was the first choir in Choral Productions Tasmania Inc, founded in February 1997, and based in Lindisfarne on Hobart’s eastern shore.

Because of Hobart’s relatively small size, singers came from far and wide to be part of this new group. Beginning with just 27 voices, incl. just one man, the group grew to 65+ before the 10th Anniversary Concert in 2007, when quite a few ‘retired’, and the choir now has approx. 40 rehearsing each week - 32 ladies and just 8 men. New singers are always welcome.

After the first 3 years, Margot introduced the group to Eisteddfod competition, and the Lincoln Singers won many 1st Prizes in the City of Hobart and City of Clarence Eisteddfods between 2000 and 2004.

The repertoire includes music theatre, gospel, folk, ‘million sellers of the 20th century’, Oscar-winning songs from movies, some classical and of course lots of Christmas songs during November and December. The Lincoln Singers is the ‘resident’ choir for the City of Clarence Carols by Candlelight every year.

New concerts are performed twice each year - in Lindisfarne in June/July and repeated in Launceston, and a Christmas concert in November in Lindisfarne. One performance is also held as a benefit for the Forcett Community Hall, south-east of Hobart, near Sorell.

In 2001, the Lincoln Singers invited singers from other choirs to join a 120-voice performance of Handel’s Messiah in the University of Tasmania’s Stanley Burbury Theatre in Sandy Bay. Soloists were drawn from the finest young singers of the day, and the two performances were well attended and well received. We have since blended all three choirs in Choral Productions Tasmania Inc into 100-voice performances of John Peterson’s ‘The Wonder of Christmas’ and two of our biennial Anzac Concerts, in 2009 and this year.

The Lincoln Singers has recorded three CDs - ‘On Higher Ground’ in 2000, ‘On With the Show’ in 2002 and ‘We Need a Little Christmas’ in 2006. Copies are still available.

Performances :

After the success of the Anzac Concerts in Hobart and Launceston this year, we then prepared and presented a ‘Magic of Music Theatre’ concert in Lindisfarne, on Hobart’s eastern shore, on Saturday and Sunday, October 29 & 30, with the Men in Black as the guest choir. Both performances were excellent, with both choirs performing at their very best, and audience enjoyment very evident from the applause.

We are now preparing for our Christmas events - the Clarence City Council’s Carols by Candlelight on the Bellerive waterfront on Sunday, December 11, followed by a smaller ‘Carols’ in the Queen Victoria Nursing Home in Lindisfarne, then taking part in the new Claremont Carols on Sunday, December 18. We then sing carols throughout the Eastlands Shopping Centre every day from 12-1pm during the 6 days before Christmas. Whew!! It’s a wonderful time of year, and we enjoy every bit of it.

From the end of January, 2012, we will go into rehearsals for our 15th Anniversary Concert, to be performed on Saturday evening, June 2, at 7.30pm in the Hobart Town Hall, and the next day at 2pm in our choir ‘home’, the Lindisfarne Citizens Activities Centre in Lindisfarne.

Like to join us?

Margot will tutor another of her regular 10-week ‘Beginner Choral Singing’ classes in New Town early next year. These beginner classes are designed to introduce newcomers to the joys of singing in a group. More information can be obtained from Margot by phoning 6244 5344 or emailing  contact@choralproductions.com.