my forest
1\title{Church Music Corner}
2\p{In addition to my computer science career I am also a classically-trained singer, with much experience in liturgical music in the Catholic and Anglican traditions.}
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4\p{Currently, I sing with (and occasionally direct) the Choir of [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au), located near my home in Canberra. We sing for most of the weekly Sunday Eucharist services as well as semi-regular Evensong services. I also sing with the secular choral group [Coro](https://www.corocanberra.com/). When I'm travelling away from Canberra, I have on occasion sung with the choirs at [St Peter's Eastern Hill](https://www.stpeters.org.au/) in Melbourne, [St. Michael and All Saints](https://smas.church/) and [Old St. Paul's](https://osp.org.uk) in Edinburgh, and elsewhere. }
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6\p{I began my musical career as a treble in [St. Mary's Cathedral Choir](https://cathedralchoir.sydney/), Sydney at the age of 10. At that time, St. Mary's was under the direction of David Russell, who encouraged me to pursue my interest in medieval liturgical music. I studied Gregorian Chant semiology and performance, both independently and under the tutelage of Dr. Neil McEwan AM.}
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8\p{From 2006-2010 I led the Gregorian Schola Cantorum at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, performing the propers of the mass every Sunday. I also performed occasionally with many other choirs, including the Choir of [Christ Church St. Laurence](https://ccsl.org.au/) in Sydney and the [Australian Brandenburg Choir](https://www.brandenburg.com.au/). }
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10\p{In 2022 I visited the monks at the [Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes](https://www.solesmes.com/), under Dom Geoffrey Kemlin. When I lived in Edinburgh I sang with the the Choir of [St. Michael and All Saints](https://smas.church/) Episcopal Church and at [Old St. Paul's](https://osp.org.uk). I am a member of the [Royal School of Church Music](https://rscmaustralia.org.au/).}
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12\p{In particular, I have an interest and considerable expertise in the rich chant tradition of the medieval western church, and I am seeking rare prayer books, hymnals, graduals, nocturnals, vesperals, diurnals, antiphonaries and similar. Details of my musical score collection are maintained in my [[loc-002D]].}
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14\p{Below you will find mostly-weekly entries, journaling my liturgical and music experiences.}
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