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What is the best way to get to St Andrew's Uniting Church? Public transport is recommended, because of the difficulty of parking in the city on a Saturday. As Central Station is just across the road, we suggest you park at a suburban station and catch a train. The performance should be all over by 8.00pm, so a train home should be easy to find. Alternatively, buses might suit you better. A walk of only a couple of blocks will get you onto virtually all Brisbane City Council bus routes.
If you are not familiar with bus or train travel to the city, a great place to plan your trip is the TransLink website. You merely type in where you live and where you wish to travel to (enter 301 Ann Street, City) and the system will offer all public transport options available to you, including costs. It even estimates how far you will have to walk.
If I have to drive, where can I park? Street parking is difficult to find close to St Andrew's Uniting Church on a Saturday. Both Ann and Turbot Streets become clearways from 4.00 to 7.00pm, Saturdays included. Therefore parking in an off-street car park is recommended, although not all commercial car parks are open at weekends. Cost is from $9 upwards at weekends. If you are attending with friends, you might like to consider car pooling.
What should I bring? Music (unless you have elected to collect it on the day), water bottle, pencil, eraser, an easily identifiable flat cushion (optional) if the thought of sitting on a church pew for several hours does not appeal, a sense of humour and a modicum of patience just in case we have the odd glitch.
What should I NOT bring? Valuables and handbags which you cannot carry on your person at all times. It is an unfortunate fact of life that an event such as this attracts people who make a living by coming in uninvited and relieving people of their valuables whenever they are left unattended. The venue cannot be made secure while we are all there, for reasons of fire safety. Neither St Andrew's Uniting Church nor Brisbane Concert Choir can take any responsibility for loss of personal effects. However, do bring some money along. We would love to sell you a few raffle tickets or maybe even a CD of our choir!
What should I wear? There are no rules, so there is no need to dress up unless you wish to. Some Brisbane Concert Choir members for instance will be wearing their casual touring uniform so that they are readily identifiable. We would suggest that people wear smart casual. Comfortable footwear is definitely recommended. There will be time to change into performance attire during dinner for those who wish to do so. Choristers may wish to wear their choir's performance uniform for the evening, but there will be plenty of people who perform in what they rehearsed in. Audience members are paying only for a scratch performance, so they won't expect everyone to be dressed as for a normal concert.
What should I NOT wear? Strong perfume (it adversely affects quite a few people) or jangling jewellery (we will provide the percussion section in the orchestra).
What is the lighting level like for
reading music? We heard your feedback and provided improved overhead lighting in
2005/6. However, because of the dark interior
surfaces in the church, the light level is still not as
bright as it is under a reading lamp at home. So, if you wear
spectacles, it would be wise to make sure that your prescription is up
to date before the day. Reading music is a more challenging task than
reading a book.
Are the printed copies easy to read? Copies are original laser-printed or commercial copies so the print quality is excellent.
Can I sing from a copy of the music which I already own? If you already have a copy of the music, you may choose to sing from that copy if you really, really want to. Unfortunately, there is no reduction in price, as we need to be able to provide a copy for you on the day if your edition does not work out. (It makes life difficult for everyone, and especially the conductor, when trying to work from multiple editions, which is why we go to the trouble of providing one specially. Bar numbers and page numbers frequently do not coincide, even if the notes are identical. A typical problem is that some editions divide or combine the movements differently and restart the bar numbering in different places).
For further information on the day, just ask anyone with a Brisbane Concert Choir name tag and they will be glad to assist.
For further information now, please contact us by email or telephone (07) 3369 4866.
SEE YOU THERE ON THE DAY !!!
(Dates, times and programmes subject to change)