Thoughts from Emily Cox AM – A Joyful Noise 2021
06/11/2021
Like anyone who makes a living as a professional performer or musician, Brisbane Chorale’s music director Emily Cox AM has found the post-COVID era to
Blog Archive
Chorale Conversations: Christopher Wrench
25/10/2021
As a professional musician, what’s it been like for you since COVID-19 began? On the plus side, there has been much more time to practise,
An international Chorale Conversation with Josu Elberdin
24/10/2021
Tell us a little about your early life – what made you realise you wanted your future to be in music? Music emerged in me
Chorale Conversations: John Coulton
24/09/2021
As a performing artist, what’s it been like for you since COVID-19 began? As a professional musician the post COVID-19 landscape has been bleak to
Chorale Conversations: Rachel Bond, soprano
13/08/2021
Tell us a bit about your musical background, including, how many years you have sung in a choir? I was raised in a family that
Gustav Mahler: a short bio
24/07/2021
Gustav Mahler was born in Bohemia in 1860 and died in Vienna in 1911. He was the second of 12 children but only six of
Chorale Conversations: Michael Cooke, bass
24/07/2021
Tell us a bit about your musical background, including, how many years you have sung in a choir? I went to an all-boys school, primary
Chorale Conversations: Lionell Pack, bass
22/06/2021
Tell us a bit about your musical background, including how many years you have sung in a choir? I started my musical journey at age
Chorale Conversations: Simon Hewett, QYO Director of Music
12/05/2021
You studied both clarinet and conducting at UQ. What made you decide you wanted to become a conductor? Through the clarinet I discovered Mozart and
Reflections from Emily, chorusmaster for The Bells
12/05/2021
What can the audience expect to experience by seeing “The Bells” from a choral perspective? The essence of choral / symphonic music is that blend
Chorale Conversations: Eva Coggins, alto
12/05/2021
Tell us a bit about your musical background, including, how many years you have sung in a choir I first joined the primary school choir
Chorale Conversations: Anne Fulton
14/02/2021
As a professional singer, what’s it been like for you since COVID-19 began? It’s been pretty soul destroying. I have sung with Opera Qld for
Would you like to join Chorale?
24/01/2021
Brisbane Chorale is seeking new members in all voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) for its 2021 season and according to Music Director Emily
Chorale Conversations: Shaun Brown
11/10/2020
As a professional singer, what’s it been like for you since COVID-19 began? Firstly, it has been the loss of income which has hit hard
Chorale Conversations: Sarah Crane
11/10/2020
As a professional singer, what’s it been like for you since COVID-19 began? It’s certainly been a year of change, with many disappointments for so
Brahms: the man and the musician
11/10/2020
He loved to walk in nature He was a great walker and had a passionate love of nature, even in depressingly prolonged periods of rain:
Thoughts from Emily about our coming Brahms Requiem
15/09/2020
Beloved…that word springs to mind when I think of the Brahms Requiem …especially now, it feels very much like music for our time. Brisbane Chorale
Our choice of venue: flexibility and creativity in a challenging situation
15/09/2020
In these uncertain times, creativity and flexibility are critical to navigating a situation none of us have experienced before. When we had to stop rehearsals
Chorale Conversations: Mary Hartley, alto
15/09/2020
In your work as a nurse, what’s it been like since COVID-19 began? I am a neonatal nurse and work as part of the Clinical
What Chorale means to us
11/08/2020
After what has seemed a long (but very necessary) break from our familiar busy practice and concert schedule, midway through July the Brisbane Chorale began
Chorale Conversations: Stephanie Johnson, alto
11/08/2020
Dr Stephanie JohnsonPaediatric Endocrinologist, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, South BrisbaneVisiting fellow, Queensland University of Technology In your work as a medical specialist, what’s it been
Choir and COVID-19: Navigating uncharted waters
05/07/2020
Many of you will have read articles in the press about the potential for singing to spread Covid-19. Research suggests that aerosols (miniscule particles of
Chorale Conversations: Stephen Brierley, tenor
05/07/2020
In our inaugural Chorale Conversation, which is a regular monthly series of profiles of particular Chorale members, we’ve invited Stephen Brierley, Emergency Physician, to share
