On November 30th we had the opportunity of performing at the Christmas concert hosted by the Canadian Croatian Choral Society in Toronto, at St. Paul’s United church. Coming to Toronto was worth the four-hour drive, as our hosts were very kind and welcoming, setting the tone for the entire performance. In the beautifully decorated church, every seat was filled with families gathered to enjoy our Christmas performance, eager to reward the performers with warm applause. The concert included well-known Christmas songs and Carols in the Croatian and English languages. Pianists, tambura players and solo singers enriched the concert program with their performances, and showed the wealth of talent in our Croatian community. It was a night to cherish, igniting the holiday spirit within us, and we are immensely grateful to our host for the invitation to participate in this event, along with all the hospitality that we received.
30. studenog imali smo priliku nastupiti na Božićnom koncertu u organizaciji Canadian Croatian Choral Society u Torontu, u crkvi St. Paul’s United. Dolazak u Toronto je vrijedio četiri sata vožnje jer su naši domaćini bili vrlo ljubazni i gostoljubivi, dajući ton cijelom nastupu. U prekrasno ukrašenoj crkvi sva su mjesta bila ispunjena obiteljima koje su se okupile kako bi uživale u našoj božićnoj predstavi, nestrpljive da izvođače nagrade toplim pljeskom. Koncert je uključivao poznate božićne pjesme i kolende na hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku. Klaviristi, tamburaši i solo-pjevači su obogatili program koncerta svojim izvedbama, te prikazali bogatsvo talenata u našoj hrvatskoj zajednici. Bila je to noć za pamćenje, koja je u nama rasplamsala blagdanski duh, te smo neizmjerno zahvalni našem domaćinu na pozivu da sudjelujemo u ovom događaju, kao i na svom gostoprimstvu koje smo dobili.
Photos by Ante Jović and Klapa Kartolina









