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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2022</strong> 7 The Cecilian Singers celebrate 40 years ALTHOUGH NOW in their 42nd year, The Cecilian Singers are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the choir, with a special concert at The Piano on <strong>November</strong> 26. An equal voice choir for women, The Cecilian Singers was founded in 1981 by Nan Anderson. It is an auditioned choir with a varied repertoire, ranging from medieval to modern, both sacred and secular. The choir quickly established a national reputation with broadcasts on Radio New Zealand and Praise Be. It has also recorded two CDs that went to No. 1 on Concert NZ Classical Hits. Works by New Zealand composers, some especially commissioned, are frequently performed and the choir has twice travelled to Australia to showcase New Zealand music. There has always been an emphasis on supporting local musicians and encouraging outstanding talent. Featured artists have included Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Ann Lamont Lowe, Louisa Pilkington, Helen Charlton, and many instrumentalists who have gone on to NZSO or international careers. Over the past 40 years, the Cecilians have performed at least 100 times at concerts, plus events like weddings and music festivals. Events range from poetry and music at the Old Municipal Chambers, to singing in Hebrew with the Washington Women’s Choir at the Great Hall. They have performed at many iconic Christchurch venues that were casualties of the February 22, 2011 earthquake – the Provincial Council Chambers, St Luke’s Church, the Music Centre Chapel and The Chapel of St John of God in Halswell. The choir has been fortunate to have worked under the baton of only four music directors in its history. Nan Anderson, who received the QSM in 2020 for services to choral music, was the director for 27 years. Anderson was followed by Jean Cumming, Rosemary Allison and the current director, renowned contralto Rosemary Turnbull. As has been the case for so many organisations, the choir’s original plans for celebrating the milestone were disrupted by Covid-19, resulting in three cancellations of planned concerts. The celebration on Saturday will be the culmination of two years of planning, rehearsing, and waiting. It will offer traditional and modern classical compositions (Brahms, Britten and Orban) and a piece by NZ composer David Hamilton. The choir will be accompanied by pianist Sarah Kang, harpist Helen Webby and horns Emma Eden and Bernard Shapiro. JOYOUS: The Celician Singers choir has been performing for more than four decades. All welcome for a cuppa at Braintree BRAINTREE, the first wellness centre of its kind in New Zealand to support people with neurological conditions, is holding an open day in Papanui on Saturday. The centre at 70 Langdons Rd will be open to the public from 10am to noon. “We have had such positive feedback from everyone attending either an activity or support session since we opened in June this year, we want to give the public the chance to see just how special this facility is and why it is earning such high praise,” BrainTree general manager Phil Marshall-Lee said. “We hope people will pop in, have a look around and enjoy a coffee.” BrainTree is the new home for Dementia Canterbury, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Canterbury, the <strong>Southern</strong> Stroke Foundation, <strong>Southern</strong> Music Therapy, Aspire Canterbury and Adult Conductive Education Trust. “The centre is already making life so much better for the many people living in the community with neurological conditions,” Marshall-Lee said. Conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s and dementia are progressive, and while some people become severely disabled, most can live with relatively moderate symptoms for longer periods of time. The wellness centre is a key component to ensuring those affected can still live a full life after a diagnosis of a neurological condition. Marshall-Lee said the centre is equipped with a gym, studio, cafe and meeting spaces for individual or group use, as well as being a place to share and learn from real-life experiences, take part in activity support groups and access specialist well-being services. It can also host conferences for up to 80 people, with all inquiries welcome. The $8 million complex is the culmination of a huge community effort since Dementia Canterbury, and Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Canterbury joined forces in 2017 in the Canterbury Brain Collective, a registered charity, to build a home for the two societies. 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