Past Events
Be entertained, uplifted and inspired at the event of the year!
Thursday November 17
Regent Plaza Ballroom
191 Collins Street, Melbourne
6.30pm for 7pm dinner
Outstanding food, wine and song with some of the world’s most infl uential minds including Edward de Bono (UK), Raymond Kurzweil (USA), Daniel Dennett (USA), Brendan Boyle (USA), Paddy Miller (Spain) and many of Australia’s leading thinkers, performers and innovators appearing at Creative Innovation 2011.
Rub shoulders with senior level corporates, members of government, personalities, media commentators and philanthropists while watching outstanding performances by Australia opera group Pot-Pourri, brilliant pianist Stefan Cassomenos and some of the With One Voice choirs, including Melbourne Sings. At the event we will off er some unique events and experiences.
This fundraising dinner is critical to our ability to deliver Creativity Australia's With One Voice programs to those who need it most. The entry ticket for the Gala Dinner includes a fully tax-deductible donation. Your donation and support will help us in our mission to inspire people to nd their voice and make a meaningful diff erence!
Click here to download the invitation and booking form.
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Brilliant Baroque Concert
Wednesday September 14 at 8pm
St Johns Southgate, City Rd, Southbank
Soprano Tania de Jong AM and pianist Stefan Cassomenos Guest artists with The Melbourne Musicians directed by Frank Pam.
Stefan will play Bach's great keyboard concerto in D minor and Tania will sing the charming Canary Cantata by Bach's friend Telemann, written on the death of his pet canary. Tania will also sing popular arias by Bach and Handel. Tania and Stefan will also perform some surprise pieces sure to delight the audience.
Bookings at www.m-tix.com.au or 9685 5111
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A concert to remember... Melbourne Sings, Tania de Jong AM, Jonathan Morton and more!
Sunday 5th June 7pm - Scotch College
Geoffrey McComas Theatre, 1 Morrison Street Hawthorn 3122
A Concert to remember features superb choir Melbourne Sings conducted by Shaun Islip with 3 of Australia’s leading soloists - soprano Tania de Jong AM, baritone Jonathan Morton and the outstanding pianist Stefan Cassomenos.
From classical to jazz, opera, gospel, soul and more - this special charity concert truly has something for everyone. Bring the whole family!
Ticket Price: $50 VIP A Reserve, $35 General Admission, $25 Children <16, $45 Group >10 VIP, $33Group >10 G.A. (plus booking fee) BOOKINGS VIA TICKEMASTER 136 100 / www.ticketmaster.com.au. TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
This is a charity event. All concert proceeds go to Creativity Australia’s With One Voice choir programs and the Council of Christians and Jews, whose purpose is to promote religious openness, reconciliation and cooperation. Please click to download the Press Release.
Enquiries: Dana Moran 8679 6088
dana@creativityaustralia.org.au
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Cultural Diversity Week
Dandenong Sings performance to launch the festivities!
Sunday 20 March
1.30pm arrival, 2pm performance
City of Greater Dandenong Libraries - Dandenong Branch (Mel Ref 91A F5) Stuart St, Dandenong.
For more information, please contact Nicole Borg.
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Harmony Day - With One BIG Voice concert
Monday 21st March
12.45pm for a 1pm start
Collins Place, 35 Collins St Melbourne
Witness ALL of the With One Voice choirs coming together as one BIG voice to celebrate this fantastic event.
Enquiries: (03) 8679 6088.
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The Invergowrie Foundation proudly presents the W E MCPHERSON ORATION With One Voice Creativity, Diversity, Community to be delivered by Tania de Jong AM
Founder Creative Universe, Creativity Australia, Music Theatre Australia, Pot-Pourri, The Song Room and Creative Innovation 2010 and 2011
5.30pm Monday 4 April 2011
Genazzano FCJ College
301 Cotham Road Kew
Admission is free but an entrée card is required. Please call The Invergowrie Foundation on 9576 3177 for entrée cards.
The Invergowrie Foundation is a public charitable trust. The primary focus of the Foundation is to advance the education of girls and women within Victoria. www.invergowrie.org.au
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'Creativity and Innovation' Launch - April 2011
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
Tania de Jong performed a special creative tribute for the Launch of 'Creativity and Innovation', a new book by Leon Mann and Janet Chan. The book was launched by Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne, Glyn Davis and the MC was Professor Barry McGaw (They are photographed here).
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Melbourne Sings Christmas Performance
When: Thursday December 2nd
Where: Collins Place, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne
Catch the wonderful Melbourne Sings Choir in a special Christmas performance at Collins Place on Thursday 2nd December. Tell your friends, family, colleagues and more - and join us in soaking up some pre-Christmas joy over your lunch hour.
For more information on Melbourne Sings click here.
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Mind and It's Potential 2010
Tania de Jong AM presenting keynote presentation at Mind and It's Potential 2010.
Visit the Mind and It's Potential website for more details.
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Creative Innovation 2010 - 5 amazing events!
The wonderful Creative Innovation Conference 2010 will feature 5 amazing events!
The wonderful Creative Innovation Conference 2010 will feature 35 world class speakers and innovators, 3 Concerts, 2 Deep Conversations and 8 Master Classes in addition to the conference program, including:
Concerts
Wed 8th September - WITH ONE VOICE - OPENING CONCERT Melbourne Recital Centre
Thur 9th September - MAGICAL MUSICAL MELBOURNE! GALA CONCERT Melbourne Recital Centre
Fri 10th September - FROM OPERA TO BRAODWAY - CLOSING CONCERT Melbourne Recital Centre
Click HERE for more info on any of the concerts.
For bookings, please call Melbourne Recital Centre on (03) 9699 3333.
Deep Conversations
Wed 8th September - Does it always take a war to make peace? Or can peace be built like a bridge, one agreement at a time? With Edward Luttwak, Ian Rogers and Andrew MacLeod.
Wed 8th September - Creativity - The most endangered species of the 21st Century? With Edward de Bono, Rufus Black and Austin Williams.
Click HERE for more info on any of the conversations.
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Victorian Tourism Week
When you’re in Melbourne for Creative Innovation make sure you get out and explore the city and why not add on a few extra days and visit regional Victoria too? September 6-11 is the inaugural Victoria Tourism Week and there are plenty of opportunities for you to discover what Melbourne and its surrounds have to offer. Visit: www.victoriatourismweek.com.au to see all that’s happening. There are accommodation offers which you can take advantage of, BBQs at Visitor Information Centres and a Forum on Sports Tourism at the MCG. We look forward to seeing you and making your Conference experience even bigger and better.
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Tania de Jong AM, Founder Creativity Australia and Creative Universe keynote speaker at Flying Solo LIVE! Wednesday 15 September, Australian Technology Park in Sydney THE micro business event of the year, Flying Solo LIVE! Is put together by Flying Solo, Australia's solo and micro business community. The event is now in it's third year and has sold out each year to date. The event brings together some of Australia’s top small business specialists and friendliest solo and micro business owners. Come along for a day of brilliant speakers, lively discussion and all the tips, tools, knowledge, contacts, community and inspiration you need to build a business you love. Ticket price is just $195 (inc GST). Full details here.
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With One Voice – Opening Concert
Wednesday 8th September at 8pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
BOOK AT Creative Innovation 2010. or contact Victoria at MTA on (03) 9682 9689
This heart-warming concert is not to be missed! Seven (or more) of Victoria’s most diverse choirs including ‘Melbourne Sings’ led by three outstanding conductors Shaun Islip, Adrian Portell and Sonny Chua with special guest soloists.
Share stories, sing-a-long, open your heart and be swept away by the voices, emotion and timeless songs including Freedom is Coming, What a Wonderful World, That's What Friends Are For, We are Australian, You'll Never Walk Alone, Hallelujah and many more…
Celebrating the diversity of Creativity Australia's social inclusion choir programs, With One Voice will feature choirs including Melbourne Sings, Geelong Sings, Royal Children's Hospital Sings, Orygen Youth Health Sings, Dandenong Sings, Maribyrnong Sings, Singing for Sunshine and others. Choir members range from CEOs and employees of businesses to migrants and people challenged by mental or physical disability.
This is an official fundraising concert supporting Creativity Australia. Funds raised through the performance will go directly to providing places for disadvantaged people in With One Voice programs. All donations are tax-deductible.
'Melbourne Sings Choir struck at the core of what it means to embrace diversity and the innate creativity in all of us, and the power of collective energy to create positive change. Their voices and enthusiasm opened hearts and inspired us all."Serious Women’s Business
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Wednesday, 11 August, 2010, 11:30am - 2:15pm
Finding Creative Solutions Whilst Competitors are Still Struggling with Problems!
One of the greatest challenges we all face today is overcoming the barriers to stimulating creativity and innovation. We need to constantly create opportunities to connect with one another in new and meaningful ways. The barriers are ever present - we interact with boxes/screens instead of with one another. We are in danger of becoming a society where alienation, disengagement and self centredness are entrenched in a world where human beings fail to capitalise on building lives and relationships that are generative and creative.
For more information, please click here.
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Friday February 12th 2010
Positive Psychology Australia Conference
Monash University Caulfield Campus, Building K, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East
Tania de Jong AM is a Guest Speaker at the Positive Psychology Australia Conference. The 2nd Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being Conference asks: What are positive psychology researchers examining and what are the practical implications of these findings? How are practitioners using positive psychology, with whom and what are their experiences? How can we best use this knowledge to enhance the well-being of individuals, groups, organisations and communities? How can we advance the field of positive psychology – what next?
Click here for more information and registration to the conference
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Sunday March 7th 2010
From Opera to Broadway… Under the Stars
Morning Star Estate, Mt Eliza
Featuring sensational Australian performers, Pot-Pourri and pre-show guest performers.
Be enchanted and entertained by the greatest hits of Pavarotti and The Three Tenors, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Carmen, Edith Piaf, Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, IL DIVO, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Ennio Morricone, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more.
See www.pot-pourri.com.au for more information.
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16th—18th June 2010
Insights: A National Conference on Girls' Education
Insights 2010
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OPPORTUNITY – Geelong Sings Choir
We are looking at commence this exciting choir program on Monday November 16th at 5:30pm going until Christmas on Monday nights. Thereafter, we will work out which day suits everyone best for 2010.
Click here to download the poster, and here to download a registration form.
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OPPORTUNITY – limited places available in Melbourne Sings Choir
Creativity Australia has limited places available in the mixed community/business choir entitled Melbourne Sings rehearsing Tuesday night at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. This choir involves employees from various city businesses and residents from the Fitzroy/Collingwood Housing Estates. The choir rehearses weekly on Tuesday afternoons at 5:15pm with a top choir leader and there are performances scheduled for local hospitals, charities and special events every quarter. Sofitel provides catering and venue and Allans Music discount cards and assistance with musical resources.
This is an opportunity to bridge social capital as well as identify, train and employ residents from the estate. For participants it is an opportuntiy to develop leadership potential and use your voice to be heard. You will also learn how to work as a team to meet challenges by unlocking your creative potential.
The cost per employee is $500 plus GST for the 12 month program (approx $10 per session) and we encourage a donation of $500 to cover the cost of one disadvantaged person to participate as well.
Please contact Tania de Jong at Creativity Australia ASAP on Tania@creativityaustralia.org.au.
Click here to download the poster, and here to download a registration form.
3 - 9 December 2009
Parliament of the World’s Religions
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bringing together the world’s religious and spiritual communities with both leaders and followers. As the world’s largest interreligious gathering, the Parliament will discuss peace, diversity and sustainability, and celebrating interreligious understanding and cooperation. On the 8th December Melbourne Sings Choir will be performing with other choirs and performers for thousands of guests!
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2 - 3 December 2009
Asia Pacific Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne Sings will perform at the Opening Night event for Asia Pacific Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty will take place in Melbourne on December 2nd at BMW Edge, Federation Square Melbourne
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1 - 4 December 2009
Mind and its Potential
Sydney Convention and Exhbition Centre, 4th December
Afternoon Workshop with Tania De Jong: Music and creativity for the mind, health and resilience. Hear how international research has proven that participation in music, and especially singing, improves mental and physial health and wellbeing for people of all ages and helps to unleash potential. Delegates will also have the opportunity to discover for themselves the joy of singing.
Bookings: 61 2 8719 5118 www.mindanditspotential.com.au
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9 - 11 November 2009
Serious Women's Business Conference
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tania de Jong AM will be a keynote speaker at the Gala Dinner (10 November) for the upcoming Serious Women's Business Conference to be held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 9-11 November. Melbourne Sings Choir will also perform at the Gala Dinner.
Click here for more information and registration form for the conference
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Tania de Jong AM presented a Creative Leadership Keynote Presentation for Bridgeworks recently:
"Tania de Jong recently delivered a very engaging breakfast presentation to over 80 of my clients at the Melbourne Hilton. Bridgeworks Leadership breakfasts have been running for over 8 years now with over 2,500 people attending during this period. Tania's presentation was the most engaging speaker we have had - never in my dreams did I believe I would have over 80 of my clients holding hands and singing all in tune! A great testament to the ability of Tania to not only get a critical message across but to get people to take immediate action. Leadership is about taking action - there's no doubt Tania, that is what you delivered. Great presentation, great fun and most importantly, a message that people won't forget. Thanks again for 'bringing to life' creativity in leadership. Others are good at the talk, you walk the talk!" Wayne Dyson – Director Bridgeworks
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Tania de Jong AM to speak and Pot-Pourri to perform at the 2009 ASPA conference in Adelaide
Tania de Jong AM will be a keynote speaker and Pot-Pourri will be performing at the Australian Secondary Principals Association's 2009 Conference, to be held in Adelaide on the 27th–30th September 2009. For more information, please clickFor more information, please click here.
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Tania de Jong AM was guest speaker at the launch of Constellation - nab's Professional Women's Speaker Series:
"Tania de Jong brought warmth, enthusiasm and inspiration to our launch of Constellation – Professional Women’s Speaker Series. We were overwhelmed with the positive feedback on our selection of speaker. Tania managed to transcend our business world with her background as a lawyer, evoked compassion and understanding with her family history and encouraged us to be resilient when our dreams are shattered. She inspired us all to look for the music in our lives, let our dreams soar and our voices sing." Deirdre Hosking Founding Patron, Constellation, nab
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Health and Productivity Management Congress - 10-11 August
Creativity Australia is delighted to be a partner of the Health and Productivity Management Congress at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins 10-11 August. CA will present the Royal Children's Hospital Staff Choir at the Opening night Cocktail Party showcasing a new and innovative workplace wellbeing program in action.
Visit www.ahpmcongress.com.au for details
Collingwood Football Club Choir begins June 18!
Creativity Australia is thrilled to present the With One Voice program at Collingwood Football Club. We invite you to sing together - side by side - in the brand new Magpies Choir. Eddie McGuire’s dream is for the whole ground to sing together at AFL Games and to bring audience singing into Australian sports events. The choir is for all Collingwood staff and supporters to get together and create a happier, healthier, more connected Collingwood Football Club community. With One Voice is for everyone who wants to gain greater self esteem, networking and leadership skills, capacity for creative and innovative thinking and general wellbeing - even if they have never sung before! The choir will rehearse over 12 months and present quarterly performances for hospitals, charities, special events and AFL Games.
Click here to download the flier, or here for full details on the Collingwood website.
SING FOR YOUR SUPPER GALA DINNER - TUESDAY AUGUST 18TH
The inaugural Creativity Australia Gala Dinner is taking place on Tuesday August 18th. Do not miss a glittering night of fine food, wine, the best of Australian entertainment and song and lots of creative touches! And you will all be helping to funds to bring creative wellbeing programs to specific disadvantaged people and communities.
The event will be held at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. Do not miss a glittering night of fine food, wine, the best of Australian entertainment and song and lots of creative touches! And you will all be helping to funds to bring creative wellbeing programs to specific disadvantaged people and communities.
Highlights include:
- The Melbourne Sings Choir, including members of Melbourne’s business community and migrants from housing estates
- Zara and Troy of Humour Australia
- Pot-Pourri (with their new line-up)
- Stefan Cassomenos pianist extraordinaire
- Fabulous prizes and auction items
To reserve your tables for what will be a sell-out event and night to be remembered, please email jessamy@creativityaustralia.org.au or tania@creativityaustralia.org.au
Click here to access our online booking system.
To download a printable invitation and booking form, please click here.
COMMITTEE FOR MELBOURNE FUTURE FOCUS GROUP
Workshop and Keynote by Tania de Jong AM, Founding Chair Creativity Australia
"Tania de Jong managed to challenge and inspire us to think beyond the usual bounds of leadership style by taking us on a journey of breath, chant and song. It affirmed for many that if allowed, creativity can and will 'create' great leaders."
"It was refreshing to do something completely different and to listen to Tania's magnificent voice. Tania was also a very engaging speaker who clearly demonstrated that encouraging creativity in the workplace results in benefits for both the organisation and employees."
"Can you pass on appreciation to Tania for demonstrating that creativity in business can actually work. Although a short session, it was apparent to me that Tania's passion, energy and initiative can flow through and bring out the creative side in everyone and can assist in improving all aspects of a business, irrespective productive and enjoyable and this one was a belter." - COMMITTEE FOR MELBOURNE
Tania de Jong AM, Shane Breheney CEO of Citipower and Susan Vale of Committee for Melbourne
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7th March 2009 at 7:00pm
Opera Under the Stars featuring Pot-Pourri and The Yarra Trio
Supporting The Australian Childhood Foundation and The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
Rochford Winery
Maroondah Hwy
Coldstream, Victoria
Bookings and Enquiries: Rochford Wines, www.ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100 and Ticketmaster outlets.
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Sunday 1st March 2009 at 3:30pm
Rosato with Masters of the Baroque
Including Marcello’s Concerto for oboe in D minor with Dafydd Camp
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater featuring Tania de Jong AM (Soprano) and Sally-Ann Russell (Mezzo-soprano)
Featuring Stefan Cassomenos (harpsichord) and Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Gillianne Griffiths
St John's Anglican Parish
5 Finch St
East Malvern, Victoria
Tickets: $30 / $20 concession / $15 student
Bookings and Enquiries: www.easytix.com.au or 03 9948 4094
For more information, please click here.
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***To all our supporters 50% off the registration by mentioning us***
26th and 27th February 2009
Beyond The Bottom Line
Breakthrough Performance Improvement Forum – Tania de Jong AM Guest Presenter and others
CO.AS.IT Conference Centre
199 Faraday St
Carlton, Victoria
Bookings and enquiries: Improvement Events or on 03 9654 4857
For more information, please click here.
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19th February 2009 at 7:15pm
'Creative Thinking' Are We Educating Ourselves Out of Creativity? – Keynote speech by Tania de Jong AM
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne University
200 Leicester St
Carlton, Victoria
Bookings and Enquiries: Melbourne Business School
