The Annual
27 November 2005

 Glebe Music Festival

In conjunction with The Glebe Society Inc

Sunday 27 November 2005 at St Scholastica's

Bel a cappella - Musical Director Russell Ger

Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
Bach: Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern;
Jesu, bleibet meine Freude
Handel: Unto us a child is born;
Hallelujah Chorus
Palestrina: Dona Nobis Pacem
Mendelssohn: Hark! The herald angels sing
Traditional: Away in a Manger
Traditional: Ding-Dong! Merrily on High
Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor, transcribed for organ by JS Bach (Sarah Kim, organ)
Traditional:
Deck the Halls

Gruber:
Silent night
Bruckner: Locus Iste
Schütz: Cantate Domino
Traditional: The First Noël;
We wish you a merry Christmas;
O Come all ye faithful


Bel a cappella
Sopranos: Mary-Louise Callaghan, Judy Chen, Margaret Healy, Gae Robinson, Katy Brady
Altos: Penny Cooper, Judy Campbell, Louise Whitby, Gabby Bermingham
Tenors: Paul Boswell, Brian White, Allan Redpath, Ari Ende
Basses: Bruce Watson, Bruce Daniel, Michael Johnson, Mark Berriman, Robert Jongbloed

 

Russell Ger completed his Honours for a Bachelor of Music in March of 2005. He was a classical voice major for his undergraduate course and majored in conducting during his Honours year. Russell has worked with an impressive array of professional orchestras for a conductor of his age. Through the prestigious Symphony Australia Conductor Development Programme, Russell has conducted the Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, as well as The Queensland Orchestra. He has also conducted a number of other professional orchestras, including an ad-hoc ensemble that he conducted for his Opera House debut in 2003. In 2004, Russell was invited to Melbourne to conduct a sell-out concert with Orchestra Victoria and the Melbourne Male Voice Choir, and most recently, Russell travelled to New Zealand to work with the Auckland Philharmonia in an international master-class.



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