1995 Australia
THE FIRST TOUR OF AUSTRALIA
Sydney Opera House
Soloists
Iona Jones (Soprano) ~ Elizabeth Ann Stevens (Mezzo-Soprano)
Musical Staff
Alwyn Humphreys (Musical Director) ~ Huw Rees (Deputy Musical Director) ~ Joy Amman Davies (Accompanist) ~ Clive Williams (Organist)
Flights
Heathrow to Melbourne
Sydney to Heathrow
Repertoire for Diamond Jubilee Tour
Melbourne
26th February ~ Our two flights arrived at different times.
We stayed at the Palm Lake and Albany Apartments
28th February - Optional tour ~ Puffin Billy railway ~ wild life park and winery
1st March ~ Concert with Melbourne Welsh Coir and the Victoria Singers ~ Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University
3rd March ~ Concert ~ Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University
Canberra
4th March ~ We travelled there by coach and stayed at the Travelodge Hotel
5th March ~ Mini-Concert ~ Federal Parliament Building
Concert ~ Llewellyn Hall, Canberra School of Music
Wollongong
6th March - Travelled there by coach
7th March ~ Barbeque ~ Orb Bowling Club
8th March - Concert ~ Church of Christ
9th March ~ Civic Reception
10th March ~ Supper ~ Fraternity Club
Sydney
11th March - Travelled there by coach. Boulevard Hotel.
Concert ~ Great Hall, Newcastle University
12th March - Dinner with Sydney Welsh Choir
14th March ~ Concert ~ Sydney Opera House
15th March ~ Optional tour ~ Blue Mountains
16th March ~ Concert ~ Sutherland Arts Centre
17th - 19th March -Flew home from Sydney