CONCERTS ONE TO FOUR

The RMP will be touring an a capella concert to Regional Victoria
The program will include Tchaikovsky's 'Liturgy of St John Chrysostom' Christopher WillcockSJ: 'Anastasis' and a commissioned work by Stefan Cassomenos.
Soloist: Vladimir Bigdan
Conductor: Andrew Wailes
Sunday 29 April 8pm in the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels in Geelong
Saturday 5 May 8pm in St Patrick's Cathedral in Ballarat
Sunday 6 May 7pm in the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo
Saturday 12 May 8pm in St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne (concert times TBC)

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CONCERT FIVE

Special Concert with Orchestra Victoria and Conductor Christian Badea
Mozart 'Requiem'.
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir (Chorus Master: Andrew Wailes)
Orchestra Victoria
Soloists: TBA
Conductor: Christian Badea
Tuesday 24 July, Melbourne Recital Hall (concert time TBC)

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CONCERT SIX

EVENT ONE: Open Rehearsal, Choral Workshop and evening performance - Faure Requiem
Open rehearsal and choral workshop for choristers of all ages. Admission includes all music, afternoon tea, a three-hour choral workshop and rehearsal, and entry to the RMP Aria Final in the evening, where the workshop members will present a full-scale performance of the Faure Requiem accompanied by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra amd Soloists.
Conductor: Andrew Wailes
Sunday 29 July, Workshop: 2 - 5.30 pm (Aria Final and Faure Performance: 7 pm.) BMW Edge - Federation Square

EVENT TWO: 2012 RMP Aria Final & Faure Requiem
Seven of Australia's finest young singers battle it out for the 2012 RMP Aria title. Thousands of dollars of cash prizes, language coaching scholarships and future contracts with the RMP on offer. Expect to hear some of the most glorious arias and recitatives ever composed. Chief Adjudicator Andrew Wailes will head a panel of three expert judges.
Aria Final Accompanist: Stefan Cassomenos
A full performance of the Faure Requiem will follow the Aria Competition.
RMP Aria Festival Choir
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists TBA
Conductor: Andrew Wailes
Sunday 29 July, 7 pm. BMW Edge - Federation Square

Tickets to the Workshop and the Aria Final include a free Champagne supper at the conclusion of the evening.
Entrants for the Aria should email rmp@rmp.org.au for application forms. Seven will be selected for the Final.

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CONCERT SEVEN

Russian Spectacular
Prokofiev 'Alexander Nevsky', Shostakovich 'Festive Overture', Mussorgksky 'Dawn over the Moscow River', Borodin 'Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor'
The 29th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir
Melbourne University Choral Society
Melbourne Youth Orchestra and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Wailes
Sunday 14 October, 5 p.m. Melbourne Town Hall

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CONCERT EIGHT

Handel's Messiah
The RMP's 233rd performance of Handel's immortal oratorio
With the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Soloists: Soprano: Siobhan Stagg, Mezzo: Dominica Matthews, Tenor: Daniel Todd, Baritone: Nathan Lay
Conductor: Andrew Wailes
Sunday 9 December, 5 p.m. Melbourne Town Hall

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