Retirement village choir to raise funds for album

A retirement village residents' choir will hold a Choir and Friends Choral Matinee in Umina on Saturday, October 21, to raise funds for the choir's album project.

The event will include special compositions by the choir and performances by local professional singers including Michael James, Anita de Lisen of Copanello, Ian Hakker of the Rhythm Hut and Peninsula Villages' own choir director, Ms Sandy Bigara.

The choir has represented the village at various public locations including shopping centres and engaging local children through song with visits to Somersby Public School and the Explore and Develop childcare centre in Umina.

Ms Bigara has also been introduced as a new vocal coach in 2017.

"The Peninsula Villages Choir has grown from strength to strength this year and we wanted to really focus on the health benefits of singing under the motto that age is only a number," Ms Bigara said.

"I focused the group's weekly rehearsals on core strength, posture, breath control, diction and confidence.

"We have more than 20 residents in our regular choir group and more than half have indicated their improved sense of wellbeing with an increased feeling of optimism, focus and purpose, which makes our weekly choir sessions even more worthwhile," Ms Bigara said.

"This special Choral Matinee will not only allow our choir to show-off their talents to a wider audience, but provide an avenue for the group to raise funds and test material for our album project."

The choir and soloist guests will be performing a number of traditional favourites including Ave Maria, Eidelweiss, Nessun Dorma, Every Time We Say Goodbye, That's Amore and Waltzing Matilda.

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Media release, 3 Oct 2017

Katey Small, Brilliant Logic PR