Paul Utiger. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Promotional article for concert, Saturday 12 November 1977, A. E. Boucher Hall, Bairnsdale, The News, 11 November 1977 (photograph as part of article is of concert at Norwood HS, July 1977). Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of "A Carol for to Sing", Robert Blackwood Hall, 10 December 1977, by John Sinclair and Tony Gould. Collected from Barry Clarke.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1977
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000196
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1978
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Handel "Messiah", Robert Blackwood Hall, 22 March 1978, by Clive O'Connell. Collected from Gordon Hawley.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1978
Inventory Identifier P00000197
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1979
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Haydn "The Seasons", Dallas Brooks Hall, 7 July 1979, by Clive O'Connell. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Promotion article for "Let the Choirs Sing", Robert Blackwood Hall, 22 September 1979, author and paper unknown (also includes announcement of change of venue). Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1979
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000198
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1980
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This inventory item contains: 1x Article about recent weekend Open Rehearsal for Berlioz "Te Deum" and Verdi "Four Sacred Pieces", The Courier Daylesford, 12 August 1980. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of "Let the Choirs Sing", Robert Blackwood Hall, 20 September 1980, by Tony Gould and Clive O'Connell. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "The Comic and the Curious", Dallas Brooks Hall, 1 November 1980, by Clive O'Connell. Collected from Joyce Edwards and John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Shout for Joy", Dallas Brooks Hall, 20 December 1980, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1980
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000199
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1981
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of ABC Baroque and a Bit More, "Jesu meine Freude" and Beethoven "Choral Fantasy", Melbourne Town Hall, 21 March 1981, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "An Italian Collection", Storey Hall, 11 July 1981, Sun newspaper, author unknown. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of ABC Monash Series, "Belshazzar's Feast", Robert Blackwood Hall, 14 October 1981, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Men Singing Folk", Blakiston Theatre, Geelong, 4 November 1981, by Brian Chalmers. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of "Christmas 1881", Dallas Brooks Hall, 19 December 1981, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1981
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000200
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1982
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This inventory item contains: 1x Article "Last Sound Check for Concert Hall", The Age, 12 June 1982. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Article reporting on Tuning Concert, Melbourne Concert Hall, 17 June 1982, by Peg Morgan, Progress Press. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Tuning Concert, Melbourne Concert Hall, Thursday 17 June 1982, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of ABC 50th Anniversary Concert, Beethoven "Ninth Symphony", Concert Hall, 3 July 1982, by Tony Gould. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of ABC Red Series, Mahler "Resurrection Symphony", Concert Hall, 5 August 1982, by John Sinclair. Collected from Bruce Macrae; 1x Newspaper review of "Let the Choirs Sing" with Tudor Choristers and Astra, Concert Hall, Saturday 25 September 1982, by Tony Gould. Collected from Bruce Macrae; 3x Reviews of "A 19thC American Songbook", Daylesford, 30 October 1982 and Geelong, 27 October 1982, by Brian Chalmers and Dita Jevons (also includes order form for cassettes of same concert on reverse side). Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of the Opening Concert, Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 6 November 1982. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1982
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000201
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Press articles concerning the New Melbourne Concert Hall opened in 1982
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This inventory item contains: 8x Press articles concerning the planning, tuning and opening, of the Melbourne Concert Hall (without specific reference to the involvement of The Melbourne Chorale). Collected from Joyce Edwards and others; 1x Decal displaying "Melbourne Concert Hall 5th Birthday" dated 6 November 1987. Collected from Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1982 - 1987
Inventory Identifier P00000350
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1983
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This inventory item contains: 1x Promotional article for "A Contrast of Composers", Daylesford Town Hall on Saturday 6 August 1983. Collected from Rowan Streiff; 1x Sheet with three pasted reviews of Handel "Messiah" conducted by Richard Divall, Concert Hall, Tuesday March 29 1983, by Kenneth Hince, John Sinclair and Peter Burch (also contains a letter on the reverse side from George Fairfax offering discount reserve tickets to Britten "War Requiem", 14 April 1983). Collected from Joyce Edwards; 3x Reviews of Britten "War Requiem" (Occasional Choir) conducted by John Hopkins. Melbourne Concert Hall, Monday 25 April 1983. John Sinclair, Clive O'Connell and Ian Hunt. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Berlioz "Requiem" conducted by John Hopkins, Melbourne Concert Hall, 12 October 1983, by John Sinclair and Clive O'Connell. Collected from Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1983
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000202
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1984
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This inventory item contains: 2x Reviews of "St. Matthew Passion", Melbourne Concert Hall, 19 April 1984, by Clive O'Connell and Ian Hunt. Collected from Rowan Streiff; 3x Reviews of Rachmaninov "The Bells" and Debussy "La Demoiselle Elue", Concert Hall, 30 May 1984, by Ian Hunt, Kenneth Hince and John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton and Bruce Macrae; 5x Reviews of Verdi "Requiem" conducted by William Reid, Melbourne Concert Hall, Tuesday 28 August 1984, by Kenneth Hince, Harvey Mitchell, John Sinclair, Tony Gould and Barbara Glaser. Collected by Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Haydn "The Creation" conducted by John Hopkins, Melbourne Concert Hall, Tuesday 18 September 1984, by John Sinclair. Collected by Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of "Let the Choirs Sing", St Patrick's Cathedral, Thursday 4 October 1984, by Fr. Max Graham. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 5x Reviews of Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius", Robert Blackwood Hall, 9 October 1984, by Kenneth Hince, John Sinclair, Tony Gould, Ian Hunt and Barbara Glaser. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 5x Reviews of Berlioz "The Trojans" with MSO, VSO, VSO chorus and Melbourne Chorale, State Theatre, 1 December 1984, by John Sinclair, Tony Gould, Kenneth Hince, Graham Sharp and Harvey Mitchell. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of "Victorian Christmases", NGV Great Hall, 20-22 December 1984, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1984
Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000203
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1985
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Handel "Solomon", Concert Hall, 3 April 1985, by John Sinclair. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review "The Wearin' of the Green", Great Hall NGV, Saturday 20 April, by Tony Gould. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Second Romps Concert Mozart "Requiem", Concert Hall, 29 May 1985, by Kenneth Hince and John Sinclair (also includes newspaper advertisement for Romps series). Collected from VJP; 1x Review of "French Masters" (Chamber Singers), Melbourne Concert Hall, Wednesday 14 August 1985, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from John Lester and Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Britten "Spring Symphony", Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 24 August 1985, by Harvey Mitchell. Collected from John Hamilton; 4x Reviews of Beethoven "Ninth Symphony", Melbourne Concert Hall, Friday 11 October 1985, by Harvey Mitchell, Kenneth Hince, Barbara Glaser and John Sinclair. Collected from Tony and Maria Radford; 1x Article about American Women's Auxiliary concert of Christmas Carols, American Consul General's home, 9 December 1985, in Sunday Telegraph 22 December 1985. Collected from Joyce Edwards.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1985
Quantity 0.3 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000204
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1986
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Beethoven 9th Symphony (Occasional Choir), Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 1 February 1986, by Harvey Michell. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Busoni "Concerto for Piano, Orchestra and Male Chorus", Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Tuesday 18 February 1986, by Jeremy Vincent. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Bach "St.John Passion", conducted by Myer Fredman, Melbourne Concert Hall, Wednesday 26 March 1986, by Jeremy Vincent and Tony Gould. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 3x Reviews of "Soldiers, Sailors, Ships & the Sea", Great Hall NGV, Saturday 3 May 1986. by Kenneth Hince, Malcolm Tattersall and Fr Max Grabau. Collected from Bruce Macrae and Joyce Edwards; 3x Incomplete Reviews of "Soldiers, Sailors, Ships & the Sea", Great Hall NGV, Saturday 3 May 1986, by Malcolm Tattersall, Jeremy Vincent and Kenneth Hince (reviews are presented more as promotional material). Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Janacek "Glagolitic Mass" Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 17 May 1986, by Kenneth Hince and Harvey Mitchell. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 4x Reviews of "An Evening of Schubert" Great Hall NGV, Saturday 21 June 1986, by Kenneth Hince, Tony Gould, Harvey Mitchell and Jeremy Vincent. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of Verdi "Requiem", Melbourne Concert Hall, Wednesday 22 October 1986, by Kenneth Hince and Harvey Mitchell. Collected from VJP Trust.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1986
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000205
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1987
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This inventory item contains: 3x Reviews of Rossini "William Tell", Occsional Choir, conducted by Richard Divall, Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 29 June 1987, by Jeremy Vincent, Gordon Williams and Kenneth Hince. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Schoenberg "Gurrelieder", Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 26 September 1987, by Michael Brimer. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Article on The Melbourne Chorale with photograph from Christmas concert 1985, from "Classic Encores" program, 11 July 1987. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1987
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000206
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1988
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review Schutz "St.Matthew Passion" (Chamber Singers), St. Patrick's Cathedral, Wednesday 23 March 1988, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews "Carmina Burana" (Occasional Choir), conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki, Melbourne Concert Hall, Saturday 16 April 1988, by Kenneth Hince and Michael Brimer (newspaper advertisement for the concert appears on both reviews). Collected from Joyce Edwards; 2x Reviews of "Great, Grand Opera", Melbourne Concert Hall, 19 August 1988, by Kenneth Hince and Jeremy Vincent. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1988
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000207
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1989
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This inventory item contains: 3x Reviews of Verdi "Requiem", Melbourne Concert Hall, 5 April 1989, by Kenneth Hince, Keith Field and Clive O'Connell. Collected from Rosemary Jones, Tony Pugsley and VJP Trust; 2x Articles pasted on to A4 sheet. One article is promoting "A Scottish Song-book", Benalla Town Hall, 18 November 1989, from the Benalla Ensign, author unknown. One article is (post-concert) explaining how the concert was a fund-raiser for the Town Hall, newspaper and reviewer unknown. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Review of "A Scottish Song-book", Benalla Town Hall, 18 November 1989, newspaper and reviewer unknown. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Newspaper advertisement from The Age, 13 May 1989 for "The Seasonings" from "The Comic and the Curious". Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Photograph and caption from The Age Monday 29 May 1989 "Melbourne Chorale to milk its audience for laughs" promoting the concert "The Comic and the Curious". Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper notice for "Joan of Arc at the Stake" The Herald, Friday 22 September 1989. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Newspaper article for "Joan of Arc at the Stake" The Age, 21 September 1989. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper article promoting "Joan of Arc at the Stake" The Melbourne Times, 20 September 1989. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1989
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000208
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1990
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Bach "St. Matthew Passion", Melbourne Concert Hall, 11 April 1990, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from Tony and Maria Radford; 1x Review of Beethoven "Ninth Symphony", Melbourne Town Hall, 2 August 1990, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Review of "The Damnation of Faust", Dallas Brooks Hall, 7 October 1990, by Don Watson. Collected from Bruce Macrae; 1x Newspaper advertisement "Hear the People Sing " (Melbourne Chorale Barnstormers) , Daylesford Town Hall, Saturday, 13 October 1990. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper advertisement for "Do You Hear The People Sing" (Barnstormers), Rich River Festival, October 1990. Collected from Joyce Edwards; 1x Review of Melbourne Chorale concert "Messiah", Melbourne Concert Hall, 13 December 1990, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Review of Music in Melbourne 1990 by Kenneth Hince, printed 1 January 1991 (particularly regarding Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" with MSO and Melbourne Chorale). Collected from Bruce Macrae; 1x Newspaper article "The Unsung Hero of Song" celebrating 25 years of The Melbourne Chorale, by Michael Smith. Collected from Bruce Macrae.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1990
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000209
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1991
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This inventory item contains: 2x Reviews of Mozart "Requiem", Melbourne Concert Hall, 27 April 1991, by Jeremy Vincent and Kenneth Hince. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Promotional article with annotations by Val Pyers for "Sing For Your Supper" (Melbourne Chorale Chamber Singers), Daylesford Town Hall, 28 July 1991. Collected from Bruce Macrae.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1991
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000210
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1992
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review of Rossini "Petite Messe Solennelle", Wesley Uniting Church Ballarat, Good Friday 17 April 1992, by Michael Smith. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Review of Melbourne Chorale concert "Messiah", Melbourne Concert Hall, 11 December 1992, by Kenneth Hince. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1992
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000211
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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Melbourne Chorale Press 1993
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This inventory item contains: 1x Review "A Bright and Crimson Flower" HMAS Lonsdale, Albert Park, Wednesday 1 September 1993, by Leonard Radic. Collected from John Hamilton; 1x Newspaper article "Mind over Mahler" (about Gilbert Kaplan being the conductor of Mahler Symphony No.2 with MSO and Melbourne Chorale in February 1994), The Age, 20 September 1993, by Phillip McCarthy. Collected from an unknown donor; 2x Reviews of "Belshazzar's Feast", Melbourne Concert Hall, 17 September 1993, The Age 20 September 1993, by Kenneth Hince (the article states that according to the program the Chorale was prepared by Graham Abbott). Collected from VJP Trust; 1x Article about Val Pyers' dismissal and the appointment of Graham Abbott as Musical Director, The Age, 29 December 1993. Collected from John Hamilton.
Creator Val J Pyers Foundation Ltd
Date range 1993
Quantity 0.2 cm,
Inventory Identifier P00000212
Series Box Number 12
Series 9
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