Music, Concerts & more

Have you noticed there is more music to download in Repertoire for rehearsals coming up? Wonderful music that will have you singing all day. There are also fabulous tracks for you to start practicing that Caroline has kindly uploaded.

This concert coming up on July 20th will be great – see if you can get along.

And here is a music magazine we receive as members of ANCAR – you will see some familiar faces in this edition – e.g. James and Astrid, so have a read.

Coming Up

Just a reminder that there is NO rehearsal this coming Tuesday 2/7/24. There will be two rehearsals in July on the 16th and 30th. And we have a fabulous Hospice Charity Concert to prepare for alongside The High Country Jazz Band. Put the date into your calendars today – Saturday 24th August 2pm @ Drayton Memorial Hall.

VOCE has met this past week to begin the planning and minutes of the meeting are available under the VOCE tab. If you are able to help in any way please see Lee.

The Chilly Singers 🙂

Rehearsal Reminder.

After an excellent day in Stanthorpe at the Chilly Sing – Choirbolical is back to a regular rehearsal this Tuesday night – 18th June. 6.45pm for a 7pm start.
Bring any current music available under the Repertoire tab and while you are there check out videos from our recent social and sing. Also Caroline recommends this concert coming up of jazzy, soulful, a cappella music 🙂

Accidentals Concert – 22 June, Saturday @ 2:00, Redeemer Lutheran Church Neil Street. 

Rehearsal Reminder

This coming Tuesday 21st is a regular rehearsal 6.45pm for 7pm. It was lovely to present our repertoire so far this year to a very appreciative audience on Sunday. A couple of rehearsals now until Chilly Sing in Stanthorpe so new songs to learn and a little more polishing.

Below are a couple of music events happening in Toowoomba you may be interested in.

Firstly, from our friends at High Altitude Harmony:

Dear Choirbolical,
We are excited to invite you and your singing group to the High Country Harmony Festival, the annual regional convention of Barbershop singers in Queensland, hosted by High Altitude Harmony. This event is a wonderful celebration of A’cappella singing and offers a fantastic opportunity for local talent to shine.

Event Details: Date: May 25th Venue: Highfields Cultural Centre

The day’s activities include:
• Competition (Morning Session)
o Choruses: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
o Quartets: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
• Concert (Evening Session)
o Time: 7:00 PM
o A concert featuring the winners from the morning competition.


Many of the competitors are striving to qualify for the national competition later this year on the Gold Coast. The performances will range from all-male to mixed and all-female groups, providing a diverse showcase of Barbershop talent.
We would be delighted for your group to attend both the competition and the evening concert. It’s a perfect chance to support your peers, enjoy exceptional performances, and be part of our vibrant singing community.

Ticket Information:
• Adult: $25
• Concession: $20
• Tickets can be booked at: www.trybooking.com/CQVAO


For more details, please see the attached poster.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wkf8dktIxHvH7pfzNzmKwCgs5CdwGYs3/view?usp=sharing

And an evening of Gypsy Jazz coming up in June from Alliance Francaise

Autumn Concert & Afternoon tea

Next Sunday 19th May at St Stephen’s church 2pm.
Singers bring your plate of afternoon tea to the hall where we will warm up our voices at 1.45pm.
Family and friends are most welcome to this short concert to hear some of the music we’ve been working on this year. This will be a warm up for the Stanthorpe Chilly Sing in June 🙂

Check previous posts about parking next Sunday in Neil St. See you there.


Coming up & correction

The first Choirbolical performance for the year is coming up soon and we ‘almost’ sounded performance ready at this week’s rehearsal. It did help that Caroline shared her , performance hints – Heads up! Accept the applause!! and Tell the story with body and song!!! If you didn’t make our last rehearsal – come along next Tuesday 7/5 with music ready: Coffee; Pretty Little Horses; Canta; Riversong.

It is going to be a lovely afternoon with a short concert @ 2pm and long afternoon tea to follow – Sunday May 19th St Stephen’s in Neil Street. Plan to park in St Stephen’s carpark / Redeemer Church carpark or far away as Primary school Eisteddfod is on at the Empire.

Correction: A reminder that it will be good to have numbers for Chilly Sing soon so send your replies to [email protected] BUT the link to the menu has changed in the post. It is now the Bistro menu – so sorry for the confusion & we can sort if it has already been paid for. See previous Chilly Sing posting. It should be a fabulous day – and if you haven’t been to Stanthorpe recently, it’s worth a quick look around & early coffee in one of the many cafes in High Street.

Rehearsal reminder

This coming Tuesday 30/4 is our 5th Tuesday rehearsal 6.45pm at DeMolay for 7pm start, and don’t forget the following week will be our 1st Tuesday rehearsal. Yeh!!

Coming up in May is our get together to socialise and sing on Sunday 19th May 2-5pm. Venue- St Stephen’s opposite the Empire. We never have enough time to just meet and talk at rehearsals so here’s our chance to bring some delicious food to share with a cuppa then have a sing through repertoire we’ve learnt so far this year. Family and friends are most welcome.

Planning to head to the Chilly Sing in Stanthorpe ? See previous post for details. The organisers would love an indication of our numbers soon.