Logie-Smith envisioned a much more active and influential choir and as a result, MUCS began to perform larger works more regularly.
Throughout the previous two decades MUCS had typically presented a single yearly concert of small and medium-sized works.
However, in 1961, under the baton of Logie-Smith, MUCS gave three large concerts, including Handel's "Messiah" and Brahms's "A German Requiem".
In the following years, MUCS performed Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Monteverdi's L’Orfeo, Orff's Carmina Burana, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and Beethoven's Mass in C major.
[5] Following this appointment MUCS established a strong working relationship with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, of which Wailes is also Musical Director and Conductor.