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A typical rehearsal in the Religious Centre. We see our pianist Zac playing, and rows of choristers looking at their music and singing.

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023News

Concert Season Dates and Info

Hi MonUCS community! Have you missed singing with your friends just as much as we have? Then you’ll be excited to hear that our next concert season is about to start! Below here is a guide to all the important …

A selfie of a group of choristers after a carolling gig! Everyone is dressed very smartly - black suits and white shirts, dresses, ties, the like - and looking towards the camera and smiling. In the background we see the cream walls of the room and a painting made of interesting red curve shapes.

December 30, 2022January 17, 2023News

Happy Holidays from MonUCS!!

We at the Monash University Choral Society wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year! We are very proud to have just finished a busy season of carolling gigs across the Christmas period – nine different events …

A high-angle picture taken in the Religious Centre of our choir! Most of the 30ish choristers are standing amidst the space between the light brown pews (though a couple of people are kneeling on the floor) and mostly everyone is smiling towards the camera.

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022News

MonUCS Christmas Carolling Season – ALL WELCOME!

Carolling rehearsals are starting on Tuesday 8 November, from 6:30-8:30pm in the Religious Centre! Sign up here – we are especially looking for more tenors and basses to come along, but everyone’s welcome!

MonUCS is raising funds for our club …

Our choir mid-performance of Stabat Mater! You can see our four soloists seated in chairs near the front of the stage on the left of the image, in front of the piano (behind which two figures sit, one playing and one page-turning). Our conductor Lachie busily conducts, standing on the right of the image in front of a music stand, and we see the choir standing in rows busily singing next to the piano and behind the soloists. The environment is light brown and churchy - we see what looks like a pipe organ and an intricate painting in the background.

November 8, 2022Concerts, News

Concert Success!

It was most wonderful to hold our second concert of this year on the 29th of October! Led by our conductor Lachlan Macdonald, we have been working so hard on Dvorak’s Stabat Mater for so long, and it was a …

A merged set of four different promotion photos, one of each of our soloists. The leftmost is Rachael Joyce, who has long light brown hair and is wearing a stylish sleeveless strapped copper-coloured garment. The next is Jack Jordan, who tilts his head while looking neutrally into the camera, has medium-length dark brown hair that is combed back, and is wearing a blue sweater. The next is Alexandra Amerides, who has short buzzcut hair, is wearing a red jacket over a dark top, and raises one eyebrow in a quizzical expression as they are seated on light brown stairs in an outside environment. The last is Nicholas Dinopoulos, who has short dark hair, is wearing a black jacket over a red-and-white checkered shirt, and is looking forwards at a three-quarter angle with a neutral expression.

October 15, 2022November 8, 2022Concerts, News

Announcing Our Soloists!! – Stabat Mater 29/10

We’re very excited to announce our four soloists for our upcoming concert!! If you’ve not yet got your tickets for 6pm at St John’s Camberwell on the 29th, you can do so here, and like the Facebook event here…

Our poster for the upcoming concert! Features a pink image of an aged woman statue looking sorrowful on a purple background. In the top left there's a pink diamond with a pink number 60 above it, and in the top right it says MonUCS DIAMOND JUBILEE. The main text is on the centre-right and says MonUCS presents STABAT MATER - an evening of choral music to celebrate 60 years of MonUCS.

September 14, 2022November 8, 2022Concerts, News

Concert Tickets Available Now!!! Dvorak’s ‘Stabat Mater’

We are thrilled to announce that tickets to our upcoming concert are available now – click here to get your tickets!! It will be held on Saturday the 29th of October between 18:00 and 19:30 at St John’s Anglican Parish, …

A black-and-white image of a previous camp rehearsal! We see people sitting in rows of chairs that are diagonal across the image. Near the front, somebody is smiling at their neighbour and likely chatting, but most people appear to be looking forwards. The walls of the room are a light colour, there are a few frames hanging on the wall, and we see the room's window in the top-right quadrant of the image.

August 23, 2022November 8, 2022Concerts, News

Come to Camp! – 9th to 11th of September

Our first MonUCS camp in three years is coming up so soon!! It’s going to be at the lovely Grantville Lodge between Friday the 9th and Sunday the 11th of September. Buy tickets here!!

MonUCS’s camp is a key part …

A picture of all of our new committee standing together near the front of the Religious Centre and smiling for the camera

August 13, 2022November 8, 2022News

Welcome To Our New Committee!!

MonUCS had our annual general meeting on the 9th of August (after having enjoyed some delicious ‘democracy sausages’ at our free barbeque beforehand), and I’m sure all who attended would have said it was a speedy and efficient endeavour! As …

An image of choristers reading from their sheet music while performing in one of our previous concerts! This could be you!

July 22, 2022November 8, 2022Concerts, News

Concert Season Starts 26/07!! – Dates and Info

Have you missed singing with your friends since our wonderful concert?? We certainly have!! That’s why we’re super duper excited for our next season to start back up again on the 26th of July!! Our rehearsals are going to be …

A picture of the packed insides of St John's East Malvern as we were performing our concert! There are packed pews, an empty red-carpeted walkway in the middle, and the choir on stage lit up and holding our music folders as we stand and sing.

June 6, 2022November 8, 2022Concerts, News

RESONANCE – Concert Achieved!!

We did it!!! On Saturday the 28th of May, MonUCS held its first concert in two and a half years!!!! After the difficulties we all endured during the pandemic (including a distinct lack of singing together), everyone at MonUCS feels so privileged to be back …