immerse - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre

stretch festival 2012
with support from festivals australia
BREATHE –
MANDURAH
SINGS
out of the box only available at the discounted rate
once you have chosen at least 3 of the previous performances
SUN 6 may – 4 pm
Over three days Choirmaster Jonathon Welch AM will inspire the full breadth of school and
community choirs in the Peel Region to breathe in a series of tailored masterclasses as part of
Breathe, the Mandurah Stretch Festival 2012. Mandurah Sings will be the culmination of this in
a full length concert in the Boardwalk Theatre.
With a diverse career spanning 30 years in the music industry, there are not many areas of
music that Jonathon Welch hasn’t been involved with, and doesn’t love!
Considered one of the finest tenors of his generation, Jonathon’s credits include some
70 roles with most State Opera Companies and Opera Australia. He has performed with some
of the world’s most highly regarded singers, directors and conductors including Dame Joan
Sutherland, k.d.lang, Baz Luhrman, Graeme Murphy, Richard Bonynge, Anne Murray and
Jimmy Somerville.
With a deep commitment to the community and youth music education, Jonathon has
directed some of Australia’s finest community choirs, also creating the Australian Pop Choir,
Pop Kidz and the Sydney Street Choir prior to his return to his ‘hometown’ of Melbourne
where he is best known as the man behind the ABC’s smash hit series Choir of Hard Knocks.
He is currently the Director of Jail Birds and Choir of Hard Knocks, now known as the Choir
of Hope and Inspiration.
Join us in celebrating the conclusion of Breathe, Mandurah Stretch Festival 2012 and hear
what Jonathon and our local choirs can achieve.
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