‘Last Night at the Proms’ with Carpe Musicam!
The largest permanent performing musical group in the Garden Route, Carpe Musicam!, greets November in full swing with their concert The Last Night of the Proms.
The orchestra and choir will perform this production at 19:30 on Friday 2 November at the Outeniqua Transport Museum and at 19:00 in Sedgefield on Saturday 3 November at the Dutch Reformed Church in Hoopoe Street.
Tickets cost R100 per adult, with free entrance to scholars. The Last Night of the Proms will feature the group's most popular hits from 2018, as well as traditional favourites such as Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem and Auld Lang Syne. Guests will be encouraged to sing along lustily!
The programme will include a Sinatra Overture, Yakety Saxophlügelphone, the Celtic Canon based on Pachelbel's famous opus and the ever-popular Blue Moon.
Vocal soloist Marlene Tagliavini will give her version of Gabriella's Song and tenor Hannes Wannenburg will reprise his extremely well-received The Holy City.
On the choral side of things, Band of Brothers will make a return appearance, as will the incredibly beautiful and stirring MASSive, a rock mass by Paul Barker. Volksvervoer, a miscellany of Afrikaans songs dealing with modes of transport, will add a South African touch.
The Fantasia on British Sea Songs, a medley arranged by Sir Henry Wood in
1905 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805), will form part of the programme.
The choir is added to the mix and the audience will be encouraged to whistle, stomp their feet or otherwise make their presence felt during the performance of this marvellous piece.
"In the style of the original last night promenade concert, this will not be a formal sit-down-and-behave-yourself event," said orchestra leader Norman Carless.
The Eden Lions will have boerie rolls for sale and cash bar facilities. Picnic platters for two at R80 per platter can be ordered before Tuesday 30 October by sending an SMS to 082 229 6779. Chairs will be provided, but it's a good idea to bring your own folding chairs and tables for comfort.