Messengers of Light 1

Emily Cox,
Music Director

2009 Concert Programme

Superb choral music is coming your way in 2009! From Verdi to 'the Proms', there's something for everyone!

Download our 2009 subscription brochure (in PDF format) for information about our 'Messengers of Light' concert series and more, or go to our Concert Diary for full details.

We're excited to announce our inaugural collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Chorus in presenting three performances of Verdi's unforgettable Requiem, in Brisbane and Adelaide. These concerts will be performance highlights of the year in each of these cities. Don't miss out. Book now!

• Friday 24 April, 8:00pm - Verdi Requiem
  

  The Queensland Orchestra
  Conductor:  Johannes Fritzsch
  Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
  Brisbane Chorale & Adelaide Symphony Chorus

   

• Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May, 8:00pm - Verdi Requiem
  

  The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
  Conductor:  Arvo Volmer
  Festival Theatre, Adelaide
  Brisbane Chorale & Adelaide Symphony Chorus

   

  BRISBANE CHORALE SUBSCRIPTION SERIES
  Two concerts in St John's Cathedral (a series discount is available - see our Concert diary for details):

   

• Sunday 28 June, 2.00pm - "Messengers of Light 1"
  Mendelssohn Christus
  Haydn Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War)
  Hayley Sugars, soprano
  Georgia Hawes, alto
  Gregory Massingham, tenor
  Peter Adams, baritone
  Jason Barry-Smith, baritone
  Handel Organ Concerto in F
  

  Christopher Wrench, organ
  

  Camerata of St John's
  Conductor:  Emily Cox
  
  Approximate duration:  1 1/2 hours
  (Parking is available across the street from the Cathedral in Kings Carpark at discount rate)

   

• Sunday 11 October, 2.30pm - "Messengers of Light 2"
  Music by Taverner, Górecki, Pärt, etc
  

  Conductor:  Emily Cox

 

• Friday, 11 September, 7:00pm - Last night of the Proms
  

  The Queensland Orchestra
  Brisbane City Hall
  Conductor: Alex Shelley

   

• Friday, 12 September, 7:30pm - Last night of the Proms
  

  The Queensland Orchestra
  Empire Theatre Toowoomba
  Conductor: Alex Shelley

   

• 5 December, 8:00pm - Handel Messiah
  

  The Queensland Orchestra - QPAC
  Conductor:  Stephen Layton

Auditions

Would you like to sing with the Brisbane Chorale?

We hold auditions at various times throughout the year. Phone 3882-1081 to arrange an audition or go to our How to join us page for further information.

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