Robyn
Ryan (OAM)
was the founding Musical Director of Hastings Choristers
in 1990; and this year, after more than 30 years at the helm, she
decided to hand on the baton. Robyn’s inspiration and drive for
excellence has been central to developing the choir’s long-
standing reputation for quality performances.
Christmas
with the Choristers on
Sunday 12th December 2021 at St Agnes Church, was her final concert
with the choir.
And
Christmas
with the Choristers was the Hastings Choristers' first
concert since December 2019!
Taking the audience on a wonderful pre-Christmas journey, our SATB
choir Cantorus sang favourite choruses from Handel’s
uplifting Messiah, and all
of Schubert’s Mass in
G Major, with the renowned organist Heather Moen-Boyd.
Our female ensemble Cantabile presented a range of
enchanting Christmas songs. A highlight of the concert was the
world première of a specially commissioned choral work Our Song,
composed by Ben Robinson who grew up in Port Macquarie.
