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   Choir sites 
 
Café of the Gate of Salvation: cafeofthegateofsalvation.com.au/
Sydney based dynamic a cappella choir singing a mixture of rootsy gospel and gospel-tinged originals. The Café was formed in 1986 by Tony Backhouse.

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir: www.sglc.org/
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir is one of Australia's largest non-auditioned community choirs and is recognized as one of the best. They take delight in the diversity of both their membership and the music they perform.

Sydney Street Choir: www.sydneystreetchoir.com/index.htm
Members of The Sydney Street Choir are homeless or disadvantaged men and women. Led by Peter Lehner since 2003 and with no regular ongoing funds source, the choir now relies on money raised from performances, donations and in kind support from community organisations.

The Cleftomaniacs: thecleftomaniacs.com
Together since 1992, The Cleffies sing a groovy, eclectic repertoire, which ranges from mediaeval Italian madrigals, to Elvis Costello, to William Byrd to Bobby McFerrin. They enjoy having a good time while going from strength to strength musically.

 

   General A Cappella sites 
 
Australian National Choral Association: www.anca.org.au
Australian National Choral Association is a non-profit organisation set up to encourage and promote chorale music in Australia. ANCA National offers professional workshops for Choir trainers, Choristers, Conductors and various areas of Choir training. ANCA's National Youth Choir of Australia provides a flagship for the talent of our young singers. ANCA organises the visits of many international conductors and networks internationally for the benefit of members.

A Cappella Central: www.acappellacentral.com.au/
A Cappella Central is a resource for all things a cappella in Australia - information about choirs and groups, how to get in touch with, when and where they will be performing.

 

   Other sites 
 
Negro Spirituals: www.negrospirituals.com/
This US based site is devoted to traditional African American spirituals and some information is given about the early Gospel songs.

Tony Backhouse: www.tonybackhouse.com.au/
Singer, composer, vocal arranger, musical director, workshop leader and author Tony Backhouse, is one of the leaders in the Sydney a cappella movement. He currently directs the Café of the Gate of Salvation gospel choir and male trio the Heavenly Lights. Tony founded The Honeybees in 1996 and for 6 years was the Musical Director.

Moorambilla Festival - Coonamble: www.moorambilla.com/default.htm
Moorambilla is a community choral festival started in 2002 by artistic director Michelle Leonard. It invites choirs and composers together to create new Australian works for whole community participation, as well as offering workshops in a variety of musical styles by leaders in their field to participants in Moorambilla. 2006 saw Moorambilla move to its new home in Coonamble

Madison Mckoy: www.madisonmckoy.com/
Armed with cool melodies, eclectic lyrics and an infectious smile, American-Australian Madison McKoy 's singing easily crosses the RnB, Pop, and Soul genre, Madison’s music reflects immediate familiarity reminiscent of Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, and a touch of Seal in an adult contemporary style.