Festive cheer at SOSL Christmas Concert

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Heralding the most wonderful time of the year, on Saturday 10 December at 7:30 p.m., the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka reverberates festive cheer across the Ladies' College Hall at the SOSL Family Christmas Concert. Featuring the award winning Old Joes Choir which has won multiple awards at the World Choir Games in Latvia with their specialty choral, classical and contemporary music and past Bridgetine’s Choir, the all female choral ensemble CONTEMPO which returns to sing with the SOSL since it’s performances in ‘A Night at the Opera’ and ‘St. John’s Passion’, the SOSL conducted by the renowned Eshantha Peiris is all about spreading the true spirit of Christmas.

What’s special about the program is that the light classical, jazz and contemporary music are at once familiar and at the same time, interestingly different. With a program that begins with the Orb and Septre Coronation March by W Walton, the classical greats like Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Shepherd’s Farewell by Berlioz are refreshingly tempered with light hearted jazzy and Latin flavours.

Toe tapping are Lara’s Granada, Tico Tico and St. Louis Blues and the more traditional Carol of the Bells will make way for a true revelation in the Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas. And as at all SOSL Christmas Concerts, the audience too must get into the spirit of the season, with the choirs leading the way for a jolly sing-along of eternally favourite Christmas songs and carols.

The SOSL Christmas Concert is sponsored by Link Natural and SAGT. Tickets are available at Sarasavi Bookshop Nugegoda and Maharagama, Tickets.lk Office on Jawatte Road, Yamaha Music Center and Abans Showroom Colombo 3, in addition to tickets.lk online.