Get your tickets early for what promises to be one of the top concerts to hit the Sunshine Coast this year.
Sailors and Songs - A Musical Tribute to 100 Years is not until Sept. 19, but this is a centenary celebration; it will be another 100 years until the next one. Tickets will be in short supply as September advances. At $20 for adults and $10 for students, this fully staged and costumed performance is a fantastic value. It will be held at Raven's Cry Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
With the Royal Canadian Navy, top quality entertainment, painstaking production and superb musicianship are givens. A souvenir CD featuring much of Sailors and Songs music is included in the price.
The Victorian era was drawing to a close May 4, 1910 as Parliament brought the Royal Canadian Navy into existence. Music hall entertainer Hetty King was belting out "All the nice girls like a sailor," on variety stages throughout Britain. The First World War was just around the corner, and patriotism soon joined in front stage. Heart of Oak, official march of the Royal Navy, United Kingdom and Canada, was proudly sung and played. It still is.
From music hall to the songs of yesterday and today, two excellent guest soloists join Naden's 35 full-time musicians. Ken Lavigne recently sang at New York's Carnegie Hall. He has been compared to popular Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. In 2006, Bocelli composed Because We Believe, which Lavigne will sing here in Sechelt.
Victoria singer Stephanie Greaves is an amazingly versatile performer. In music from classics to jazz to country, she's been a Naden guest for the past eight years and is a magnetic crowd pleaser with all generations. Duets with Lavigne are pure magic.
Tickets are at Hallmark Cards in Sunnycrest Mall, Coast Copy Centre and the Roberts Creek General Store.
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