History

2016

• Michael Loughlin appointed Music Director 

2015

• Chorale celebrates 30 years

2013

• Chorale takes on new management structure with the first members of the Board introduced:
  • Chair of Board  - Kevin Davis
  • Secretary - Ann Webb
  • Treasurer - Paul Lassemillante
  • Performance Manager - Annette Gore
  • Marketing  - Peta Butler
  • Sponsorship - Mary Fox
  • Business Manager - Martin Gore
  • Public Officer - Martin Gore
• Performance Commitee under Board structure
  • Librarian - Mary Verus
  • Registrar - Elizabeth Close
  • MD - Nora Lewis AM
  • AMD - Michael Loughlin
• Finance Committee under Board structure
  • Treasurer - Paul Lassemillante
  • Assistant Treasurer - Mallika Rajaratnam
• Friends of the Darwin Chorale is formed
• Convener - Elizabeth Eustance
• Chorale takes Australian Horizons concert on regional tour

2012

• Annette Gore becomes President

2011

• Pam Smith becomes President of Chorale
•  Jenny Scott Annual Award for service to the Chorale inaugurated and presented first to Jenny Scott

2010

• Michael Loughlin joins chorale as Assistant Music Director

2008

• Cantar Timor:
  • Chorale joins choirs from East Timor
  • Coro Santa Cecilia de Balide de Mortael and Coro Santo Antonio de Mortael, perform in East Timor and at Darwin Festival

1999-2011

• Superstar Productions formed between:
  • Darwin Theatre Company
  • Cavanagh Theatre
  • Darwin Entertainment Centre, and
  • Darwin Chorale 

• Subsequent productions
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Fiddler on the Roof
  • Les Miserable
  • Guys and Dolls
  • Sound of Music

2001

• Dean Patterson leaves Darwin
• Nora Lewis appointed Music Director.

1986

• Darwin Entertainment Centre opened, significantly Chorale's HMS Pinafore is first production; continuous use of DEC performance spaces by Chorale since then.

1985

• Formation of the Darwin Chorale
• Dean Patterson appointed as inaugural Music Director
• First performance: Easter concert of St John Passion (following previous year's workshop conducted by Dean Patterson) 
  • Accompanied by Darwin String Orchestra (~1990 became Darwin Symphony Orchestra)

Sept 1984 

• Special Music Workshop organised by the Arts Council
  • Singers drawn from the Combined Churches Choir 

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