Our second annual klapa concert at the Art Gallery of Windsor, this time for Valentine’s Day, was a great success. The event was sold out again, with visitors coming from Windsor, Toronto and Detroit. We would like to especially mention that this time we had special guests in the audience from another klapa – Maestral, from Toronto. This concert featured two groups of performers – Klapa Kartolina as the host and for the first time as a guest performer, the youth group Klapa Fritule, both affiliated with St. Francis of Assisi Croatian Parish in Windsor. Both groups performed a repertoire of traditional Dalmatian klapa songs that mostly sing about love, however this time we had some newly composed songs and arrangements too. The audience was delighted with the performance and they rewarded both groups with a round of applause. Our goal was to create an informal and intimate atmosphere, and to connect with the audience directly through our songs, exactly the way that klapa in Dalmatia would do. The event was hosted by our dear friend Jonathon Rodzik, for whose involvement we are very thankful. He took the time to talk about all our engagements during the past year, as well as to say a few things about our songs. The sale of the photographs with motifs from Dalmatia, taken by renowned photographer Vlade Zemunik from Omis, Croatia, gave a nice visual touch to the whole event. We appreciate AGW’s manager Theresa Cockburn for assisting in organizing and promoting the event. We are very thankful to our sponsors: the Rodzik family, Windsor Fence Company, Laura Voltic Medicine Professional Corporation and Lauzon Veterinary Hospital. We also extend our special thanks to our friend Reggie Tiessen for video and Mr. Mike Kovaliv from ‘Snapd’ for photo coverage of the event. The food was catered by ‘Thyme To-Go’, who we would like to extend our thanks for the excellent food and service.
Thank you all for coming and see you next year!
Naš drugi po redu, godišnji klapski koncert u Umjetničkoj galeriji u Windsoru, ovaj put za Valentinovo, je prošao vrlo uspješno. Koncert je opet bio rasprodan, a posjetitelji su došli iz Windsora, Toronta i Detroita. Željeli bismo posebno spomenuti da smo ovog puta imali posebne goste iz jedne druge klape – Maestral, iz Toronta. Na ovom koncertu smo imali dvije skupine izvođača – Klapa Kartolina kao domaćin i prvi put kao gost izvođač, mlada Klapa Fritule, koje obje pripadaju hrvatskoj župi Sv. Franjo Asiški u Windsoru. Obje skupine su izvele repertoar tradicionalnih dalmatinskih klapskih pjesama koje uglavnom pjevaju o ljubavi, uz ovog puta i neke novokomponirane pjesme i aranžmane. Publika je bila oduševljena izvedbom i obje skupine su nagrađene aplauzom. Naš cilj je bio stvoriti neformalnu i intimnu atmosferu i povezati se s publikom direktno preko naših pjesama, na način kao što klape u Dalmaciji to rade. Koncert je vodio naš dragi prijatelj Jonathon Rodzik, za čiji smo angažman vrlo zahvalni. On je vrijedno ispričao o svim našim aktivnostima tijekom protekle godine, a rekao je i par riječi o našim pjesmama. Prodaja fotografija s motivima iz Dalmacije poznatog fotografa Vlade Zemunika iz Omiša, Hrvatska, je dala lijep vizualni pečat cijelom događaju. Zahvaljujemo voditelju AGW Theresi Cockburn za pomoć u organizaciji i promociji događaja. Također smo vrlo zahvalni našim sponzorima: obitelj Rodzik, Windsor Fence Company, Laura Voltic Medicine Professional Corporation i Lauzon Veterinary Hospital. Zahvaljujemo i našem prijatelju Reggie Tiessenu za video i gosp. Mike Kovalivu iz ‘Snapd’ za fotografiranje koncerta. Hranu su pripremili i poslužili ‘Thyme To-Go’ i ovim putem im se zahvaljujemo na odličnoj usluzi.
Hvala svima na posjeti i vidimo se iduće godine!
