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2008
Three Choirs in Concert
3pm
Sunday 1st June 2008
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
$15 adult, $12
concession, $25 family (2 adults + 3 children)
Parking opposite St Andrew's Uniting Church at 300 Ann Street for
$5.
We take every opportunity we can to
perform with young singers, and for this concert we are
looking forward to sharing the stage with two select ensembles from
schools in Brisbane. We
believe that it is important to provide such opportunities, so that
young performers can see and
hear for themselves what it is like to perform with an adult choir.
We hope that some of the
participants will look forward to joining us in the future, but more
than that we hope that all of them
will keep singing for life.
Anthony Young has been involved in getting a huge number of boys
involved in choral music at
St Laurence's College. Tim Sherlock is head of culture at All Hallows'
School.
The Big Brotherhood from St Laurence's
College, conducted by Anthony Young, will present
selections from:
Inscription of Hope (Stroope),How Can I Keep From Singing (Ellingboe),
Let it be Me (The Everly Brothers),
Praise His Holy Name (Hampton) and Thou Shalt (The Idea of North).
The Sr Mary Celine Chorale from All
Hallows' School conducted by Tim Sherlock will perform:
These Are The Days (Bojesen,Emily Dickinson), Tota Pulchra Es from
Quatre Motets (Duruflé),
Autobiography (Sherlock, Ian MacNeice)
Brisbane Concert Choir conducted by
Debra Shearer-Dirié will present:
Hanacpachap (from Peru), Finlandia (Sibelius), Cantate Domino (Pitoni),
Hail Gladdening Light (Wood),
Candor est lucis (Dirie), I got a Robe (Hogan), A Choral Menagerie
(Maurer) and Ave Maria (Biebl).
All three choirs will join together to present the final mystery work on the
program.
The concert will run for approximately 100 minutes with
an interval.
Afternoon tea will be served following the performance. All tickets
are general admission.
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by
Karl Jenkins
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Poster JPG
3pm
Friday 25th April 2008
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Following the overwhelming reception of
this piece at our concert in May 2007, Brisbane Concert Choir
with conductor Debra Shearer-Dirié will again be joined by the
Sinfonia of St Andrew's to present this
very special Anzac Day concert.
For news of the 2007 performance please go to our
Latest News page, where you will also
find
comments from audience members and a detailed review by Mansel Jones.
If you are not familiar
with this fine work, there is also a link to a site where you can
purchase a CD of the piece.
Many people have asked where they can buy a CD of The Armed Man:
A Mass for Peace.
Clicking the image below will take you to a store which stocks this
CD. Prices are in US Dollars.
Delivery generally takes 10 to 14 days.
At the bottom of the page at Amazon.com you will find a
DVD recording of a 1995
performance of this work with Karl Jenkins conducting, together with
other works by the composer.
2007
Noel!
Peace on Earth
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Traditional Christmas Concert
6pm
Sunday 2nd December 2007
The major work for this concert will be J.S. Bach's
Magnificat, together with traditional
Christmas
favourites. Brisbane Concert Choir with conductor Debra Shearer-Dirié
will be joined by the
Sinfonia of St Andrew's for this concert.
Soloists for this concert are
Melinda van der Meulen, soprano,
Elizabeth Lewis, mezzo-soprano,
Nicki Jenkins, Alto, Ian Clarkson,
Tenor, and Robin Maurer,
bass.
As always, families are very welcome. You'll have the opportunity to
sing along for some of the
well-known carols. Supper is provided after the concert.
This is always a very popular concert, so please book early.
$23 adult, $20 concession, $55 family, $12 student rush
Enquiries and bookings
3369 4866.
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Hail, Gladdening Light
We aim to present one concert per year featuring the choir performing
a cappella and with piano accompaniment.
This concert will contain much of the repertoire which we plan to
record on CD during 2007 and 2008.
As well as the title piece by Charles Wood, the program includes works
by Duruflé, Schutz, Pitoni,
Gabrieli, Gorecki, and Tavener, exciting music from South America,
spiritual arrangements by Hogan and Burleigh, as well as recent
compositions by Shank and Maurer.
4.30pm
Sunday
16th
September 2007
Please Note:
As
this concert is part of Cathedrals' Week, it is not at our normal
venue but at the
Cathedral of St Stephen,
249 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
Ticketing:
4MBS 3847 1717 9 to 5, seven days a week or online.
Prices: $23 adult, $20 concession, $55 family
Tickets will also be available at the door if not previously sold out,
together with Student Rush tickets at $12. (Student ID required).
This concert was
previewed at
St Carthage's Cathedral in Lismore,
NSW on Sunday 19th August,
and we look forward to presenting it in St Stephen's as part of
Cathedrals' Week..
The choir was also pleased to have been asked to perform
Gounod's Messe Solennelle
(Mass for
St Cecilia) at St Carthage's on the same weekend as part of that Cathedral's centenary
celebrations.
Our extremely popular series of Come and Sing 'from scratch'
events continues in 2007 with
Beethoven's beautiful
Mass in C.
Music and rehearsal CDs are available now! So register with us
and start learning the music so that you can be ready
to really enjoy yourself on
the day.
This event will take place on
Saturday 14th July 2007 starting at
1.00pm, with the performance at 7.00pm.
For full details, follow this link:
Beethoven Mass in C .
Even if you are not
a singer, you might like to be in our audience to see the result of our
day's work.
It's only $5, but you need to book. Click the above link for details.
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Brisbane Concert Choir is hosting the
Land of Lakes Choirboys in
June.
We regularly enjoy working with local youth and children's choirs,
and look forward to presenting
a joint concert with this international touring group. A boys' choir
trained in the same style as the
famous Vienna Boys' Choir, they perform a large and varied range of
works, both sacred and
secular. If you enjoy the sound of treble voices, don't miss this
opportunity.
Entry to this concert is free!
They trust that on leaving you will be sufficiently enthused and
impressed
by their performance that you will donate generously to help offset
their travel costs. They will also have
CDs available for purchase.
This performance will take place on
Saturday 9th June 2007 at 7.30pm.
You can find out more about them from the
Land of Lakes Choirboys web site.
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Karl Jenkins - The
Armed Man - A Mass for Peace
We are excited to be performing this marvellous work.
3pm Sunday
13th
May
2007
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets, Brisbane
Many people have asked where they can buy
a CD of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.
Clicking the image below will take you to a store which stocks this CD.
Prices are in US Dollars.
2006
We are delighted to be joining with
Redcliffe City Choir
and the
Sinfonia of St Andrew's to present a
Traditional Christmas Concert
at
Redcliffe Uniting Church
(cnr Richens Street and Anzac Avenue,
Redcliffe)
on
Sunday 10th December 2006 at 2.00pm
Enjoy all of your favourite Christmas carols as you immerse yourself
in the sound of this big choir and orchestra. There will be audience
participation for old and young, plus music from Handel's Messiah,
Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Tchaikovski's Nutcracker Suite, and much more
Admission $17
- Concessions and pre-paid $15
- School age children free.
Afternoon tea provided.
To book phone 3889 4195 and mention you found
it on the Brisbane Concert
Choir web site.
Our December Concert last year
was sold out, so be sure to mark it in your diary.
MASS of the CHILDREN
This concert
marks the end of our 10th anniversary year, so please join us in the
hall
after the concert for a short celebration and birthday cake.
6pm Sunday 3rd December 2006
Rutter
Mass of the Children
(with Brisbane Grammar School Chamber Choir)
Poulenc
Gloria
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Brisbane Concert Choir
-
Musical Director
Debra Shearer-Dirié
with the
Sinfonia of St Andrew's
and soloists Anita Parakh-Morgan, soprano,
Michael Strasser, baritone
and Daniel Paxton, treble.
Tickets for this concert are available by phoning
4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717.
The booking office is open from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week.
$23
adult, $20
concessions and 4MBS subscribers, $55
Family,
and a student rush 30 minutes before the performance for
$12 if tickets remain.
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Friends of St Carthage's Cathedral
(Lismore, NSW)
present
Brisbane Concert Choir
2pm
Sunday 24th September 2006
Tickets at the door - $15/$12 concession
We are very pleased to have been invited to perform at
this beautiful venue.
Proceeds to Friends of the Cathedral Presentation Sisters Commemorative
Window Appeal.
The program for this concert is:
Mozart
Regina Coeli in C KV276
Duruflé
Ubi Caritas
Rheinberger Abendlied
Rutter
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Bartok
Four Slovak Folksongs
Biebl
Ave Maria
Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium
INTERVAL
Sibelius
Finlandia - Be Still, My Soul
Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes
(1 - 6)
MacMillan
So Deep
Mendelssohn
Psalm 43 (Judge me, O God)
Brahms
Liebeslieder
Waltzes (7 - 12)
Wood
Oculi Omnium
Brahms
Liebeslieder
Waltzes (13 - 18)
Brisbane Concert Choir
is conducted by Debra
Shearer-Dirié
Accompanists:
John Woods & Katherine Chan
"The Mystery of Love"
3pm
Sunday 17th September 2006
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St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
We normally perform one concert each year for smaller works without
orchestra.
This year we are very pleased to be joined by our guest choir
Grammar Singers, a
combined youth choir from Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Girls
Grammar School.
The program for this concert is:
Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes *
Duruflé Ubi
Caritas *
Biebl
Ave Maria *
Mendelssohn
Psalm 43 (Judge me, O God) *
( * Brisbane Concert Choir )
INTERVAL
Stroope
Resonet in Laudibus **
Clausen
O My Luve's Like a Red, Red
Rose **
Orban
O, Mistress Mine **
Erb
Shenandoah **
Berlin arr Shaw
Steppin' Out **
( ** Grammar Singers)
Barber
Under the Willow Tree *
MacMillan
So Deep *
Bartok
Four Slovak Folksongs *
( * Brisbane Concert Choir )
Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium ***
( *** Grammar Singers & Brisbane Concert Choir )
Brisbane Concert Choir
is conducted by Debra
Shearer-Dirié
Grammar Singers
are conducted by Kate Albury & Paul Holley
Accompanists: John Woods & Kylie
Los
(Kylie Los appears courtesy of Opera Queensland)
BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN -
Places are Limited!
Our extremely popular series of 'from scratch'
events will continue in 2006 with
Gounod's beautiful
Mass for St Cecilia -
Messe Solenelle.
As usual, rehearsal CDs
are available so that you can be ready to really enjoy yourself on
the day.
For more information about what happens at these
events please check out our Nelson
Mass (2005) and Fauré Requiem (2004) feedback and pictures on our
Latest News page.
Rehearsals will start at:
1pm Saturday 15th July 2006
(7.30pm performance)
We will be joined by the Sinfonia of St Andrew's and soloists Anita
Parakh-Morgan, soprano,
Jack Parakh-Morgan, tenor, and Michael Strasser, bass.
Advance booking is essential for singers who wish to participate
as numbers are limited
by our catering facilities. Audience tickets may be purchased for the
performance.
Click here for more details.
Brisbane Concert Choir is
very excited to be part of the 13th Annual Festival of
Classics,
organised by award-winning radio station
4MBS
Classic FM103.7. The featured composers
for the 2006 festival are Mozart and Shostakovich.
We have chosen to explore the world
of Mozart in a program entitled:
"Mozart & Miserere"
6pm Sunday 21st May 2006
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
Allegri
Miserere
Mozart Six Notturni
K436, K437, K438, K439, K439a, K549
for 2 Sopranos and Bass solo, 2 Clarinets and Basset
Horn.
Mozart Regina Coeli KV276 (321b)
Mozart Alma Dei Creatoris KV277
Mozart Sancta Maria, mater Dei KV273
Mozart Missa in C K. 66 "Dominicus Mass"
We will be joined by the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
and
soloists (courtesy of the Opera Queensland Young Artist
Program)
Elizabeth McBride,
soprano
Kylie Bailey, mezzo soprano
Virgilio Marino,
tenor
Brett Carter, bass
(Please click on their names for
biographies)
The concert will be conducted by our Musical
Director
Debra Shearer-Dirié.
Tickets for this concert are available by phoning
4MBS Ticketing on 3847 1717.
The booking office is open from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week.
You might also like to download a brochure for the complete Festival of
Classics.
2005
You can book
for this concert by
emailing your ticket requirements and paying by direct deposit
or posting a cheque. Reserved Seating tickets will be mailed out.
Click
here for our bank details.
(Please do not include your complete account number in
your confirmation email, as email is not a secure system).
Traditional Christmas Concert
6pm Sunday December 4th 2005
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
The major work for our 2005 Christmas offering is
Benjamin Britten
St. Nicolas
Op. 42 for Tenor solo, mixed chorus, children's chorus,
piano duet, strings, percussion and organ.
We are delighted to have Gregory Massingham,
a noted Britten exponent, joining
us as tenor soloist for this performance.
Also on the programme
William Billings Shiloh
Kenneth Jennings Noel! Christmas Eve
1913 for Chorus and Solo viola
Praetorius Es ist ein Ros'
Entsprungen
Rutter What Sweeter Music
And as usual, we will be inviting audience
participation for these popular carols
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -
Joy to the World - Good King Wenceslas
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -
Silent Night - O Come, All Ye
Faithful.
We will also be conducting an Art Union.
Tickets will be available at the door.
The major prize is a painting generously donated by Brisbane artist
Frank Blacow,
an oil on board work entitled "Home Coming", valued at $450. A
consolation prize
has also been provided by Frank in the form of a sealed limited
edition copy of his
book of poetry. Pictures of the prizes are available
here.
Preview concert at
2pm Sunday November 27th 2005
Southport Uniting Church
cnr Scarborough and Short
Sts
Southport
(Please Note: Not all programmed items will be performed at Southport)
"Hymn of Praise"
St Andrew's Centenary Concert
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Our performance and rehearsal venue,
St Andrew's
Uniting Church,
is 100 years old this year.
Brisbane Concert Choir is pleased to accept this
invitation
to join forces
with St Andrew's Sanctuary Choir and the
Sinfonia of St Andrew's to present this Centenary Concert.
3pm - Sunday August 21st 2005
Vaughan Williams
Five Mystical Songs
Manfred Pohlenz - baritone
Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise (Symphony
No. 2)
Adele Nisbet - soprano,
Margaret Russell - mezzo soprano, Steven Moore - tenor
Tickets: $25 ($20 concessions
- pensioners & full-time students) ($60 family)
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
FOR OUR NEXT EVENT, COME AND SING WITH US AND 150 OTHER SINGERS!
If you enjoyed last year's Fauré Requiem
'from scratch',
make sure you book for this great day:
Our 'FROM SCRATCH' EVENT FOR
2005 was BIGGER than BEN HUR.
Over 200 singers took part. See the photo gallery.
HAYDN - NELSON MASS Click here for details
Saturday July 16th 2005
rehearsal from 1.00pm
performance at 7.30pm
with the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
Conductor - Debra Shearer-Dirié
Guest soloists (Adele Nisbet, soprano, Margaret
Russell, mezzo-soprano, Neil Mason, tenor, Michael Strasser, bass)
Audience tickets to the 7.30pm performance $5
Further details to follow soon. If you
wish to be placed on the mailing list,
please phone 3369 4866 or email the
chairman.
6pm - Sunday May 22nd 2005
"Purcell
& Pizza!"
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with Guest
Conductor - Debra Shearer-Dirié
the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
and soloists
- Elizabeth McBride, soprano *
- Nicki Jenkins, alto
- David Muller, counter tenor
- Neil Mason, tenor
- Richard Grundy, bass *
* (courtesy of Opera Queensland's
Young and Developing Artist Program)
Purcell Come Ye Sons of Art
(The complete work)
Stravinsky
Pater Noster, Credo, Ave Maria
CPE Bach
Magnificat
Tickets: $20 $16 conc. (Children under 12 admitted free)
After the concert, please join us to sample
the delights from
our pizzeria in the hall below.
Pizza, wine, tea or coffee and other goodies
will be available for a modest additional charge.
Enquiries on 3369 4866 or via
email
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets,
Brisbane
2004
6pm December 5th
2004
Traditional Christmas Concert
(Guest
Conductor - Andrew Dicks)
with the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
The program includes
Pergolesi Magnificat
Vivaldi
Gloria
selections
Tavener
The Lamb
Poulenc
Christmas Motets
Goodall The
Lord is My Shepherd from
the TV Series 'The Vicar of Dibley'
Mendelssohn
Motets
and arrangements of many of your favourite
Christmas carols,
including some for you to join in and sing with us.
Tickets: $20/15
Enquiries on 3369 4866 or via email
ART UNION WINNERS -
First Prize: S. Jenks
Yellow ticket F57
Second Prize: A. Caston Red ticket D95
ART UNION
TICKETS - $2.00 each (or 3 for $5.00)
We are conducting an Art Union to be drawn downstairs in the hall
after this concert. All proceeds go to Brisbane Concert Choir and
assist in meeting the costs of staging performances. There are two
prizes, both kindly donated by art dealer and artist
Frank Blacow.
First prize, valued at $450.00 is an original impressionist oil
painting by Frank Blacow titled "Queenslander" (see
picture) in a restored 70 year old frame (picture is oil on
board 33 x 44cm). Second prize is a commercial print (80 x 60cm) with
a musical theme (see
print) valued at $60.00.
(This Art Union is conducted in
accordance with the rules governing Category 1 Games, Charitable and
Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999, Queensland).
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Streets, Brisbane
2pm November
28th
2004
Traditional Christmas Concert - Preview
(Guest
Conductor - Andrew Dicks)
As we have done for a number of years,
selections from our Christmas Concert
will be previewed at a concert for choir with organ accompaniment in
Southport Uniting Church
cnr Scarborough and Short Sts
Southport
Enquiries on 5532 5915 (Southport
Church Office) or via
email.
3pm September
12th 2004
Mozart and more
(Guest
Conductor - Rita
Paczian)
with the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
and soloists from Opera Queensland and the Young
Artist Program.
Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer
-
Janelle Christie
Soprano Solo
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante
Soloists - Natasha Kalous
Oboe,
Kate Jones Clarinet,
Michael Wray French Horn, Neil Heymink
Bassoon
Fauré Pavane (for choir and orchestra)
Mozart Coronation Mass
Soloists -
Janelle Christie Soprano,
Georgia Hawes Alto,
Julian Wilson Tenor, Shaun Brown
Bass
(Due to illness, the bass part was sung by Michael Strasser)
Tickets: $20/15
Bookings on 3369 4866 or via
email
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Street,
Brisbane
1.00pm August
14th 2004
Fauré Requiem from Scratch
- A great day.
Our thanks to all who took part!
with international Guest
Conductor - Rita
Paczian)
the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
and soloists Adele Nisbet soprano
Guy Booth baritone.
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Street,
Brisbane
ART UNION:
The winner of our Art Union was G. Rose with pink ticket D1. Thank you
to all who supported
us. Our thanks also go to Frank Blacow for donating his original oil
painting "Outback". This Art Union was
conducted in
accordance with rules for a Category 1 Game, Charitable and Non-Profit
Gaming Act 1999, Qld.
7.30pm July
23rd & 30th 2004
The Food of Love - A new production by
Opera
Queensland
with Jason Barry-Smith, Opera Queensland Young Artists
and members of Brisbane Concert Choir
Music Director: Narelle French
Creators: Narelle
French and Jason Barry-Smith
Conservatorium Theatre, Southbank. Bookings at QTIX 136 246.
3pm May 23rd 2004
Heaven and Earth - Both
Sides of the Brisbane Concert Choir (Guest
Conductor - Alex Dixon)
St Andrew's Uniting Church, cnr Creek & Ann Street, Brisbane
2003
3.00pm
November 30 2003
"A Classic Christmas"
Including Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan
Williams
Excerpts from Messiah, Vivaldi's Magnificat
Soloists Adele Nisbet and Margaret Russell
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane
4.00pm November 2
2003
"Three Choirs Festival" at St Stephen's Cathedral
Rheinberger Cantus Mass (E
flat Major)
St Stephen's Cathedral
3.00pm October 12 2003
"The Romantic Mass"
Brisbane
Concert Choir at St Andrew's in
association with Opera Queensland Young Artists' Programme
Rheinberger Cantus Mass (E
flat Major)
Rossini Petite Mass
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane
1.30pm July 26
2003
"Mozart's Requiem from Scratch"
Hosted by the Brisbane Concert Choir at St Andrew's and the Sinfonia
of St Andrew's
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane
3.00pm June 8 2003
"The Company of Heaven"
- Brisbane
Concert Choir at St Andrew's with
the strings of the Sinfonia of St Andrew's, in association with Opera
Queensland Young Artists' Programme
Holst Psalms 86
and 148
Britten The Company of Heaven
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane
3.00pm April 13 2003
"Magnificat"
- Brisbane
Concert Choir at St Andrew's with the Sinfonia of St Andrew's
Mendelssohn Magnificat
Gounod Missa Solenelle (St Cecelia Mass)
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane
2002
Sunday
24 November
3.00pm "This Christmas
Night" with Organ and
Brass
St Mary's Catholic Church; Elisabeth St & Roseberry Pde,
Ipswich
Sunday
1 December 2002
6.00pm "This Christmas
Night" with Organ and Brass.
St Andrew's
Uniting Church; Cnr Creek & Ann Sts Brisbane.
Sunday 8 December
2002
2.00pm "This Christmas Night" with Organ and Brass
Southport Uniting Church
