Chime Choir brings home gold and silver from World Choir Games.23 July, 2024
Melbourne-based community choir Chime Choir has brought home gold and silver diplomas from the World Choir Games in Auckland.
The World Choir Games in July 2024 hosted 11,000 choristers from 42 countries, performing in 250 choirs over ten vibrant days of singing. The Games had two competitions - the Champions (past competitors who scored highly) and Open (all other choirs) competitions, with multiple categories in each. Choirs were scored on elements of performance such as intonation, sound quality, accuracy and artistic impression by choral judges from all over the world. Final scores within certain ranges earned gold, silver or bronze diplomas. |
Chime Choir earned second place in the Open Mixed Chamber Choir competition, beating 13 other choirs with 22.29 and a gold diploma. The choir narrowly missed out on first place by 0.31, but were the highest ranked Australian chamber choir in the Open competition. The result also qualifies Chime to compete at another World Choir Games in the next five years in the Champions competition. Chime also competed in the Open Sacred Choral Music with Accompaniment category, achieving a respectable silver diploma with 16.99. The choir also participated in the Parade of Nations, the Closing Ceremony and sang in a Friendship Concert with the award-winning Nankai University Alumni Association Choir from Tianjin, China to a full house.
A diverse, auditioned community choir, Chime sent 33 choristers to Auckland to compete in the World Choir Games aged from 20 to 86, members of the choir for six months to 40 years. Chime competed against choirs from Chinese Taipei, USA, Germany, Republic of Korea, China, New Zealand and Australia. Performing works from across the world, Chime was also able to showcase Australian pieces including Newell Highway, arranged by Daniel Brinsmead and traditional favourite Botany Bay, arranged by Nicholas Buc.
Chime Choir celebrates their 40th year this year and attended the very first World Choir Games (then known as the Choir Olympics) in Linz, Austria in 2000.
A diverse, auditioned community choir, Chime sent 33 choristers to Auckland to compete in the World Choir Games aged from 20 to 86, members of the choir for six months to 40 years. Chime competed against choirs from Chinese Taipei, USA, Germany, Republic of Korea, China, New Zealand and Australia. Performing works from across the world, Chime was also able to showcase Australian pieces including Newell Highway, arranged by Daniel Brinsmead and traditional favourite Botany Bay, arranged by Nicholas Buc.
Chime Choir celebrates their 40th year this year and attended the very first World Choir Games (then known as the Choir Olympics) in Linz, Austria in 2000.
“I am so incredibly proud of our achievement on the world stage. We are simply thrilled to not only showcase our talents and Australian choral music but to be part of such a joyous global community of choristers. It has been a truly wonderful and humbling experience.”
Artistic Director, Jenny Mathers
About Chime Choir:
Chime is an auditioned, diverse community choir based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Spanning 40 years of singing, Chime has had hundreds of choristers performing works from composers across the world spanning jazz, gospel, classical and contemporary genres.
Chime Choir is available for private and public events, including weddings, festivals and celebrations, and has toured interstate and overseas. Chime is open to new members.
Chime Choir is led by Artistic Director Jenny Mathers and accompanist Rosa Hwang.
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