Past Performances

2010 Performances

June 11th
A Crazy Little Thing Called Art
A new style of project for QUMS, this was a night of laid-back entertainment in the form of arrangements of contemporary pop/rock pieces performed by the choir as part of a charity exhibition at the Bleeding Heart Gallery, Ann St, Brisbane. The proceeds from the sale of artworks, donated by choristers, friends and family, benefited the Cancer Council Queensland.

May 22nd
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
Performed in the Concert Hall of the Brisbane Old Museum Building and featuring soloists Peter Adams (Baritone), Annabelle Kemish (Soprano) and Ron Morris (Countertenor), QUMS presented the chamber orchestration version (for two pianos and five percussionists).

April 24th/25th
TocH ANZAC Eve Service
Returning for our seventh consecutive year to lead the singing at the first service of ANZAC Day, at the Shrine of Rememberance, ANZAC Square, Brisbane City.

April 18th
University of Queensland Centenary Celebrations
Brackets of performances around the UQ St Lucia Campus, including in the UQ Art Museum (formerly Mayne Hall)

2009 Performances

October 17th
Music by Masons
Featuring a selection of the greatest works of Masonic composers including Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Gilbert & Sullivan, Ellington and Gershwin. Performed in the Grand Hall of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, featuring soloists Annabelle Kemish (Soprano), Shannon Leonard (Tenor) and Samuel Johnson (Baritone), accompanied by Rupert Jeffcoat.

August 8th
Viva Italia!
Joint concert with Kelvin Grove Wind Orchestra, showcasing concert favourites from Italy

May 23rd
Karl Jenkins' Requiem
Music by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, including the Queensland Premiere of his Requiem and the Australian premiere of Te Deum. Also featuring Aaron Copland's Four Motets.