This Tuesday 6/8 is our rehearsal 6.45pm for a 7pm start. Hope everyone is feeling healthy and able to face the cold weather as we prepare for our upcoming concert at the end of the month. A list of music can be found under Repertoire and all music is available to download, including practice tracks.

Choirbolical members have been offered discounted tickets to a concert coming up soon. Here are the details:

 One Equal Music, a professional choir based in Brisbane. 

Durufle Requiem concert in St Luke’s Church, on Saturday the 14th of September 2024 at 2pm. 

We would love to offer your members a discount code which can be used to get $10.00 off adult tickets. The code is DurufleToowoomba2024

And you can use it at this link to buy tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/CQZJU

You can find more information about our concert here: https://www.oneequalmusic.org/concerts

This coming Tuesday 30th is our 5th Tuesday of the month rehearsal. Look forward to a wonderful evening of singing (and rehearsal) of repertoire we will include in our upcoming concert. See previous post for details of the concert. Bring all your music from this year!!

The following rehearsal will be a week later – 6th August.

See you there.

Here is the poster for our upcoming concert on Saturday 24th August 2-4pm where we are happily performing alongside The High Country Jazz band and Women in Harmony. The concert is fundraising for The Toowoomba Hospice and will include afternoon Coffee & Cake. Feel free to forward the poster and invite everyone you know!!

This coming Tuesday 16/7 will be our first rehearsal for Term 3 at our usual time, 6.45pm for 7pm start. Come along and enjoy singing together, and preparing for our Charity Concert, Coffee & Cake event Saturday 24th August, 2pm.

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.

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 🙂

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. 

This coming Tuesday 4th June is our regular rehearsal 6.45pm for 7pm start. It will also be the final polish of pieces for Chilly Sing in Stanthorpe on the following Saturday – 8th. Details in a previous post. 🙂

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

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.