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| The Sweethearts of Song at the Re-opening of the Blackbutt Memorial Hall 2017 |
Though the Choir’s presentations
are many and varied, often as diverse as the venues at which they are staged, there
are some occasions when their singing is not of their own instigation and one
of those was on Saturday October 7th when a small representation
from the Esk Community Choir in the form of The
Sweethearts of Song gave a performance to thrill an audience at The
Blackbutt Singers’ celebratory concert for the re-opening of the Blackbutt
Memorial Hall.
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| Samantha Kassulke |
Before an audience of dignitaries
including (for a short time) Queensland MP Deb Frecklington, South Burnett’s very
proud Mayor, Keith Campbell and, with an abundance of joie de vivre, emceed by
Councillor Gavin Jones, performers delivered a wonderful mosaic of music and
artform…a little something for everyone.
With relevance to the occasion, beautiful Choral pieces by the Blackbutt
Singers including a Dream Sequence in solo and duet by two of their talented
own; entertaining excerpts from a One Act Play delivered by Jocelynn Richardson
and Peter Ainslie; Samantha
Kassulke, a young flautist who left the audience in
little doubt of her obvious musical future and an outstanding performance by Operatic
Soprano, Calista Walters…and somewhere in between, with
their
own fabulous fan base from Esk beaming from amid the audience and the ever
capable Tom at the controls, Kathleen Watts, Maree Lansdown, Carolyn King and
Susie Walker lit up the stage with their sparkling costumes, upbeat movements
and harmonies, the
Sweethearts of Song
winning over more followers and leaving an audience hoping for more.
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| Sweethearts - Kathleen, Carolyn, Susan and Maree |
With many marvellous raffle
prizes won, an afternoon tea to completely satisfy and a host of gracious hosts
in the form of the delightful group called the Blackbutt Singers led by Judy
Lawrence, it was an honour for this little piece of the Esk Community Choir to
have been invited to be a part of this celebrated occasion and a privilege for
‘The Sweethearts’ to have created a line on the first page of the new chapter
in the life of this historical piece of Blackbutt’s story.
By: Sue Walker
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| Blackbutt Singers under the baton of Judy Lawrence |
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| Queensland
MP Deb Frecklington |
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| Soprano, Calista Walters |
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| Peter Ainslie and Jocelynn Richardson |
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| Linda Hall |
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Sue Walker - topping up the lippy in her comic adaptation of
'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" |
For more photos and a new report from the South Burnett follow the link below.
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