Christmas Concert / Božićni koncert

Our first A’Cappella Christmas Klapa Concert at the Art Gallery of Windsor was a great success. The turnout was great, the event was sold out and it exceeded our expectations. We had visitors from Windsor, London, Toronto and Detroit and some of them had a chance for the first time to hear Klapa singing. Klapa Kartolina performed a repertoire of Dalmatian Klapa and Christmas songs. The audience was very pleased with the performance and the overall atmosphere. Our goal was to create an informal, relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere and to connect with the audience through our music. We wanted to provide a similar experience here in Windsor as a Klapa would do in Dalmatia, with songs and a friendly atmosphere, while enjoying food and drinks. The event was hosted by our dear friend Tina Papac and we are very grateful to Tina for her time and lovely words. She took time to carefully introduce our work as well as our songs, our traditional outfits from the city of Split, and the one she wore from the city of Dubrovnik. The auction of the photographs by Deni Ulic, with motifs from Dalmatia was also a success, as all of the photographs were sold. We appreciate AGW’s manager Jude Abu Zaineh for assisting in organizing and promoting of the event. We are very thankful to our sponsors: ADESCO of North America, Sunshine Drugs Pharmacy, Croatia Machine Tool, Machinecraft Precision Tool, Savi Custom Woodworking, Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 638 and WFCU. We also extend our special thanks to Lizzy Graham and Reggie Tiessen, ‘snapd’ and The Lance for media coverage of the event. The food was catered by ‘Thyme To-Go’, who we would like to extend our thanks for excellent food and service.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


Naš prvi A’Cappella Božićni klapski koncert u galeriji umjetnina u Windsoru je polučio veliki uspjeh. Odziv publike je bio odličan, sve ulaznice su se prodale i sveukupni utisci su premašili naša očekivanja. Posjetioci koncerta su došli iz Windsora, Londona, Toronta i Detroita, a neki od njih su imali priliku po prvi put čuti klapsko pjevanje. Klapa Kartolina je izvela repertoar sastavljen od dalmatinskih klapskih i božićnih pjesama, a publika nas je vrlo toplo prihvatila. Naš cilj je bio napraviti neformalnu, opuštajuću i uživajuću atmosferu, gdje se možemo povezati sa publikom kroz pjesmu. Željeli smo napraviti sličan ugođaj u Windsoru, kao što bi klapa napravila negdje u Dalmaciji, sa pjesmom, prijateljskom atmosferom, uz ukusan zalogaj i piće.
Koncert je vodila naša draga Tina Papac i vrlo smo joj zahvalni na njenom trudu i lijepim riječima. U svojim najavama posebnu pažnju je posvetila opisu našeg rada i naših pjesama, naših splitskih narodnih nošnji, a također se osvrnula i na povijest dubrovačke narodne nošnje koju je nosila.
Prodajna izložba fotografija Denija Ulića s motivima Dalmacije je također polučila uspjeh, jer su sve ponuđene fotografije prodane. Zahvaljujemo voditeljici galerije Jude Abu Zaineh na pomoći pri organizaciji i promociji koncerta. Vrlo smo zahvalni našim sponzorima; ADESCO of North America, Sunshine Drugs Pharmacy, Croatia Machine Tool, Machinecraft Precision Tool, Savi Custom Woodworking, Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 638 i WFCU. Posebne zahvale idu Lizzy Graham i Reggie Tiessen, ‘snapd’ i The Lance za izvještavanje o koncertu u medijima. Hranu su pripremili i poslužili ‘Thyme To-Go’ i ovim putem im se zahvaljujemo na odličnoj usluzi.
Želimo vam Čestit Božić i Sretnu Novu Godinu!

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