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Future Engagements
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2008
July. Brian will participate in State Opera of South Australia's production of Tourandot as the emporer.
2008
Brian and Kaylene Graham will complete their duets recording which they have been working on for 18 months as time permits.
2008
Brian is currently preparing for the 2008 Credit Union Christmas Pageant. More details coming soon. This year's parade will take place on the 8th November.
2008
January 24th. First day of the Test match between Australia and India in Adelaide. Brian will sing the Australian National Anthem.
2007
December
December 3rd. Brian will once again direct the Micham Carols by the Creek. He will be joined by Kelly Nestor and Mark Bickley from Channel nine as hosts with Etype Jazz and Science Geek and the Rock Chick for another great night of carols. expected crowd of 5000.
November
18th November. Tanunda Liedertafel. Brian will host and perform at this highly gemuetlich evening in the showhall at Tanunda. Expected crowd of 1100. He will be joined by Anne ApThomas and Jennifer Kneale with the Tanunda Liedertafel.
November
The 75th Credit Union Christmas Pageant will be directed by Brian Gilbertson. The 10th of November will live in the memory of the 350,000 plus people who will line the streets of Adelaide to view the parade and the 160,00 who will watch it live on Television locally. Later in the year it will be broadcast on screen to over 150 countries through the Thai Global Netwoork. This year celebrates 75 years since the first parade in 1933. The parade has grown from a handful of floats, walking sets and bands to a 3.3 km parade with 57 floats, 15 bands and 7 walking sets. Over 1800 characters will be in the parade and over 3000 participate in one way or another to produce this iconic event. This year the parade will be lead by 75 dancers in Top Hat and Tails to repersent the past. They will dance to the music of the Band of the South Australia Police and 75 voices from Young Adelaide Voice who are renowned for their many successful concerts in Australia and overseas. A new TV screen float will film the audience live on a 4 x 3 meter screen so that through the use of technology the audience will participate in the parade. The Pageant Queen float will ride close to Nipper and Nimble this year and all will be white. The only colour here will be the flowers that adorn these three magnificent floats. A huge Christmas cupcake designed through a schools competition and produced by the pageant team will take part and Father Christmas will be delivered to David Jones on a brand new float with reindeer ready to ride. Audiences will also be treated to a flyover by International Airobatics champion Chris Sperou in his red byplane.
November
Sing for the international launch of the new $1.25 million Rolls Royce coupe. One hundred of these vehicles were manufactured and all are sold. Brian will sing from the rear seat of an original Silver Ghost. He will be accompanied by Bruce Hancock on piano performing songs that reflect the original road tests for the Silver Ghost in the early 1900's. These will include "The Last Rose of Summer," and "Amazing Grace" accompanied by 3 Pipers. The new Rolls will be revealed during Brian's performance of "tonight" from West Side Story for which Bruce Hancock has prepared a new arrangement. At the end of the launch, Brian will then stand in the rear of the Silver Ghost in Top Hat and tails to sing "Goodbye" from the White Horses Inn.