YOUR GIFT WILL IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY
Support the Heart of Brisbane: Help Bring ‘Community Choir: The Musical‘ to Life!
Can you help us raise $25,000? (our original target was $20K - we’re aiming for the stars!)
Our local community choir has operated for over 10 years now, and started its humble beginnings on a local’s veranda. It has served thousands of people through weekly rehearsals at multiple locations around Brisbane, aimed at boosting mental health and wellbeing and providing opportunities for community members to connect and foster joy.
We want to tell these stories, so we’ve written a musical in honour! This is a bold, joyous and deeply human production created by the community, for the community. But this is not just any musical, this is an invitation for everyday people to be seen, heard and celebrated. For non-professional performers to step into the spotlight. For first timers to discover their voice and experience the magic of performance in a nurturing, inclusive space. We're bringing this brand new work via two casts of over 160 people, to the iconic Thomas Dixon Centre (home of the Queensland Ballet in West End, Brisbane) over four shows during the first week of September. Your support will directly impact our community's lives and help us create something unforgettable. We’re building more than a performance, we’re building confidence, lifelong memories and a sense of belonging.
Your donation - big or small - can be the reason someone gets their first standing ovation. It can light a stage, lift a voice, change a life. Donate today and be part of something truly special.
Thank you for believing in the power of community and the arts.
Every dollar we receive helps:
Sponsor passionate performers who would otherwise be unable to afford participation
Cover costs for technical staff, including sound and lighting operators
Fund essential technical equipment, such as lead character headsets, choir microphones, and sound systems for the band
Fairly pay our phenomenal creative team - musicians, tutors, directors, producers, designers - many of whom are currently donating their time and talent
Cover essential venue costs for both rehearsals and performances (for two casts)
Design and build costumes and props that bring the story to life
Offer paid mentoring and work experience opportunities to three emerging creatives pursuing careers in community arts
And so much more. You’re not just funding a show - you’re investing in community, creativity and connection.
As a donor, you will be listed on our website as helping fund our debut musical and we will be keeping you updated throughout our journey, so you can see where your donations have contributed to our show's success.
We are a registered charity with DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status - so all donations are tax deductible.
With gratitude,
Cheep Trill Ltd
Special thanks to:
Do-op Shop, Chris & Anna Dean , Livia Porto, Ashlee Briggs, Carys Moroney, Elizabeth Chenoweth, Geoff Wilson, Christine Clarke, Pauline Roche, Mary Pitman, Jude Reddrop, Spencer Behan, Matthew Killen, Janet McDonald, Joanne Purcell, Amy Minett, David Truong, Valerie Raisin, Lyn Fairlie, Patricia Hyne, Alma and Nick Cao, Gillian Walters, Maxine Gray, Nicola Gardner, Deanne Hudson, Nicole Vincent, Pamela Skirving, Natalie Molyneux, Lara Canfield, Alan Chenoweth, Lucy Banks, Susan Hull, Nicholas & Alex Daunt, Janene Stack, Jaspa Woolford-Clark, Sarah Richard-Preston, Lesley Oakes, Shari Blanch, Paul Williams, all of our choir members and lead character roles who are helping fund the production and everyone who has purchased raffle ticket/s!!!
Photos by Kate Davies of KD Photography
Some brief testimonials from our current choir members to stir how important putting on this musical is for our community…
At school, I was lucky to be part of a fantastic music department, always involved in musical theatre productions. I loved it—every moment spent singing and performing. But after graduating, life happened. Work, family, everything else took over, and before I knew it, more than 40 years had passed without any opportunities to perform. Cheep Trill offer me this space to create again, to be part of musical theatre. I am so grateful!
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Joining this choir has actually helped me find my way back to myself—to the creative me I had sort of lost touch with over the years. It’s like coming home to that part of me that just needed to be awakened again. And what I love most is that Cheep Trill is so welcoming to everyone, regardless of where we come from or who we are. It’s a beautiful mixture of talent, courage and creativity.
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I’ve always had this urge to sing, to let my voice be heard, but I didn’t want to do it alone. I wanted to be part of something bigger—something where I could sing with others, alongside people who felt the same way, people who understood the joy of creating music together.
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Cheep Trill has literally been a lifesaver for me. There have been times in my life when I didn’t think I’d make it through, but the choir has always been there, offering comfort, connection, and light.
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I was in a difficult situation—feeling isolated, unhappy, and just stuck. Singing has always been a source of comfort for me, and I was looking for a way to reconnect with that joy, that spark, and to find a sense of community, which I have found with Cheep Trill. Being part of a choir also connects me to my Welsh heritage, and honestly, it feels like coming home to something that has always been a part of me.
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I had lost myself somewhere along the way. I found myself unable to answer a simple question from a friend: “What do you like to do in your spare time?” The silence that followed was deafening. I didn’t know who I was anymore. Somewhere between the roles I played and the life I’d built, I had disappeared.
A couple of days later, I was talking to the same friend again, and in a moment of vulnerability, I blurted out, "I like to sing." As soon as the words left my mouth, I felt something stir inside me. It was as if I had uncovered a part of myself I had buried long ago. The next day, I found myself on Google searching for a community choir.
Starting that choir was an act of courage. I had no idea what to expect, and honestly, I was terrified. But something inside me told me I needed to take this step, to rediscover who I was beyond the roles I’d played. And with each rehearsal, with each note sung, I found more courage—not just to sing, but to face harder things in my life. I began to reclaim pieces of myself that I had forgotten existed.
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