On the Coast – Families Issue 94 I June/July 2018 | Page 35

Sydney Male Choir
Benefit Concert for Camp Breakaway
The renowned Sydney Male Choir is
returning to its home away from home, the
Central Coast, for a concert at the Mingara
Recreation Club on Sunday 1st July.
The Choir with “Bringing Joy Through
Song” as their the major objective, had its
beginnings in 1913 as the “The Petersham
Glee Club”, later changing to the Sydney
Mail Choir in 1919. Over that time it has
sung all types of music, from operatic
choruses to Welsh hymns, comic songs
and vaudeville to show stoppers and
pop, as well as modern compositions and
commissioned pieces. It may well be this
variety in its repertoire that appeals so
much to audiences and choristers alike.
The choir regularly performs across
the greater Sydney metropolitan area
and the Central Coast, as well as
undertaking concert tours to regional
areas of NSW, other Australian states
and overseas. In May of this year the
Choir is touring the Southern
parts of NSW, which will
include a benefits concert at
Bega, to raise funds for the
Township of Tathra devastated
by the recent bushfires.
In its centenary year 2013,
the choir was honoured with
invitations to sing at the ANZAC
Day Dawn Service at Villers-
Bretonneux. In Sydney, the
choir has a proud tradition of
leading the singing at every ANZAC Day
Dawn Service in Martin Place since its
inception in 1930.
With the wonderful support of
Westfield – Tuggerah and Mingara
Recreation Club this performance will be
a benefit concert to raise much needed
funds for Camp Breakaway.
Established in 1982, Camp Breakaway
is one of Australia’s most highly regarded
not for profit organisations.
Breakaway is set on 25 acres
of natural bushland at San
Remo where a small group of
dedicated staff, assisted by
hundreds of volunteers, give
people with a disability a ‘respite
holiday’ – a break away from the
everyday to make new friends
and enjoy new experiences.
Parents or guardians also
enjoy the break away from the
stress of constant care and connect with
others who understand the challenges
they face.
As a registered charity, Camp
Breakaway is reliant on the generosity of
sponsors and the public to help fund its
noble cause. Events such as the Sydney
Male Choir concert are of vital importance
to helping young persons with a disability
and their carers get a well-deserved break
and have fun.
THE CONCERT DETAILS ARE
DATE: Sunday 1st July 2018
TIME: 2.30 pm
LOCATION: Mingara Recreation Club
12/14 Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi
PRICE: Adults – $20.00,
Children (16 & under) – $10.00
To purchase tickets go to
www.stickytickets.com.au/68237
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