GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Carpe Musicam! Orchestra and Choir Christmas concert this year, Ode to Joy, will provide 90 minutes of exuberant, sparkling music – all celebrating the wonder of the Christmas celebration and the joy it brings to young and old.
Violin
Two violin soloists will bring the Three Kings to life in a magical sound picture.
The Nutcracker Suite gets a makeover and you can look forward to an extra sparkly Jingle Bells.
Countdown to Christmas will chronicle the tribulations of a busy mom readying her home for guests – to the tune of March of the Toys.
And there is much, much more.
Not just a concert, more than a grand cabaret, Ode to Joy is family-friendly seasonal entertainment that will leave the cockles of the heart warmed long after the final notes of the concert.
Tickets are selling fast, so book your place at one of the three performances by buying your tickets online (www. carpemusicam.co.za) as soon as possible.
Three concerts
8 December in Sedgefield in the NGK Hall in Hoopoe Street at 15:30.
13 December in George in the Outeniqua High School Hall at 19:00.
15 December in Mossel Bay in the town hall, Marsh Street, at 18:00.
Ticket prices are R150 for adults and R50 for under 18s.
Coffee and snacks will be available for purchase an hour before the shows.
The choir and orchestra in the Mossel Bay town hall in October.
A performance in the NG Church in Sedgefield.
The choir with (front, left) music selector and conductor Norman Carless and Carpe Musicam! manager Elsabe Barkhuizen.
Bassoonist Marni van der Westhuizen.
BELOW: Sir Henry, the mascot, attends all the concerts. Here he is at the Sedgefield concert in September.
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