Save The Date - European Christmas Concert

Saturday November 29th @2pm (Singleton) and Sunday 30th November (Newcastle).

Join a quartet of professional singers with violin, organ and cello for a beautiful celebration of Christmas music. Some classic songs that you will know and some new ones that will inspire and soothe you. 

Choir V will present unaccompanied choral music from Italy, Germany, Spain and Romania. Soloists sing carols from England, Poland, France and Germany. The singers join up in pairs to present French Carols as duets.

Instrumentalists from Scots Kirk Baroque Band and singers join together for Drake's In the bleak midwinter, Mozart's Ave Verum and Frank's Panis Angelicus.

Join us for a trip around the world without the cost of the flight! Much more relaxing as well!

Performers:

Samantha Cobcroft (soprano, artistic director)

Anthea Harrington (soprano, alto)

James Bonnefin (tenor)

Geoff Hicks (bass)

Vincent Parmeter (piano, organ)

Syvlia Colegrove (violin)

Paula Scott (cello)

Meet our Performers

Zoe Arthur is a drama and music teacher with a stunning soprano voice. She sings all styles of music and is also a talented music administrator and director.

Samantha Cobcroft is a Newcastle based soprano, choir director and concert producer. She appeared as Dido in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas and as the star soprano in Coffs Harbour's Opera by the Ocean.

Anthea Harrington is a Newcastle trained soprano who has recently returned from 12 years in London. She teaches singing in various Newcastle schools as well as appearing in operas, musicals and concerts.

Geoff Hicks is a NEwcastle treasure. He has many years of experience singing choral music with choirs such as The University of Newcastle Chamber Choir. He has also starred in many Opera Hunter productions. he is known for his luscious bass voice and comic talents.

Vincent Parmeter is a concert pianist and accompanist based in the Maitland area. He most recently performed as the star accompanist at Coffs Harbour's Opera by the Ocean and as the soloist in Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with Orchestra Nova.

And Acappella Nova, our wonderful community choir who will be providing essential body to our opera choruses.

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