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Music Under One Sky

Sun 14 Jun 2015, 10:00 AM

Thanks to Quest Community Newspapers for an excellent story in last week's Northside Chronicle featuring some of our youngest choristers who will be performing in Under One Sky on 28 June.

Side by Side Concert

Sun 24 May 2015, 10:00 AM

Great performance this afternoon with these larrikins! The Birralee Blokes are warming up for Bunbury Men of Song.

Interview with The Chronicle

Fri 10 Apr 2015, 3:45 PM

"TOOWOOMBA tenor Will Darbyshire is about to go on a "life changing" trip to France.

He is a chorister in Voices of Birralee which has been selected to sing at Villers-Bretonneux in France on Anzac Day."

- The Chronicle

Click HERE to read the full story and watch an interview with one of our choristers, William Darbyshire.

MEDIA RELEASE - Voices of Birralee in fine tune for Western Front

EASTER RAFFLE - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Wed 1 Apr 2015, 2:15 PM

Thank you to everyone who bought or sold tickets for our Easter Raffle!

The winners are....

1. BBQ - Knobloch Family2. Big Ted - J.Staron
3. Bodyboard - Charlie Heron
4. iPad Mini - Marloes Dekker
5. Butterflies Original Painting - Will Nicol
6. Adult Easter Hamper - Tristan West
7. Child Easter Hamper - Jenny Haines
8. Blokes Easter Hamper #1 - Leo Barbieri
9. Blokes Easter Hamper #2 - Dale Norris
10. Gourmet Hamper #1 - Donna Bullock
11. Gourmet Hamper #2 - L. Thomson
12. Chocolate Easter Hamper - J. Curtis

Happy Easter!

Anzac Commemoration Choir - 3 Weeks to go!

Tue 31 Mar 2015, 4:00 PM

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS to go until our Voices of Birralee Anzac Commemoration Choir sets off for their tour to France! The group of young vibrant Queenslanders will be honoured to perform at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Villers Bretonneux.
Thank you to Tony Forbes for this photo of the group singing at the Redland Performing Arts Centre on Sunday.

Harmony Day Celebration & Garage Sale!

Mon 30 Mar 2015, 5:00 PM

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on Saturday for our Harmony Day Celebration & Garage Sale! We hope that you enjoyed rummaging through the garage sale and watching our training choirs perform. The money raised will go a long way in helping fund our 20th Anniversary Celebrations and three upcoming tours!

Visit from Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson

Tue 24 Feb 2015, 9:30 AM

Last Wednesday our Anzac Tourers were paid an exciting visit by the Federal Minister for Veterans' Affairs & Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Centenary of Anzac - Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson. Our Resonance of Birralee members were presented with shirts that they will proudly wear whilst representing Australia as part of the Anzac Commemorations on the Western Front in France this April.

Crossing Countries Concert

Sat 14 Feb 2015, 7:00 PM

Resonance of Birralee were delighted to collaborate with Norwegian choir KORiAUSTRALIA for the first concert of their Australian tour!

The two choirs delighted audiences on Saturday night in the beautiful Saint Andrew's Uniting Church.

We wish KORiAUSTRALIA the best for the rest of their tour!

Our new piano!

Fri 16 Jan 2015, 12:45 PM

Welcome to the newest member of the Birralee family! Now a permanent resident at our Bardon Headquarters (the piano...not Brendan). A big thank you to Kathy Sander - we know it has been a much loved instrument, and we'll ensure it continues to make beautiful music in its new home.

Carolling at Gasworks!

Sat 13 Dec 2014, 2:00 PM

Our first team of Resonance carollers in the swing at Gasworks - Merry Christmas!

Carols in the City

Sat 13 Dec 2014, 8:30 PM

Carols in the City! Beautiful singing from the Birralee children! And such a treat to perform with so many brilliant artists! Katie Noonan, Karin Schaupp, William Barton, Amanda Harrison, Seven Sopranos- to name just a few! Well done Jenny Moon & team!

Click HERE to watch us perform 'Silent Night' with Karin Schaupp and Katie Noonan.

Carols in Bardon

Sun 7 Dec 2014, 7:30 PM

Birralee Blokes led the Carol singing at the Bardon Carols tonight. Saxon Rice MP and Cr Geraldine Knapp were there to bring Christmas messages to the crowd and the evening concluded with fireworks! Great community spirit from the Blokes! Well done boys, Paul, Justine & Kate!

Christmas in the Creek

Sat 6 Dec 2014, 7:00 PM

Our Birralee Singers (Thursday) perform at Christmas in the Creek, a community carols event in Albany Creek. Congratulations on a wonderful final performance for 2014!

Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise

Sat 6 Dec 2014, 6:00 AM

A 5:30am start for these keen Singers who performed Christmas Carols for the Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise weather crosses this morning!

Watch the video!

Performance with Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Sat 29 Nov 2014, 12:00 PM

Congratulations to VoB members who performed alongside the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No.3 on Saturday night! It was an honour to be involved in this momentous performance at which QSO farewelled their Chief Conductor, Johannes Fritzsch.

Lord Mayor's Turning on of the Christmas Lights

Fri 28 Nov 2014, 12:00 PM

King George Square Lighting of the Christmas Tree!

"Thank you Singers (Saturday group) you were gorgeous! Bravo to soloists too...Great job. You looked very festive in your Chrissy red! Shame Mother Nature decided to bowl a few million ice balls on our sound check last night, but your beautiful singing made up for it!" - Julie Christiansen, Conductor

Trivia Fundraising Night

Sat 22 Nov 2014, 12:00 PM

On Saturday night the VoB Headquarters in Bardon were home to 140 trivia goers who enjoyed a night of food, drinks and tricky questions. The Trivia Night raised over $3000 for our Anzac Tour to France in 2015!

G20 Global Cafe Gala

Thu 13 Nov 2014, 7:00 PM

Resonance of Birralee wowed the guests at the G20 Global Cafe Gala Dinner with Paul Holley's arrangement of You're the Voice!

Birralee Celebrates 2014

Sun 2 Nov 2014, 12:00 PM

Big Congratulations to all of our wonderful choristers for their performances at our End of Year Concert at City Hall on the 2nd of November. It was a fantastic concert and thoroughly enjoyed by all audience members!

Click HERE to view the Concert Programme.

A special Congratulations to the reciepients of the following Membership Awards:

Fifteen Year Award

Andrew Messenger

Ten Year Award

Amirah Farrell, Daniel O'Regan, Madeleine Price, Duncan Peake, Lauren Elvery, Tess Holley, Bridie O'Regan

Five Year Award

Isabelle Fassbind, Tom Carroll, Anders Hall, Mark Connors, Juliette Bignal, Chelsea Crawford, Erin Cunliffe, Bianca Iacopetta, Arcadia Lynch, Libby Lynch, Kate Van Bruggen, Hannah Wilson, Grace Nakamura, Francesca Masel, Lauren Woolrych, Joanna Craddy, Cody Hargreaves, Nicholas Hargreaves, Kimmi Holmes, Katie Leader, Valentina Di Gregorio, Orlando Di Gregorio

Lord Mayor's Business Awards

Fri 10 Oct 2014, 7:00 PM

Resonance of Birralee joined with Georgia Mae and a string orchestra to create a sensational performance at the

Lord Mayor's Business Awards.

Four Leaders VIP Dinner

Thu 9 Oct 2014, 7:00 PM

Selected singers from our signature children's choir, Brisbane Birralee Voices, were delighted to sing the Australian National Anthem as well as other Australian repertoire at the Four Leaders VIP dinner.

VoB appointed for choral services on ANZAC Day in France!

Falling Back to Earth - GOMA Exhibition Launch

Tue 10 Dec 2013, 12:00 PM

Congratulations to members of the Birralee Singers who performed at the opening cermony of Cai Guo-Qiang's exhibition 'Falling Back to Earth' at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art. Our singers were honoured to perform alongside William Barton and his mother Aunty Delmae Barton, pictured here with the singers and artist Cai.

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