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The Ballarat Memorial Concert Band is a community-based concert and marching band for in the Ballarat region. We welcome new players both beginning and experienced. We have two bands that people are able to attend based on their skill. Firstly our senior band rehearse every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm. Our Developmental band is open to people of all ages who are learning or relearning an instrument, Developmental band rehearse on Wednesdays (school term) from 5:30pm to 6:30pm

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Playouts, concerts and social events throughout the year.

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Wednesday evenings commencing at 6.30pm

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The Ballarat National Theatre is a community-based Theatre Company founded in 1938. Since then, it has produced hundreds of live performances 'by and for the local community.’BNT's performance home since 1978 has been the Courthouse Theatre of the SMB Campus of Federation University. BNT also presents a number of shorter performances annually at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

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Ballarat National Theatre hosts a number of theatre performances per year as well as our annual radio play event as part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival weekend.

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Pipe Band available for hire for events. We encourage young people to join our ranks as learners of bagpipes or drums. The band provides a low-cost way to experience the benefits that come from learning music. We are also very happy to welcome existing players, regardless of experience.

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Playing and teaching people to play bagpipes and drums.

Practice - Wednesday nights 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

Some lessons may be arranged for another day/time.

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The Ballarat Symphony Orchestra presents popular classical music concerts, three times per year.

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BLOC Music Theatre is a Local Amateur Theatre Company that stages a major senior production in May at Her Majesty's Theatre and a junior production in October/November at the University of Ballarat's 1870 Founders Theatre in Mt Helen. Auditions for these productions are usually in November for senior productions and June for junior productions. All audition notices are published in the Ballarat courier in the weeks leading up to auditions.

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Costume Hire is open on Mondays and Thursdays between 2.00pm and 8.00pm.
Set Hire can be arranged by appointment.

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1. To foster interest in Brass Bands and musicianship, and train young musicians.
2. To provide pleasure and entertainment for the general public.
3. Training of young musicians.
4. Band for public functions: Anzac Day, Australia Day, Begonia Festival

All brass musicians and percussionists welcome. Experience musicians are preferred.

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Operating Hours

Rehearsals held Tuesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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The Competitions currently run for 14 weeks each year. They cover 15 theatrical disciplines of voice, music, and movements. We use four or more venues as well as Her Majesty's Theatre. There are eight committee persons, plus partners, and a small valiant office staff, who organise the annual event. We are assisted by theatre staff, Fire Brigade, and over 250+ amazing volunteers. The total voluntary input to stage the Eisteddfod annually equates to around 16,500 hours.

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Royal South Street Society conducts Australia's foremost Eisteddfod promoting, fostering and encouraging participation and interest in the performing arts.

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Sweet Mona's Choir is a vibrant group of approximately twenty a capella singers drawn from the Ballarat community. The Choir's creative team consists of Chris Brennan, Stella Savy and Dani Fry. The Choir material includes Gospel, World Music & Original material. Sweet Mona's Choir is available for private performances.

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1. A Capella, gospel, funk, world music.
2. Singing/performance skills development.
3. Musical/material/arrangement development. To do public performances/some charitable. To launch a CD of choir material. To develop capacity to run workshops for public.

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