Choristers – Big Sing McLaren Vale

Registration Information • Key Dates • Concert Program • Scores • Learning Tracks • Seating • Concert Dress • Venue Map • Terms and Conditions

Welcome to the choristers page where you will find all the resources and information you need to prepare to sing in the chorus for 2024 BIG SING ON BROADWAY.

Artists

Conductor: Mark DeLaine
Norwood Symphony Orchestra plus Rhythm Ensemble
Big Sing Chorus
Childrens’ Choir
plus Adelaide’s top music theatre soloists: Mark Oates, Fiona Delaine, Sarah Whitely, Adam Goodburn and Madeleine Schroeter

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Program

There will be nine numbers in which the Big Sing Chorus will participate (in blue)

1. Carousel Waltz (Carousel) – Orchestra

2. Oklahoma (Oklahoma!) – Orchestra/Big Sing Chorus/Solos

3. Do-Re-Mi + encore (Sound of Music) – Orchestra/ Children/ BigSing Chorus

4. You Never Walk Alone/ Climb Every Mountain (Orchestra/ Big Sing Chorus /Solo

5. This Is the Moment (Jekyll & Hyde) – Orchestra/Solo

6. The Rhythm of Life (Sweet Charity) – Ensemble/ Big Sing Chorus

7. Les Misérables selections (Orchestra/ Big Sing Chorus /solos

INTERVAL

8. Phantom of the Opera Entr’acte – Orchestra

9. Phantom of the Opera -Orchestra/Duet

10. Seasons of Love (Rent) – Ensemble /solos/ Big Sing Chorus

11. Naughty (Matilda) – Ensemble/Solo

12. Revolting Children (Matilda) – Ensemble/ Children

13. Coming Together (Jason Robert Brown) – Orchestra/solos/Big Sing Chorus

14. Take Me to the World (Evening Primrose) – Orchestra/Duet

15. Children will Listen (Into the Woods) – Orchestra/Big Sing Chorus/ Children

16. Sunday (Sunday in the Park with George) – Orchestra/ Big Sing Chorus

Sample Files

These are sample files of the arrangements we will be using and will enable you to get familiar with the songs. Note that these are not the learning tracks (scroll down for those).

SAMPLE FILES

Mandatory Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

(includes updated info – please check)

MONDAY 6 MAY • 7pm – 9:30pm • Mandatory Rehearsal
Norwood Town Hall
175 The Parade (George Street Entrance), Norwood
Big Sing Chorus Rehearsal with the Norwood Symphony Orchestra

Please arrive by 6:45pm for sign on and seating

Parking: We suggest using the free car parking just to the north of the Town Hall. For lower level, enter from Harris St (via George St). For the upper level, enter via Webb St (via Edward St). See https://www.norwoodconcerthall.com.au/venue for more information, including accessible parking.

SATURDAY 11 MAY
Tatachilla Lutheran College, McLaren Vale
Sign on from 9:30am • please arrive no later than 9:45am
9:45am: Seating allocation
10am- 12:30pm: Big Sing Chorus Rehearsal with Mark Delaine and soloists
12:30 – 1:30pm: Lunchbreak
1:30pm– 4:30pm Full Orchestral rehearsal with chorus and soloists

Allow enough time to arrive, park and to be ready for seating allocation no later than 9:45am.

On Saturday parking will be in the main school carpark off the main Tatachilla Rd entrance. Please do not park on the grassed areas.

SUNDAY 12 MAY
Tatachilla Lutheran College, McLaren Vale

From 1:30pm: arrival and sign in

2pm – 2:20pm: Warmup on stage

2:45pm: Chorus to stage
3:00pm – 5pm: PERFORMANCE (including interval)

Sunday Chorister and Orchestra parking: Enter from California Road (on the west side of the college)

Accessible Parking: If you require accessible parking at Tatachilla, please contact us at hello@bigsing.org.au

Food & Beverage options

You are welcome to bring your own food and beverages and in the past many have chosen this option.

However, we would love you to support our food vans. Two coffee and food vans will be present on Saturday supplying hot beverages and soft drinks plus a selection of sandwiches, wraps and cakes.

On Sunday, as there is no break, there will only be one coffee van selling beverages, cakes and sweet treats.

The Big Sing Bar will be open on Sunday prior to the concert, during interval and for post-concert celebrations, stocked with McLaren Vale wines and bottled water.

Folders

Please use a black folder unless you already have plain black covers on your score.

Concert Dress

Black (or dark) bottoms, plain coloured tops (including jackets/jumpers if the weather is cold—the stadium is not air-conditioned). See photo for examples (plain colour includes black or white if you wish).

Change rooms are available if needed.

Photography

We will have a photographer documenting the event. Please let us know in advance if you don’t wish your photograph to appear online.

Extra Notes from the Music Director:

Please try to memorise as much as you can of your parts in the following pieces:

Oklahoma (especially if you are singing the main tune)
Master of the House
Seasons of Love
Coming Together
Sunday

Optional Open Rehearsals

As always, we have sourced access to optional rehearsals with other choirs that will help you learn the score.

La La Land
Thursdays 7pm – 9pm • starting March 21(excluding 2nd Thursday of the month)
Eastwood Community Centre • 95 Glen Osmond Rd, Eastwood
$10 cash only.
Contact: youngcarol67@gmail.com or 0407 718 956

Voices in the Wilderness
Fridays 9.30am – 11.30am starting March 22 (excluding Good Friday)
St Johns’ Church, 379 Halifax St, Adelaide
$10 cash or card
Contact: Ela Hardy on 0412 333 561 or ela.lee@bigpond.net.au

Poco Tutti
Wednesdays 3.30pm-5pm • starting March 27
Tutti Arts Centre
Corner of Commercial Rd and Strathmore Tce, Brighton
$10 cash or card (sign in and pay at reception)
Contact: carol.young@tutti.org or 0407 718 956

McLaren Vale
Thursdays 7pm-9pm • April 4, 11, 18, 25
St Margaret’s Anglican Church Hall
99 Main Road McLaren Vale
$10 cash only
Contact: Greg John greg.john@bigsing.org.au or 0405 053 331

Scores

As this program consists of 16 individual numbers sourced from different agencies, Big Sing has paid for the rights to distribute digital copies of the choir parts specifically for this event.

You will be charged a score fee as part of the registration fee and asked to acknowledge that your score is licenced only for Big Sing 2024.

On completion of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link for a webpage where you can legally download the score for either printing or use on your own tablet.

The scores are available as three pdfs— Part 1; Part 2 (Les Misérables medley), Part 3 with the musical numbers in concert order. We recommend you bind your printed score(s) and use a black folder for the performance. (You may bind all three together if you prefer).

We expect all registered choristers to arrange for printing of their own score.

Note that the scores are not available for download from this site.