The 31st Intervarsity Choral Festival: PERTH, 26 January–9 February 1980

'''Patron:''' Professor Sir Frank Callaway <<BR>>
'''Chorusmasters:''' Margaret Pride, Rob Kay <<BR>>
'''Accompanists:''' Marie-Louise Sermon, Michael Cole <<BR>>
'''Camp Venue:''' Muresk Agricultural College, via Northam <<BR>>
'''Participants:''' AUCS, SCUNA, WACollMus FUCS, MUCS, MonUCS, PUCS, !QldProMus, QUMS, SUMS, TUMS <<BR>>
'''FIBS:''' FIBS

=== COMMITTEE ===
'''Convenor:''' Rob Kay <<BR>>
'''Secretary:''' <<BR>>
'''Treasurer:''' Sue Pearson <<BR>>
'''!ConMan:''' Lawrie Horner <<BR>>	
'''Publicity:''' Norm Faraday, Denis Keneally <<BR>>
'''Librarian:''' Meredith Wright <<BR>>
'''Camp Officer:''' Meredith Lane <<BR>>
'''Transport/Billeting:''' Chris Johnson, Julie Roberts <<BR>>
'''Social Sec:''' Peter Fallon <<BR>>
'''Gopher:''' Greg Rayner <<BR>>
'''General Ass.:''' Peter Rich, Lisa Davidson, [[Ben Macpherson]] <<BR>>
'''IV Mum:''' Mrs Daniel

=== CONCERT 1 ===
6pm, 3 February, Somerville Auditorium, UWA (Midlands Railway Workshop) <<BR>>
'''Conductor:''' David Measham <<BR>>
'''Soloists:''' Julie Daniel, Meredith Lane, Bryan Connell, Andrew Kay, Julie Roberts, Peter Deane <<BR>>
'''Programme:''' After the Goldrush, Tears of Steel, Somebody to Love, Queen Bohemian Rhapsody, Teo Torriate; Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (Breathe, Time, Atom Heart Mother, Us and Them, Brain Damage). <<BR>>
'''Notes:''' “Dark Side of the Moon: A Choral Rock Concert”. Piano: Marie-Louise Sermon; Organ: Greg Schultz; Drums: Rick Whittle; Elec. Guitar: Cliff Lynton; Elec. Bass: Mick Glendinning<<BR>>
'''Review:''' Michael Sinclair-Jones, ''West Australian'', 4 February 1980. “In a brave experiment that ended in triumph, 150 singers, seven soloists and six rock musicians … brought the music of Pink Floyd, Queen, Neil Young and Jeannie Lewis to an enthusiastic audience … The 150 singers asserted themselves with the wordless ‘Atom Heart Mother’ and handled well the complex echo structures … The concert ended with a standing ovation after two encores as conductor David Measham, in a quiet dig at his purist critics[,] applauded the singers and the choice of material for the programme”.

=== CONCERT 2 ===
8pm, 9 February, Winthrop Hall <<BR>>
'''Conductor:''' David Measham <<BR>>
'''Soloists:''' Serena Sharp, Alan Crooks <<BR>>
'''Program:''' Rachmaninov ''Vespers''; Bruckner ''Mass in E minor'' <<BR>>
'''Notes:''' “Choral Concert”. Members of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra <<BR>>
'''Review:''' Derek Moore-Morgan, “Choral concert was climax”, ''West Australian'', 11 February 1980, p.48. “Many pleasing choral effects were created … with a corporate awareness of the wide dynamic-range needed. Ideally, the courageous basses required greater resonance in individual voices to project fully the phenomenally low sounds required at times … On such a sultry evening, it was inevitable that the choir’s intonation should occasionally suffer, but the general effect surmounted these difficulties. [In the Bruckner,] control of nuance and clarity of diction were notable. The festival’s chorus master, Margaret Pride, was acclaimed by the choir in a way which clearly indicated that the week had been as enjoyable as it was successful.”

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