Hillbrook Chorale

28/08/2026

Featured composer - Sue Johnson! Featuring Sue's moving piece "the earth is in trouble", don't miss this exciting collaboration and concert between the Hillbrook Chorale and Brisbane Birralee Voices - https://events.humanitix.com/hillbrook-chorale-and-birralee-voices-choral-connections

Sue Johnson is a renowned Australian composer, musical director, and vocalist. She is best known for co-founding the award-winning a ca****la group Coco’s Lunch and currently directs multiple community choirs in Melbourne, including Living Out Loud, Pagan Angels, and the secret bridge-singing group The Trolls. Sue’s published scores for choirs are sung worldwide. She has been nominated for numerous awards including 5 ARIA's, an APRA, an Australian World Music Award, and USA Contemporary A Ca****la Recording Awards.

25/08/2026

Featured composer - Astrid Jorgensen! Our concert will feature THREE of Astrid's superb choral works!
Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/hillbrook-chorale-and-birralee-voices-choral-connections
Astrid is an acclaimed composer, singer, conductor, arranger, and author, and is the founder of the internationally renowned 'Pub Choir' project. After a very musical upbringing and tertiary studies in music & education, Astrid used her skills and training to develop 'Pub Choir' which has since taken the world by storm. Astrid was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), and she has previously been a Young Australian of the Year nominee and appeared on the 20th season of America's Got Talent.

19/08/2026

Featured performer - Brisbane Birralee Voices from Voices of Birralee!
Tickets 🎫 - https://events.humanitix.com/hillbrook-chorale-and-birralee-voices-choral-connections

Brisbane Birralee Voices (BBV) is an accomplished choral ensemble of young musicians from schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. BBV meets weekly to sing, grow, and build a welcoming and inclusive musical community. Auditioned from Years 7–12, these singers form the organisation’s signature treble choir and explore music across a wide range of genres and styles.

Their weekly rehearsal program encourages young singers to develop their vocal technique and strive for musical excellence. They also explore movement and staging to enhance performance outcomes and create greater engagement with the music and its context.

Each year, BBV enjoys a full and varied performance calendar, appearing in Birralee-produced concerts as well as collaborations with other youth and community choirs. The ensemble is also regularly invited to perform with arts organisations such as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Ballet. They also look forward to their annual appearance as part of the Spirit of Christmas season, produced by Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

12/08/2026

Our second concert in our 30th anniversary year is 'Choral Connections' featuring Brisbane Birralee Voices (BBV) from Voices of Birralee! In this combined performance, the Hillbrook Chorale and BBV will present powerful music and stories of nature, growth, seasons, and our home - the earth.

Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/hillbrook-chorale-and-birralee-voices-choral-connections

30/06/2026

In the third and final movement of 'Wattle Sky' by Joe Twist - Star Seeds - magical melodies and lush harmonies conclude this epic work. With wonder and imagination, this piece considers a hopeful future with "a profusion of yellow across the night sky". Enjoy this stirring and exciting finale movement!

24/06/2026

The second movement of Joe Twist's Wattle Sky - Seed Lullaby - moves between expressive slower moments, and driving rhythmic sections. It is such a stunning and evocative setting of the poetry by Jodie O'Regan. Enjoy our performance from 2025 below!

20/06/2026

One year ago, we presented the Australian premiere of Joe Twist's 'Wattle Sky'! To celebrate this landmark performance, we are sharing each of the three movements, which describe an incredible story of space travel and Australia's natural environment! This first movement is called 'Under the Australian Sky'.

30/05/2026

28/05/2026

Some highlights from our recent 'Favourites' concert! We feel so lucky to have been joined by our guest instrumentalists, former Chorale director Kylie Los, and so many enthusiastic and supportive audience members! Thanks to all who came!

16/05/2026

Rounding out our string quartet is the fantastic William Shardlow. Our concert today will feature his wonderful viola playing - purchase your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/hillbrook-chorale-favourites
William Shardlow, aged 17, is a viola player in QYS. William is in grade 12 at the Gap State High School where he is part of the Accelerated Music Program. William has studied the viola for 9 years since 2017 and has had various chamber group experiences including TGSHS quartet. He has recently completed his AMEB Lmus exam and had received high distinctions in grades 5-8 leading up to it. William has had a love for music and the viola since he first picked it up in grade three and has driven him to get to where he is today. The warm, mellow, and tenor qualities of the viola are the reason he has such an appreciation for his instrument. William has performed in Young Mannheim Symphonists for two years in 2021 and 2022; he has also performed in MOST 2023 (musically outstanding students). In 2022, he played in the Austa Q Concerto Competition, Enoggera Eisteddfod, and has attended the Australian Youth Orchestra’s national music camp twice.