MOUNTAINS RINGING WITH THE SOUND OF SINGING

Thre Sisters rock formation at Echo Point in Katoomba BLue MOuntains of NSW, World Heritage Site, bush tourism mauve `great dividing range`

THE THREE SISTER, BLUE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NSW

Each year over the last weekend of August, the small New South Wales Blue Mountains village of Blackheath hosts Australia’s biggest choir festival. Appearing in August 2016 were no less than 56 choirs performing all manner of music from classical and folk through pop, world, jazz, cabaret to gospel. Two outstanding choirs to perform on the final day were the Andalus/Arabic choir and Sydney’s Jewish Choral Society.

THE ANDALUS/ARABIC CHOIR SING HAUNTING SONGS FROM MOORISH ANDALUSIA

IMG_0855 Jewish Choir Blackheath Choir Festival

SYDNEY’S JEWISH CHORAL SOCIETY UNDER MUSICAL DIRECTOR ROSE GRAUSMAN

Blackheath and nearby towns of Katoomba and Medlow Bath had plenty of accommodation for the thousands of visitors who came by road and rail from Sydney (115 kms). Most took advantage to also visit the surroundings of the spectacular Blue Mountains, a listed World Heritage site.