More beautiful music is coming Estevan鈥檚 way.
The 麻豆视频east and Northwest Chorus started practising for their 49th annual performances as early as the second Tuesday of September, and by now they are just mastering the final notes. The two concerts are scheduled to take place on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul鈥檚 United Church in Estevan, and on Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church in Crosby, N.D.
鈥淓very Tuesday we鈥檝e been practising in Crosby, and it鈥檚 coming on really good. We are almost ready for our concert. Only two weeks are left, and all our hard paces are getting figured out,鈥� said Wilma Mantei, who is the spokesperson of the 麻豆视频east Chorus Association.
There are 55 members from Canada and the U.S. participating in the choir. Every year the directors 鈥� Shauna Meek of Estevan and Crosby鈥檚 Harlan Johnson 鈥� come up with a new theme and the program for the dedicated participants and loyal admirers, appreciating the choir鈥檚 art.
This year's theme is called A Star is Born.
鈥淲e have lots of beautiful songs like Hallelujah! Christ is Born, How Far is It to Bethlehem, a lot of Bethlehem songs,鈥� said Mantei.
鈥淎nd a beautiful one that鈥檚 called Shepherds鈥� Dance, it鈥檚 a Bach one. It鈥檚 really nice. And it鈥檚 quick and lively, and it鈥檚 beautiful. They all are very beautiful.鈥�
This year the choir also added a humorous twist to the program.
鈥淲e have one thrown there as a comedy song. It鈥檚 called Ugly Christmas Sweater. We didn鈥檛 like it when we first started, but now we like it, it is fun鈥� It adds humour in there,鈥� said Mantei.
There are also some well-known songs like Children Go Where I Send Thee. The program consists of 15 songs, and the choir will end with Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a well-rounded program and people will enjoy it,鈥� said Mantei. 鈥淚t won鈥檛 be a very long one, but it will be a really nice one.鈥�
Estevan鈥檚 Danielle Evenson and Allison Holzer will accompany on the piano. There will be an intermission.
Tickets will be available at the door. They are $6 per person, $15 for a family or $3 for Grade 1-8 students, and pre-school is free.
And the week after the concert most members of the choir will also partake in the Rotary Club of Estevan鈥檚 Carrol Festival that will be happening on Dec. 15 at St. Paul鈥檚.
鈥淢ost of us try to come to that in that choir and sing couple numbers there too,鈥� said Mantei.
