“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity...to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.”
“acapella”
[ah kuh-pel-uh]
adverb, adjective [Music]
without instrumental accompaniment
Founded in 2004, SingWest is an acapella choir of over 30 voices based in Melbourne’s West. The choir has performed with well known artists including Christine Anu, Leo Sayer, James Morrison, Silvie Paladino, Denis Walter, Gina Jeffreys, Colleen Hewitt, Glenn Shorrock and Mark Vincent. Our repertoire is wide and varied, but primarily based on unique arrangements of well known hit songs from the last five decades. Something for everyone! Many of our arrangements are written specially for us by Music Director Andrew Houston OAM.
We are a non-auditioned choir and welcome new members who love singing and are looking for a choir that takes pride in a high level of performance.
JOIN SINGWEST
OUR REQUIREMENTS
SingWest is a non-auditioned choir, so you don’t need to be a seasoned singer to join us. Nor do you need to be able to read music. However, some of our repertoire is challenging, we perform from memory without sheet music, and we take pride in the quality of our performances. We consider ourselves an intermediate level choir, so some prior singing experience or musicianship is preferred. You also need to be able to commit to attending rehearsals, learning the material and putting in the work to ensure we create the best sound possible.
COMING SOON
80’s Mixtape
Postponed to 2021…
An Evening with… TRIPOD
Postponed to 2021…
Christmas at the Clocktower
Sunday 20 December 2020
PAST PERFORMANCES
PRIVATE BOOKINGS
If you would like to discuss booking SingWest to perform at your event, please email us singwest@singwest.com.au
western region
concert band
SingWest is a sister ensemble to the Western Region Concert Band (WRCB). Formed in 1977, the Western Region Concert Band is an ensemble consisting of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. The band has performed with well known artists including James Morrison, Christine Anu, Leo Sayer, Silvie Paladino, Denis Walter, Gina Jeffreys, Colleen Hewett, Normie Rowe, Glenn Shorrock and Mark Vincent. WRCB’s repertoire is wide and varied from pop, show tunes, classical, jazz and concert band music. Something for everyone!
WRCB rehearse on Saturday mornings and are always looking for new members. New musicians are always welcome and there are no auditions.
For more about the Western Region Concert Band, go to www.wrcb.com.au