Local music lovers are being invited to raise their voices for a good cause, with the Caboolture Community Choir launching a special 10-week singing project designed to support mental health and bring residents together through song.
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The project kicks off with a workshop on Sunday, July 12, before running through to a free community concert on September 26. The concert lands just ahead of Mental Health Week in October, and is designed to celebrate themes of hope, resilience and community connection.
An Experienced Hand at the Helm
Leading the project is Chris Brindley, one of Australia’s most experienced community choir leaders. Mr Brindley brings decades of experience to the role, having worked as a conductor, composer, pianist and tubist with choirs, brass bands and music camps across Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. He also spent more than a decade, from 2006 to 2019, as Choir Director for the Brisbane City Temple Songsters of the Salvation Army.
For the Caboolture Community Choir, bringing in an outside voice of that calibre is something of a coup. Musical Director June Willoughby said the opportunity was a significant one for choir members and the wider community alike. She said it would give choir members a chance to learn from a highly skilled and experienced coach, and that she was looking forward to stepping back from the podium herself for a few months to watch and learn from his approach to teaching and conducting.
Open to the Whole Community
A limited number of non-choir members will also be able to join both the July workshop and the full project, giving residents who can’t commit to regular choir membership a chance to sing alongside existing members under Mr Brindley’s guidance.
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Mr Brindley has already put together a repertoire of eight to 10 songs for the project, chosen to strike a balance between familiarity and enjoyment while still reflecting the values the choir holds dear. Several of the pieces have been selected with an eye on the future too, with organisers flagging they would be well suited to performances at aged care homes and other community events down the track.
The September concert is expected to build on the success of the choir’s recent 30th anniversary celebrations, which attracted strong community support.
Residents keen to register their interest in either the July workshop or the full 10-week project can do so through the Caboolture Community Choir website, or by calling 0490 887 404.
Featured image credit: Facebook/Caboolture Community Choir
Published 17-June-2026
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