CONCERT

Come and enjoy hearing

CHOIRBOLICAL & TOOWOOMBA VOCAL ENSEMBLE in Concert

5pm @ Philhomonic Hall   –  7 Matthews Street Toowoomba

$15 entry  $10 concession  $35 family

Price includes wine and cheese at interval

Tickets available at rehearsals OR phone Elaine 46396080

 

Current Repertoire

The following music is needed in folders for the upcoming events:

BIG SING (27th Oct, Brisbane)

  • Shivna
  • Famine Song

SING from Scratch with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble (17th Nov)

  • Sing me to Heaven 
  • Can’t Buy Me Love
  • Shivna
  • Famine Song
  • Wee Small Hours
  • Shall Not Walk Alone
  • Cannons – Allelulia, Malt’s come Down, I’ve been down in the Dungeon

Plus shared music to be learnt on the day – ‘River’ and Haleluya! Pelo tsa rona  (please print from emailed attachments)

Rehearsal Dates

Please note the updates to Rehearsal dates for Term 3.

As the usual first Tuesday fell in the school holidays, the first rehearsal for Term 3 is on the 2nd Tuesday and deMolay House is not available so we have a space available at the Life Line building – 17 Long Street. Other dates will be confirmed as we lead up to some singing events for the end of the year.

SPRING SING

Come and join Choirbolical for SPRING SING 2013 during Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers.

  • SATURDAY 28th September
  • VENUE – de Molay House 90 Margaret Street Toowoomba – opposite Queen’s Park
  • Registrations and cuppa – 9.30am
  • WORKSHOP with Astrid Jorgensen 10am-1pm
  • A beautiful LUNCH provided
  • CONCERT –Free for family, friends and singers – 2pm – 3pm
  • Workshop Cost – $20 waged  $15 unwaged
  • Interested singers of all abilities are encouraged to join us for a fun and energising day of singing.  
  • Community choirs are welcome – for more info: phone/text 0417703794
  • Register your interest to assist catering –  email Loretto – [email protected]
  • or leave a reply below

 

 

 

Congratulations

Congratulations to Astrid with recent releases of music with her group Astrid and the Asteroids. Check out
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=KlLRbwRl3cI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKlLRbwRl3cI%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

Warwick Workshop

Choirbolical members are invited to join the Queensland Kodaly Choir,
 other choirs and individuals in a choir workshop facilitated by Dr James Cuskelly.

  • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 25th May 2013
  • St Mary’s Church Warwick
  • followed by a Concert from 2pm – 3pm   Admission by Gold Coin Donation for General Public

This will be the Kodaly Choir’s first Workshop in Warwick which will be held in St Mary’s Church, cnr Wood & Palmerin Streets, Warwick. The day will start with registration 9:30am and the outline for the day is as follows:-

  • 9:30am-10am    Registration-if you have your own Name Tag, please wear it
  • 10am– 12noon    Workshop
  • 12noon-1pm      Lunch – please bring your own cup and a plate of savoury food to share. 
  • 1pm-2pm           Concert Preparation
  • 2pm-3pm           Concert

COST is $10 waged/ $5 unwaged – to be paid to Catherine for a bulk Choirbolical payment.

If you are participating as an individual payments can be made directly to St Mary’s:

  • BSB No: 084-983
  • Account No: 50900-3239
  • Account Name: St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick
  • Reference: CHOIR + Your Name

Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

February Workshop 2013

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If you were lucky enough to come to our early February Workshop with Astrid, you will have enjoyed the day of singing new repertoire. Don’t worry if you missed out this time – new songs will be included in our regular rehearsals on first and third Tuesday evenings at deMolay house. See you there.

Choirbolical 2013

Welcome to a new year with Choirbolical in 2013.

  • NEW musical director – introducing Astrid Jorgensen who will be returning to Choirbolical as our Director in 2013, after a short time with us in 2012. Want to know more about Astrid? – check out www.astridandtheasteroids.com
  • NEW venue – De Molay House, 90 Margaret Street. (Opposite Queens Park)
  • NEW rehearsal dates – first and third Tuesdays of each month in school terms. Check dates on the website.
  • NEW time – 7.15pm – 8.45pm
  • NEW co-ordinators for VOCE  – Rob –  [email protected]  & Lindy [email protected]

NEW MEMBERS welcome…

SEE you on Tuesdays for a year of making music together.

 

 

Term 4 2012- Starts tonight

Details of Rehearsals and Performances for our last term of 2012 :

Tues 9th Oct – 7-9pm – special rehearsal with Astrid to prepare for BIG SING (Bring munchies & stay for a cuppa)

Tues 23rd Oct – rehearsal with Margaret (usual time)

Sun 28th Oct – BIG SING Stuartholme Brisbane workshop and concert

Tues 6th November – Rehearsal

Thursday 8th Nov. – PERFORMANCE – Lifeline AGM 7pm

Tues 20th Nov – Rehearsal
Tues 4th Dec – Rehearsal

Saturday 15th Dec – PERFORMANCE – Christmas Wonderland Queens Park 7.15-8.15pm
and CHRISTMAS BREAK-UP to follow

Workshop with Astrid Jorgensen

A workshop with Astrid (of Astrid & the Asteroids fame) will be held at our usual rehearsal venue – Uniting Church Hall in Stenner St near the corner of Stenner and Ramsey St on SATURDAY 12th MAY. Starting time is 9am so please arrive around 8.30 for a 9am start. We will break around 11am for morning tea/brunch/lunch and aim to finish at 1pm. Please bring a plate of sweet or savoury food to share for the mid break. Tea and coffee supplied.

Reply via email to Loretto: [email protected]

Cost: $20 – $25