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From Julie

We are delighted to welcome back our choristers for Term 3! July has certainly been an exciting month for Voices of Birralee.

Some of our Resonance of Birralee choristers have this week taken part in the Gondwana World Choral Festival 2019 down in Sydney, which included singing at the Sydney Opera House. It's been a fine way to celebrate 30 years of the Sydney Children's Choir and Gondwana Choirs by uniting hundreds of young, gifted choristers from across Australia and the world. Check out the live stream of Monday's opening concert here (Resonance of Birralee performs from 2:00:13). Congratulations to all choristers and conductors, Peter Ingram and Paul Holley.

The excitement does not stop there. Coming up, our choristers from Resonance of Birralee and Birralee Blokes will feature in Queensland Music Festival's Help is on its Way - a national choral initiative where thousands of voices will sing to raise a voice in support of positive mental health. Our choristers will be joined by two-time ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Shorrock and others to sing the powerful anthem.

Just a friendly reminder that Birralee Recycled registrations have opened! In our fourth year of running this program, we're looking forward to welcoming adults who love to sing (no matter their experience) to join us for this seven-week program, which, for the first time, involves performing at Birralee's end of year concert. Register now.

All the best for a successful term of singing!

Kind regards,

Julie Christiansen OAM
Founder & Artistic Director
Voices of Birralee

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ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO SHOW US WHERE YOU SING!

We're inviting the Birralee and wider community to share a one-minute video singing their favourite song in a fun place! Great prizes up for grabs, first prize and selected by Voices of Birralee - $150 gift voucher and People's Choice - $100 gift voucher. Entries close Sunday 21 July.

Remember to use the hashtag #wheredoyousing and tag @VoicesofBirralee to be in the competition (note, your post must be marked ‘public’) or you can email to our email assist@birralee.org.

For more information, please find the T&Cs here.

Join Resonance of Birralee!

We are taking expressions of interest for bass singers to join our Resonance of Birralee choir, so if you know anyone between the ages of 18 to 35 who loves music and has a bass vocal range, please let them know! We have rehearsals available on Tuesday 30 July and Tuesday 6 August if they would like to see how the process works. If they're interested, please have them contact admin@birralee.org .

COMING UP!

Queensland Music Festival

When: 5.30pm Saturday 27 July 2019
Who: Resonance of Birralee and Birralee Blokes
Where: Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre
Tickets: Here

Repertoire Reading & Conducting Masterclass Session:
Gold Coast

When: 4pm - 8pm Monday 14 October 2019
Who: Julie Christiansen OAM, Paul Holley OAM and Jenny Moon
Where: Benowa State School
Tickets: Here

Repertoire Reading & Conducting Masterclass Session:
Brisbane

When: 9am - 3pm Monday 21 October 2019
Who: Julie Christiansen OAM, Paul Holley OAM, Jenny Moon and Peter Ingram
Where: Voices of Birralee, Bardon
Tickets: Here

DATE CLAIMERS

Choral Kaleidoscope

When: 3.30pm Sunday 25 August 2019
Who: Brisbane Birralee Voices and Birralee Singers
Where: St John's Anglican College Performing Arts Centre
Tickets: Here

Resonance in Concert

When: 6pm Saturday 31 August 2019
Who: Resonance of Birralee
Where: The Great Hall, Brisbane Grammar School
Tickets: More info soon

Birralee Singers Western Australia Tour

When: Saturday 21 September 2019
Who: Birralee Singers
Where: More info soon

Voices of Birralee End of Year Concert

When: Sunday 27 October 2019
Who: Voices of Birralee choristers
Where: More info soon
Tickets: More info soon

Brisbane Birralee Voices Perform with Idea of North

When: Saturday 23 November 2019
Who: Brisbane Birralee Voices
Where: More info soon
Tickets: More info soon

For the full calendar of events, click here.

LOCAL BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT - "Other Music"

Friend of Voices of Birralee, Sarah Whiting has founded the new business "Other Music" as Australia's newest online and education musical instrument store.

Sarah who had previously been incredibly supportive of Birralee through her connection with Ellaways Music, and singing with Birralee Recycled, has over 25 years in music education retail experience.

Sarah is an ex-music teacher who still performs extensively in community bands and choirs and loves playing the piano for musical theatre productions around Brisbane. Combined with Andrew Hazzard's 20+ years experience as a gigging musician, audio engineer and music producer, they can look after everything you need to succeed in your music journey.

Other Music has over 28,000 products online including print music, band and orchestral instruments, guitars, drums and percussion, keyboards, pro audio gear and heaps of accessories. And if it's not on the website, it can usually be sourced for you as well!

Support Sarah's new venture via her website, Facebook or Instagram channels.

CHORISTER HIGHLIGHTS

Elizabeth Bryer (Birralee Kids) recently participated in the Brisbane Eisteddfod (singing) and placed 1st in Musical Theatre and Sacred Song, 3rd in the Championship, and received a Highly Commended in Animated Movie - well done Elizabeth!

Congratulations to Angus Bryer (Brisbane Birralee Voices), who also participated in the Brisbane Eisteddfod (singing) and placed 1st in Folk Song and Sacred Song, 2nd in the Championship and Classical Song, and 3rd in Musical Theatre!

Gabriel Fonacier (Brisbane Birralee Voices) was accepted into the State Honours Ensemble Program and the Australian Honours Ensemble Program at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University - congratulations Gabriel, keep up the great work!

Congratulations to Madeline Harper (Brisbane Birralee Voices) who participated in the mass ensemble of the Harvest Rain production of The Wizard of OZ over the weekend. Madeline will also participate in James and the Giant Peach at Brisbane Arts Theatre as Miss Lady Bird starting 20 July 2019 - 5 October 2019.

Also, make sure to keep an eye out for our Resonance Z chorister, Ingrid Bartkowiak's artwork which is on display from 30 July - 14 August at Tiny Tree Cafe. Click here for more information - well done Ingrid!

Do you have a Chorister Highlight to share? Be included in August's Birralee Billboard
by emailing marketing@birralee.org.

Do you have Birralee uniforms you or your children have grown out of? Or are you looking for second-hand uniforms? Our Community Noticeboard is a great place to buy, sell or swap items relevant to our members. Check out our Facebook Community Noticeboard.

ON THE BLOG

One of Birralee's Senior Musical Assistants, Joshua Clifford shares why he chose a career in music here!

BOOK OUR VENUE

Our fantastic Bardon spaces are available for hire - perfect for use as meeting spaces or for rehearsals. Check out our options here.

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