Sunday afternoon at Matthew Flinders Performance Centre saw a fabulous show put on by Oriana Choir. Pop Royalty , featuring pop music classics by some of Pop Music’s greatest performers, was a triumph. It was a joyous feast for the ears, the eyes, and the souls of the near capacity audience, who clapped, cheered and sang along with gusto.   The much acclaimed and highly accomplished Oriana Choir – the Sunshine Coast’s very own world-class vocal ensemble – together with the ma

The Oriana Choir takes great pride, and pleasure, in announcing the imminent opening of its latest presentation, Pop Royalty . Premiering at Matthew Flinders Performance Centre, Buderim, on Sunday, March 22nd, and at The J, Noosa, on Saturday, March 28th, this marvellous concert programme showcases some of the greatest songs from the world of popular music over the past seventy years. From Nat King Cole  to Lady Gaga , and including such pop icons as Elvis Presley, Michael Ja

Oriana Choir’s first season for 2026 has commenced in right royal fashion. For nearly a month now, the Choir’s Buderim rehearsal venue has been resonating with the joyous, harmonious sounds of many of the classic songs of pop music across the decades, as Pop Royalty: A Tribute to the Kings and Queens of Popular Music  is prepared for your listening pleasure.   Oriana Choir’s membership encompasses a wide range of ages, from teenagers to retirees; and an equally wide range of

There’s a wonderful song, that first appeared in 1968, called “Mr. Bo Jangles”. Mr. Bo Jangles had been a dancer, who travelled round the South with his dog, and together they entertained folks wherever they went. There’s a very poignant line in the song: “His dog up and died, he up and died. After twenty years, he still grieves.” The Oriana Choir is not a dance troupe. And the choir does not have a dog. But they most certainly entertain folks wherever they go. And it can tru

In three days’ time, Oriana will stage one of the biggest concert performances of its career to date. It’s been a long time coming – twenty years, in fact. But here at Planet Oriana, everyone feels that it’s been well worth the wait. There has been as much of a sense of anticipation ahead of this concert as there has been for just about any other Oriana venture.   When the Choir was established back in 2005, with Daniel Calder as its founder and original conductor/artistic di