Ntaria Choir
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Also known as | Hermannsburg Choir. Ntaria Ladies Choir |
Origin | ABC Classics |
Ntaria Choir, formerly known as Ntaria Ladies Choir, Hermannsburg Ladies Choir, Hermannsburg Choir, and various other names, is a choir of
It was initially a much larger church choir, and became a women-only choir from the 1970s to sometime in the 2010s. As a female choir, they have performed as part of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir (CAAWC).
History
The choir has its roots in work done by
In the 1920s, the Hermannsburg teacher's wife, a Mrs Heinrich, taught some of the residents how to sing in harmony.[4]
The choir was a large mixed-sex choir until the 1970s, and artist
1967 tour and album
In September 1967, the 24-person choir, half men and half women, toured South Australia and
Radke and his wife,
From the 1970s, the choir became a women-only choir,[2] becoming known as Ntaria Ladies Choir or Hermannsburg Ladies Choir.[3]
21st century
In May 2003, The choir performed with the
In 2015, the choir travelled overseas as part of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir (CAAWC),
On 3 May 2019, the choir sang songs by
Choirmasters
Former
In books and films
In 2003 the choir was the subject of
In 2005 the choir were featured in An Aural Map Of Australia, a documentary profiling experimental artist and violinist Jon Rose.[2]
The 2015 trip to Stuttgart with CAAWC became the subject of a documentary film called The Song Keepers (2017), directed by Naina Sen and produced by Sen, Trisha Morton-Thomas and others.[10] The film showed at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival,[2][11] won an ATOM Award, and was nominated for several awards.[10]
In 2021, Olga Radke published a book about
Present composition
The choir is now called Ntaria Choir,
Discography
- Tjina Kngarra (the Best of Friends) (2011) – Tracks of the Desert Inc
- Journey to Horseshoe Bend (2004)[12]
- Ekarlta nai! (1999) – Tracks of the Desert Inc
- Arrente Christmas Carols (1988) – Imparja
- Hermannsburg Aranda Ladies Choir (1985) – Imparja
References
- ^ Peggy Glanville-Hicks AddressListening to History: Some Proposals for Reclaiming the Practice of Music. By John Rose Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Strahle, Graham (29 May 2019). "Indigenous Women's Only Ntaria Choir Reaches Back To Bach". Music Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Hermannsburg Choir". Hermannsburg Historic Precinct. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Choir". Hermannsburg Historic Precinct. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Westwood, Matthew (16 September 2007). "Religious choirs a constant across desert generations". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Barwick, Rohan (16 July 2021). "Historic Hermannsburg Choir tour celebrated in new book" (audio, 30 mins). ABC Darwin. The Late Lunch. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Gus Williams (1937-2010)". Hermannsburg Historic Precinct. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-6485919-2-4. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Thousands gather in Stuttgart for Germany's festival of faith and action". World Council of Churches. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Q&A with Naina Sen". MIFF 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Schultz, Andrew; et al. (2004), Journey to Horseshoe Bend, a cantata based on the novel by TGH Strehlow (CD), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC 476 2266, retrieved 29 November 2012
Further reading
- Chalmers, Max; Attard, Mariella; Brierley Newton, Laura (19 April 2018). "Lutheran songs in the language of the Central Desert taken back to Germany". ABC News. RN Breakfast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. About the documentary film, Song Keepers, about the choir's trip to Germany