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Ensembles
Overview
Poco Voci
StellaVoce
Vivace Voices
VoiceWorks
Battle of the Choirs
Bambino Music
Vox Populus
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VoiceWorks
Established in 1984, VoiceWorks is QYC's premier ensemble. It is a dynamic mixed (SATB) ensemble of young adults from Year 12 to age 25 who receive advanced training in vocal production, ensemble performance and stagecraft. Performing in different languages across a wide range of musical genres including contemporary, classical, popular, musical theatre, jazz, gospel, early music, world music and Australiana, VoiceWorks produces exciting, professional-standard music entertainment.
Since its inception, VoiceWorks has earned a considerable reputation as a talented, innovative and entertaining group. It has toured extensively in Queensland and New South Wales and has also visited Japan and New Zealand at the invitation of their governments. In 2003, members of VoiceWorks and Vivace Voices represented Australia at Festival 500, an international choral festival held in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada and in 2004 they were invited to perform at Choralfest, the bi-annual Australian choral festival organised by ANCA, the Australian National Choral Association. In January 2006, members of VoiceWorks and Vivace Voices toured to Europe visitng choirs in Finland, Estonia, Sweden and England.
As well as presenting a number of concerts each year as part of the Queensland Youth Choir’s Concert Series, VoiceWorks appears regularly at festivals, conferences, sporting and community events, weddings and other social functions. The group also provides backing vocals for visiting artists and has appeared with Michael Crawford, Rick Price, Gina Jeffries, Rolf Harris, Venetta Fields, The Seekers, Tom Burlinson, Karen Knowles, Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Tina Arena and Nana Mouskouri.
VoiceWorks is committed to excellence in all aspects of performance, with training provided by qualified, professional staff in vocal production, ensemble performance, choreography and stagecraft.
VoiceWorks offers young adults the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and challenging performance ensemble for mixed voices. Membership is by audition held annually.
The VoiceWorks Member and Parent Handbook provides additional information on key policies and procedures adopted to ensure that members enjoy a safe, caring and supportive environment, and that QYC continues to achieve a standard of excellence in performance and appearance.
Audio clips
Click on the links below to listen to extracts from selected VoiceWorks recordings:
Battle of the Choirs
In 2008, VoiceWorks was one of 16 community choirs chosen Australia-wide to compete in the inaugural Channel 7 series Battle of the Choirs. VoiceWorks had the distinction of being semi-finalists in the competition along with the University of Newcastle (NSW) and Vox Synergy and Harambee from Vioctoria.
CLICK here to find out more about Battle of the Choirs
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