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Frequently
Asked Questions
What is the best way to
get to St Andrew's Uniting Church? Public transport is
recommended, because of the difficulty of parking in the city on a
Saturday. As Central Station is just across the road, we suggest you
park at a suburban station and catch a train. The performance should
be all over by 8.30pm, so a train home should be easy to find.
Alternatively, buses might suit you better. A walk of only a couple of
blocks will get you onto virtually all Brisbane City Council bus
routes.
If you are not familiar with bus or train travel to the city, a great
place to plan your trip is the
TransLink website. You
merely type in where you live and where you wish to travel to (enter
301 Ann Street, City) and the system will offer all public transport
options available to you, including costs. It even estimates how far
you will have to walk.
If I have to drive, where can I park? Street parking is difficult to find close to St Andrew's Uniting Church on a Saturday. Both Ann and Turbot Streets become clearways from 4.00 to 7.00pm, Saturdays included. Therefore parking in an off-street car park is recommended, although not all commercial car parks are open at weekends. Cost is from $9 upwards at weekends. If you are attending with friends, you might like to consider car pooling.
What should I bring? Music (unless you have elected to collect it on the day), water bottle, pencil, eraser, an easily identifiable flat cushion (optional) if the thought of sitting on a church pew for several hours does not appeal, a sense of humour and a modicum of patience just in case we have the odd glitch.
What should I NOT bring? Valuables, handbags, purses which you cannot carry on your person at all times. It is an unfortunate fact of life that an event such as this attracts people who make a living by coming in uninvited and relieving people of their valuables whenever they are left unattended. The venue cannot be made secure while we are all there, for reasons of fire safety. Neither St Andrew's Uniting Church nor Brisbane Concert Choir can take any responsibility for loss of personal effects.
What should I wear? There are no rules, so there is no need to dress up unless you wish to. Some Brisbane Concert Choir members for instance will be wearing their casual touring uniform so that they are readily identifiable. We would suggest that people wear smart casual. Comfortable footwear is definitely recommended. There will be time to change into performance attire during dinner for those who wish to do so. Choristers may wish to wear their choir's performance uniform for the evening, but there will be plenty of people who perform in what they rehearsed in. Audience members are paying only $10 for a scratch performance, so they won't expect everyone to be dressed as for a normal concert.
What should I NOT wear? Strong perfume (it adversely affects quite a few people) or jangling jewellery (we will provide the percussion section in the orchestra).
How do I print the Registration Form
(pdf)? This Registration Form should open in Acrobat Reader, from
where you can make one or more high quality prints. If you don't
normally use PDF files, you will first need to download the free Acrobat
Reader program from the Adobe web site. You can do so now by clicking
here. It
only takes a few minutes, and will be useful on many other web sites, as
the PDF format is very widely used.
PDF files give high quality, easy-to-read
prints, and are the preferred option, but occasionally PDF files
refuse to print properly. If this happens to you then use the
JPG Version, which gives a
slightly fuzzier print, but generally works OK.
Will the lighting be better than it was
in 2004? Yes! We heard your feedback and provided improved overhead lighting in
2005/6. However, because of the dark interior
surfaces in the church, the light level is still not as
bright as it is under a reading lamp at home. So, if you wear
spectacles, it would be wise to make sure that your prescription is up
to date before August. Reading music is a more challenging task than
reading a book.
Will the printed copies be better than
in 2007? Unfortunately
the Beethoven printing was not done properly, but we didn't
realise until it was too late. The good news is that the Brahms copies
for this year are pristine laser printed copies.
Can I sing from a copy of the music
which I already own? If you already have a copy of the music, you
may choose to sing from that copy if you really, really want to. Unfortunately, there is no reduction in price,
as we need to be able to provide a copy for you on the day if your
edition does not work out. (It makes life difficult for everyone, and
especially the conductor, when trying to work from multiple editions,
which is why we go to the trouble of providing one specially. Bar
numbers and page numbers frequently do not coincide, even if the notes
are identical. A typical problem is that some editions divide or
combine the movements differently and restart the bar numbering in
different places). The edition which we are using is from the Choral
Public Domain Library. You might like to verify that your edition matches the one
we will be using in order to avoid frustration.
For further information on the day, just ask anyone with a Brisbane Concert Choir name tag and they will be glad to assist.
For further information now, please contact us by email or telephone (07) 3369 4866.
SEE YOU THERE ON SATURDAY, 16th AUGUST 2008 !!!
(Dates, times and programmes subject to change)