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Concerts in 2023

CONCERT 1   Two performances - Friday 26 May and Saturday 27 May
CONCERT 2   Two performances - Friday 15 September and Saturday 16 September
​CONCERT 3   Two performances - Friday 15 December and Saturday 16 December

Past concerts

 Adrian King - Noosa Chorale Conductor 2007 to 2022

2022

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2021

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2020
​In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Noosa Chorale cancelled choir rehearsals in mid-March, and  postponed the year's three major concerts to 2021.  However, with the easing of some restrictions in November and December, the Chorale was delighted to participate as small troupes of carol-singers in some local Noosa community events:  a performance by ferry around the Noosa River organised by local real estate agents Reed & Co;  and the "12 Days of Christmas" festivities held in Hastings Street organised by the Hastings Street Association.  Photos of these events can be seen on our Gallery pages.


2019

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Verdi Requiem 
Sunday 26 May 2019
Sunday 2 June 2019
Silver Anniversary concert for Noosa Chorale and Sunshine Coast Choral Society.  The Requiem Orchestra, soloists Judit Molnar (soprano), Melissa Gregory (mezzo soprano), Andrew Pryor (tenor), and Jeffrey Black (baritone).  Noosa Chorale in association with Sunshine Coast Choral Society 
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 Cabaret & All That Jazz
​Friday 23 August 2019
Saturday 24 August 2019
An extravaganza of all-time great jazz hits in association with the Noosa Jazz Party.
With Steven Grant (trumpet), Rod Gilbert (drums and vocals) Nigel Date (guitar), Paul Williams (reeds), James Clark (bass), Peter Locke (piano), Juliarna Clark (jazz vocals), and for the Chorale's song set, Janet Brewer (piano accompaniment) & Frank Wilkie (MC)​
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Wassail - Christmas Cheer Concert
Friday 13 December 2019
Saturday 14 December 2019

Noosa's favourite Christmas concert was on the theme of Love.  With Janet Brewer (piano accompaniment) and soprano soloists from the Chorale - Fran Wilson, Linda Bishop, and Hettie van Wyk



Other performances in 2019
26 January 2019:    
Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony organised by Noosa Council, The J Theatre
25 April 2019:          Anzac Day Dawn Ceremony, Verrierdale Community Hall
​25 April 2019:          Anzac Day Ceremony, Eumundi
21 July 2019:           A Migrant's Son, Michaela Burger's Cabaret show, Noosa Alive Festival, The J Theatre
29 October 2019:     Citizenship Ceremony organised by Noosa Council, The J Theatre
29 November 2019:  Carol singing at Noosa Care Carramar nursing home, Tewantin
6 December 2019:    Carol singing at Aveo Retirement Village, Peregian Springs
20 December 2019:  Carol singing at The Ginger Factory, Yandina

2018

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Concertedly Baroque
Saturday 26 May 2018
Our brilliant Baroque concert featured Handel's "Dixit Dominus" and Bach's "Magnificat".  With Noosa Sinfonia, and soloists from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Annika Hinrichs (soprano), Melissa Gregory (soprano), Cassandra Wright (mezzo soprano), Ronan King-Rose (tenor) and Henry Pinder (bass).​
 Showtime in Las Vegas
​Friday 24 August 2018
Saturday 25 August 2018
A showcase of best-loved Las Vegas songs in association with the Noosa Jazz Party.
With Peter Gaudion (trumpet), Rod Gilbert (drums and vocals) Nigel Date (guitar), Paul Williams (reeds), James Clark (bass), Peter Locke (piano), Juliarna Clark (jazz vocals), and for the Chorale's song set, Janet Brewer (piano accompaniment) & Frank Wilkie (MC)​
Wassail - Christmas Cheer Concert
Friday 14 December 2018
Saturday 15 December 2018

Noosa's favourite Christmas concert was on the theme of Joy.  With Janet Brewer (piano accompaniment), and a duet by Chorale singers Fran Wilson (soprano) and Debra Schneider (mezzo soprano).



Other performances in 2018
26 January 2018:    
Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony organised by Noosa Council, The J Theatre
25 April 2018:          Anzac Day Dawn Ceremony, Verrierdale Community Hall
​25 April 2018:          Anzac Day Ceremony, Eumundi
26 August 2018:       Jazz at the Marina, with the Australian Jazz Ensemble, Tewantin
11 November 2018:  Remembrance Day special event, Tewantin Memorial Park 
30 November 2018:  Carol singing at Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
7 December 2018:    Carol singing at Aveo Retirement Village, Peregian Springs
19 December 2018:  Carol singing at Bendigo Bank, Tewantin 

2017

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Viennese Masters of the Classical Era
Friday 26 May 2017 at 7pm
Saturday 27 May 2017 at 2pm
18th Century Vienna's masterpieces of the classical age - Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Schubert’s Mass in G Major, and Haydn’s Te Deum and Cello Concerto in C Major.
Soloists:  Kathryn O'Halloran (soprano), Naomi Bakker (mezzo soprano), Tom Holownia (tenor), Oliver Boyd (baritone), and Louise King (cello). 
Orchestra:  Noosa Sinfonia
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Wonderful World of Jazz - 
the era of Louis Armstrong

Friday 25 August 2017 at 7pm
Saturday 26 August 2017 at 2pm
A showcase of songs from the era of the great jazz master, Louis Armstrong, in association with the Noosa Jazz Party.
With Simon Stribling (trumpet), Rod Gilbert (drums and vocals) Nigel Date (guitar), Paul Williams (reeds), James Clark (bass), Peter Locke (piano), Juliarna Clark (jazz vocals), and for the Chorale's song set,   Janet Brewer (piano accompaniment) and Frank Wilkie (MC)
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Wassail - ​Christmas Cheer Concert
Friday 15 December 2017 at 7pm
Saturday 16 December 2017 at 7pm
Noosa Chorale's 10th anniversary Christmas Wassail, with the theme "peace on earth", included excerpts from Handel's Messiah.
With soloist Kathryn O’Halloran and piano accompaniment Janet Brewer. 


Other performances in 2017:
26 January 2017:      Noosa Council Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, The J Theatre
4 April 2017:            Noosa Council Citizenship Ceremony, The J Theatre
25 April 2017:          Anzac Day ceremonies at Verrierdale and Eumundi
25 November 2017:  Christmas carols at the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (Noosa) AGM and Christmas party 
1 December 2017:    Christmas carols at the lighting of the Christmas Tree, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
9 December 2017:    Christmas carols at AVEO Peregian Springs Country Club

2016

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Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday 28 May 2016
Soloists:  Panayiota Kalatzis (soprano), Anastasia Bickel (mezzo soprano), David Kidd (tenor),  Sam Piper (baritone), Natasha Koch (piano), Janet Brewer (piano), and Huguette Brassine (harmonium)

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The Roaring Twenties Jazz Concert
Friday 26 & Saturday 27 August 2016
With Noosa Heads Jazz Club, and the Australian Jazz Ensemble
Bob Barnard (trumpet), Nigel Date (guitar), Paul Furniss (reeds), James Clark (bass), Peter Locke (piano), Juliarna Clark (jazz vocals), and Janet Brewer (piano accompiment to the Chorale)

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Wassail - Christmas Cheer Concert
Friday 16 & Saturday 18 December 2016
A selection of carols, and
Benjamin Britten, A Ceremony of Carols
Soloists:  Debbie Boyles (soprano) & Joe Jurisevic (tenor)
Accompanist:  Janet Brewer (piano)


Other performances in 2016:
26 January 2016:  Noosa Council Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony
26 March 2016:    Flash mob of "Hallelujah" Chorus at Hastings Street
25 April 2016:      Anzac Day dawn service at Verrierdale
25 April 2016:      Anzac Day service at Eumundi
18 May 2016:      Noosa Council Citizenship Ceremony

29 May 2016:         Rossini's Mass excerpts, St Andrews Church Sunshine Beach
5 July 2016:            Noosa Council Citizenship Ceremony, The J Theatre
28 August 2016:      Jazz selections at Noosa Marina, Tewantin
23 November 2016:  Noosa Council Citizenship Ceremony
25 November 2016:  Christmas Carols at Hastings Street

2015

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Anzac Centenary Concert
Saturday 18 April & Sunday 19 April 2015
The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins
Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor for Organ and Strings
Wartime Melodies with Tunes from the Trenches
Soloists:  Talluah Harper (soprano), Fran Wilson (mezzo soprano), Debbie Boyles (mezzo soprano), Joe Jurisevic (tenor), Roland Schroder (bass), and Cécile Elton (organ)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Broadway to Jazz
Friday 28 August & Saturday 29 August
2015
With Noosa Heads Jazz Club, and the Australian Jazz Ensemble
Soloists:  Cécile Elton (piano), Bruce Hamilton (narration), Talluah Harper (soprano), Linda Bishop (soprano), Hayley Yappa (soprano), Bob Barnard (trumpet), Nigel Date (guitar), Paul Furniss (reeds), Anthony Howe (drums), James Clark (bass), Peter Locke (piano),
Juliarna Clark (jazz vocals)

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Wassail:  Christmas Cheer Concert
Friday 18 & Saturday 19 December 2015
A selection of carols, plus
Messe de Minuit pour Noël by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Accompanist:  Cécile Elton (piano)


2014

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Handel's Messiah
Sunday 8 June 2014
Soloists: Gaynor Morgan (soprano), Sarah Court (mezzo soprano), Nick Kirkup (tenor), Samuel Piper (bass)
Noosa Sinfonia

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20th Anniversary Gala Concert
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 October 2014
Soloists: Liza Beamish (soprano), Jade Moffat (mezzo soprano), Andrew Pryor (tenor), Jeffrey Black (bass)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Wassail: Christmas Cheer Concert
Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 December 2014
Guest Artists:  Louise King (cello), and Cello Dreaming Ensembles


2013

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Verdi’s Requiem
jointly with Sunshine Coast Choral Society
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday 9 June & Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunday 16 June
Soloists: Liza Beamish (soprano), Jade Moffat (mezzo), Andrew Pryor (tenor), Shaun Brown (bass)
The Requiem Orchestra

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Mozart Meets Jenkins
Mozart Solemn Vespers, Mozart Serenade No 9 (excerpts), Jenkins’ Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday 27 October
Soloists: Fran Wilson (soprano), Talluah Harper (soprano), Debbie Boyles (mezzo soprano), Debra Schneider (alto), Kathryn Dyer (alto), Mitch Meyer (tenor), David Hilton (bass), Lloyd Robins (post horn)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Wassail:  Christmas Cheer Concert
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15
Guest Artist:  Andrew Pryor


2012

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War, Peace, Glory
Jenkins’ Armed Man & Puccini’s Messe di Gloria
Bicentennial Hall, 20 May
Soloists:  Talluah Harper (soprano), Debbie Boyles (alto), Andrew Pryor (tenor), Sam Piper (bass), Saleh al-Alyani (Islamic cantor)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Fabulous Favourites – Opera to Abba 
Bicentennial Hall, 13 & 14 October
18 soloists from the Chorale, Huguette Brassine & Natasha Koch (piano), Noel Bowden (drums)




Wassail Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 1 & 16 December
Guest Artist:  William Barton



2011

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Brilliant Brahms 2011
Brilliant  Brahms
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Double Concerto in A Minor, & Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, 26 June
Soloists:  Louise King (cellist), Rachel Smith (violinist), Gaynor Morgan (soprano), Stewart Cameron (baritone)
Noosa Sinfonia

Not the Last Night of the Proms
with Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Events Centre, Caloundra, Friday 14 October


Wassail  Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 17 & 18 December


2010

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St Matthew Passion 2010
Bach’s St Matthew Passion
With Sunshine Coast Choral Society, & Sunshine Coast Grammar School Choir
Lake Kawana Community Centre, 17 July
Soloists:  Anita Parakh-Morgan (soprano), Susan Chapman (mezzo soprano), Gregory Massingham (tenor), Martin Paroz (tenor), Brett Holland (base), Huguette Brassine (continuo, harpsichord), Natasha Koch (continuo), Louise King (cello)

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Magic of Mozart 2010
Magic of Mozart
Regina Coeli, Eiene Kleine Nachtmusik, Ave Verum Corpus, Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, 3 October
Soloists:  Jennifer Turnbull (soprano), Georgia Hawes (Mezzo soprano/Alto), David Kidd (Tenor), Ryan Farrell (Bass/baritone)
Noosa Sinfonia







Wassail:  Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 18 & 19 December 18


2009

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15th Anniversary Concert 2009
15th Anniversary Concert  Handel’s Coronation Anthems, Charpentier’s Te Deum
Bicentennial Hall, 16 & 17 May
Soloists:  Louise Kennedy (soprano), Karina Gough (soprano), Anna Smith (alto), Kyle Hunter (tenor), Michael Strasser (bass)
Noosa Sinfonia

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The Creation 2009
Haydn’s The Creation 
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, October 18
Soloists: Anita Parakh-Morgan (soprano), Martin Paroz (tenor), Shelden Mathieson (bass)
Noosa Sinfonia





Wassail:  Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 19 & 20 Saturday December


2008

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Carmina Burana 2008
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
 songs from Porgy and Bess

Bicentennial Hall, 17 May
Soloists: Louise Kennedy (soprano), Ron Morris (counter tenor), Hans George Wimmer (bass), Max Olding (piano)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Fabulous Faure 2008
Fabulous Faure - The Requiem, Pavane, Cantique de Jean Racine
St Mark’s Church, Buderim, 11 October Bicentennial Hall, 12 October
Soloists: Caroline Chown (soprano), Samuel Johnson (bass), Louise King (cello), Robert Boughen (organ)
Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra





Wassail:  Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 20 & 21 December


2007

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An Evening of Music by John Rutter 2007
An Evening of Music by John Rutter
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, May 19
Soloists: Caroline Chown (soprano), Anna Stoddart (flute), Louise King (cello), Ronald Webb (oboe)
Noosa Sinfonia

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Mendelssohn's Elijah 2007
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, October 14
Soloists: Sarah Sullivan (soprano), Sophie Wotton (contralto), Tim Marchmont (tenor), Brett Holland (bass),
Michael O’Halloran (boy soprano)
Noosa Sinfonia





Wassail Christmas Cheer Concert

Bicentennial Hall, 22 & 23 December
Soloists: David Hilton (baritone), Michael O’Halloran (boy soprano)


Leonard Spira
Noosa Chorale Conductor 1994 to 2006


2006
Verdi’s Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, September 10, St John’s Cathedral,
Brisbane, Saturday, September 16
Soloists: Jacqueline Mabardi (soprano), Jane Evelyn (mezzo soprano), Glenn Lorimer (tenor), Bill Cronk (bass)
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra

Offenbach’s “Pericole” and “La Belle Helene”
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, December 10
Soloists: Louise Kennedy (soprano), Bernard Wheaton (tenor), Jeremy Hazell (tenor), David Hilton (bass)
Noosa Musicians

2005
Dvorak’s The Phantom’s Bride
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, June 18, Sunday, June 19
Soloists: Louise Kennedy (soprano), Robert Proudfoot (tenor), Michael Strasser (bass)
Sunshine Sinfonia

Choral Gold:  12 Years of Choral Treasures
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, November 27
Choruses and ensembles
Noosa Orchestra

2004
Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 “Choral Symphony”
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, June 19, Sunday, June 20
Soloists: Hayley Sugars (soprano), Sophie Wotton (contralto), Tim Marchmont (tenor), Matthew Deshon (bass)
Brisbane Sinfonia

Handel’s Messiah
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, November 21
Hayley Sugars (soprano), Sophie Wotton (contralto), Geoffrey Ashenden (tenor), Arthur Johnson (bass)
Noosa Orchestra

2003
Opera Gloria:  Verdi and Puccini
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, June 29
Soloists: Ben Kerslake (tenor), Henry Ruhl (bass)
QYO Chamber Orchestra

A Xmas Story: an adaptation of JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, by Leonard Spira
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, November 16
Soloists: Hayley Sugars (soprano), Brett Holland (bass)
Noosa Musicians

2002
Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, June 23, Noosa District High School, Cooroy, Saturday June 29
Soloists: Caroline Chown (soprano), Sian Pendry (mezzo soprano), Ben Kerslake (tenor), Michael Zuber (bass), Tim Murfin (narrator)
Noosa Orchestra

Ken Evans’ Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II  -  Conducted by Ken Evans
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Saturday, November 16 & Sunday, November 17
Guest artists: Brass on Tap
Jazz and Baroque Consort

2001
Verdi’s Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, July 15
Soloists: Elizabeth Neil (soprano), Helena Mumford (mezzo soprano), Kent Maddock (tenor), Matthew Deshon (bass)
Symphony Noosa

Heroic Harmonies:  Beethoven’s Symphony No 3 “Eroica”, Haydn’s Mass in B flat “Harmonie Mass”
Bicentennial Hall, Sunday, December 2
Soloists: Elizabeth Neil (soprano), Kate Spence (mezzo soprano), Tom Moran (tenor), Brett Holland (bass)
Symphony Noosa

2000
Millennium Concert:  Haydn’s Symphony No 48 “Maria Theresia”, Mozart’s Requiem
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, April 15
Soloists: Melinda van der Meulen (soprano), Caroline Hooper (mezzo soprano), Geoffrey Ashenden (tenor), Mark Penman (bass)
The Occasional Orchestra

Bach Anniversary Concert:  Mass in B Minor
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, December 2
Soloists: Lisa Lockland (soprano), Kate Spence (mezzo soprano), Geoffrey Ashenden (tenor), Mark Penman (bass)
Symphony Noosa

1999
Handel’s Messiah
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, April 24
Soloists: Noosa Chorale and Orchestra
Noosa Orchestra

Haydn’s The Seasons
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, December 11
Soloists: Alexandra Robertson (soprano), Bernard Wheaton (tenor), Shannon Fowley (baritone)
Noosa Orchestra

1998
Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 “The Choral Symphony”
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, May 16
Soloists: Rhonda Coady (soprano), Suzanne Shaw (mezzo soprano), Neil Atkinson (tenor), James Coady (bass)
The Occasional Orchestra

Opera Gala
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, November 21
Soloists:  Rhelma Lawrence, Caroline Pattenden & Hettie van Wyk (sopranos), Ken Farrow & Jeremy Hazell (tenors), Desmond Taylor (bass)
Noosa Orchestra

1997
Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Concerto Grosso
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Saturday, March 1
Soloists: Trish Corben (violin), Sharelle Ryan (flute), Hettie van Wyk (soprano)
Noosa Orchestra

Faure’s Pavane, Haydn”s Nelson Mass, Ken Evan’s Missa Concertante
Bicentennial Hall, Saturday, November 8
Concertante soloists: Peg Bartrim, Margaret Courtney, Betty Evans, Barbara Tomlin, Bruce Walker, Beverley Walton, Hettie van Wyk
The Occasional Orchestra

1996
“A Night at the Opera”
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Saturday May 11
Choruses and ensembles
Noosa Musicians Chamber Orchestra

Handel’s Messiah
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Sunday, December 8
Soloists: Hettie van Wyk (soprano), Scheryl Stephens (alto), Ken Farrow (tenor), Klaus Pinker (bass)
Noosa Musicians Chamber Orchestra

1995
Mozart’s Requiem
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Sunday, October 8
Soloists: Hettie van Wyk (soprano), Scheryl Stephens (alto), Ken Farrow (tenor), Klaus Pinker (bass)
Noosa Musicians Chamber Orchestra

Handel’s Messiah
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Sunday, December 10
Soloists: Hettie van Wyk (soprano), Scheryl Stephens (alto), Ken Farrow (tenor), Klaus Pinker (bass)
Noosa Musicians Chamber Orchestra

1994
Handel’s Messiah
Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, Sunday, December 11
Soloists: Hettie van Wyk (soprano), Joan Fuller (alto), Pete Garnsey (tenor), Klaus Pinker (bass)
Noosa Musicians Chamber Orchestra


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