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4MBS Brisbane's Classical Music FM Radio Station, since 1979, holds workshops, concerts etc
Australian Girls Choir
The Australian Voices
Backbone Youth Arts - Edward St, Brisbane.
The Blenders - The Blenders chorus comprises 80 men singing unaccompanied four-part harmony in the barbershop style.
The Brisbane Apollo Male Choir Inc (BAMCInc)
Brisbane Arts Theatre
Brisbane Birralee Voices
Brisbane Chorale - A large auditioned mixed-voice community choir. They regularly perform with The Queensland Orchestra at the Concert Hall of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Brisbane Concert Choir
Brisbane Concert Orchestra
Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Centre Inc (BEMAC)
Brisbane Excelsior Brass Band
*Brisbane Jazz Club hosts local, national, and international jazz artists and events.
Brisbane Junior Theatre - Children's Holiday productions and performing arts training.
Brisbane Music Discussion Forum - General chat, gig guide, musicians wanted and available.
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra - A community orchestra that performs a wide variety of works from the symphonic repertoire.
Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra
Brisbane Symphonic Band and Swing Band
BrizWest Community Ensembles - Concert Band, the Kate Street Mob Jazz Ensemble, Adult Learners Ensemble, and M.Y.P. Youth Concert Band.
Canticum Chamber Choir - An independent semi-professional chamber choir.
Centenary Theatre Group Inc
Choral Connection - Auditioned adult community choir.
Circa - Offers circus classes to all ages and all levels of experience. Based at the Judith Wright Centre, Fortitude Valley and St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge.
City of Brisbane Pipe Band Inc
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Edge Improv - An Improvisational Theatre Troupe based in Brisbane.
Flipside Circus - Skills and traditions of the circus.
Frank Theatre Brisbane based international theatre company. "A company that trains together stays together".
Front Row Community Theatre Hamilton
The Gone Troppo Swing Band this big band performs many genres of music regularly throughout the region.
The Hills Players Inc Grovely
Icy Tea (Inala Community Theatre) - 3372 1684
Ignatians Musical Society - One of Brisbanes largest and most successful non-professional music theatre companies.
Imogen Singing - Imogen Children's Chorale, Queensland Philharmonic Chorale, and Imogen Men's Chorus. Workshops and lessons for children, adults, and boys with changing voices.
Indooroopilly Chamber Orchestra
Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band
Kelvin Grove Wind Orchestra
Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts - in association with the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
Lockyer Valley Celtic Pipe Band
Mandolins in Brisbane
Morningsong a cappella Community Choir - World, traditional and classical songs. Bulimba.
MouseTrap Theatre Company - Redcliffe
Musical and Theatrical Entertainment Society of the Redlands (MATES)
Musica Sacra was established in mid-2006 by Brisbane Gregorian scholar Jack Ho after returning from studying sacred music & Gregorian Chant in Rome and at Solesmes Abbey in France. The repertoire of Musica Sacra is quite large. From Gregorian Chant, Palestrina, Bach and Mozart, through to more modern times of Britten, Durufle and Rutter. Musica Sacra also gives Gregorian Chant / Early Sacred Music Workshops (and other music workshops!). Though mostly for primary and secondary schools, we're happy to give a workshop to any groups of people by request.
Music By the Sea - Folk, jazz, classical, and world music.
OPERATIF! - Queensland's independent Opera and Song Company, offering tuition and entertainment.
The Pipes and Drums of the National Servicemen's Memorial Band also known as the Nashos Pipes and Drums, it has both male and female members.
Pro Musica Singers - This choir has been in existence for over 50 years and has vacancies in all voice types.
Queensland Arts Council - A non-profit organisation that aims to ensure all Queensland residents have access to arts regardless of location.
The Queensland Band Association
The Queensland Choir (was the Queensland State and Municipal Choir) performs with The Queensland Orchestra, various other choirs and a host of guest artists every year. It also presents its annual series of concerts to an audience of thousands at venues in Brisbane and surrounding areas
Queensland Clarinet & Saxophone Society Inc
Queensland Colonial and Heritage Dancers "promote and preserve the dances done in the early days of Australian history and those of today at Bush Dances and Colonial Balls. These dances have evolved from Anglo-Celtic-European influences and new ones are being devised using traditional music, formations, steps and movements."
Queensland Highlanders Pipe Band
Queensland Highland Pipers Society
Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band
Queensland Musical Theatre was founded by Brian and Denise Cahill in June 1984, with the aim of furthering the cultural opportunities for people of all ages in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. Its inaugural production - My Fair Lady - was staged in November of that year. Shortly afterwards it spread to all parts of Brisbane and South-East Queensland. Each year QMT stages two major musical productions in Brisbane, often travelling them to other centres; and incidental shows in a variety of venues in the SE corner. Not content with the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, QMT includes musical comedy, operetta and concert work in its varied repertoire and had great success with its production of Les Miserables. QMT also runs a successful Theatre Restaurant group with melodramas, murders and music.
Queensland Pops Orchestra
Queensland Storytelling Guild
Queensland University Musical Society a non-auditioned choir based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane
Queensland Wind and Brass
Queensland Wind Orchestra
Queensland Youth Choir (QYC) provides children and young adults - from the preschool/preparatory year to age 25 - with unique, high quality choral training and performance opportunities. The program of weekly rehearsals and an annual camp incorporates aspects of singing, choreography and stagecraft. The various ensembles that constitute the Queensland Youth Choir perform a wide variety of repertoire including contemporary, classical, popular, folk, rock, gospel, jazz, art music, musical theatre and Australiana.
Queensland Youth Orchestras
Redcliffe Scottish Pipe Band
Redland Rhapsody Chorus
Redlands Sporting Club Pipe Band
Rockhampton Pipe Band
St Andrew's Pipe Band
St Lucia Orchestra
St Luke's Theatre Society - Performances at the Anglican Church Hall of St Luke's at Ekibin Rd East, Annerley (or Tarragindi.) Follow the link for performance details.
Sandgate Theatre Inc. - Amateur theatre group based in Sandgate.
Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc Brisbane's longest running community musical theatre group - always "a Great Night at the Theatre"!
Second Wind Community Band - Based at Lutwyche.
Seventh Chapter of Fine Brass "a funk-driven chamber group that use guitar effects, wah-wah pedals and computer programming to create an exciting new sound."
Sing Australia - Features information on community choirs around Australia. Choirs include:
- Brisbane Choir
- Nerang Choir
- Sunshine Coast Choir
- Toowoomba Choir
Southern Cross Voices - An almost 80 strong community choir singing 4 part harmony.
Starlight Theatre Co-Op - Spring Hill
Sunnybank Brass competes in State competitions and performs at local functions and events. Marching forms part of their repertoire
Sunnybank Theatre Group
Toowoomba Caledonian Pipe Band
Underground Productions - A volunteer based, student run organisation.
Vulcana Women's Circus - Encouraging women’s participation in physical skills through non-competitive programs. Projects include circus workshops and community outreach programs.
Weekend Warriors There is nothing like playing in a band... Weekend Warriors focuses on just two things, playing great music and having fun. Theres no better way to get back to playing music than joining Weekend Warriors. As a Weekend Warrior youll be playing with other musicians of a similar level and playing the music you love, The Stones, Daddy Cool, Eagles - in fact all the great music of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Wynnum Services Club Pipe Band - also includes the spin-off band, Jocks 'n' Kilts
Arts Queensland - The Arts Office of the Queensland Government

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