Past Concerts: 2000-2009

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

 

2008

23 February

Mahler Symphony No 3

Liane Keegan

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Muhai Tang

Concert Hall QPAC

Combined choirs: Brisbane Chorale and Brisbane Birralee Voices

 

17 May 2008

Beethoven Mass in C

Melinda van der Meulen, Georgia Hawes, John Peek, Lionel Theunissen

The Camerata of St John's

Conductor: Emily Cox

Brisbane City Hall

 

27 September

Mendelssohn St Paul

Teresa la Rocca, Milijana Nikolic, Andrew Brundson, José Carbó, Shaun Brown

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Olari Elts

Concert Hall QPAC

 

14 November

"Last night of the Proms"

Antoinette Halloran, Hahn-Bin

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Geoffey Simon

Brisbane City Hall

 

2009

24 April

Verdi Requiem

Rosamund Illing, Milijana Nikolic, Rosario la Spina, Harry Peeters

The Queensland Orchestra

with: Adelaide Symphony Chorus

Conductor: Johannes Fritzsch

Concert Hall QPAC

 

29 & 30 May

Verdi Requiem

Aivale Cole, Milijana Nikolic, Rosario la Spina, Richard Anderson

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

with: Adelaide Symphony Chorus

Conductor: Arvo Volmer

Festival Theatre, Adelaide

 

28 June

"Messengers of Light 1"

Mendelssohn Christus

Haydn Mass in Time of War

Hayley Sugars, Georgia Hawes, Gregory Massingham, Jason Barry-Smith, Peter Adams

Christopher Wrench, organ

Camerata of St John’s

Conductor: Emily Cox

St John’s Cathedral

 

11 September

"Last Night of the Proms 1"

Elena Belfiore, Teddy Tahu Rhodes

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Alex Shelley

Brisbane City Hall

 

12 September

"Last Night of the Proms 2"

Elena Belfiore, Teddy Tahu Rhodes

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Alex Shelley

Empire Theatre, Toowoomba

 

11 October

"Messengers of Light 2"

Taverner The Veil of the Temple (exerpts)

Górecki

Pärt

Christopher Wrench, organ

Conductor: Emily Cox

St John’s Cathedral

 

5 December

Handel Messiah

Miriam Allen, Christopher Field, Paul McMahon, David Wilson-Johnson

The Queensland Orchestra

Conductor: Stephen Layton

Concert Hall QPAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

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