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The repertoire of Box Hill Chorale is very diverse, although biased towards the well-recognised oratorios and larger sacred works. Our recent concerts have included Haydn's The Creation, Mozart's Requiem, Magnificat and Stabat Mater by Pergolesi; works by Buxtehude, Schubert and Faure; Songs from the Shows with excerpts from My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables; Brittens A Ceremony of Carols; a range of traditional and modern Christmas carols; and modern arrangements of sacred music, including the Australian premiere of John Rutters Cantus. At our last concert for 2008, we performed accompanied by a full orchestra, the world premier of a commissioned work by Australian composer, Nicholas Buc called "Journey of the Wise Men".
The latest work we have performed is the world premiere of Nicholas Buc's new work "Mary MacKillop Mass". This was performed at Portland Civic Centre, repeated on Sunday afternoon in Mount Gambier, SA. The work was also presented as the full "Cantata Mass" at the old Cathedral Central Hall, Fitzroy - just across the road from Mary MacKillop's birthplace; then as part of the full liturgy at St Scholastica's Catholic Church, Bennettswood. The Mass was written to honour Blessed Mary MacKillop. Box Hill Chorale members travelled to Portland to join other singers, from the Music Glenelg Festival Singers and the Australian Catholic University Choir, as well as excellent soloists, for the weekend. The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra provided the instrumental accompaniment for the Mass and some other items in the programme.
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