The Cleftomaniacs rehearse at the South Sydney Uniting Church in Waterloo but draw their 30-plus membership from all across Sydney – from Dee Why to Oyster Bay and from Bondi to Merrylands, with all stops between.
Led since 2003 by musical director Gary Smith, a graduate of NSW Conservatorium of Music, the choir’s repertoire is as varied and eclectic as its membership, and is mainly “a cappella”, meaning without instruments. They aren’t purists, they just love to sound as beautifully harmonic as they can, in as many different styles of music as possible.
Coro Austral, led by Margot McLaughlin since it was formed in 2010, are specialists in authentic Spanish and Latin-American music with their recent spring concert offering an exciting, imaginative and colourful repertoire straight from Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia.
Soloist Kristen Turner specialised in voice for her Creative Arts degree, and since qualifying has been actively engaged in both performing and vocal teaching. She has toured nationally and internationally with many performance choirs and a capella ensembles.
