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, which is an amazing gift
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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 as a spontaneous phenomenon. In
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 say the least. I’ve been
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 always listened to classical music.
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 them survived to maturity. Whilst
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 and secondary. My earliest memories
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 4 on a 1/16-size violin
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 Brahms. I started listening to
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 of orchestral, choral and solo
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 at seven years old, and
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 25 years so I miss
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 Cox AM, it promises to
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 but the actual creative art
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 many in the Arts community
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: “I never found it dull”
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 had programmed this work to
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 at the beginning of the
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 Facilitator team in a large