Based in Brisbane

The Brisbane Chamber Choir is one of this country's exciting choral ensembles and presents a series of concerts in their home city of Brisbane, Australia. The Choir is also the resident Cathedral Chamber Choir of St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, and sings in a number services each year, including a Good Friday reflection concert.

Established since 1997

The Brisbane Chamber Choir is committed to performing repertoire that challenges the musicians and surprises the public. Since the choir's establishment in November 1997 it has performed widely recognized choral music greats from all periods and styles including Handel's Messiah, Bach's St John Passion, Liszt’s Via Crucis, Brahms' A German Requiem in its original form scored for 2 pianos, Purcell’s Dido and Aenaes, and other major works.

Premiere Performances

In addition the choir has performed innovative music such as Busto's Requiem for choir and clarinet, Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna, Goodall's In Memoriam Anne Frank, Britten's The World of the Spirit, Carter's Missa Sancti Pauli and Argento's A Toccata of Galuppi ­- all Australian premiere performances.

Collaboration

The choir regularly collaborates with leading instrumentalists and ensembles. These include organists Rupert Jeffcoat, Christopher Cook and Eduarda van Klinken, cellist Gwyn Roberts, and ensembles such as Camerata of St John’s, The Schola of St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Badinerie Players and The Queensland Orchestra String Quartet.

Tours

The choir has also included tours to Melbourne (2006) where the choir joined with the choir of Trinity College to perform the Durufle Requiem, and performed in St Paul’s Cathedral, and Sydney (2007) with performances at St Mark’s, Granville and Pitt Street Uniting Church.

Composers

Australian composers figure prominently in the repertoire of the choir, and include performances of music by Paul-Antoni Bonetti, Stephen Leek, Graeme Morton, Alexander Negerevich, Matthew Orlovich, John Nickson, Peter Rankine, Paul Stanhope and Joseph Twist. We are also committed to supporting local and national composers by commissioning them to compose works for our ensemble. These works have included a mass setting – Missa Alchera - by Ross Edwards, The Old Prison by Joseph Twist and Requiem by Paul-Antoni Bonetti. We are also eagerly awaiting a new commission from local composer and musician Paul Dean.

Planned Performances

Our 2011 programme is sure to delight you!

Saturday March 19 8pm - Sacred Masterworks with Dr Richard Marlow (former Director of Trinity College, Cambridge)

Friday April 22 - Good Friday reflection, including Stabat Mater of Dominico Scarlatti and the Tenebrae Responses of Healy WIllan

Tuesday April 26 6pm - The Glad Tomorrow with Camerata of St John's

Sunday July 24 - concert with Badinerie Players on both period and modern instruments

Saturday August 20 - featured concert as part of the Brisbane Contemporary Church Music Festival

 

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