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Thursday October 25, 2007

Coral cubano
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For the Seventh Time the Christmas Chorale Will Appear on Cuban Television

José Aurelio Paz, HAVANA, Cuba, December 15, 2006

Over a hundred musicians and singers are rehearsing daily for this great presentation, which will Taxi Heathrow Airport take place in the Amadeo Roldán Theater in the city of Havana, on the night of December 28. 

The Pax Dei Choir, made up by more than 80 voices representing the diversity of the Evangelical denominations, will be directed by noted Methodist chorale director, Rita Oliva, while the Havana Soloists Symphonic Orchestra will play under the direction of Enrique Pérez Mesa. This choir and orchestra duet has performed perfectly together on previous occasions. 

Traditional Christmas carols, pieces composed by Mozart for this important season of the year and Cuban Christmas music, make up the program which, as in previous editions, will include the popular Cuban singer known as Coco Freeman, who after being a recognized singer converted to the Gospel, and who has in one of his records with the EGREM label the song, “How can I not believe in God?”

The grand Christmas chorale also includes 25 girls who will perform classical songs from the Cuban songbook, and then join in for “Silent Night” with which the event always closes, together with Handel’s “Alleluia!”

CubaVisión, in it’s program ¡Bravo!, featuring concert music, will, as customary, retransmit this great event waited for by the island’s Christians in a visible expression of a people who believe in Jesus Christ.

Also to take place throughout the country and in different public settings, will be concerts in all of the provinces put on by the local churches

This time, the festival on January 8, 2007 to celebrate the Epiphany, to take place in the Mella Theater in Havana also, will present a childrens and Latin American Christmas cantata. 

Under the artistic direction of liturgist Amós López, the cantata will include carols and pieces from the repertoire of different countries such as carnavalitos, joropos and boleros. In addition to these there will be dance and theatrical performances by the children also, accompanied by a small musical group.