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History of Celtic Connection Choir Inc.
Celtic Connection Choir began in 1998 with seventeen members who all shared a common interest in Celtic music and a love of singing. These founding members included David Bell, Ray Clark, Sheelagh Clark, Joan Reid, Cathie O'Brien, Maureen O'Reilly-Jones, Anita Reed and Anne de Carteret. Under the founding Musical Director, Maureen O'Reilly-Jones, the group began with authentic Celtic folk songs in unison. The number of choristers has now increased to over forty, the repertoire enhanced and songs are now sung in four-part harmony. The Choir practices at the Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane and holds concerts there twice a year. Invitations to sing for other Celtic organisations such as the Australian Celtic Council (Queensland Branch), the St David's Welsh Society, the Manx Society, the Cornish Association and the Malt Whisky Club have been honoured. Performances have extended to the British Consul Office, Queensland Day at Parliament House, the Queensland Cancer Fund Christmas functions, and the Princess Alexandra Hospital Research Foundation Annual Awards for Research function held at The Customs House. In 2006 the Choir travelled to Maclean in Northern New South Wales, a town renowned for its Scottish heritage. This was the first concert given by the Choir at an interstate venue and was very well received by the residents of Maclean and nearby localities. The Choir was invited back in August 2008 and Maclean again displayed their welcoming hospitality The Choir's Musical Director, Ms Kym Scott, B.Mus., A.Mus. A., is an accomplished conductor and accompanist who also conducts other Brisbane choirs including the Southern Cross Voices based at Springwood, and Chordiality Inc. which rehearses at Chelmer (see the Contacts Page of this website for links). Celtic Connection promotes and preserves our Celtic Culture of songs, music, dance and poetry in its concerts, with its own extensive choral repertoire, assisted by invited vocalists, dancers, pipers and fiddlers as guest artists. Celtic Connection Choir was incorporated on 9th September 2008.
Choir Members 2008
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