AUSTRALIA DAY MEDALLION 1994
1994A circular brass coloured medallion with a raised edge.The face side has text around the perimeter [AUSTRALIA DAY / OUR DAY] with an open hand in the centre reaching for the sun. The reverse side has text [FOR / ACHIEVEMENT / JOHN / CHRISTMASS / 1994] with [AUSTRALIA DAY COUNCIL] around the lower edge. In very small text at the base [A. J. Parkes].
John Christmass was presented with the Australia Day Medallion in 1994 for his services to music both in a professional capacity and through his voluntary work.
John Christmass moved to the Kelmscott area in the 1970s. John had taught music since the 1940s and later joined the Department of Education and was in charge of their choral music program.
In 1985 he retired from the education department and focussed his time on teaching and promoting music from his Kelmscott office. From there he managed the I Voci Choir which was made up of past students from Perth Modern School aged 18-30.
John was the musical director for the Perth Anzac Day Services from 1971 to the early 2000s, he started the 1st Vienna Pops concert and the Best of British concert at the Perth Concert Hall in c1987 and 1991 respectively to help raise money for Rotary. He directed his last in 2013 and 2012. He was presented with the Order of Australia in 2012, for his services to music, plus many other local and state awards over the years.
Locally he directed many concerts, taught music, advocated for a concert venue in the City of Armadale and was a strong advocate for the local art and culture scene.
The award provides a connection to the long and distinguished career of John Christmass who has played an important role in music education as well as promoting music and choral music in Western Australia. John has also managed to raise many hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.
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This object is part of a collection of items that tells the story of the creativity and ingenuity of members of the local community in relation to art, design and engineering/construction. The collection relates to expressions of creativity that impacted an individual or small group of people to objects that have been enjoyed around the world.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
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