Crescendo International Choir is planning four more concerts in the local area in the next few weeks. The first concert will take place Monday night, May 25 at the Casa de Cultura in Benijófar, located at Miguel Hernandez, 7. Entry to the 7 pm performance is free and will feature popular tunes by the Beatles, ABBA, Coldplay and Queen, among others.
This event will be followed by three concerts in June, featuring a variety of popular melodies. The first will be a unique event where the choir will be performing as part of an original Spanish play called El hombre del banco (The man on the bench). This is a reprise of an event first held April 25th before a packed auditorium at Los Montesinos School of Music and Culture.
At that first-of-its-kind event for Crescendo, the choir performed “Humming Chorus” from Madame Butterfly as well as “Deep Peace,” by Canadian composer and musician Bill Douglas. The choir also performed a song combining “I Believe” by Elvis Presley, sung by the male singers, with the Latin hymn “Ave Maria Gratia Plena,” sung by the ladies. So if you missed this special event, you have another chance to see it in Benijófar at the Casa de Cultura on Saturday June 6. This event costs only five euros to attend and begins at 8 pm.
The following Saturday night, June 13, the choir will be performing a variety of popular music at Salt Church in Los Montesinos. The church is located at Calle Daya Nueva, 12, and the event will start 8 pm. This event also costs five euros to attend.
Finally, to round out its 2026 spring season, there will be a concert at La Siesta Evangelical Church on Monday, June 15. This 6 pm concert will be free, with a retiring bucket at the event of the service to benefit La Siesta church’s charities.
Crescendo Choir sings a wide variety of musical selections. If you are interested in singing with Crescendo, you are invited to come to one of their rehearsals. They are held in Los Montesinos every Monday night from 17:30 to 20:00, beginning Monday, September 14. All singers are welcome. For more details, see its web site at crescendo-choir.com. You can also follow the group on Facebook at Crescendo Choir. If you have questions, email info@crescendo-choir.com.
The choir would be delighted to welcome new singers. The current choir includes people from England, Scotland, Wales, the US, the Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia, among other nationalities. Its music director, Irene Oliva, and pianist Carlos Almela, are both accomplished Spanish musicians.
The image shows Actors performing The man on the bench play with Crescendo Choir members offstage. Photo by Diego van der Hak.
