A small group of choir members has been working to make possible an online Zoom get-together of the choir at 7.30pm on Monday 25 May. Mark this in your diaries now. It will not be possible to rehearse, but Jenni and Lois will take us through some basic music theory, some warm-up exercises and a …
Interested in a Virtual Choir?
Interested in exploring the possibility of joining a virtual choir while Serenata Singers is in recess? This might be worth looking into. Sheltering in place gives us a lot of freedom to explore new solo repertoire and work on technical kinks that might go overlooked during busy teaching and performance seasons, but it also deprives …
50th Anniversary Update
Well, our May celebration has been postponed, but that gives a bit more time to organise a truly memorable commemoration. We know that some members have been looking through the names of past members posted on the website. STOP PRESS: We have now updated the list (latest update 16 May) and expect to have further …
2020 Open Night – Come Sing with Us!
The choir is always looking for new members and 2020 would be an ideal time to join! The choir sings a variety of popular, traditional, spiritual and show tunes. It rehearses weekly on Monday evenings at The Gap Uniting Church and performs regularly, mainly for retirement communities, care facilities and community groups. The choir is …
Christmas Concert at St Gerard Majella
In what has become an annual tradition, the choir travelled to St Gerard Majella in Chermside for our last concert of the year. The parish stages a Christmas festival over a full week with Christmas markets, food stalls, an eye-popping (and award winning) display of Christmas decorations and live entertainment, including on Tuesday evening 17 …
Carolling at The Gap shops
Here we go a carolling! The choir staged a “pop up” concert of Christmas carols at The Gap Shopping Centre on Saturday morning 14 December. This year we were able to use the vacant space previously occupied by Baxter’s Café and it provided a perfect setting, centrally located, with plenty of room and a surprisingly …
SERENATA SINGERS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
A glittering evening of dinner, song and socialising – and a few jokes – was enjoyed by choir members at our annual Christmas social on Friday evening, 6 December, at the Arana Leagues Club. A chock-full program of musical items included performances of The Foggy, Foggy Dew by John McCollow; the Flanders & Swann classic, …
Serenata at St Mark’s
The choir kicked off its Christmas carolling season with a performance at St Mark’s Anglican Church in The Gap on Sunday 1 December. The choir performed as part of the church’s Christmas markets and stayed around to augment the singing of carols at the church carol service. Despite limited rehearsal time, the choir performed creditably …
Parkview Concert, Wheller Gardens
On a beautiful Tuesday morning, 26 November, the choir travelled to Parkview at Wheller Gardens (Chermside) to do our final non-Christmas-related concert of 2019. We had a good sized and appreciative crowd. The choir sang the West Side Story medley, the Gershwin swing set, Down to the River to Pray, Veni Jesu, I’m Gonna Sing, …
Gala Concert: I’m Gonna Sing
The Annual Gala Concert, staged in the Uniting Church Auditorium on 2 November, lived up to expectations as the highlight of the Serenata Singers concert year. This year’s theme was “I’m Gonna Sing” and featured a program that emphatically demonstrated the many different styles and moods of choral music. It included medleys of songs from …
Bellevue Concert
On a wet Saturday morning the choir travelled to the Bellevue Nursing Home in Ferny Hills on 19 October to perform before a good-sized audience of nursing home residents. The concert was our last outing before the gala concert and gave us a chance to further hone our repertoire. Premieres included Tonight and One Hand, …
Gala Concert Working Bee
What a great day we had last Tuesday (15 October) at our Working Bee in the city! Eight ladies worked in pairs to produce some wonderful props for our upcoming Gala Concert. We chatted, laughed & worked well together. We were fortunate to be afforded a large, classy work area on the 6th floor of …
Keppera Tour – Enjoyable and Profitable
A group from the choir earned us $500 by taking a tour of Keperra Sanctuary Retirement Village on October 11. The tour included morning tea, a chat and a tour of the village and those who participated reported an enjoyable experience. Thanks to Desleigh for organising this.
Mitchie Day Club Performance
The latest outing for the choir was an engagement at the Mitchie Day Club at 11.30am on a warm and sunny Wednesday 25 September. The concert marked the debut performance of three numbers from the Gershwin Swing Set (They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It and ‘S Wonderful), …
Serenata Performs at the Brisbane Music Performers’ Club
It was a great afternoon at the 4MBS Performance Studio on Sunday, 15 September, where the Serenata Singers kicked off the afternoon’s entertainment with our medley of John Denver songs. Our performance was followed by a wonderful variety of music acts including Spanish classical guitar (Jeremy Stafford), guitar and vocal renditions of contemporary songs (the …
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St Joseph’s Mitchelton
The Serenata Singers returned to St Joseph’s Hostel in Mitchelton on Wednesday 25 August for a morning concert and performed to a packed house, which warmly received the choir’s performance. Conductor Jenni Mersiades and accompanist Prue Gibbs led the choir through a repertoire that included first-time performances of Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Oklahoma, I’m …
Viridian Retirement Village Concert
It had been a month since our last performance, but there were few signs of rust as the Serenata Singers travelled to the Viridian Retirement Village in Boondall on Sunday afternoon 18 August. It was a perfect winter day in more ways than one! Choir attendance was perhaps as good as for any performance yet …
Blue Care – Tarry Brae Concert
Lois Cutmore and John McCollow leading the community sing-a-long The choir ventured over to Kenmore on Wednesday morning 10 July for our annual concert at Blue Care – Tarry Brae. A rather intimate seating arrangement seemed be a hit with the audience, which responded enthusiastically to our numbers and joined in whole-heartedly in the community …
Serenata Singers Score Ellendale Neighbourhood Grant!
(excerpt from media release issued by the Ellendale Neighbourhood Grants Program.) A range of community groups across Brisbane's north-west have received funding as part of publicly-listed developer Cedar Woods Properties third annual Ellendale Neighbourhood Grants Program. Choir group, the Serenata Singers, who, through the power of voice, have enriched the lives of local seniors by …
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Sunday Concert – Aveo Newmarket
The Serenata Singers travelled to Aveo at Newmarket on Sunday afternoon 23 June to perform before a small, but appreciative audience. Conductor Lois Cutmore commented afterwards that the choir was harmonising well, and that timing was as good as it has been this year. (Perhaps we are finally paying attention to the conductor!). Solos were …
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