Bass-baritone Lachlan Mason has a strong passion for choral singing that has grown and developed since being a boy chorister at the National Boys Choir and St Patricks Cathedral Choir. This time provided a range of experiences including international and national tours, a range of music learning opportunities and exposure to a range of different choral repertoire.

In high school Lachlan’s choral singing further developed under the guidance of Choral Director Andrew Hunter at Scotch College, Hawthorn. Lachlan was part of the schools Chamber Choir and following this joined the schools most senior 6 person close harmony group in his final 2 years. Lachlan also took singing lessons with Peter Mander completing VCE singing as an elective subject.

In 2012 Lachlan re-joined St Patricks Cathedral Choir singing sacred music, 16th and 17th century polyphony and 18th-20th century masses and anthems. Shortly after, Lachlan helped found 6 person a cappella group, Perfect 6th, which focussed on contemporary, jazz and pop arrangements reminiscent of The King’s Singers. Lachlan additionally continued to take singing lessons with Noel Ancell of the Australian Boys Choir.

At a similar time Lachlan joined Concordis Chamber Choir, a 35 person group singing Spiritual, Gospel, Folksong and Secular Art Music led by Philippa Jones of Firbank Grammar School. In Concordis, Lachlan has been lucky enough to perform in concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and participate in tours and competitions throughout Australia. After serving as a committee member for the choir since 2015 Lachlan took on the role of President in 2018 where he helps define the direction of the choir. Since starting as President, Lachlan has facilitated concerts in venues throughout Australia, helped plan regional and interstate trips for Choral festivals and Eisteddfod’s, launched the choirs music profile on a variety of digital platforms and organised recording and filming sessions for online performances and audio releases.

Lachlan is a regular attendant of choral and music concerts in Melbourne and enjoys participating in international virtual and stay at home choirs. He is still taking piano and theory lessons and enjoys continually learning more about music.

National Boys Choir, Melbourne, Australia
1998–2007
Soprano/Alto

Singing in National Boys Choir from the age of 6. Experience with the top level performing group traveling Nationally and Internationally. Solo singing as a Soprano and Alto performing a range of repertoire with a classical focus.

St Patricks Cathedral Choir, Melbourne, Australia
2004–2005
Soprano

Boy chorister at St Patricks Cathedral Choir. Included weekly Sunday services with regular rehearsals as well as Christmas and Easter services. Focus on sacred music and Gregorian chant supporting the liturgy of the Cathedral.

Scotch College Choirs, Melbourne, Australia
2005–2011
Bass/Alto

Singing in Scotch College choirs with Musical Director Andrew Hunter. Groups included a standard College Choir, a selected Chamber Choir and 2 years in the senior 6 person ‘Cardinals’ group reminiscent of The King's Singers.

St Patricks Cathedral Choir, Melbourne, Australia
2012–2018
Bass/Alto

Chorister at St Patricks Cathedral Choir. Included weekly Sunday services with regular rehearsals as well as Christmas and Easter services. Focus on sacred music and Gregorian chant supporting the liturgy of the Cathedral.

Perfect 6th, Melbourne, Australia
2012–current
Bass/Alto

Experience with the Singing with Perfect 6th, an a cappella group singing SATTBB arrangements. This group has a diverse performance schedule usually singing at concerts, weddings and events and have been winners in a cappella sections at National Eisteddfod's.

Concordis Chamber Choir, Melbourne, Australia
2012–2022
Bass

A 35 person SATB led by Musical Director Philippa Jones of Firbank Grammar School. Repertoire has a contemporary classical focus with Jazz, Spiritual and Pop arrangements and an emphasis on Australian choral arrangements.

Consort of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
2014
Bass

Singing with The Consort of Melbourne for short term gigs with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Freelance Quartet, Melbourne, Australia
2019–2022
Bass

Experience singing with a freelance quartet group through word of mouth requests. Focus on sacred repertoire including Byrd, Duruflé, Victoria and Bruckner.

St James Old Cathedral Singers, Melbourne, Australia
2021–2022
Alto

Experience singing in a one person per part choir supporting the liturgy of the Cathedral. The repertoire included Stanford, Tallis, Byrd, Victoria and Purcell. Included solo singing experience.

2012–2015
Bachelor of Design
(Communication Design) (Honours)
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia

2006–2011
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Scotch College
Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia

Skills
AMEB Classical Voice
AMEB Piano
Solfege Training
Vocal Sight Reading

Genres
Experience singing in a range of choral groups each with its unique focus of repertoire including Gregorian Chant, 16th/17th Century Polyphony, 18th-20th Century Mass and Motets, Sacred, Gospel, Folksong, Jazz and Pop. Singing lessons since 2005.

Strengths
Team work, ability to learn quickly, hard worker, thoughtful listener and communicator.

Offers
A determined attitude, a willingness to take constructive criticism positively, a strong passion for choral music from sacred to contemporary.

Perfect 6th Journey Album (Live)

Available upon request.