Look Out For the Big 3
The Love Movement
A Legacy of Love
9 – 11th November, 2007
Musical Director: Bernadette Laughlin Scott
Drama Director: Helmer Hilwig
Set Design: Randy Halfhide
The wide and varied programme includes excerpts
from The Lion King and the Hunchback of Notre Dame Mamma Mia,
Cinemagic, Porgy and Bess and popular Christmas Songs and Carols
Friday 9th November 8.00 pm
Saturday 10th November 8.00 pm
Sunday 11th November 6.00 pm
Tickets $150 & $125 - Reserved Seating
Tickets available: at the Queen’s Hall Box Office 12 noon to 6 p.m.
The Marionettes Chorale
The Youth Chorale
The Marionettes Chorale
Joy to the World
6 – 9th December, 2007
Music Director: Gretta Taylor
Mark your calendars, because from the 6th to 9th of December, the
Marionettes Chorale and Youth Chorale present JOY TO THE WORLD, to
put you in the mood for this season of celebration! Conducted by
Gretta Taylor, the concert will feature some of the country's
leading soloists from both the senior and junior choirs, as well as
songs of hope and inspiration from around the world.
Performances are Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th December at 8.15pm,
and Sunday 9th December at 5.00pm.
Tickets for the Opening Night Gala in aid of the Cancer Society are
$200 reserved, and include refreshments at the interval.
Tickets for the remainder of the run are $150 reserved and $125 open
plan, and will be available from members of the choir in
mid-November, and at the Queen's Hall Box Office from 26th November.
Patrons of Queen’s Hall get a $10
discount for performances from 7th to 9th December on tickets
purchased at the Queen’s Hall Box Office.
The Lydian Singers
A Creole Christmas
13 – 16th December, 2007
The Lydian Singers present all things creole for their 2007
Christmas presentation A Creole Christmas which runs from 13th -16th
December. Directed and conducted by Dr. Pat Bishop, the unique
presentation includes parang, crèche, local compositions and the
traditional music of the season. Lyndy Ann Bodden, piano, Myrtle
Cumberbatch keyboard, Lydian Steel and an array of drummers and
percussionists accompany the prestigious choir.
Thursday 13th December – 8.15 pm
Friday 14th December – 8.15
Saturday 15th December – 8.15
Sunday 16th December – 6.30 pm
Admission $100 – open seating
Tickets at Queen’s Hall Box Office, Signature 2000, and La Tropical
Flower Shop.
Il Modo D’amore
A short review
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Il Modo d’Amore, the Way of Love,
was essentially the concept of the music
director June Nathaniel. Unable to present 3TENORS the
original concept for the concert, she put together an
evening of opera and German and French song with Ronald
Samm, tenor, Fritz Nothnagel-Gurley soprano, and Enrique
Ali, piano accompanist. As Ms. Nathaniel developed the
programme she introduced the Key choir for the Carmen
segment, the opening Brindisi or Drinking Song
from La Traviata and The Nun’s Chorus to
great effect. To use the Queen’s Hall stage to its
fullest Kathryn Chan was contracted as set designer,
Knolly Whiskey as lighting designer and Helmer Hilwig as
stage director. The result was a clean, minimalist,
abstract setting that related to the various selections
being presented but did not distract. Excerpts from the
operas La Traviata, Otello, Carmen, The Nun’s Chorus
from the operetta, Cassanova, Faure and Duparc, Brahms,
Neapolitan love songs were heard. It was an night of
melodic extravagance with Maurice Brash keeping the
audience informed and linking each scene with his
masterful word pictures.
Ronald Samm is not well
known in Trinidad although of the many Trinidadian
artists working in London and Europe he is perhaps the
most well exposed. So his strong operatic tenor voice
and assured presentation was a wonderful surprise.
Nothnagel-Gurley also surprised. Well known and liked on
the Trinidad stage for her light operatic renditions,
Fritz was in fine form, her voice clean, well modulated
and confident. |
 
June Nathaniel, Ronald Samm, Helmer
Hilwig and Fritz Nothnagel-Gurley
Kathryn Chan, Fritz Nothnagel- Gurley,
June Nathaniel and Margaret Walcott
Photos courtesy Todd Hill |
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Her Ave Maria from
Verdi’s Otello, Laura’s Song and Brahms were
particularly pleasing. The final scene from Carmen
“C’est Toi – C’est Moi” which brought herself,
Ronald and the chorus on stage was dramatic, tense,
poignant, it had us all holding our breaths and sitting
at the edge of our seats; a fitting finale to a great
evening’s entertainment. Ronald Samm, huge, confident, a
tenor in the Italian style commanded the Hall with his
large voice.
Moving easily through the
programme he charmed the audience with his romantic
Neapolitan songs, his French Melodie and of course his
role as Don Jose in the final confrontation with Carmen.
Enrique Ali, no stranger to Queen’s Hall, was the
quintessential accompanist, skillfully supportive yet
never overpowering. He said after the concert that he
found the Hall’s precious Steinway, refurbished by the
Patrons two years ago was now warm, resonant and
responsive to his touch.
Congratulations to all
concerned the singers, designers and organizers. It was
a thoroughly enjoyable evening, just the right length to
leave one wanting more I’d like to add. Forty-five
minutes each side of a fifteen minute intermission.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
N O V E M B E R
3
The Mighty Duke in Concert
9,10,11
The Love Movement
A Legacy of Love
15
An Evening of Elegance
Corpus Christi College
17
Jazz and Soul
Produced by TSTT
24 & 25
“Believe”
St. Augustine Chamber Orchestra
Music Director Kenneth Listhrop
Presents
T&T Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the Euangelion Singers and the
Mucurapo RC Choir
24th 7.30 pm 25th 5.00 pm
27
Nite Life”
Midnight in St. James
Caribbean Jazz Ensemble
CD Launch
8.00 pm
Admission $150
D E C E M B E R
6-9
Joy to the World
Marionettes Chorale
Music Director Gretta Taylor
Tickets for the Opening Night Gala 6th in aid of the Cancer Society
$200 reserved, and include refreshments at the interval.
Tickets for 7th, 8th, 9th are $150 reserved and $125 open plan
seating.
13 - 16
A Creole Christmas
Lydians Singers
Music Director Pat Bishop
Thurs 13th Dec – Sat 15th - 8.15 pm Sun 16th Dec – 6.30 pm
Adm. $100 – open plan seating
Tickets available at Queen’s Hall Box Office, Signature 2000, and La
Tropical Flower Shop
DISCOUNTS
Joy to the World - Marionettes Chorale
Patrons get a $10 discount on their ticket allotment (2 per member)
Owls come out at night
The audience at Il Modo D’ Amore were not only
given a complimentary programme booklet but were able to purchase an
Owl for a mere $20 to assist them in reading the programme.
The Owl is an amazing credit card size light and magnifier, which
fits in your wallet and allows you to magnify books, menus, labels
and light up keyholes and other objects in the dark.
Call us at 623 7627 to buy one.
What our Readers say:
“The show was great! Well done in putting it
together! I am proud to be a Patron! Great idea with the sales of
the Owls”
Don Savant
“Ronald Samm is the best kept secret
in the Trinidad and Tobago music world, he is tremendous! ”
Joanne Mendes
“I thought the set was very
imaginative and it worked. Well done Kathryn Chan!”
Noble Douglas
Those Christmas Presents
Get into the Christmas spirit. Give your loved one
some music at Christmas. Here are some lovely and inexpensive items:
CD
The Marionettes brand new Christmas CD,
Sing Noel
DVD
Salt of the Earth directed by Sophie Meyer Produced by Dominique
LeGendre & Sophie Meyer. It explores this ancient music tradition
and the ones who have made it survive.
Welcome New Members
Mr.& Mrs. Horace Hammer
Mrs. Penelope Lockhart
Mr. Horace Scobie
Dr. Carol Boyd-Scobie
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