Choirs blossomed, such as the The Brisbane Musical Union (now The Queensland Choir) which formed in 1872 with 112 members. Singing was valued, and local journals critiqued technique.

Wilberg has been the choir’s music director since 2008, and was the associate director for the previous nine years, which puts his own involvement with “Music & the Spoken Word” at over 1,600 episodes ...

I was a female chorister in a variety of churches from 1978 to 1987 and always sang in mixed choirs including taking part in musical events held at cathedrals. This really is not a new concept. Jane ...

End your Fourth of July weekend with this fun and festive event. On July 6 at 4 p.m., the Community United Methodist Church (CUMC) will host an old-fashioned community hymn sing in its sanctuary in ...

Hymn singing at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building in 1882. ... books from the early 1800s provide a glimpse at the hymns church choirs and congregations once sang.

I’ve thought about this over the last few weeks as our little ward choir has been preparing for Sunday’s special Christmas sacrament meeting, where we will sing two of the 13 new hymns that ...

Community Hymn Sing and Ice Cream Social. 4 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St. Hymn singing will be led jointly by the Community United Methodist Church Choir and the St.

It was 2009. John Farnham walked on stage at the disaster relief concert for the most devastating bushfires in Australian history. He belted out You' ...