A gentle reminder of our next rehearsal: Tuesday 15 August, 6:45 for a prompt 7:00 start.Demolay House 90 Margaret Street, opposite Queen’s Park. ALSO, choir folk who are available for the Languages and Cultures festival coming up on Sunday 20th Aug to stay after Choirbolica rehearsal, for a half hour extra rehearsal to run through the list of songs.
Cheers, Rebecca
Here is a glimpse of choirbolical’s Festival of Voices experience in Hobart 2017. Pop up performances at markets, concert appearance at Town Hall and hanging at the Singer’s lounge where choirbolical took to the stage AND Joe, Alison and Astrid gave blackboard performances to great applause; AND not forgetting a memorable rendition of Carole King’s Natural Woman led by Astrid.
A fabulous time was had by all 30+ of us. ( Not so fabulous was the flu many of our travellers came down with afterwards.) Hopefully most are on the mend for the resumption of rehearsals this week. See you there.
First Pop Up in the Mall
in the beautiful Town Hall
The freezing markets 
Salamanca Pop Up
Astrid’s ‘500 miles’ blowing the audience away!
A gentle reminder of our next rehearsal: Tuesday 1 August, 6:45 for a prompt 7:00 start.
Demolay House 90 Margaret Street, opposite Queen’s Park.
Astrid has put two new pieces for printing onto the website in the repertoire section. Please print and bring both to our next rehearsal. If you have any trouble accessing the pieces mail Astrid direct: [email protected].
VOCE minutes have been posted on the website as well so please take a look at what is happening.
Look forward to seeing you Tuesday!
Cheers,
Rebecca
Choirbolical rehearsal for tonight is CANCELLED
Choir rehearsal will resume 1 August usual time and place.
No VOCE tonight, too many people still not well enough.
Apologies from Astrid (poor dear)
Get better soon!
Cheers,
Rebecca
As Astrid is not going to be able to attend tonight and as many of our members are still crook as well, please watch for a follow up email today before you come to rehearsal tonight. Rehearsal may be cancelled. I am awaiting feed back from others to make the decision. Astrid was going to introduce new repertoire and we really don’t have a lot to do. I want to suggest that anyone wanting to participate with VOCE at Park House tonight, that might be an alternative. More as know.
Cheers, Rebecca
A gentle reminder of our next rehearsal: Tuesday 18 July, 6:45 for a prompt 7:00 start.
Demolay House 90 Margaret Street, opposite Queen’s Park.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Cheers,
Rebecca
Calling all Choirbolicals: We are performing Tues 27 June, 6:00 for 7:30 start: CUA Community Hub, (Credit Union Australia Community Space down from Walton’s Stores, front entrance facing Ruthven) Please bring your family, friends and anyone you can get to attend as we love applause!
If you wish to have an opportunity to practice for the Tuesday performance, the Elvery’s are having a do it yourself practice at their home, Herbert and Kitchner Street at 4:00pm on Sunday 25 June. Thank you Andrew and Marion!
Cheers, Rebecca
Hi all,
Here they are! Couple of iffy rhythms on my part, but the song is very repetitive, so hopefully if I stuff one up along the way, you will hear it correctly 100 other times.
Of note:
Tenors, I have sung your part largely as the top line of the ‘baritone’ part of the piece. You’re sharing a line with the basses for most of the song. However you share the alto line in the Verses.
Altos, I have given the tenors the bottom alto line in the verses. However some altos will need to sing the lower harmony in the chorus, in the “Freedom” section.
FREEDOM FOV sheet music
Enjoy!
Astrid
A gentle reminder of our next rehearsal: Tuesday 20 June, 6:45 for a prompt 7:00 start.
Demolay House 90 Margaret Street, opposite Queen’s Park.
And Tues 27 June, 6:45 for 7:00 start: CUA Community Hub, (Credit Union Australia Community Space down from Walton’s Stores, front entrance facing Ruthven) No food or drink to be provided. Encourage friends and family to be our audience for this magnificent event. We need an audience! Gail’s brother, Nev Madsen, may come to take photos.
Cheers,
Rebecca
Hi all,
I’ve just this minute received the sheet music from Paul Jarman for our arrangement of Choirbolical, and have attached it here. As you can see from the inscription at the top of the piece, this is pretty special. The arrangement looks difficult on paper, but after reading through and comparing with the original recording, Paul has stayed very faithful to the original song. So if you’ve listened to it, it shouldn’t seem too frightening.
I am going to record the parts and have them absolutely sent off to you by the end of tonight. Party time at my place. I would appreciate if you could become obsessed with listening to the rehearsal tracks once you have them. This is a very cool opportunity (and also a great song to sing into the future, even if you’re not joining us in Tassie).
Cheers!
Astrid