ABOUT US

Sing Elon was formed in September 2003 by music teacher and performer Elana Andrews (Dip ABRSM, ATCL, HON. SCSM).

The choir involves 30 children between the ages 10 and 14 years old who have been specially selected from across Northern Tasmania.

The performance knowledge and teaching ability of Conductor/Director Elana Andrews is widely appreciated in Tasmania’s music community and, together with the children, she is destined to contribute admirably to the developing profile of Tasmanian arts.

Sing Elon aims to provide training, performance and travel opportunities to Tasmania’s talented young singers, regardless of financial background.

Through her work with St Cecilia School of Music, Elana Andrews has discovered the depth of talent in Tasmanian singers and wishes to create an opportunity to showcase that talent to the rest of Australia and to the world.  Sing Elon will tour either nationally or internationally every year, with the support of Tasmanian businesses.

Sing Elon’s repertoire is diverse with music chosen to reflect Tasmania and Australia’s multicultural atmosphere.  Songs are chosen to create a varied programme suitable for an audience of any age or nationality.  The choir sings in two, three and four parts and incorporates the many other talents of its members into performances.

OUR VISION

The formation of an international standard children’s choir based in a regional area is no easy feat, but Conductor/Director, Elana Andrews, has never been one for balking at a challenge.  By launching Sing Elon onto the world stage in September 2004, Elana is setting the foundations for annual international tours with the aim of promoting Tasmania and Australia’s blossoming musical culture.

In five years time she intends Sing Elon to have reached heights where it will be referred to as the “Vienna Boys Choir of Australia”.

In a short period of time, Sing Elon has already reached a performance standard worthy of invitation to perform locally with prominent artists including the increasingly popular Celtic Force.  The choir will participate in a brief Tasmanian tour with the Celtic Force ensemble in July this year.  They have also been invited to perform at St Cecilia School of Music’s biannual concerts.  St Cecilia is an internationally recognised music school established in Tasmania 30 years ago and now operating across Australia and New Zealand and in Hong Kong.

Enthusiasm and dedication are qualities apparent within Sing Elon’s members.  These qualities will ensure that they continue to grow musically, achieving mastery of their vocal skills and elevating the choir to a level of recognition equal to the internationally acclaimed Rosny Children’s Choir and the Gondwana Voices.  .

It is important that children participate in experiences that not only develop their musicality but contribute to their knowledge of other cultures and their music.  It is also important that our future leaders develop world awareness and a sense of civic responsibility.

Elana Andrews believes that this will be achieved by sharing and experiencing their own knowledge and understanding of the world with children from other cultures, while promoting Tasmania and its arts in the wider world.

Tasmania is a very desirable tourism and business destination and the civic responsibility of Sing Elon includes promoting our island to benefit the Tasmanian tourism and business sectors.

ACHIEVING OUR VISION

• Sing Elon meet with their Conductor/Director on a weekly basis, learning new skills and developing existing ones through rich rehearsal plans and voice coaching.

• Workshop opportunities are provided whereby children have the opportunity to gain the insights of experienced guest musicians and choral groups, including their perceptions on technique and performance.

• Increasing opportunities are being planned for performance experiences, starting at local events, gradually expanding to state and national level and ultimately on the international stage.

• Sing Elon members are provided with many opportunities to observe and enjoy the performances of other competent musicians and they are given the opportunity to reflect on these experiences in relation to their own learning.

• The majority of Sing Elon members are currently undertaking tuition of a musical instrument and some are involved in additional choral groups.  This ensures the continuing development of music literacy and will, in the future, expand their Sing Elon experience by the inclusion of instrumental performances at Sing Elon events.