In honor of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, Crescendo International Choir will be performing a variety of English and Spanish songs at a concert Saturday night, November 17th at 8pm at Guardamar’s Casa de Cultural.
A local choir called Aromas de Guardamar will also be singing and has kindly invited Crescendo Choir to sing at this special event. At the conclusion of the concert, both choirs will be singing the popular Spanish song Amapola together.
Admission is free by invitation, which can be collected from the venue, located at Calle Colon, 60, Guardamar, between 17:00-20:30 Friday, November 16 and from 17:30 on the day of the performance.
Crescendo International Choir also performed at the Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on Saturday, November 10th. The event was sponsored by the Torrevieja Branch of the Royal British Legion and was held at La Siesta Church in Torrevieja.
The service was led by Father Richard Seabrook and included a variety of prayers for peace and actions of remembrance as well as many songs familiar to English people, such as God Save the Queen, Eternal Father and I Vow to Thee my Country.
Crescendo Choir sang the famous Italian song Va Pensiero, the famous lament for a lost homeland written by Giuseppe Verdi. The National Anthem of Spain was also performed by the Royal British Legion Band. One highlight of the commemoration event was the singing of Bring Him Home, from Les Miserables, performed beautifully by Andrew Mirkwood.
