November 18th, 2024Creswick Chorus helping bring Torres Strait sound to Melbourne, Ballarat ears

Creswick’s own local choir, the Creswick Chorus, is preparing to be part of a special massed choir concert bringing songs of the Torres Strait Islands to Ballarat’s Goods Shed Terminus Theatre – and to the state’s Melbourne Recital Centre.

The upcoming Ballarat concert on Sunday December 1 will follow a similar Boite Voices: Maiem – Songs of the Torres Strait Islands massed choir performance the previous evening at 7pm in the state’s Melbourne Recital Centre.

ALWAYS LIVE and The Boîte, in collaboration with Artistic Director Deb Lowah Clark, Cultural Director Luke Captain, and Choir Director Stella Savy (pictured above at front row far right) are joining forces to present the very special massed choir concerts at both venues.

Boite Voices is a massed choir project involving hundreds of singers from all over Victoria who will come together under the Artistic Direction of proud Meriam artist and educator Deb Lowah Clark and Cultural Direction of Luke Captain to perform traditional and original songs of the Torres Strait Islands.

ALWAYS LIVE is a state-wide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the Victorian government through Visit Victoria and Creative Victoria.

The massed choirs concert will feature songs in English, Meriam Mir and Kala Lagaw Ya, and is a rare chance to experience the culture and stories of the traditional peoples of Zenadth Kes, the Torres Strait Islands.

The culture-rich Ballarat event happens Sunday 1 December from 2:30pm-3:45pm with tickets to be part of the Ballarat audience through trybooking online. Tickets to the Melbourne concert are available through the Melbourne Recital Centre website.

Words: Eve Lamb