The seventh annual “Peace: A Holiday Concert” will be performed on Dec. 6 in the Performance Theatre in the Don Taft University Center at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
This annual concert, presented by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts’ Bossa Nova Chorale, aims to get the NSU community into the festive, holiday spirit with songs about peace and winter.
Jennifer Donelson, assistant professor in PVA and the ensemble coordinator for the Bossa Nova Chorale, said the chorale has been preparing for the show since the beginning of the semester. They will sing popular and classic tunes, including “Santa Baby” and “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Donelson said the chorale will perform a variety of chorale music and will sing in eight different languages including Japanese, Hebrew, French and Swahili. There will be songs from different time periods, from the fourteenth century to modern times.
Donelson said, “You’re going to hear a lot of stuff that you know and you love, and it’s a great way to get in the holiday spirit and it’s also a lot of really amazing chorale music that you’ve probably never heard before.”
Junior communication studies major Sasha Pimentel will perform for the third time at the concert and is also a soloist. She said the show is something everyone can enjoy because of the variety of music and the relaxed atmosphere.
Pimentel said, “It’s a bunch of people who clearly enjoy singing and music and you really get to see that when we get to express ourselves whether it’s with the choir or with specific solos.”
Freshman music major Mackenzie Anderson is a member of the choir and will sing a duet version of Kelly Clarkson’s “My Grown Up Christmas List” with junior music major Stephanie Caceres. Anderson said her favorite song in the show is “The Five Hebrew Love Songs” by her favorite composer, Grammy winner Eric Whitacre.
Anderson said, “We’ve got pieces from all over the world and it’s really cool how they all come together and make beautiful music.”
Admission is free for students, faculty and staff but tickets are required for admission. Admission for the community is $10 per ticket or $30 for four tickets. To purchase or reserve tickets, visit fcas.nova.edu/arts/performances/performance_series.cfm, and click on “Purchase Tickets” under the show title. For more information, call the box office at 954-262-8179.
