Our Repertoire
Major works list
Since its formation in 1983 Brisbane Chorale has performed a wide range of choral works, across many styles. This list presents the more significant of those works in our repertoire. The many smaller pieces we have performed such as songs, carols, opera choruses and small choral works are not included.
The works below are organised into the following categories, and arranged by composer:
Masses
Requiems
Sacred Oratorios & Large Scale Cantatas
Other Sacred Works
Choral Symphonies
Other Secular Works
All Concerts List
You can also view a complete list of all our concerts, either as a webpage or download it as a pdf.
Masses
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Bach | Mass in B minor | 1985 |
| Bach | Mass in G minor | 1994 |
| Beethoven | Mass in C | 2008 |
| Beethoven | Missa solemnis in D | 2000 |
| Bernstein | Mass | 1986 |
| Bruckner | Mass in E minor | 1988 |
| Dvorák | Mass in D | 1993, 2015 |
| Haydn | Nelson Mass | 1989, 1992, 1999 |
| Haydn | Mass in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War) | 1992, 1993, 2009 |
| Jenkins | The Armed man: A Mass for Peace | 2006, 2013, 2021 |
| Jongen | Mass op 130 | 2003 |
| Liszt | Missa Choralis | 2003 |
| Mozart | Great Mass in C minor | 1990, 2011 |
| Mozart | Coronation Mass | 1995 |
| Puccini | Messa di Gloria | 1984 |
| Rossini | Petite messe solennelle | 2006 |
| Vaughan Williams | Mass in G minor | 1988 |
Requiems
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Berlioz | Grande messe des morts | 1986, 1996, 2004 |
| Bottesini | Messa da Requiem | 2012 |
| Brahms | A German Requiem | 1989, 1997, 2011, 2014, 2020 |
| Britten | War Requiem | 1988, 1994, 2013, 2023 |
| Cherubini | Requiem Mass in C minor | 1992 |
| Duruflé | Requiem | 1996, 1999, 2016 |
| Fauré | Requiem | 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2011, 2016 |
| Mozart | Requiem | 1987, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2024 |
| Rutter | Requiem | 2003, 2010 |
| Verdi | Requiem | 1984, 1987, 2009, 2009, 2013, 2019 |
Sacred Oratorios and Large Scale Cantatas
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Bach | St John Passion | 1989, 1995, 1998 |
| Bach | St Matthew Passion | 1987, 1996 |
| Carissimi | Jepthe | 1990 |
| Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius | 1983, 2013, 2014 |
| Goldenthal | Fire Water Paper: a Vietnam Oratorio | 1997 |
| Handel | Israel in Egypt | 1985, 2019 |
| Handel | Messiah | 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Handel | Messiah from scratch | 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994 |
| Haydn | The Creation | 1986, 1998, 2022 |
| Hensel | Oratorio on words from the Bible | 2023 |
| Mendelssohn | Christus | 2009 |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah | 1987, 2007 |
| Mendelssohn | St Paul | 2008 |
| Saint-Saëns | Christmas Oratorio | 2002 |
| Walton | Belshazzar’s Feast | 1984, 1991, 2005, 2010, 2017 |
Other Sacred Works
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Bach | Cantata No 140, 'Wachet Auf' | 1994 |
| Bach | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | 2023 |
| Bach | Magnificat | 1990, 2023 (1st mvt.) |
| Barber | Agnus Dei | 1990, 2000 |
| Berlioz | Te Deum | 1993, 2016 |
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | 1984, 1999, 2018 |
| Brahms | Fest- und Gedenksprüche | 2010, 2015 |
| Brahms | Geistliches Lied | 1990, 2015 |
| Britten | Festival Te Deum | 2001 |
| Bruckner | Ecce Sacerdos | 2004, 2015 |
| Bruckner | Locus Iste | 2001, 2004, 2004, 2015, 2015 |
| Bruckner | Os Justi | 2004, 2004, 2015 |
| Bruckner | Te Deum | 1992 |
| Chilcott | Jubilate | 2001 |
| Elberdin | Make a Joyful Noise | 2021 |
| Gabrieli | Jubilate Deo | 2021 |
| Górecki | Totus Tuus | 1999, 2003, 2009 |
| Handel | Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened | 2021 |
| Handel | Zadok the Priest | 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1995, 2004, 2021 |
| Haydn | Te Deum | 1990 |
| Holst | Nunc Dimittis | 2001 |
| Jenkins | Stabat Mater | 2022 |
| Kodály | Psalmus Hungaricus | 1986 |
| Lauridsen | Ave Maria | 2000, 2003 |
| Lauridsen | Lux Aeterna | 2002 |
| Mendelssohn | 42nd Psalm | 2023 |
| Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 | 1990 |
| Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus | 1994, 1997, 2001 |
| Poulenc | Gloria | 1991, 1997, 1998, 2018 |
| Purcell | Jubilate Deo | 1994 |
| Purcell | Te Deum | 1994 |
| Rachmaninoff | All-Night Vigil ('The Vespers') | 1998, 2004, 2014 |
| Rutter | Gloria | 1988, 1996, 2019, 2023 |
| Rutter | Te Deum | 2021 |
| Szymanowski | Stabat Mater | 1991 |
| Taverner | The Veil of the Temple | 2009 |
| Thompson | The Peaceable Kingdom | 2000 |
| Tippett | Five Spirituals from A Child of our Time | 2000 |
| Vaughan Williams | Antiphon | 2003, 2010 |
| Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | 1988, 1990 |
| Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | 2023 |
| Verdi | Ave Maria | 2003 |
| Verdi | Four Sacred Pieces | 1989 |
| Vivaldi | Gloria | 1986, 1989 |
| Whitacre | Lux Arumque | 2009 |
Choral Symphonies
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Symphony No 9, 'Choral' | 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010 |
| Bracanin | Symphony No 2 | 1995, 1997 (recording) |
| Kats-Chernin | Symphonia Eluvium (Symphony of the Floods) | 2011 |
| Mahler | Symphony No 2, 'Resurrection' | 1987, 1994, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021 |
| Mahler | Symphony No 3 | 2008, 2022 |
| Mahler | Symphony No 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand' | 1988, 1995, 2018 |
| Vaughan Williams | A Sea Symphony | 2007, 2012 |
Other Secular Works
| Composer | Work | When performed |
|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Choral Fantasy | 1985, 1989 |
| Boito | Prologue – Mephistophele | 1985 |
| Brahms | Nänie | 2000 |
| Combe | Snugglepot and Cuddlepie | 1994 |
| Delius | Appalachia | 1984 |
| Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine | 2021 |
| Holst | The Planets | 1989, 1993 |
| Kancheli | Styx | 2007 |
| Mahler | Das klagende Lied (Song of Lamentation) | 2010 |
| Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 1995, 1999 |
| Orff | Carmina Burana | 1983, 1989, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2023 |
| Orff | Catulli Carmina | 2007 |
| Orlovich | Child Sightings | 2002 |
| Prokofieff | Alexander Nevsky | 1990, 1991 |
| Rachmaninov | The Bells | 2016, 2021 |
| Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe | 1999 |
| Shore | Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring film soundtrack | 2012 |
| Sibelius | Finlandia | 1987, 1992, 2002 |
| Tavener | Song for Athene | 2001, 2009 |
| Tim Rice and the ABBA team | Chess | 1993 |
| Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | 1999 |
| Vaughan Williams | The Pilgrim's Progress (Heavenly chorus) | 2002 |