Open Rehearsal – Thursday 23 February
The Melbourne Rainbow Band is throwing open the door to the rehearsal room and welcoming new members.
To be held the Will Sampson Community Centre in Windsor at 7:30pm on 23 February, this is a fantastic opportunity for interested musicians to come along and meet the band. Bring your instrument and sit in on rehearsal.
So if you play a brass, woodwind or percussion instrument, get that instrument out of the closet, blow off the cobwebs and come along to see for yourself how much fun playing music together can be.
For more details please email info@mrb.org.au
7:30pm – Thursday 18th February 2010
Will Sampson Community Centre
Henry Street, Windsor (Melways Ref 2P G2)
Joy94.9 Picnic – Mt Macedon – Thursday 26th January 2012
The MRB will join family and friends in a day of music, leisurely walks through the amazing gardens at Forest Glade, and picnic baskets the size of steamer trunks.
Enjoy a drive in the country, a picnic in beautiful surroundings, meet and make new friends, and support a good cause. We will be performing, of course. As will the Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus. Motozfrenz will also be displaying some classic cars.
Gates open 10.00am through until close at 5.00pm
Forest Glade, 816 Mt Macedon Rd, Mt Macedon
BRING: Picnic, hat, sunscreen, rug or chair and warm clothes if cold (it will always be several degrees colder on Mt Macedon than theforecasted Melbourne temperature)
BBQs and pets are not permitted and all rubbish must be taken when you leave
$15.00 – proceeds to JOY 94.9 pay on the day
For more information, visit the Joy website
Midsumma Carnival 2012 – Sunday 15th January 2012
Drop by our stall at Midsumma Carnival on Sunday 15th January. We’ll be in stall A1, near the Joy 94.9 outside broadcast
We will also be performing through out the day.
Carols by Queerlight – Saturday 10th December 2011
Each year, the Melbourne Rainbow Band and Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus join forces to bring you Carols By Queerlight.
In 2011, popular Melbourne entertainment personality Luke Gallagher and MQFF General Manager Danae Gibson returned to add a special sparkle as MCs. The concert was also broadcast live on JOY 94.9. This was the 11th year that MRB and MGLC have presented Carols by Queerlight in partnership with the Prahran Market Management.
This year’s Carols By Queerlight would not have been possible without the support of:
Commercial Road Accounting
DnM Nightclub
Making Musical – Gasworks Theatre 29th & 30th October 2011
The Melbourne Rainbow Band and, in his first performance as Musical Director, David Wisken paid homage to the many talented writers of the broadway era.
With an amazing vocal performance by the very talented Rosa McCarty, the Melbourne Rainbow Band performed a range of samples from Broadway. As host, the hilarious Anna Burgess shared musical trivia (and her own vocal rendition of the opening to the Lion King) which enjoyed by musical theatre aficionado’s as well as those who don’t know their Mel Brooks from their Andrew Lloyd Webbers!
MRB Bush Dance – Saturday 10th September 2011
Members of the MRB and their family and friends kicked up their heels recently at the Melbourne Rainbow Band Bush Dance.
Bringing a little bit of country to the big smoke, professional dance caller, Ian Bunston was our guide for a number of sets of very energetic Australian colonial and traditional dances (and the Chicken Dance, for some reason).
Our new CD: 15 & Fabulous!
It’s here! The Melbourne Rainbow Band’s new CD has arrived, and it’s even more fabulous than we could have hoped. Celebrating some of our favourite music from the last five years, it pretty much includes every style of music we play – movies, musicals, classical, jazz and even a couple of rock tunes with guest vocalist Julie Leder.
CD’s will be available at all our events for $15 each. An additional $2.5 will cover postage costs anywhere in Australia. Email treasurer@mrb.org with your name and postal address, and we will send you our bank details.
TRACKLIST:
- The Dam Busters March
- The Man from Snowy River (Listen to an excerpt)
- Hold On, I’m Coming (Vocals: Julie Leder)
- Selections from ‘Hairspray’
- Pacem – A Hymn for Peace (Listen to an excerpt)
- Virginia
- The Doors in Concert
- Big Spender (Vocals: Julie Leder)
- The Genius of Ray Charles
- Tribute to Count Basie (Listen to an excerpt)
- Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons
This is our first CD since our 1997 offering Live in San Francisco, and our first ever studio-recorded CD. It was an amazing experience for all the performers involved, and a great team effort. The CD was recorded in November 2010 by Recording Engineer Rod Reynolds of Rochester Engineering.
Check out pics from the recording process below:
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