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The Queensland Choir
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Who We AreThe original choir was formed in 1872 and named the Brisbane Musical Union. Later the name was changed to the Queensland State and Municipal Choir and still later simplified to The Queensland Choir. It is believed to be the oldest continuously operating musical organisation in Australia.
The choir is comprised of members of the community who volunteer their services to participate in the Choir’s annual performance programme. Members come from a diverse range of backgrounds and ages and they perform at various times as a symphonic choir, the core of the biennial Brisbane Sings Messiah Chorus and as a chamber choir.
Over the years the choir has contributed greatly to the Brisbane musical scene not only through its presentation of quality concert performances but also by the performance opportunities it has provided to Australian soloists, both professional and developing, and to Brisbane’s orchestras and bands, both professional and community; the opportunities provided for school choirs and members of the public to join with it in the performance of major works and in choral workshops; and the commissioning and performance of new music by Australian composers.
Our Musical DirectorKevin Power is one of the most experienced Chorus Masters in Australia and has been involved with the Queensland Choir for over 40 years, 35 of those as Chorus Master. He has prepared the Choir for all of its concerts including those with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in that time and has conducted many concerts with the Choir himself. He was awarded the OAM in 1995 for his services to choral music. Kevin is also well-known as a professional solo pianist, accompanist, chamber musician, teacher, adjudicator and examiner.
Level 2, Gabba Towers,
411 Vulture St. Brisbane 4012
07 3895 8188
07 3895 8199
www.qldchoir.com
www.facebook.com/qldchoir
The Queensland Choir
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CONTENTSWho we are 1
Our Musical Director 1
Our Passionate Singers 2
Our Audiences 2
What of the Future 2
• Our Vision • Our Mission
Key Objectives of the Choir 3
• Longevity of Choirs and Choral Music • Pathway for Youth • Skills Development • Membership Growth • Community Engagement • Engagement with other Choirs • Why Support Us? • What we deliver? • Why will additional funds help?
Where does our funding come from? 5
Expenditure 5
2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Programs 6
What we can offer you as a Sponsor 6
• Digital platforms • Promotional material • Concert / Event • Other Opportunities
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Our Passionate SingersSinging members come from many walks of life; from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, a range of occupations including both government and private sectors and join together through a love of singing.
Current membership sits at around 90 singers with an age range from 20-80 yrs.
Our AudiencesOur audiences reflect a similar background pattern to that of membership and while covering a broad range of ages the dominant group is 50 plus.
Attendance at concerts in 2015 was around 4500.
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What of the Future? OUR VISIONTQC presents classical choral
works for the pleasure of both its
members and the community.
OUR MISSIONTQC is a ‘premium’ auditioned choir
presenting high-quality classical
choral repertoire and aspires to be the
choir of choice in South-East Queensland.
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Longevity of Choirs and Choral MusicTQC will continue to engage with younger singers who represent the membership of the future to help nurture their development, and support current singers to ensure the quality of their work so that the Choir’s performance is sustained at a high level.
Pathway for YouthWhile many students sing in choirs while at school, there are very limited opportunities for them to sing once they leave school. TQC can play a key role in providing opportunities for young people to continue their choral careers, to develop their singing and musical skills and to contribute to the community by so doing.
Skills DevelopmentBy offering opportunities for TQC singers to improve their vocal techniques, choral and musical skills through rehearsals and choral workshops run by specialist guest vocal teachers, choral trainers and conductors the Choir will maintain its high quality of choral performance. Attendance at some of these is also open to the general public which will continue to provide the membership of TQC and other choirs into the future.
Membership GrowthOur aim is to increase the number of singing members to 120 which would provide the vocal forces required to sing most of the larger works in the choral repertory. This would also enable the Choir to extend the range of repertoire available to its members by re-establishing smaller choral groups to perform more specialised areas of choral music.
Community EngagementTQC’s biennial Brisbane Sings Messiah is currently the most outstandingly successful opportunity for singers from the SEQ community to join in a performance of a major choral work and we will continue to present this. Specialist workshops will afford other opportunities for community singers to benefit from TQC’s activities while community orchestras and bands will continue to regularly provide the accompaniment for many of TQC’s concerts.
Engagement with other ChoirsSome major choral works require numbers of singers which no one choir is able to provide. TQC will continue to join with other community choirs to present such works when the opportunity arises. A Choral Festival managed by the choir and presented on a regular basis is seen as an important future need to ensure choral music retains its rightful place in the local community arts scene.
Key Objectives of the choir
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Why Support Us?With TQC’s strong heritage - being the oldest continuously operating musical organisation in Australia - it is important to ensure the Choir’s long term viability to enable it to continue to lead the development of choral music in Brisbane. With the costs of administration and concert production rising annually TQC needs financial backing to continue to bring joy both to its choir members and its audiences, now and into the future.
What we deliver? High quality professional choral performances.
4-6 such performances each year
At least 3 concerts per year fully funded and produced by the Choir itself
Services to orchestras, festivals and other concert promoters requiring choral participation in their events
Experience and passion continuing the tradition of a long and distinguished history
Training and guidance by an experienced Musical Director with over 40 years’ experience
Opportunities for singers from the community to be involved in high-quality musical performances.
Why will additional funds help?They will enable us to:
Grow and fulfil our needs and enrich our future performances
Present major concert performance such as in the proposed programme for the next 5 years
Engage professionals to produce and manage major events and provide training to ensure smoother management and more professional presentation
Engage with younger singers to enable renewal of membership
Expand the work of the choir to better engage with younger singers and audiences
Afford the cost of performances in the major concert halls
Create small ensembles capable of doing special community activity
Meet concert costs that are rising at a far greater rate than can be covered with box office receipts.
Where does our funding come from?Currently our funding streams come from 4 sources:
• Membership fees
• Concert ticket sales
• Brisbane City Council Grants (enables TQC to market its events)
• Fundraising by choir members
While TQC has been able to operate successfully on these income streams, even without any operational funding from either the State or Federal Governments, the future of TQC is under threat if it is unable to secure income from other sources for a sustainable future, given the continued rising costs.
As a volunteer / membership based organisation, all events are managed by a dedicated group of singers under the guidance of a professional and highly experienced Musical Director. Volunteers are the backbone of any community based organisation, and with TQC’s clear mission to not only secure longevity but also grow the organization, extra funding is crucial.
The only two people who receive r e m u n e r a t i o n are the Musical Director and the Accompanist.
ExpenditureAs a membership based organisation with limited funds, the significant expenditure items for the choir are:
• Musical Director/Accompanist
• Choir Office
• Rehearsal Venues
• Concert Venues
• Musicians i.e. Orchestras and soloists
Key Objectives of the choir cont.
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2017 Program Brisbane Sings Messiah:Handel’s great masterpiece performed by a massed choir in the Brisbane City Hall. Over 100 singers from the general public join TQC in this spectacular biennial performance.
American Masterpieces:The Australian premiere of Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living, a moving new work of soaring melody and luminous harmony, together with Leonard Bernstein’s tunefully festive classic, Chichester Psalms.
Classic Mozart: Mozart: Requiem in D minor, Te Deum, Regina coeli. One of the timeless masterpieces of the classical choral repertoire with two lesser known gems by probably the greatest of all composers.
2018 Program Orff: Carmina BuranaCarl Orff’s 20th century masterpiece, whose powerful rhythmic energy and impressive sonorities have made it a ‘hit’ with choirs and audiences around the world.
Haydn: Missa in tempore bello/Elgar: The Music MakersHaydn’s strikingly beautiful setting of the mass coupled with
Elgar’s deeply personal work celebrating the imagination of the creative artist.
Brahms: Nänie/Dvorak: Te DeumGreat choral music by two of the finest composers of the Romantic period. The intense darkness and suffering of the Brahms contrasted with the joyously festive Dvorak.
2019 Program Bach: St Matthew Passion Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Faure: Requiem Handel: Messiah
2020 ProgramMendelssohn: Elijah Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F Minor Mozart: Mass in C minor Rossini: Stabat Mater
Help us make our exciting future Concert Programmes come to life.Through our strong partnership, together we can continue to give our singers and youth the opportunity to excite and thrill Brisbane audiences, in the years to come.
DIGITAL PLATFORMS: • Website
• EDM (electronic direct mail) to our membership base
PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL: • All marketing material including, letterhead, newsletters & e mails
• Media releases
• Advertisement and/or editorial in concert programmes
CONCERT / EVENTS:
• Choir signage at TQC events
• Company signage at choir events
• Naming rights for concerts and events
• Tickets to events for staff and key guests
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: • Presentations to choir
• Personalised performances at corporate functions and conferences
What we can offer you as a Sponsor Identification on:
We have an exciting 5 year choral programme and would love you to be part of it.
Through your partnership we can also secure the future of an organisation that has long and deep roots in the musical landscape of Brisbane.
Sponsorship Packages can be built around a range of these items.
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Level 2, Gabba Towers,
411 Vulture St. Brisbane 4012
07 3895 8188
07 3895 8199
www.qldchoir.com
www.facebook.com/qldchoir
The Queensland Choir
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