{"id":8404,"date":"2016-12-15T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitloano.it\/?p=8404"},"modified":"2016-12-15T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:01:20","slug":"8404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.visitloano.it\/en\/8404\/news\/8404\/","title":{"rendered":"THE VOCALISTS - CONCERT IN THE VILLAGE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE (12\/15\/2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt's Christmas time.<\/strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong>is the title of the scheduled performance <strong>Saturday, December 17<\/strong>, a <strong>Loano<\/strong> In the show area of the marketplace <strong>Christmas Magic Village.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The afternoon of music, organized by the\u2019<strong>Multipurpose Cultural Center Association of Loano <\/strong>under the auspices of the\u2019<strong>Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano<\/strong>, will feature <strong>The Vocalists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>5 p.m.<\/strong>, the ensemble directed by <strong>Gaudia Geijsen<\/strong> will perform a Christmas repertoire, ranging between traditional and contemporary songs from all over Europe and overseas. On stage solo voices will take turns on multiple vocal planes, all accompanied on piano by the <strong>Maestro Alessandro Delfino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The concert will open with the traditional songs \u201c<strong>Wenceslas my good king<\/strong>\u201d,\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Ding dong merrily ahigh<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Or how, or how Emanuel<\/strong>\u201d and will continue with \u201c<strong>Shepherd leave decoying<\/strong>\u201d e \u201c<strong>Let us wander<\/strong>\u201c by H. Purcell. The choir will then perform \u201c<strong>There is no Rose of such virtue<\/strong>\u201d (traditional), \u201c<strong>Hail Mary<\/strong>\u201d by P. Mascagni, \u201c<strong>The little drummer boy<\/strong>\u201d by K. Davis, \u201c<strong>Mary's Boy Child<\/strong>\u201d by J. F. Hairston, \u201c<strong>God rest you merry, gentlemen<\/strong>\u201d (traditional), \u201c<strong>Winter Wonderland<\/strong>\u201d by F. Bernard, \u201c<strong>It's Christmas Time all over the world<\/strong>\u201d by H. Martin, \u201c<strong>White Christmas<\/strong>\u201d by I. Berlin. The concert will close with a performance of \u201c<strong>Happy Xmas, war is over<\/strong>\u201d by John Lennon &amp; Yoko Ono.<\/p>\n<p>The concert will be presented by <strong>Enrica Scotto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vocalists are a formation composed of 15 singers, united by a passion for cultured music and a love of singing. The group was founded in 2014 in Albenga on the initiative of <strong>Gaudia Geijsen<\/strong>, a Dutch soprano who is also the current director of the group.  The ensemble's repertoire is extensive, ranging from late medieval music to music of the last century to music of today (including popular music, cross-overs and musicals), from monody to polyphony, both with instrumental accompaniment and a cappella.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaudia Geijsen<\/strong> studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and graduated from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She has sung as a soloist in many theaters in various countries around the world and has made a name for herself with her interpretations of Lieder (Sibelius, Brahms, Wolf and Strauss).<\/p>\n<p>Before and after the concert you can visit the marketplace <strong>Christmas Magic Village.<\/strong> Many gift ideas will be available in the wooden playhouses. One can choose from handmade Christmas items, collectible toys, scented candles, souvenir photos and personalized calendars. Ample space is also given to local products, spices, dehydrated fruit, tea, herbal teas, jams, honey.<\/p>\n<p>The market will also be enriched by the many streetfood spots where many delicacies can be tasted.<\/p>\n<p>A visit to Santa Claus to deliver the Christmas wish letter and take a photo will be a must for children.  An elf <strong>make-up artist <\/strong>Will play with the little ones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE (12\/15\/2016) \u201cIt's Christmas time\u201d is the title of the show scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, at Loano in the performance area of the Magical Christmas Village market. 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