About the Redcliffe City Choir

With support from the former Redcliffe City Council, the Redcliffe City Choir was formed in 1985 by a group of residents keen to encourage and develop fine choral music for the joy of singing and for the entertainment of our community. The choir has consistently strived for a very high standard and has gained a reputation for excellence in its choral performances.

Our repertoire ranges across a wide variety of musical styles, from popular light music to opera/operetta selections and major sacred choral works. We present several concerts each year, as well as performing at a variety of community functions and Christmas festivities.

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Musical Director & Conductor

David O’Keeffe is the Redcliffe City Choir’s Musical Director and Conductor.

David is a singer, actor, voice teacher, music educator and conductor, with a long association with choirs and choral singing. He was a treble chorister at St Stephen‘s Cathedral, Brisbane, and is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Voice/Opera/Vocal Pedagogy), the University of Queensland (Music Education) and the Banff Center for Fine Arts , Canada (Music Theatre).

As a soloist and chorister, David has performed professionally in opera and music theatre in Australia, Canada, UK, USA, and Singapore. He was Artist in Residence in Maids of the Mill for the Tasmanian Theatre Trust in 1984 and The Threepenny Opera for the University of Tasmania in 1994, and has premiered works for Australian composers Vincent Plush and Barry Conyngham. In 1986 he performed Conyngham’s Bony Anderson with Terra Australis Incognita and Geoffrey Simon at Symphony Space in New York City.

David has directed the Queensland Irish Choir and its parent choirs since 2010. He tutors and conducts three groups for the Australian Girls’ Choir, directs two primary school choirs, and is active in community theatre as a performer, musical director, and vocal coach. His singing students range in age from 8 to 80 years.

He is a member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS), the Queensland Music Teachers Association (QMTA) and the Kodály Music Educators Institute of Australia (KMEIA).

Accompanist

George Valenti is an accomplished all-round musician, conductor, accompanist and arranger.

George started his musical career on the piano when he was five years old and has become an accomplished musician on the piano, double bass, accordion, ukelele and ocarina.

George has conducted several community orchestra groups since 1998, currently working as accompanist for the Southern Cross Voices (a community choir in Logan City), as well as the Redcliffe City Choir.

As a career musician, George is a well-known identity in the Brisbane classical/jazz/folk music scene; organising and performing in various ensembles, and supporting choirs and musical productions.

George’s passion for music is evident in his performances as well as his tutoring of young pianists. His philosophy that anyone can learn to play a musical instrument by following their innate abilities and musical tastes has instilled in his students a lifelong love of music.

Committee

The Redcliffe City Choir’s 2023 Committee:

PRESIDENT Wendy Rush
VICE PRESIDENT Noelene Trinne
SECRETARY Sandra Yould
TREASURER Roger Scott
Lorna Beattie
Lesley Brown (Librarian)
Jill Day
Teena Rix

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