Past Concerts: 2000-2007
2000
1 April
Sing-a-thon I — "Sing for Solemnis"
Conductors: Christopher Kiver & Paul Holley
St Andrew’s Uniting Church
A 10 hour fund-raising sing-a-thon
8 April
"I hear America singing" — 20th Century Choral Works
Randall Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom
Barber Agnus Dei
Tippett Five Negro Spirituals
Lauridsen Ave Maria
Bernstein Make our garden grow
Thomas Goin’ up to Glory
Chorale soloists
Stephen Nisbet, organ
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
St John’s Cathedral
28, 29 July
"Best of British"
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Conductor: Colin Harper
Concert Hall QPAC
27 August
"Music on Sundays"
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall QPAC
30 August
Mincom Central Grand Opening Spectacular
miscellaneous works
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
Mincom Building, Brisbane
16 September
Brahms Nänie
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Robinson
Concert Hall QPAC
5 November
Rachmaninov Vespers (excerpts)
Brisbane Chorale semi-chorus
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
Russian Community Centre
11 November
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Rosamund Illing, Roxane Hislop, Gregory Massingham, Peter Axford
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale & Brisbane Concert Choir
8 December
"Carols in the Cathedral" —
Palliative Care Queensland benefit
Greg Mayer, organ
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
St John’s Cathedral
15, 16 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Tommy Tycho
Concert Hall QPAC
2001
29, 30 March
"Queensland Sings" – a Centenary Celebration
The Queensland Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony
Conductor: Richard Mills
Concert Hall QPAC
(Chorale members participated as part of the Queensland Sings Chorus)
31 March
Sing-a-thon II — "Voices for Voices"
Conductors: Christopher Kiver & Paul Holley
St Andrew’s Uniting Church
7 April
"Jubilate!" — Music for Brass, Choir & Organ
Bob Chilcott Jubilate (Australian première)
Tavener Song for Athene
Finzi God is gone up
Holst Nunc Dimittis
Walton Set me as a seal upon thine heart
de Pearsall Great God of Love
Vaughan Williams O Clap your hands
Britten Festival Te Deum
Vaughan Williams Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
Adele Nisbet
Greg Mayer, organ
Justine Favell, piano
Malcolm Liddell Brass Ensemble
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
St John’s Cathedral
20 May
"A Pleasant Sunday Afternoon"
miscellaneous pieces
South Brisbane Baptist Church
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
St John’s Cathedral
(Chorale ensemble of 20+ voices as guest choir)
27 May
Grand Finale Concert, 4MBS Festival of Classics
Mozart Requiem
Anita Parakh, Ron Morris, John Peek, Malcolm Ede
Sinfonia of St Andrews
Conductor: Christoper Kiver
Mayne Hall, University of Queensland
7 July
International Workshops —
Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Mozart Requiem (excerpts)
(Chorale involvement as the guest "guinea-pig" choir for Rodney Eichenberger’s Choral Conducting sessions)
8 July
"Australian Tapestry"
The Eclectic Light Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Luff
ABC Music Studios
(Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland, to celebrate the 14th World Veterans’ Athletics Championships)
3, 4 August
"Best of British"
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Conductor: Colin Harper
Concert Hall, QPAC
28 August
Goodwill Games — Opening Gala
Queensland Youth Symphony
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
(The Chorale performed as part of the Goodwill Games Choir)
8 December
Handel Messiah
Amy Cutler, Kate Spence, Geoffrey Ashenden, Peter Axford
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Graham Abbott
Concert Hall QPAC
14, 15 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Milton
Concert Hall QPAC
2002
27 April
"Jammin' – Queensland Sings"
Australian Army Band Brisbane
Conductors: Major Patrick Pickett & Christopher Kiver
Suncorp Piazza
11 May
"A Celestial Odyssey" — Celestial Images and Visions of Light
Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben
Griffiths Beata Virgo
Hamilton The Moon is Silently Singing
Stewart Kepler’s Dream
Lauridsen Lux Aeterna
Orlovich Child Sightings (world première)
Kylee Bell & Gretel Langford, horns
Christopher Wrench, organ
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
St John’s Cathedral
19 May
"Dance Song"
Stewart Kepler’s Dream
Orlovich Child Sightings (world première)
Lauridsen Lux Aeterna
Hamilton Dance Song to the Creator (Australian première)
Justine Favell & Rebecca Shearer, piano
Peta Partridge, percussion
Conductor: Christopher Kiver
Mayne Hall, University of Queensland
Combined choirs: Brisbane Birralee Voices and Brisbane Chorale
5 June
"Our Favourite Hymns"
Recorded by 4MBS, Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium for broadcast on 28 July
9 June
"10 Choirs Festival"
A concert tribute to Christopher Kiver
Mayne Hall, University of Queensland
7 September
"Riversymphony"
Orff Carmina Burana
Tarita Botsman, Kanen Breen, Jason Barry-Smith
Queensland Youth Choir
Rock’n’Roll Circus
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Christie
New Farm Park
15-21 September
Vaughan Williams Pilgrim’s Progress
Queensland Conservatorium Opera production
Conductor: Michael Fulcher
Conservatorium Theatre
(The Chorale participated in the final chorus)
25, 26 October
"Best of British"
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Conductor: Colin Harper
Concert Hall QPAC
23 November
Recording of “Gaudeamus” for University of Queensland
Stephen Nisbet, organ
Conductor: Emily Cox
Mayne Hall, University of Queensland
8 December
Christmas Concert
Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio op 12
and other seasonal music
Christopher Wrench, organ
Sebastien Lipman, harp
Chorale soloists
Conductor: Emily Cox
St Andrew’s Uniting Church
13, 14 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Milton
Concert Hall QPAC
2003
10 May
"Jammin' — Queensland Sings Gospel"
Australian Army Band Brisbane
Conductor: Major Patrick Pickett & Emily Cox
Suncorp Piazza
24 May
"Cathedral Echoes"
Vaughan Williams Antiphon
Jongen Mass Op 130 (Australian concert première)
Rutter Requiem
Christopher Wrench, organ
Sebastien Lipman, harp
Emma Baker-Spink, soprano
Caroline O’Donnell, oboe
Matthew Kinmont, cello
Julian Schweitzer, percussion
Conductor: Emily Cox
St Stephen’s Cathedral
9 August
"Best of British"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Colin Harper
Concert Hall QPAC
20 September
"20th Anniversary Concert"
Liszt Missa Choralis
and other music from the Chorale’s 20 years of singing, including excerpt from
Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Margaret Russell, mezzo soprano
David Clendinning, narrator
Christopher Wrench, organ
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
1 November
"Choral Spectacular"
Qld Conservatorium Choral ensembles
Conductor: Emily Cox
Qld Conservatorium Theatre
2 November
St Stephens Concert Series
Bernstein Lauda & Closing prayer from Mass
Lauridsen Ave Maria
Verdi Ave Maria
Gorecki Totus Tuus
Brahms Wie lieblich from German Requiem
Elgar Closing sections from Dream of Gerontius
St Stephen’s Cathedral
6 December
Handel Messiah
Margaret Schindler, Anne Fulton, Gregory Massingham, Peter Axford
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Graham Abbott
Brisbane City Hall
12, 13 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Graham Abbott
Concert Hall QPAC
2004
15 May
4MBS Festival of Classics
Fauré Requiem
Bruckner Three Motets (Os Justi, Ecce Sacerdos, Locus Iste)
Margaret Schindler, Shannon Foley
Christopher Wrench, organ
Brisbane Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
19 June
Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil op 37 (Vespers)
Bruckner Three Motets (Os Justi, Ecce Sacerdos, Locus Iste)
Conductor: Emily Cox
St Mary’s Church, Ipswich
28 August
"Last Night of the Proms"
The Queensland Orchestra
Canticum and members of the Brisbane Chorale
Conductor: Benjamin Northey
Brisbane City Hall
11 September
Brisbane Festival
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts
Keith Lewis
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale, The Queensland Choir
24 September
Brisbane Festival
Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil op 37 (Vespers)
Anne Fulton, Neil Mason
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
21 November
Handel Ode for St Cecilia's Day, and other music
Margaret Schindler, Gregory Massingham
Christopher Wrench organ
Brisbane Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
10,11 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Milton
Concert Hall QPAC
18,19 December
"A Dickensian Christmas"
Tama Matheson narrator
Tahu Matheson piano
Brisbane Chorale (8 singers)
4MBS Performance Studio, Coorparoo
2005
2 April
"From Russia with Love"
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, choral version
Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Singh
Concert Hall QPAC
25 May
Inter-faith Service — Palliative Care Week
Brisbane Chorale small ensemble
Conductor: Emily Cox
Mt Olivet Chapel
28 May
"Brahms & Belshazzar" — 4MBS Festival of Classics
Brahms Piano Concerto No 2
Larry Sitsky piano
Walton Belshazzar's Feast
Lionel Theunissen
Queensland Youth Symphony
Conductor: John Curro
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale, Conservatorium Chamber Choir
2 July
"Scotland the Brave"
Conductor: Sean O'Boyle
Concert Hall QPAC
24 July
Service of Blessing and Dedication,
International Confederation of Midwives 27th Triennial Congress
Brisbane Chorale small ensemble
Conductor: Emily Cox
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
17–20 August
Qld Conservatorium/State Library Recording Project
Selected Chorale singers
Lyn Jordan piano
soloists Jason Barry-Smith and Stephen Moore
Queensland Conservatorium recording team
Recording old Queensland songs
4 September
"An Afternoon of Opera"
Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Wagner, Bizet - choruses, ensembles, arias
Opera Queensland Young Artists
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
Brisbane City Hall
11,12 November
Beethoven Symphony No 9 "Choral"
Kirsti Harms, Kathryn Dineen, Jaewoo Kim, José Carbo
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Christie
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale, Canticum Chamber Choir
3 December
Handel Messiah
Jane Edwards, Kathryn Dineen, Paul McMahon, Michael Lewis
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Christie
Concert Hall QPAC
9,10 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Brett Kelly
Concert Hall QPAC
2006
1 April
Mozart Requiem
Sarah Crane, Milijana Nokolic, Paul McMahon, David Hibbard
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Arvo Volmer
Concert Hall QPAC
13 May
"Best of British"
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Conductor: Barrie Gott
Concert Hall QPAC
21 May
Music on Sundays — "Australian Cinema Sounds"
Guy Gross Orchestral Suite: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (première)
Jacqueline Mabardi
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor/Presenter: Guy Noble
Concert Hall QPAC
17 June
"Classical Spectacular"
Amelia Farrugia, Rosario La Spina
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Anthony Inglis
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
24 June
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace (2004 ensemble version)
Hafiz Ali Kahn, Louise Sadler, Sally Savage, Peter Adams, Richard Woods
Instrumental ensemble
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
26 August
Rossini Petite messe solennelle
Deborah Rogers, Georgia Hawes, Martin Paroz, Sam Elliot
Justine Favell & Therese Milanovic (pianos)
Christopher Wrench (harmonium)
Conductor: Emily Cox
St John’s Cathedral
11 November
Mahler Symphony No 2 "Resurrection"
Sarah Macliver, Fiona Janes
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Muhai Tang
Concert Hall QPAC
8,9 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Milton
Concert Hall QPAC
2007
25 March
Mendelssohn Elijah
Lionel Theunissen, Rosemarie Arthars, Georgia Hawes, Martin Paroz, Shaun Pryor (treble), Queensland Conservatorium Vocal Students (angels)
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Emily Cox
Brisbane City Hall
22 & 23 June
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
Sarah Crane, Christopher Field, Tim Dufore
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Mills
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale & members of the Queensland Conservatorium Chamber Choir
19 August
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Rosemarie Arthars, Arthur Johnson
Queensland Youth Symphony
Conductor: John Curro
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale & Queensland Conservatorium Chamber Choir
27 October
"A Choral Celebration of Spring, Nature, Love and Joy in Living"
Carl Orff Catulli Carmina
Kent Farbach Nature’s Plea
Alicia Lee, John Peek, Josh Rowe
Conductors: Roy Wales & Emily Cox
Conservatorium Theatre
17 November
Kancheli Styx
Brett Dean, viola
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Christie
Concert Hall QPAC
Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale and Canticum Chamber Choir
1 December
Handel Messiah
Amy Wilkinson, Tobias Cole, Paul McMahon, Andrew Collis
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Gill
Concert Hall QPAC
7,8 December
"Spirit of Christmas"
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Milton
Concert Hall QPAC
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