Victoria Chorale Melbourne

We are still buzzing from our first-ever Rossini's Petite Solennelle performance with vocal superstars Jacqueline Porter, Sally-Anne Russell, Jiacheng Ding and Pelham Andrews. William Schmidt, our principal accompanist, was amazing and in perfect sync with Konrad Olszewski, the legendary accordionist Steve Grant did the rest. And thanks to our lovely audience, we couldn't do it without you!

We are still coming down from a post concert “high” after our performance of Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle”. An enthusiastic response was received from our wonderful audience - with 3 curtain calls and standing ovations!

We were all left mesmerised by the amazing work of our 4 talented vocal soloists as well as the fabulous instrumental ensemble.
Special thanks to our marvellous Music Director, Mario Dobernig, for his energetic leadership and for introducing us to such a fun work!

FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL TONIGHT…..IT’S SOUNDING GREAT AND WE’RE SO EXCITED!

It’s going to be too good to miss!

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Tickets also available at the door from 4.15pm.

ONLY 2 MORE SLEEPS til our Rossini concert this Saturday !
Adding the finishing touches at our full choir rehearsal this week…
Love to see you there!

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IT’S QUIRKY….THERE’S OPERATIC BRILLIANCE…
AND AN ACCORDION!……..
- IT’S ROSSINI’S PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE! -
Getting the wonderful soloists and instrumental ensemble together for our final week of rehearsals.
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Joining William Schmidt in Victoria Chorale’s Art of Sound Ensemble performance this Saturday will be pianist Konrad Olszewski (below left) and accordionist, Steve Grant (below right).

Konrad is in great demand as an accompanist, performer, repetiteur and teacher. He completed his Master of Music degree with a postgraduate scholarship at the University of Melbourne in 2012, studying with Glenn Riddle. He has won many awards since and is regularly invited to perform recitals around Australia. Konrad also enjoys composing and performing jazz and popular works.

Steve has a diverse and varied range of musical experience, encompassing a variety of different musical instruments and styles - traditional and contemporary, acoustic and electric, local and global. He took up accordion in his late teens, and has been in great demand ever since, applying his skills to country music, blues, jazz, Brazilian, European and Irish music.

Don’t miss seeing these wonderful performers in action on Saturday! Tickets available at :

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EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICE ENDS THIS SATURDAY 31 AUGUST!

So buy your tickets for Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle now - Adult $60/Conc $55 ($65/$60 after Aug 31).
We would love to see you there!

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Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle" Victoria Chorale presents "Petite Messe Solennelle", by Gioachino Rossini. Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle was composed in 1863 and revised in...

Introducing…….
William Schmidt

Our wonderful rehearsal accompanist, William Schmidt, is also headlining the Art of Sound ensemble as principal pianist for Victoria Chorale’s performance of Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday 14 September, 5pm at James Tatoulis auditorium, MLC, 207 Barkers road, Kew.
Tickets available now at: trybooking.com/CSREN.Early bird tickets available until 31 August.

Highly credentialled , William has performed extensively as soloist and in ensembles throughout Australia. He is a teaching associate at Monash University and a much sought after accompanist for recitals, music festivals, auditions and music exams.
William has won numerous national and state music awards and we are thrilled that he brings his brilliant musical virtuosity to our performance of Petite Messe Solennelle.

Petite Messe Solennelle was one of Rossini’s last compositions before his death in 1868 and was first performed with just 12 singers at one of his soirees.

We would like you to come to our performance of his composition on 14 September, 5pm at James Tatoulis Auditorium.
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Jacqueline Porter, Soprano
Sally-Anne Russell, Mezzo Soprano
Jiacheng Deng, Tenor
Pelham Andrews, Bass

Pelham Andrews trained in the UK, Germany and Australia and has been a principal artist for Opera Australia, State Opera South Australia, Victorian Opera, English National Opera, Auckland Philharmonia, the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, and numerous other ensembles.

Recent performing highlights include Bass soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Zurich Ballet for Adelaide Festival, Banquo (Macbeth), Bartolo (Marriage of Figaro) and Judd/Bonner (Voss) for State Opera South Australia, Don Fernando (Fidelio) for Sydney Symphony, Faure’s Requiem for Adelaide Symphony, new chamber-work As the Universe Unfolds by Glyn Lehmann, and his roles in Watershed – The Death of Dr Duncan for its acclaimed 2022 Adelaide Festival premiere and its 2024 staging by Opera Australia.

Oui oui oui!! 🇫🇷

Did you know that Rossini spent the latter years of his life living in Paris where he composed his unique Petite Messe Solennelle?

Our Musical Director, Mario, feeling the Parisian vibe as we ramp up our rehearsals in the midst of the Olympic Games Frenzy Francais!

Tickets: Early Bird discount til 31 Aug ! Adult $60/Conc $55 !
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Following our last two sell-out concerts, we are very excited to announce that Victoria Chorale’s next concert on September 14 will be Rossini’s unique and melodious Petite Messe Solennelle at James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC, 207 Barkers road Kew at 5pm.

Conducted by our acclaimed conductor Mario Dobernig and accompanied by two pianos and harmonium/accordion (the composer’s original instrumentation), Victoria Chorale will be joined by four outstanding soloists: Jacqueline Porter, soprano; Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo soprano; Jiacheng Ding tenor; Pelham Andrews, bass.
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Jiacheng Ding tenor, moved to Australia to commence postgraduate study at the Elder Conservatorium and in 2018 he graduated with High Distinction from The University of Adelaide with a Masters of Music.

For the 2024 season, his performances include The Nightingale for Adelaide Festival, Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem for Adelaide Harmony Choir, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle for Victoria Chorale, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, Mozart’s Cossi Fan Tutte and Normanno in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor for State Opera South Australia.

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle has been performed regularly around the world for more than 150 years and, this year, Victoria Chorale will be performing this work on Saturday 14 September, 5pm at James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC.
Our music director, Mario Dobernig, will conduct this performance and one of our favourites, Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo soprano, will join us and our other soloists: Jacqueline Porter, soprano, Jiacheng Ding, Tenor, and Pelham Andrews, Bass.

Early bird tickets available until 31 August.
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One of Australia’s finest mezzo sopranos, Sally-Anne has over 80 operatic roles in her repertoire, has sung in 25 countries, and performs with all the major Australian and New Zealand symphony orchestras, opera companies, choral societies and festivals. Sally-Anne has also been a regular guest with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Musica Viva, and the Australian String Quartet, She has over 40 recordings on ABC Classics, Chandos, Move and Decca labels.

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle blends operatic brilliance with traditional Mass forms, resulting in glorious melodies, wonderful choral work and some rhythms that are almost jazzy.

Jacqueline Porter, soprano will be joining Victoria chorale for this performance on Saturday 14 September, 5pm, James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC, Kew.

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EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT is available until 31 August.

Jacqueline holds an honours degree in Music Performance and a Bachelor of Arts (Italian) from the University of Melbourne. Equally at home on the operatic stage and the concert platform, Jacqueline appears regularly with Australia’s major symphony orchestras and choral societies.
Performance highlights include Peer Gynt (Grieg), The Ugly Duckling (Prokofiev) and Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 (Villa Lobos) with Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Faure’s Requiem, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Mozart’s Requiem and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra etc.
Operatic roles include Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro); Despina (Così fan tutte); Princess (Sleeping Beauty); Drusilla (L’incoronazione di Poppea) for Victorian Opera and Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) for State Opera of South Australia.

We’re looking forward to presenting our upcoming concert on Saturday 14 September at 5pm. Early bird discount is now available, so get your tickets now and we look forward to seeing you all.

More concert happiness!

To balance our sections, we are looking for additional experienced tenors. Please send us a message if you are keen.

It was such a wonderful experience to sing Jenkins' The Armed Man in a sold-out St. Paul's Cathedral.

It was wonderful to sing Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, with a full house last night !
It is such an exciting and powerful work which the audience greatly appreciated.
We were also able to share his best wishes for our performance in this the 25th year since it was composed.

Our next concert - Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, will be on Saturday 14 September,5pm at MLC, James Tatoulis Auditorium, 207 Barkers road Kew.
Bring along your family and friends. We would love to see you all there again!

Only 6 tickets left for tonight’s performance of the Armed Man : a Mass for Peace, at St. Paul’s cathedral, Melbourne 5pm.
Tickets available now at trybooking.com/COYYK.
Rehearsal was fabulous last night, so don’t miss out.

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (Karl Jenkins) Victoria Chorale presents "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" Exciting, brilliant, varied and passionate, the work is a great kaleidoscope of...

Very exciting, only 50 tix left.

Early bird tickets for ‘The Armed Man- A Mass for Peace’ are available until this coming Saturday May 4. Very few tickets are left, so get yours now! After Saturday, ticket prices will be as indicated on the concert flyer.
We would love to see you there. 😊

We are very lucky to have a wonderful video from Karl Jenkins himself in this the 25th year since ‘The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace’ was written and also the year he celebrates his 80th birthday.
He reflects on the relevance of his composition today as we continue to hope for peace in the world.

Come to our concert ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’ on Saturday May 18 at 5pm. St. Paul’s cathedral Melbourne.

Conductor Mario Dobernig
Mezzo Soprano- Sally-Anne Russell
The Art of Sound Orchestra

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Earlybird discount until May 4

A very special message from Sir Karl Jenkins for Victoria Chorale

Sir Karl Jenkins composed ‘The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace’, commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for Millenium celebrations in 2000 and the rousing message is still valid today in a time of new and dangerous conflicts.

Conducted by Victoria Chorale’s renowned Musical Director, Mario Dobernig, and featuring brilliant mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell, with Victoria Chorale’s choristers and the Art of Sound orchestra, this powerful ode to peace is being performed for one night only.

EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT tickets are available until May 4.

Tickets: From $20 for children, Adult $60/Conc $55 ($65/$60 after May 4) are available at www.trybooking.com/COYYK

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (Karl Jenkins) Victoria Chorale presents "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" Exciting, brilliant, varied and passionate, the work is a great kaleidoscope of...

Fantastic, full house on Saturday night for our Vivaldi Magnificat and Dido Aeneas concert! Lots of fun was had by all. We had nine amazing soloists, the Art of Sound orchestra and our conductor Mario Dobernig who also made his acting debut.More photos to come.
Adrienne Bizzarri Photography