This Tuesday is a VOCE meeting 6pm to wrap up 2021 (including reviewing Spring Sing/ upcoming Jazz Club performance/ end of year ) plus some forward planning for 2022 – our 20th year of Choirbolical – all welcome. It is at Rob’s place – please email him your attendance and he will forward agenda and address details. [email protected]

Thank-you to Eileen who has forwarded details of a concert coming up this Sunday.

Toowoomba Strings will present “Youth Concerto 2021”, a fundraiser concert at St Luke’s Church on Sunday October 31st at 3.00pm. Fine string music for all!

This delightful program features well-loved works, including Handel Concerto Grosso for strings, Telemann’s much loved Viola Concerto in G, Concerti by Beriot and Seitz as well as Colourful Music for Strings.   Our talented musicians will again be performing in order to raise funds for families living with Leukaemia.

YOUTH CONCERTO 2021

Sunday 31 October 2021 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (UTC+11)

LOCATION

St Luke’s Anglican Church
152 Herries Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350

HOW TO BOOK

A friendly reminder of our rehearsal on Tuesday. 6.45m for 7pm start at DeMolay house. See previous post for up coming events 🙂

1. Spring Sing. This Saturday from 8.30am at Highfields SS for workshop singers and 2.45pm for the Concert goers. See you there 🙂

2) SPRING FUNDRAISING CONCERT VoiceMale ensemble invites you to a concert –
2 pm Sunday 17 October
West Toowoomba Community Church Auditorium, 100 Glenvale Road, Toowoomba
All proceeds in support of PROTEA PLACE WOMEN’S SUPPORT CENTRE
Fee: Small (or larger) denomination notes as a donation

3) A French Singing workshop – Introduction to French chanson. Thurs 28 October 5.30-6:30pm

Location: Armitage Centre 54-56 Neil Street Toowoomba

Embark on a journey through French songs of the 20th century! Born in France and of Spanish-Sephardic heritage, Pauline Maudy will facilitate a uplifting vocal workshop for beginners and experienced singers. Pauline teaches French songs and harmonies to singers of all levels of experience and quickly gets you to sing together with ease. Hear stories of French singers and songwriters such as Piaf, Brassens and Gainsbourg, learn French lyrics, sing along with Pauline and the band’s wonderful instrumentalists and perform with the band during the Take Me to Paris show at the Armitage Centre.

To participate in the workshop please fill in this registration form:

https://forms.gle/7eXjc2FBp1N4bsZc6

For more info about Take Me to Paris, the show visit:

https://www.empiretheatre.com.au/event/969/take-me-to-paris-mzaza-with-pauline-maudy

4) Choirbolical performance at Toowoomba Jazz Club

Date claimer: Friday evening November 12th. We will be the interlude entertainment around 8.30pm. Bookings are essential so details will be sent out soon on how to book a table for you and friends or family for the whole evening with The Stephen Henry Band or arrangements if you are coming between 8-9pm for just the warm-up and performance.

Join us for a Park Sing on Monday Oct 4th (Queen’s Birthday holiday!) 4.30pm- 5.30pm at Botanical Gardens on a grassy spot near cannon. Bring all music.
A reminder that today 30th September Registrations for SPRING SING are due. See: Events tab or below.
Tuesday Rehearsal – this coming Tuesday Oct 5th. 6.45 for 7 start.

SPRING SING – Fill out your details to register & pay: Choirbolical Spring Sing 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:   2021 Group Spring Sing Registration Spring-Sing2021-Flyer2  N.B. the group registration will need to be downloaded and emailed to the address on form.

To anyone free and in Toowoomba this coming Tuesday 28th – 4.30pm – 5.30pm come along to the Botanical gardens – North-West corner to be out of any wind. We will bring practice tracks and have the chance to practice with each other our current repertoire. Of course the gardens are worth a visit too!!
On another note – we were saddened to hear our long time past treasurer Catherine’s husband Wal passed away and our thoughts are with her at this time.

Just a reminder of our rehearsal this Tuesday (21st) 6.45pm for 7pm. Bring along all your music.
And don’t forget to register for the day of singing at our Spring Sing on the 9th October. The registration form is under the Events tab and do invite friends to the workshops from 8.30am and gold coin concert at 2.45pm being held this year at Highfields State School Community Arts centre.

Looking forward to a good rehearsal this Tuesday (7th September).6.45pm for 7pm start. Everyone welcome. Bring along all the music we have been singing this year as we prepare for our Spring Sing.

Morgan has created a drop box link to practice files for learning parts. See Repertoire tab

Sorry to get you excited about a 5th Tuesday rehearsal but it is being cancelled. Morgan has a big schools choral festival at the Empire (pandemic rescheduled!) See you all the following week.

We are ready to meet and rehearse again on Tuesday 17/8 6.45pm for 7pm start in DeMolay House.
Haven’t been for a while? Check out previous posts about Spring Sing (details under Events tab) and current/new repertoire (under repertoire tab).
see you there. Marion