The Benola Choristers present 'Messiah' by George Frederick Handel (1685-1759). Bendigo City Hall at 8 p m. Saturday, 7th December, 1974. Soloists: Valerie McCracken Soprano, Glenis Granger Alto, Ian Lee Tenor, John Stephens Bass, Barbara Hyett Piano, Hedley Jones, Organ. Conducted by Mavis Webster.event, entertainment, music, messiah, the benola choristers, george frederick handel, valerie mccracken, glenis granger, ian lee, john stephen, barbara hyett, hedley jones, mavis webster

Mavis Webster was a distinguished singer and teacher. She won the "Sun Aria Award" at the South Street Vocal Competition in 1939 (Ballarat). In Bendigo she established a singing studio providing tuition to many students over the years. Mavis formed two Choir - Benola Singers (Ladies' Choir) and Benola Choristers (Mixed Voice Choir). These choirs achieved competitive success over many years. Trophies that were won and donated by Dunklings Jewellers (Melbourne) have been donated to the Bendigo Historical Society.Coloured upper body photograph of Annie Mavis Webster (known as Mavis).Mavis is wearing a black top with a scooped neckline, a string of pearls and earrings.annie mavis webster, music, teacher, the benola singers., the benola choristers

The Benola Choristers was founded as a community choir in 1957, as the Benola Singers, by Mavis Webster MBE who was its Musical Director for more than forty years.Benola Singers Collection, EPNS serving tray, circular with embossed decorations around edge, centre with engraved decoration and wording Walter Davis & Coy P'L Trophy Royal South St Society Grand Choral Contest Champions Won by Benola Choristers 1966.Ranleigh Old Sheffield Reproductiontrophies & awards, public events, music

The 1969 competition was held at the Memorial Theatre in Ballarat. The Benola Choristers was founded as a community choir in 1957, as the Benola Singers, by Mavis Webster MBE who was its Musical Director for more than forty years. Benola Singers Collection, EPNS serving tray, circular with two handles, heavily decorated around edge with grapes and leaves, tray engraved with pattern and wording, Royal South Street Competitions 1969 Grand Champion Choral Contest Walter Davis Trophy won by Benola Choristers.Saracen reproduction Old Sheffieldtrophies & awards, public events, music

'Thirty Years of Making Music' - The Benolas. by Keith Cole. Published by Benola Choristers in 1987.Keith Colebendigo, hospital, music and the arts., miss mavis webster, the benola singers.

Benola Singers Collection, Vinyl recording of prize winning performance by the Benola Choristers at Royal South Street National Eisteddfod of Australia 1966Warne A Wilson 215 Raglan St Ballaratperforming arts, music, benola choristers

DVD. Bendigo Benola Choristers. Conductor; Miss Mavis Webster. Winners Grand Champion Choral Contest. Royal South Street Grand National Esteddfod of Australia, Ballarat Victoria. 1966.bendigo choir, benola choristers

The Benola Choristers was founded as a community choir in 1957, as the Benola Singers, by Mavis Webster MBE who was its Musical Director for more than forty years.Benola Singers Collection, EPNS serving tray with decorated scalloped edge and heavily decorated centre, engraved 'Bendigo Competitions 1958 1st Prize Ladies Choir won by Benola Singers presented by Dunklings The Jewellers'.Hecworth Reproduction Old Sheffieldtrophies & awards, public events, music

'Carols by Candlelight' presented by the Rotary Club of Bendigo. Compere and Guest Artist: David Smith. Pianiste: Zena Cohn. Choir: Benola Choristers. Artists: The Lamplighters. Meryl Cohn & Lee Robertson. Proceeds to the Rotary Club of Bendigo Youth Camp Project. C1970's.event, entertainment, music, carols by candlelight, the rotary club of bendigo, david smith, zena cohn, benola choristers, the lamplighters, meryl cohn, lee robertson

'Messiah'. Benola Choristers. Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo March 22, 1978. Soprano: Vivienne Mathers. Alto: Valda Young. Tenor: Warick Hanna. Bass: Charles Phillips. Accompanists: Elizabeth McConnell. Conductor: Mavis Webster. Two copies. Stamp of Bendigo Branch of The Royal Historical Society on back cover. 1174 penned in black ink on back.event, entertainment, music, benola choristers, vivienne mathers, valda young, warick hanna, charles phillips, elizabeth mcconnell, mavis webster

Book, The Benolas, Forty Years of Making Music by Keith Cole.1977.Contents of book ; Mavis Webster; Her Story; Talented Accompanists; Formation and Form of the Benolas and choristers, People, Practice, Appearance, Places.; Performances; Celebrating and Socialising; Serving the Community with Song, included in the book is an Invitation for 'A Trip Down Memory Lane'Keith Colebook, bendigo, the benolas

Community Arts Centre - a. Space Requirements: 'Spreadsheet' - single page ruled up with horizontal rows listing 21 Bendigo arts organizations and vertical columns inserting 20 varied space requirements (e.g. main auditorium; stage; backstage; wings; etc.) + Total space requirement for each organization. No date or author provided; b. Same 'spreadsheet' but specified as space in square feet. Attached is a handwritten note (no stated author) entitled ''Plaza Proposal'' (19/1/77) stating that the schedule is for the area requirements of local groups with information as to spending money of architectural surveys of existing buildings and time constraints on putting forward any proposition. List of Community Arts organisations; M.A.S.B.,M.L., Competitions society, Repertory society, Shakespeare Society, Operatic Society, concert Orchestra, Benola Choristers, Brass Bands Association, Pipe Bands Association, Victorian Society of Organ's, Film Group, Bendigo Arts Council, Photographic Society, W.E.L., Music Teachers, Spinners & Weavers, Wyse Players, Organ Club, Friends of the Art Gallery, California Gully Youth Club.community arts center, merle hall collection

An exceptional singer who contributed greatly to local Bendigo and Australia as well as abroad Bendigo born and raised by Edwin and Annie Webster, Education was at Camp Hill. A life long participation in and commitment to local music and Competition Society provided opportunities for performance. The ultimate prize for amateur singers at the time was the Sun News Pictorial Aria Competition, which Mavis attained as runner up in 1938 and as winner in 1939. Outbreak of WWII curtailed early opportunities for overseas travel but there was much call for her as recitalist, artist and teacher such as at The Sisters of Mercy at St Mary's Convent, Bendigo where she taught singing. Mavis gained impressive reputation and experience in numerous roles including as chorister (and founder of the all female choir and the Benola singers which she also named, after her home), and later (1960) included male voices; she was also conductor; musical director; and adjudicator at Eisteddfords. She laso taught at Girton, St Killian's. During the 1950s Mavis went on a very successful 9 month overseas trip on which she was inspired in many respects including the formation of the choirs. In 1978 Mavis was made a Member of the British Empire for her services to music.City of Greater Bendigo acknowledged Mavis contribution and skills by establishing the Mavis Webster Vocal Collection at the City library.A photocopy of newspaper publication of obituary for Annie Mavis Webster, MBE 21/5/1914 - 8/4/2000 bendigo, history, obituary and biography of annie mavis webster mbe, forest st methodist (now uniting) bendigo, girton, st killian's, herald sun aria, the eisteddford, sisters of mercy at st mary's convent, mavis webster vocal collection, city of greater bendigo, margaret watters.