As part of the Anywhere Festival, a series of performances in unusual spaces, the Queensland University Musical Society Choir presents 'Elemental: Songs of Earth, Water, Wind and Fire', a compelling aural and visual journey through the four elements. Featuring traditional and contemporary choral works by the QUMS Choir and synchronised swimmers from Aqualina, the concert is set against the charming backdrop of the historic Spring Hill Baths. There will be two performances at 7:00pm and 8:30pm on Saturday May 21st at the Spring Hill Baths at 14 Torrington Street, Spring Hill. Please note that due to the building being heritage-listed, the venue is not wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Concessions (Tertiary Student, School Student or Concession Card Holder). Tickets are available from anywherefest.com/elemental or at the door on the night. We hope to see you there!

PLEASE FILL IN THE ATTENDANCE INFO FORM AS WELL AS BUY TICKETS “ ...And this one time, ... when I was at Band-Camp...” A weekend or two before the Major Concert for each Semester, QUMS will host a Choir Camp.  This is a weekend retreat, from Friday evening through to Sunday evening. As well as being a lot of fun (Themed dress-up night, Musical Revues, Board games, Singing around campfires etc) , we workshop and rehearse in depth for the up-coming concert. Camp weekends are the cheapest fully-catered weekend away you’ll ever get!  Attendance is very important, as it equates to several rehearsal’s worth of learning.  Transport, Dietary requirements etc are all catered for. If you must be absent try to make at least part of the weekend, and discuss with the Musical Director or your Section Leader. Itinerary Friday 6th 17.00--19.00 arrive (and prepare dinner) 19.00 dinner 20.00 free time Saturday 7th 7.30--8.30 breakfast 9.00 rehearsal 10.30 morning tea 10.50 rehearsal/voice placement 12.00 lunch 13.30 rehearsal 15.00 afternoon tea 15.30 rehearsal/blocking 17.30 free time 18.30 dinner 20.00 games Sunday 8th 7.30--9.00 breakfast 9.30 rehearsal 11.00 morning tea 11.20 rehearsal 12.30 clean-up 13.00 lunch 14.00 leave - go home with flowers for Mothers Day! FAQs Camping/Tents??!!  ​NO !  No tents. Real Beds are provided in mini-dormitories of 4/6/8 people, so you can "get a room" with your friends. Or make new ones.   Bring your own bedding/sleeping-bag.   Campfires? Only for singing around, not for cooking (so bring your songbooks).  All catering is done in a profesional-grade kitchen.  Ablution blocks? ​Not en-masse-shower cubicles (some may be disappointed to learn) Ladies and Gents get their own Bathrooms, with individual showers.  Bring your own soap and towel. Banging?  A time-held tradition ...  You may get "banged-up" at dinner and put on the spot to stand up and tell your best/worst joke.  So be sure you bring a joke to share. Fancy Dress? ​The Theme for Saturday night is "Heros & Villains"  - Dress up as the Super-Hero that you would be if you weren't really a Soprano :-P Revue?  Another time-honoured tradition : After dinner on Saturday, we entertain each other with a bit of a "floor-show";  If you  have a favourite song/ditty/parody or act that you can entertain us with, the stage is all yours for your crack at Fame. Or infamy.  Judges will decide the winner - but they are easily bribed with chocolates, alcohol, pretty much anything, so bring along a suitable "incentive" :-) Day-trippers? ​Some folk may not relish the idea of overnighting in anything other than their own feather beds.  If this is you, you have the option of commuting (it is a good hour+ drive) each day.  Be sure to arrive by 8:30am If you arrive earlier, you may be rewarded with a hot breakfast.        

Rehearsal for this will be held at Ashgrove West Uniting Church, 491 Waterworks Rd, Ashgrove QLD 4060, at 7pm on Wednesday evening. It will be run by our new assistant conductor, Josh Blake.

Join us as the Queensland University Musical Society takes a journey through exotic destinations from South America, Africa and Asia.   The concert will commence at 3pm on Sunday 1st November in the GHD Auditorium, UQ St Lucia Campus.   FREE PARKING onsite Click HERE to make a booking

Fundraising barbecue, the second of the semester. It's on campus, at the Grassy Knoll (off Campbell Place).

QUMS have been invited to perform at SouthBank on the evening of 24th September, 5pm to 8pm (with 10 minute breaks at 6 and 7pm) Find us singing our little hearts out to entertain passers by on the corner of Earnest and Little Stanley St (the beginning of the Earnest St Mall that runs down to the Beach) We will be singing old favourites from our Purple songbooks (as we did for our World Record gig in February) - easy and fun! More details on the festival here CLICK Tell your friends to pass by that evening and have a free listen to your choir.  As per the Valentines gig, there's plenty of opportunity for Social/dinner afterwards.  

Fundraising barbecue, the first of the semester. It's located on campus, at the Cooper Rd cul-de-sac.

Brisbane Sings is a community event featuring vocalists, choirs and singing groups from all over the city performing separately and together. A massed choir of 500 voices and a stage band will join to present a highly entertaining show that celebrates group singing in a non-competitive environment. The event is fun, uplifting and a great chance for various musical and community groups to share ideas and create lasting and memorable experiences for their hundreds of members. More info here on the BrisbaneSings website

Convention centre, singing 'Flashdance-What A feeling'

Join us as the Queensland University Musical Society takes a journey through the musical stylings of Broadway. From classics such as Guys & Dolls and Cats, to modern favourites including Wicked and The Lion King! The concert will commence at 7pm on 6th June in the GHD Auditorium in the Advance Engineering Building on the University of Queensland campus. A map indicated the performance venue and closest free parking can be found here. Tickets can be purchased on trybooking.com or at the door. Adult: $25, Concession: $20, Children: $15. Groups of 5 or more $15 tickets for UQ Clubs and Societies. Ticket Prices :    Adults  @$25    Conc/Students  @$20  Kids U16  @$15  Groups 5 or more   @$15 BOOK NOW  

The QUMS Weekend Rehearsal Camps are an important part of the rehearsal schedule, and also an awful lot of fun, so don't miss out! Below are answers to some FAQs about camp: Rehearsal camps are intensive rehearsal sessions which usually happen twice a year. These take place somewhere out of Brisbane (though not too far away!) and are a great excuse to get out of town get to know your fellow choristers eat lots and have fun. There is also quite a lot of singing involved and they're the best way to learn your parts very well. We don't actually go camping with tents and bonfires - though the latter have made appearances in the past! Usually we hold them in places like conference centres school/scout/guide camps and so on. The structure of camp is generally as follows: Arrive on Friday evening. The Friday night doesn't feature any rehearsals but is a chance for you to get there settle in have a relaxed dinner with other choristers and enjoy general socialising and a few games. Dinner will be served from about 7pm but if you're arriving later than that don't worry - if we know you're coming we'll save some for you.> Rehearse all day Saturday (starting at 9.30am) with breaks for meals and some socialising (and free time to wander and explore the area or avail yourself of the QUMS Bar). Saturday night is the main social occasion with a theme dinner that everyone is encouraged to wear costume to (the theme this semester is Disney so there's plenty of room for interpretation be it traditional or out-of-the-box) followed by Revue. Revue is a chance for you to perform something for your fellow choristers and have them perform for you - we see any range of acts from songs or instrumental pieces to skits poems dance - you name it! You don't have to perform but it's all part of the fun... We rehearse again on Sunday again starting at 9.30am pack away our things clean up any mess we've made and clear out around 4pm. What should I bring? Well everyone needs different things but this is a good general checklist: Your music - and a 2B pencil eraser and sealable water bottle Bedding - Pillow sheets blanket or sleeping bag etc Weather-appropriate clothing enough to last 2 nights Toiletries: soap shampoo conditioner hand sanitiser etc Towel Sun safety: hat sunscreen sunglasses Any medication you might require; First Aid Kit if you have one; tissues and wet wipes1 roll toilet paper Mobile phone and charger Camera Something to occupy you while other sections are rehearsing: books knitting etc Snacks in case you get hungry between meals - though we will have chocolates and lollies available A joke (preferably a good one) and a revue act! How much does it cost? Camp costs $70 for the whole weekend. You are welcome to make a payment arrangement with the treasurer. All meals (Friday dinner through to Sunday afternoon tea) are provided in the cost of camp which also covers accommodation for 2 nights. If you can't make it for the whole weekend the day rate which includes one day and one night is $40. What are we eating? Meals are being arranged and cooked by our Concert Manager Paul so thanks to him for taking on this responsibility! If you have allergies to anything now is the time to tell us - there is a section on the rego form for this. (Allergies = "I will need medical attention if I eat this" not "I don't like spinach that much"). We will be calling for helpers in the kitchen for various meals but Paul will ask for this as we go... Do I have to come to camp? Two nights is a long time to spend away from work/my family/Brisbane. It's too expensive. It's too far away. Do I have to? Well you don't have to... but it's definitely highly recommended. Apart from the fact that camp is loads of fun this is the main chance to leap ahead with the learning of our semester's music with the weekend being worth five regular Wednesday night rehearsals! If you can't make it to camp at all you'll need to make sure you catch up with everyone else. If you can come to some of camp but not all this is great too; some heavy rehearsing is better than none. We try to keep camp costs as low as possible and payment plans are available, so have a chat with our friendly treasurer. Camps are indeed outside the Brisbane metropolitan area but this is all part of the fun of camp; treat it like an adventure with singing! If you don't feel like driving out there yourself or if you can't drive out there yourself don't worry, we'll arrange car-pooling.

A Patriotic Event recreates the atmosphere and enthusiasm of an Australia at the outbreak of war. Rousing choruses, songs, speeches and musical performances evoke the spirit of community and patriotism that typified Australia's fighting spirit in 1914. When the Empire called, Australia answered. While Australia’s young men went off to battle, the war effort at home was marked by dozens of demonstrations of support including Empire Day concerts, and Red Cross and YMCA fundraising events.  A Patriotic Event revives these gala spectacles for the modern day.   QUMS joins forces with UQ Pipe Band, Brisbane Excelsior Band and many others in this great tribute to our World War One Heroes. Ticketis start from $15 available at apatrioticevent.org  

For more than 120 years, the Queensland Eisteddfod has showcased the best of the State’s amateur performance talent in music and drama, and for the first time in nearly 40 years, the event returns to Brisbane in 2015. Running over April 3-5 of the Easter weekend at Brisbane City Hall, the 122nd Heritage Bank Queensland Eisteddfod will attract adult and junior choirs from around the State, including Brisbane, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast, Mackay, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Gympie and Bundaberg. An individual singing competition and a Speech and Drama competition will also be included in the event. Information and tickets are available via qldeisteddfod2015@gmail.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Second BBQ of the year.