Sisongke Community Choir - Singing for Everybody!
New term, new music, new people!
We start a new "term" on 25th July 2024. If you're thinking about checking us out, joining us or returning to us, this is a great time to do it! You can come along and watch, lipsync or sing without committing or paying a cent! We will be learning some new songs, including:
Homeward Bound (Paul Simon, arr. Rachel Hore)
El Pueblo Unido (Chilean protest song)
Bella Ciao (Italian Protest/Folk song, arr. O Gathercole)
as well as learning or revisiting songs from Africa, Aotearoa, Australia, and probably other places.
Festival of Voices
We participated in Festival of Voices (28 June - 7 July 2024). We did a two pop-ups, at the Botanical Gardens and at St Lukes, Hobart; and appeared at the Singer's Lounge on the Thursday night.
It wasgreat to see so many fantastic choirs, and meet other singers from all over!
Busking at the Farmers' Market
In May this year we had a very successful busking session at the Farmers' Market in Bathurst St. We raised $243 for the Hobart Women's Shelter! We were very impressed by, and appreciative of the generosity of the marketgoers!
Rachel Hore workshop
Following the success ofpublic workshops in 2022 and 2023, in May Sisongke again arranged for Rachel Hore to come to Hobart and give us an all-day workshop and teach us a variety of new songs, including her new arrangement of Paul Simon's "Homeward Bound". Rachel is one of Australia's foremost choral arrangers and teachers. We had the best time!
If you are interested in joining Sisongke, please email us at: info@sisongke.org, We sing a lot of Rachel's songs, and do not have entry requirements!
If you're not interested in joining, but just want to hear about our great workshops, please email us at at: info@sisongke.org, and use the subject line EVENTS.
If you just want to know more about Rachel Hore....
Member Profile: Annie
Name: Annie McEntee
Role in Sisongke: Tenor (usually) & IT person.
Background: Annie had lots of music training in her youth: learnt to read music like breathing - and was a very good flautist - but was crippled by self-doubt and performance anxiety. She gave up music altogether for about 20 years. It never occurred to her to try and sing, until Mary "popped a net over her"* - when Annie most needed it! Annie has been a member for about 15 years.
Other background: Annie trained as a scientist, but ended up running her own computer support business. She LOVES dogs...
Why have you stuck with Sisongke?: Sisongke transformed my life. They provided amazing friendship when I was at a really low point (and since). They taught me to sing. They supported me to totally overcome my performance anxiety - so now I can sing a solo without worrying about it.
And mainly, I just love the repertoire - it's so diverse - and so meaningful.
*For an explanation of this, you'll have to meet Mary!