Excelsis – From African Chant to Gospel Rehearsal

Excelsis is Melbourne’s most exciting and dynamic Catholic choir, singing for liturgical events around Victoria and also giving regular concert performances. In recent years highlights for the choir have included performing on numerous occasions to sold-out audiences at St Patrick’s Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, and giving a concert tour of the Philippines in 2015. The choir sings an extremely varied repertoire of sacred music from numerous Christian traditions, incorporating classical European works, hymnody, contemporary church music, traditional African pieces, spirituals and gospel songs. Excelsis takes its name from the Latin word, meaning ‘highest’. Through the music which it sings, the choir aims to achieve the highest musical standards, in order to give praise to the Highest.

This year, on Make Music Australia Day, Excelsis will be hard at work preparing for our major concert in 2018 – Fifth Anniversary Concert: From African Chant to Gospel. All singers are invited to come along to our regular rehearsal to celebrate with a night of music. You’re welcome to meet the choir and experience a night of inspiring music by listening or singing along with us!

Please email to RSVP or for more information – info@excelsis.org.au