Sing for Water Riverfestival presents Sing for Water in association with Reiser Productions Pty Ltd
A spectacular closing concert that celebrates the power of the human voice, Sing for Water returns in 2006 featuring our mass choir drawn from across South East Queensland, alongside special guest artist Telek from Papua New Guinea and some of our best talent. Leading the line up is David Campbell, one of Australia’s hottest entertainers who has performed many music theatre roles including the lead of Johnny O’Keefe in Shout. ARIA award winner and legendary jazz artist Paul Grabowsky will be accompanied by jazz chanteuse Megan Washington. With his eight octave voice, Adam Lopez will deliver a unique fusion of pop and opera. Telek’s haunting voice and lyrics will capture the spirit of the proud cultural heritage of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea . Sing for Water was initiated by Helen Chadwick in 2002 and produced by Catherine Reiser for the Mayor’s Thames Festival in London.
Program Featuring David Campbell, Paul Grabowsky Quartet featuring Megan Washington, Adam Lopez and George Telek, Musical Director Sean O’Boyle, Choir Conductor Harley Mead, Band Blackwood, Hosted by National Nine News presenter Bruce Paige
WaterAid Australia Sing for Water will raise money for a project located in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea and run by WaterAid Australia, an international non-government agency dedicated to providing safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people. With a target of raising $81,747, WaterAid will be able to complete the second stage of a project for 10 community schools and 3,700 students.
Sing for Water, Australia premiered in Brisbane as part of Riverfestival on Sunday 11th Sept in the City Botanical Gardens with an estimated audience of 6,000 people. Sing for Water, Brisbane was a free concert featuring guest performers Kate Ceberano, The Briscoe Sisters and Troy 'N' Trevelyn & The Tribe with a mass choir of 450 singers drawn from across south-east Queensland. The event was introduced by The Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman and the MC for the evening was Bruce Paige, the National Nine News presenter. The Music maestro Sean O'Boyle and his assistant conductor Harley Mead were in charge of the baton for the evening. The concert was a huge success in its own right but it also heightened awareness of global and water issues and raised money for WaterAid. These funds will go towards clean water and sanitation projects in Papau New Guinea.
You can read more about Sing For Water Brisbane at the Brisbane River Festival website.
