PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS

2024 EVENTS

August 24th – Saturday 2pm  CHARITY, coffee & cake CONCERT @ Drayton Memorial Street. Concert fundraising for Toowoomba Hospice alongside High Country Jazz Band and Women in Harmony.

June 6th CHILLY SING Workshop St Joseph’s Stanthorpe.  Presenters: James Cuskelly & Caroline Ryan. $20 + pre-order your lunch from menu here: https://www.stanthorperslclub.com.au/menu/  Pre-payment to Choirbolical account and send your lunch order through to [email protected]

Feb 3rd  WORKSHOP with Caroline Ryan                                                                              $25  Pre-payment  –  BSB 633000  Account 120540877 Tag your payment with your NAME

Venue: De Molay House Margaret Street. 8.30 registration for 9am-12.30pm – two workshop sessions & morning tea.

New singers encouraged and most welcome to come along.

SEE Rehearsal Tab for planned events throughout the year. Details will appear here as new events come up during the year

2023 EVENTS

Feb 4th  WORKSHOP with Natalie Otto

POP-UP around Toowoomba Sunday April 23rd  – Meet at Art Gallery Park to sing near murals around the city with Natalie & her uke!

NUSS – Singapore University Choir – Joint concert @ St Stephens

WINTER SING – July 2nd 2023 – Tenterfield with James Cuskelly

Joint CONCERT with VOICEMALE – Charity concert @ Glenvale church Sunday 29th October

2022 EVENTS

21st Anniversary SPRING SING . Sunday 23rd October.

Registration:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrj1_GtgnX3LFiAhxGbhKAvM5d0Z7HN-wRCoMENq4t2bzXkA/viewform?usp=pp_url

Payment: $25 Choirbolical BSB 633000  Account 120540877

Past & current choirbolical singers are also welcome to join us on Saturday 22nd October from 12.30pm at St Stephens Uniting Church (opp. Empire Theatre) to rehearse and party with us. Fill out the registration form above to indicate your attendance by ticking question ‘Are you a past or current choirbolical member?’

PROGRAMS:

SATURDAY 22nd October    Times & What’s Happening

for past & current Choirbolical members….

St Stephen’s Uniting Church  (Neil St. opposite Empire Theatre)

• 12.30pm Meet and Greet  ($10 refund at the door avail for those who paid $25 when we were going to Bowls Club) N.B only water can be brought into the church.
• 1.00pm with – Morgan
• Music:  Pemulwuy
• +Matt’s Song – Ave Verum
• +Carla’s Song – Million Nightingales
• 1.45pm with Tess
• Music: Keep your Lamps  &  Panis Angelicus
• 2.30pm   BREAK    – Tea, Coffee & celebration cake (outdoors)
•  3.30pm with Margaret
• Music:  What a Wonderful World
•  4.15pm with Astrid
• Music: Can’t Buy Me Love
• 5.00pm  + slideshow down memory lane
• There may be time for a sing of past favourites. Bring your old folders!
• 5.30pm Dinner @ Walton’s Stores – your choice. Bring the family!

SUNDAY 23rd October    Times & What’s Happening

for everyone who likes to sing….

  Toowoomba City Golf Club – President’s Room  – 254 South St Toowoomba

• 8.30am – Registration  + Coffee Cart
• 9.00am – Session 1 with James Cuskelly
• 10.30am – Morning Tea (provided)
• 11.15am – Session 2 with Astrid Jorgensen
• 12.45pm – Lunch (purchase from one of the lunch menus at the club)                                             + individual choir practices if needed.
• 1.45pm – Session 3 with James & Astrid
• 2.30pm – Concert (friends and family welcome – FREE)

Toowoomba Jazz Club performance

Friday 9th December – Details to follow

March Workshop – Saturday 5th March 2022 at DeMolay. A workshop to get us started 9am-12pm. See details on homepage

2021 Events

Spring Sing 2021  – Saturday 9th October Highfields S.S 8.30am – Registration & Workshops presented by Graeme Morten & Morgan Chalmers  2.45pm Concert.

Further details – see poster  Spring_Sing2021_Flyer

RSVP essential via Spring Sing Forms below. Fill out your details to register & pay: Choirbolical BSB 633000  Account 120540877 (Choirbolical folk – remember you may have a credit from cancelled Tenterfield event)

Individual Registration:   docs.google.com/…FFslULx3PKI7FhA/viewform    N.B individual registration automatically emails your registration.

Group Registration:   N.B. the group registration will need to be downloaded and emailed to the address on form. https://choirbolical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Group-Spring-Sing-Registration-1.xlsx

TENTERFIELD – 27th June – cancelled due to COVID outbreak in NSW 🙁

Toowoomba JAZZ Club – 12th November

2020 Events

Events cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic

2019 Events

Choirbolical Charity Concert – November 5th

Workshop – Astrid Jorgensen – Feb. 17th

2018 Events
Jazz Club

Choirbolical will be performing at the Toowoomba Jazz Society on FRIDAY 11th May.

Venue – Toowoomba North Bowlsclub  Elworthy Street

Time – from 7.30pm  our performance will be after 8.30 pm. as we will be the guest support act between brackets of the Steven Henry Band.

Cost – free entry to Choirbolical performers  discount price to partners of $15

See-  toowoombajazz.com

Date claimers:

1. Dan’s Art Show Opening  Saturday June 16th – 4pm Wilsonton Shopping Centre Community Art Space

2. Spring Sing – September 16 – USQ

3. Esk community choir 40th year concert – October 14 2.30pm Concert  Somerset Civic Centre, 35 Esk Hampton Road, Esk. Each invited choir to perform an item of 10 mins duration including entry and exit of stage. Massed Choir – 3 songs – Believe in Life – Rutter, Chorus of Jewish Slaves – Verdi,  Why We Sing  

4. Big Sing – Sunday October – Brisbane  St Aidan’s

5. Christmas Wonderland Lights – December Friday 7th 7.30pm

Possible 2017  Date claimers

• EARLY SING WORKSHOP – NEW MEMBERS WELCOME for 2017

Saturday February 11th   8.30am for a 9.00am start. 1.00 Finish followed  by a social BYO picnic.  Workshop leader: Astrid Jorgensen  Cost: $20 waged members / $15 non-waged members.   Venue: To be advised

• Toowoomba Languages and Cultural Festival Sunday 13th August Queens Park 10 am for Pop-up Performances.
• SPRING SING – Saturday 9th September USQ Arts Theatre Workshops 9am- 1.30 pm  2.30pm Concert (CANCELLED) – Workshop to replace Spring Sing in 2017
• BIG SING – Brisbane (Corinda @ St Aidans) Sunday 29th October

Mid-year Concert and Pop-UP performances in Toowoomba

1. First Coat festival:  Saturday May 20th choir will perform pop-up performances, meeting  first on lawn in front of Empire Theatre at 9 am for performances 9.30 – 11.30 am to be followed by a shared lunch in a park.

Pre Festival Concert

• June 27th (Tuesday) 7.00 – 8.00pm at the new Community Hub at CUA down the lane from Waltons Stores precinct but on Ruthven Street. Dinner options available at street food venues at Waltons stores before or after singing – no food and drinks at the venue. Meet at 6.45 for 7pm start. BRING friends and family to hear our repertoire that is going to Tassie.

FESTIVAL of VOICES Tasmania 

• July 7-10 Choirbolical to attend workshop and pop-up performances in 2017
• See:https://festivalofvoices.com

Camellia Festival 

• Sunday July 16th at TAFE 11-11.30 pm  See: http://www.toowoombacamelliashow.com
• Want to look at the garden festival?  Go early, then join us for lunch and possible sing at Waltons Stores Stage 12.30 (to be confirmed)

Languages and Cultural Festival TOOWOOMBA

• Sunday August 20th Queens Park see:  TLCFestival.com.au 
• Meet outside at the water fountain at 10.15am
• We will be having 3 pop up performances 10.30/11.30/12.30

BIG SING 2017 – Workshop and Combined Choirs Concert

• Sunday October 29th
• Time: 8.30am – 3.00pm
• Where: St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, 11 Ruthven St, Corinda, Brisbane.
• Concert beginning 2.30pm

Summer Weekend of Singing

• Friday 10th November Jazz Club – 8pm details to follow
• Saturday 11th November joint concert with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble details to follow

Venue: DeMolay House Margaret Street.

8.30 registration 9am-12.30pm – two workshops & morning tea.

New singers encouraged and most welcome to come along.

SEE Rehearsal Tab for planned events throughout the year. Details will appear here as new events come up during the year.

2022 EVENTS

21st Anniversary SPRING SING . Sunday 23rd October.

Registration:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrj1_GtgnX3LFiAhxGbhKAvM5d0Z7HN-wRCoMENq4t2bzXkA/viewform?usp=pp_url

Payment: $25 Choirbolical BSB 633000  Account 120540877

Past & current choirbolical singers are also welcome to join us on Saturday 22nd October from 12.30pm at St Stephens Uniting Church (opp. Empire Theatre) to rehearse and party with us. Fill out the registration form above to indicate your attendance by ticking question ‘Are you a past or current choirbolical member?’

PROGRAMS:

SATURDAY 22nd October    Times & What’s Happening

for past & current Choirbolical members….

St Stephen’s Uniting Church  (Neil St. opposite Empire Theatre)

• 12.30pm Meet and Greet  ($10 refund at the door avail for those who paid $25 when we were going to Bowls Club) N.B only water can be brought into the church.
• 1.00pm with – Morgan
• Music:  Pemulwuy
• +Matt’s Song – Ave Verum
• +Carla’s Song – Million Nightingales
• 1.45pm with Tess
• Music: Keep your Lamps  &  Panis Angelicus
• 2.30pm   BREAK    – Tea, Coffee & celebration cake (outdoors)
•  3.30pm with Margaret
• Music:  What a Wonderful World
•  4.15pm with Astrid
• Music: Can’t Buy Me Love
• 5.00pm  + slideshow down memory lane
• There may be time for a sing of past favourites. Bring your old folders!
• 5.30pm Dinner @ Walton’s Stores – your choice. Bring the family!

SUNDAY 23rd October    Times & What’s Happening

for everyone who likes to sing….

  Toowoomba City Golf Club – President’s Room  – 254 South St Toowoomba

• 8.30am – Registration  + Coffee Cart
• 9.00am – Session 1 with James Cuskelly
• 10.30am – Morning Tea (provided)
• 11.15am – Session 2 with Astrid Jorgensen
• 12.45pm – Lunch (purchase from one of the lunch menus at the club)                                             + individual choir practices if needed.
• 1.45pm – Session 3 with James & Astrid
• 2.30pm – Concert (friends and family welcome – FREE)

Toowoomba Jazz Club performance

Friday 9th December – Details to follow

March Workshop – Saturday 5th March 2022 at DeMolay. A workshop to get us started 9am-12pm. See details on homepage

2021 Events

Spring Sing 2021  – Saturday 9th October Highfields S.S 8.30am – Registration & Workshops presented by Graeme Morten & Morgan Chalmers  2.45pm Concert.

Further details – see poster  Spring_Sing2021_Flyer

RSVP essential via Spring Sing Forms below. Fill out your details to register & pay: Choirbolical BSB 633000  Account 120540877 (Choirbolical folk – remember you may have a credit from cancelled Tenterfield event)

Individual Registration:   docs.google.com/…FFslULx3PKI7FhA/viewform    N.B individual registration automatically emails your registration.

Group Registration:   N.B. the group registration will need to be downloaded and emailed to the address on form. https://choirbolical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Group-Spring-Sing-Registration-1.xlsx

TENTERFIELD – 27th June – cancelled due to COVID outbreak in NSW 🙁

Toowoomba JAZZ Club – 12th November

2020 Events

Events cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic

2019 Events

Choirbolical Charity Concert – November 5th

Workshop – Astrid Jorgensen – Feb. 17th

2018 Events
Jazz Club

Choirbolical will be performing at the Toowoomba Jazz Society on FRIDAY 11th May.

Venue – Toowoomba North Bowlsclub  Elworthy Street

Time – from 7.30pm  our performance will be after 8.30 pm. as we will be the guest support act between brackets of the Steven Henry Band.

Cost – free entry to Choirbolical performers  discount price to partners of $15

See-  toowoombajazz.com

Date claimers:

1. Dan’s Art Show Opening  Saturday June 16th – 4pm Wilsonton Shopping Centre Community Art Space

2. Spring Sing – September 16 – USQ

3. Esk community choir 40th year concert – October 14 2.30pm Concert  Somerset Civic Centre, 35 Esk Hampton Road, Esk. Each invited choir to perform an item of 10 mins duration including entry and exit of stage. Massed Choir – 3 songs – Believe in Life – Rutter, Chorus of Jewish Slaves – Verdi,  Why We Sing  

4. Big Sing – Sunday October – Brisbane  St Aidan’s

5. Christmas Wonderland Lights – December Friday 7th 7.30pm

Possible 2017  Date claimers

• EARLY SING WORKSHOP – NEW MEMBERS WELCOME for 2017

Saturday February 11th   8.30am for a 9.00am start. 1.00 Finish followed  by a social BYO picnic.  Workshop leader: Astrid Jorgensen  Cost: $20 waged members / $15 non-waged members.   Venue: To be advised

• Toowoomba Languages and Cultural Festival Sunday 13th August Queens Park 10 am for Pop-up Performances.
• SPRING SING – Saturday 9th September USQ Arts Theatre Workshops 9am- 1.30 pm  2.30pm Concert (CANCELLED) – Workshop to replace Spring Sing in 2017
• BIG SING – Brisbane (Corinda @ St Aidans) Sunday 29th October

Mid-year Concert and Pop-UP performances in Toowoomba

1. First Coat festival:  Saturday May 20th choir will perform pop-up performances, meeting  first on lawn in front of Empire Theatre at 9 am for performances 9.30 – 11.30 am to be followed by a shared lunch in a park.  

Pre Festival Concert

• June 27th (Tuesday) 7.00 – 8.00pm at the new Community Hub at CUA down the lane from Waltons Stores precinct but on Ruthven Street. Dinner options available at street food venues at Waltons stores before or after singing – no food and drinks at the venue. Meet at 6.45 for 7pm start. BRING friends and family to hear our repertoire that is going to Tassie.

FESTIVAL of VOICES Tasmania 

• July 7-10 Choirbolical to attend workshop and pop-up performances in 2017
• See:https://festivalofvoices.com

Camellia Festival 

• Sunday July 16th at TAFE 11-11.30 pm  See: http://www.toowoombacamelliashow.com
• Want to look at the garden festival?  Go early, then join us for lunch and possible sing at Waltons Stores Stage 12.30 (to be confirmed)

Languages and Cultural Festival TOOWOOMBA

• Sunday August 20th Queens Park see:  TLCFestival.com.au 
• Meet outside at the water fountain at 10.15am
• We will be having 3 pop up performances 10.30/11.30/12.30

BIG SING 2017 – Workshop and Combined Choirs Concert

• Sunday October 29th
• Time: 8.30am – 3.00pm
• Where: St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, 11 Ruthven St, Corinda, Brisbane.
• Concert beginning 2.30pm

Summer Weekend of Singing

• Friday 10th November Jazz Club – 8pm details to follow
• Saturday 11th November joint concert with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble details to follow