End of Year Events

Our Choirbolical year of singing is finishing with a flourish.

Rehearsal

  • Tonight 12th Nov – a joint rehearsal with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble @ Grammar Music room. 7.15pm. There will be someone to show us where to go from the Herries Street entrance.

PERFORMANCE DATES

  • Life Line AGM – Thurs Nov 14 – Regents on the Lake – 6.10pm warm up for 6.30pm performance. Choir members welcome to stay on for a supper and charity auction to follow.
  • Combined concert with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble Sunday Nov 17th –  5pm @ Philhomonic Hall   –  7 Matthews Street Toowoomba. Choir members to meet at 4.30pm for a warm up. (Please supply in a disposable container cheese, biscuits or platter type fruit/vegies.)Audience – $15 entry  $10 concession  $35 family    Price includes wine and cheese at interval.   Pre-sale of tickets at rehearsals OR phone Elaine 46396080 OR at the door.

CHOIR BREAK-UP

  • Tuesday December 3rd @ PARKHOUSE next door to our rehearsal venue. 6.30pm for a meal (ordered from the menu)
  • All choir members who have sung with us this year are most welcome. Confirm your attendance with Rob – 0422543804
  • Bring your music ready for a ‘Flash Mob’ sing

CONCERT

Come and enjoy hearing

CHOIRBOLICAL & TOOWOOMBA VOCAL ENSEMBLE in Concert

5pm @ Philhomonic Hall   –  7 Matthews Street Toowoomba

$15 entry  $10 concession  $35 family

Price includes wine and cheese at interval

Tickets available at rehearsals OR phone Elaine 46396080

 

Current Repertoire

The following music is needed in folders for the upcoming events:

BIG SING (27th Oct, Brisbane)

  • Shivna
  • Famine Song

SING from Scratch with Toowoomba Vocal Ensemble (17th Nov)

  • Sing me to Heaven 
  • Can’t Buy Me Love
  • Shivna
  • Famine Song
  • Wee Small Hours
  • Shall Not Walk Alone
  • Cannons – Allelulia, Malt’s come Down, I’ve been down in the Dungeon

Plus shared music to be learnt on the day – ‘River’ and Haleluya! Pelo tsa rona  (please print from emailed attachments)

Rehearsal Dates

Please note the updates to Rehearsal dates for Term 3.

As the usual first Tuesday fell in the school holidays, the first rehearsal for Term 3 is on the 2nd Tuesday and deMolay House is not available so we have a space available at the Life Line building – 17 Long Street. Other dates will be confirmed as we lead up to some singing events for the end of the year.

SPRING SING

Come and join Choirbolical for SPRING SING 2013 during Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers.

  • SATURDAY 28th September
  • VENUE – de Molay House 90 Margaret Street Toowoomba – opposite Queen’s Park
  • Registrations and cuppa – 9.30am
  • WORKSHOP with Astrid Jorgensen 10am-1pm
  • A beautiful LUNCH provided
  • CONCERT –Free for family, friends and singers – 2pm – 3pm
  • Workshop Cost – $20 waged  $15 unwaged
  • Interested singers of all abilities are encouraged to join us for a fun and energising day of singing.  
  • Community choirs are welcome – for more info: phone/text 0417703794
  • Register your interest to assist catering –  email Loretto – [email protected]
  • or leave a reply below

 

 

 

Congratulations

Congratulations to Astrid with recent releases of music with her group Astrid and the Asteroids. Check out
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=KlLRbwRl3cI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKlLRbwRl3cI%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

Warwick Workshop

Choirbolical members are invited to join the Queensland Kodaly Choir,
 other choirs and individuals in a choir workshop facilitated by Dr James Cuskelly.

  • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 25th May 2013
  • St Mary’s Church Warwick
  • followed by a Concert from 2pm – 3pm   Admission by Gold Coin Donation for General Public

This will be the Kodaly Choir’s first Workshop in Warwick which will be held in St Mary’s Church, cnr Wood & Palmerin Streets, Warwick. The day will start with registration 9:30am and the outline for the day is as follows:-

  • 9:30am-10am    Registration-if you have your own Name Tag, please wear it
  • 10am– 12noon    Workshop
  • 12noon-1pm      Lunch – please bring your own cup and a plate of savoury food to share. 
  • 1pm-2pm           Concert Preparation
  • 2pm-3pm           Concert

COST is $10 waged/ $5 unwaged – to be paid to Catherine for a bulk Choirbolical payment.

If you are participating as an individual payments can be made directly to St Mary’s:

  • BSB No: 084-983
  • Account No: 50900-3239
  • Account Name: St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick
  • Reference: CHOIR + Your Name

Looking forward to seeing you there!