Author Archives: Marion

SPRING SING is HERE

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See you all at the SPRING SING tomorrow for an enjoyable day of Singing Workshops with James Cuskelly. 10am at Choral Hall, Raff Street. $30. Workshops will be followed by a concert at 3pm that includes Queensland Kodaly Choirs; Northside Night Music; Goondiwindi Choir and Choirbolical.

PROGRAM includes:

Northside Night Music (conducted by Rebecca Thomas)
Like to Swing
Sinner Man arr. Roger Emerson
Siyahamba Traditional African

QKC Chamber Group (conducted by James)

Three Mountain Ballads arr Ron Nelson

He’s gone away

Will he remember?

Barbara Allen

Piano: Sue Shepherd: Cello: Emily Pitcher

Sure on this shining night Samual Barber

Salve Regina Francis Poulenc

QKC (conducted by James)

Hosanna Christian Gregor

At dead of Night Johannes Brahms

When Allen-a-dale went a-hunting

Robert Pearsell

The Bluebird Charles Villiers Stanford

QKC (conducted by Anthony)

Shall we gather at the river arr John Carter

Faure Requiem Gabriel Faure

Libera me

Sanctus

God be in my Head John Rutter

No rocks a-cryin’ Rollo Dilworth

Choirbolical (conducted by Margaret Muller)

My Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier – A medley of American Folk Songs

(girls) arr. Catherine Bennett

Pastyme Henry VIII of England

Your Shining Eyes Thomas Bateson

All Night All Day/ Swing Low Sweet Chariot

(men) Traditional Negro Spiritual

 

Goondiwindi Choir

Only Time “Enya”
 Irish Prayer Traditional, recorded by Enya

FOLLOWED by Combined Mass choir pieces.

 

Rehersals

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Don’t forget Rehearsals coming up:   Tuesday 28th August (tomorrow) and 11th September.  Maybe we’ll have a little extra practice in between – will keep you posted.

SPRING SING

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Date: Saturday Sept 15th

Place: Choral Hall, crn Bridge and Raff Street. Toowoomba

Facilitator: James Cuskelly

Workshop PROGRAM: Registration: 9.30 for cuppa and chat. SESSION One: 10-11.30 MORNING Tea: Provided by Choirbolical SESSION Two: 12-1.30 LUNCH: Bring your own or share. CONCERT: 3pm.

Cost: $30/ person, $10 consession

Concert: Gold coin donation

RSVP: post a comment on this site. Ring 0746135126 or 0746353783

Minutes of Voce Meeting – August 9th

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VOCE Meeting – 8th August 2007 

Present:  Marion, Andrew, Rebeka, Margaret,Ritamay, Kent

1.Spring Sing:

·         Goondiwindi Choir has confirmed they are coming – Action: 

Kent will send flyer to Paddy and ask him for pieces that they will be performing to include in concert program·         Flyer:  Action: 

Marion will send flyer to all members for advertise the Spring Sing·         Women In Harmony Choir to be invited to workshop and perform – Action:  Ritamay will contact Elaine Coates/Conductor and invite choir to participate and perform and to provide names of pieces to perform for program·         Collecting money on the day – any volunteers?  Action:  To be raised at next rehearsal with request for volunteers·         RSVP for attendance by Choirbolical members:  Action:  At next rehearsal Choirbolical members will be asked to confirm whether they will be available to perform at the Spring Sing·         Workshop:  Action:  Margaret will liaise with James about details of the workshop and ask him for pieces to be performed for a concert program·         Advertising:  :  Action:  Ritamay will contact Editor of the Chronicle to request publicity through the paper·         What to wear:  To be decided at next rehearsal 

  1. Combined Concert With Toowoomba Concert Band

Margaret has been contacted by Dennis MacDonnell, Conductor of Toowoomba Concert Band, to participate in a combined concert with the band.  Action:  Margaret will contact him. 

  1. Website

Marion will send out details again to all members to subscribe to website – once subscribed members will automatically receive all notices/emails/minutes etc.  This means that the email list will be phased out by the end of this term. 

  1. Men’s Songs

Kent will email Anthony West and ask for a copy of “All Day All Night” 

  1. Our Repertoire for Spring Sing 

  • African songs – Siyahamba, Freedom is Coming

  • Pastyme
  • Your Shining Eyes
  • Three Blind Mice (maybe)
  • Women:  My Johnny’s Gone for a Soldier
  • Men:  To be decided

Christmas Singing

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Pam has been sent some information about Toowoomba’s Inaugural Christmas Tree Festival at St Luke’s and Choirbolical has been invited to sing on Wednesday 12th Dec between 7-8pm with a couple of 20-25min brackets. What does everyone think? We will need to get back to the organizers soon.

We’re Online!

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Photos from our sing at Westhaven on Anzac Day and picnic that followed.

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