Swan Harmony Singers

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Our choir was formed in 1997 and we enjoyed celebrating our 21st birthday at our October Concert in 2018.

We are a not-for-profit community choir, based in Middle Swan , in the foothills of the Darling Range, Western Australia.  Members meet weekly to sing a wide range of songs and enjoy the warmth, friendliness and sociability that go with belonging to such a group.  We are always keen to welcome new members.

Our choir is fortunate indeed to have experienced and dedicated musician Richard Braham as our musical director.

We receive generous sponsorship from the Mundaring Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank.

After the COVID-induced difficulties of 2020, we have returned to something approaching normality this year.

Swan Harmony Singers hold weekly rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at the Swan Italian Club at 9 Francis St Midland (off Lloyd St).

We meet throughout the year, except for a Christmas break from early December to mid-January.

New members are always welcome.  If you’re interested, drop in on a Wednesday evening to see how we operate – you may do this for a total of three rehearsals, free of charge, before deciding whether you would like to join us.  Should you decide to join you then pay membership fees, and receive your own personal file of all songs in the current repertoire.

The Songs we sing

The choir sings a wide variety of music including jazz, swing, sacred and pop, plus occasional classical pieces, and we usually present concerts two or three times a year.

We sing four-part harmony songs, but don’t let that scare you off!  You don’t need to read music, although that is an advantage; you just need to enjoy singing and be prepared to make a reasonable commitment to attend rehearsals regularly.  We don’t hold auditions.

SONG LIST FOR 2021

As Time Goes By.

Blackbird (Lennon/Macartney)

Blue moon

Bye Bye Blackbird.

Both sides now (Joni Mitchell)

Catalpa

Cry Me A River.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)

Here comes the sun.

In my dreams

On my own (from ‘Les Miserables’)

Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World.

Pie Jesu (Lloyd-Webber)

The Sound of Music

The Sound Of Our Home.

To make you feel my love (Dylan)

We are the Champions

Wherever you are

CONCERTS AND OTHER PERFORMANCES  2021

The choir’s main concert for the year will as usual, be in the Darlington Hall, on Sunday October 24th starting at 3pm, and the ticket price includes the usual splendid and abundant afternoon tea.

This will be followed by a Christmas Concert on December 12th, also in the afternoon, at the Midland Junction Arts Centre.

Prior to this, we will be taking part in the Beverley Choir Muster on September 11th and the Guildford Songfest on the weekend of 18th-19th September and will also be singing a couple of numbers, as we did last year, at the International Day of Peace in September, and the Darlington Arts Festival in early November.