Workshop facilitators: Kate Schirmer – vocal technique 

                                               Jason Goopy – musicianship

Where: McMorrow Centre. Our Lady of Lourdes primary, 2 Ascot Street Toowoomba

Times: 9.00 – registration & cuppa

              9.30 – vocal warm-up  followed by workshop

              3.30 - informal performance to conclude the day

Cost:    $40  waged     $20 unwaged/ students

-ALL WELCOME -

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See you Tuesday!
Margaret

Unfortunately the BIG SING in Brisbane has been canceled this year (it was to be this coming weekend 18th Oct). However we do have 3 performances in Toowoomba coming up:

November 15th  Remembrance Day concert at Westhaven RSL, Arabian St. 1.30pm

December 15th   Christmas Lights concert  at St Lukes, Herries St. 7.15pm

December 18th   Burstow’s Christmas Wonderland  in Queen’s Park 7.15pm

Term 4 REHEARSALS:  Oct 6, Oct 13 (with Tess), Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 24

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO MARGARET on the birth of baby Elizabeth. We look forward to her return soon.

Tuesday 8th Sept with Tess – welcome back Tess!

School holiday break though men & girls might organize a get together practice (watch for emails)

Tuesday 6th October

Tuesday 13th October

UPCOMING Events:

Sunday 18th  Oct – BIG SING Kodaly QLD – workshop/ concert Stuartholme Brisbane

Sunday 8th Nov – Remembrance Day concert Westhaven RSL 1.30pm

Tuesday 15th Dec – St Lukes Christmas Tree Lights & concert 7.15pm

Friday 18th Dec – Burstows Christmas Wonderland – Queens Park 7.15pm

REPERTOIRE

Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog…)/ Remembrance day Medley (Pack up your troubles etc)/ What a wonderful world/ Fly me to the Moon/ others include His Eye is on the Sparrow

Best wishes to Margaret while she is away having a baby. We’ll see her and the baby for rehearsals later in the year!

• See Rehearsals – Term One 2009 for dates of rehearsals.

• We will be working on music ready to sing at Dan (Pam’s son) & Tammy’s wedding on the 16th May at St Pauls Lutheran Church Phillips St.   11am start.
• Need to re-establish a Choir list of members with a  phone tree for changes.
• Are we going to Gundy as a choir or individuals? Could we hire a bus? Need to decide in Feb. to let Paddy know. Those who went in ‘08 had a great time.
• Spring Sing date needs to be brought forward to 29th August to accommodate our men who might go bike riding on the first weekend in Sept.

See you about 6.30 on Tuesday evening at St Lukes!

 Present:  Loretto, Andrew, Marion, Kent, Brian

Apologies:  Ritamay

1     Men’s Workshop.  On Sunday 15^th May Jason Goopy will conduct a men’s singing workshop at Brian and Di’s place (19 Prince Henry Drive), commencing at 10 am and concluding with an afternoon tea to which the non-male members of Choirbolical are invited to come along and hear the results of the workshop.  All members of Choirboloical are invited to tell any males friends/relatives/colleagues to feel free to come along – cost $20 and bring something for a shared lunch.

2   Spring Sing.  Saturday 13^th September.  Check with Choral Society.  If this is not available try Middle Ridge Hall.  To invite G/windi people at weekend of 31^st May ($30 for waged participants and $15 unwaged).  If there is anybody who would like to do the flyer/program for this year’s Spring Sing let Marion know and she will provide you last year’s as a template.

3   Anzac Day Medley.  We would be happy for Margaret to organise a date and time on a weekend for us to perform our Anzac Day medley (and maybe some other songs thrown in) at Salem or somewhere like that.

4   Anzac Day.  Further discussion with the whole choir about what we do next year.  At the end of the year to review all of our performance commitments for 2009, including Anzac Day.

5   Gundy Workshop. Choirbolical not singing as a choir, but members are looking forward to attending a day of singing and hospitality at Goondiwindi.

Next Meeting:  Early August.

• Workshop comments Participants enjoyed the contemporary repetoire whilst finding it quite challenging musically.

It was relaxing not having a public performance at the end of the day and we enjoyed having some pieces to add to our repertoire which we can continue to develop.

It was particularly delightful seeing people we have sung with previously now coming back to present workshops for us – and doing such a fine job too.

A delightful day all around – and as usual the food was magnificent!!!

Loretto to forward these comments to Rachel Dwyer for Qld Kodaly newsletter.

• Goondiwindi workshop dates are May 31 – June1. Kent to confirm these dates with Rebecca. Workshop to be discussed at next choir to determine whether we go as a whole choir or as individual participants.

• Future venue for rehearsal – Uniting church hall, our current venue have notified us of imminent charges to include $20 per hour plus $10 per additional hour or part thereof plus $5 for heating if heaters turned on. St Marys school is a possibility. Kent to contact Jason and find information regarding security codes, whether Jason would need to be there etc. Lourdes hall is also available. Catherine to check similar details with the parish. It was noted that St Marys may be a useful venue for the Spring Sing especially if we have male and female choirs rehearsing.