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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Information Services Updates
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Bahamas National Children’s Choir will receive a special honour from Wyndham Nassau Resorts and Crystal Palace Casino when they will receive a tribute and head the resort’s 2010 Gospel Concert Series opening performance at the Rainforest Theatre at 7:30 pm, Sunday, April 18, 2010.
“We are very thrilled to be able to
launch this Gospel Concert Series and be able to celebrate at the same
time and recognize the Bahamas National Children’s Choir,” Wyndham
Nassau Resort Assistant General Manager Mark Hawken said at a press
conference at the resort on April 13, 2010.
“The Bahamas National Children’s
Choir is very happy to be a part of this Concert Series and actually
to get it launched,” Choir Director and Co-Founder, Patricia Bazard.
“We are all very happy and honoured
you have chosen our choir to be a part of this inaugural concert Sunday
afternoon.”
Director of Culture in the Ministry of
Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Linda Moxey Brown congratulated the Wyndham
Nassau Resort, on behalf of her Ministry, for taking the initiative
in honouring the national children’s choir in this manner.
Also performing that evening is the
award-winning
Bahamian gospel group Shaback. Interested persons can call (242)
667-4100, Ext. 6665 for ticket information.
Mr Hawken said that the Gospel Series
is an idea to bring the community into the hotel and the Seaside Buffet
has been a “staple” for Sunday Brunch gatherings for families for
many years. He added that the resort wanted to expand that, through
a natural progression to include an uplifting Gospel Concert Series
on Sunday evenings.
“It is an idea that we are able to
launch and, when we first discussed having this, we naturally wanted
to look to the community to see who would interested in participating
and, naturally, the Children’s Choir was at the top of our list,”
Mr Hawken said.
Mrs Bazard said the Choir recently
returned
from Prague, where it attained the Bronze Level Award at the
young2010prague
competition. She added that, although it was not the first time
the children competing in international chorale competitions, it was
wonderful for the Choir to be there this year.
Dr Moxey Brown also congratulated the
Choir’s directors for a “job-well done” in Prague.
“For our children to be exposed to
music around the world and competition around the world says a whole
lot for what Mrs Bazard and her team have been doing over the years,”
Dr Moxey Brown said.
“We want to commend all of the boys
and girls in the National Children’s Choir for a job well done and
we do pray God’s blessings on them as they continue to strive for
excellence.
“I want to appeal to the appeal to
the greater audience out there to come out on this Sunday to come out
and show your support and your love for our young people as they
continue
to enhance the gifts and talents that God has blessed them with,”
Dr Moxey Brown added. “And I want to say again ‘hats off’
to the management and team here at Wyndham Resort to taking this
initiative
to honour our young people in this way.
“Our ability to offer a large stage
and a large venue for the community to come and be able to share with
the National Children’s Choir and see their incredible performances
that have been recognised around the world, I think, is a great
opportunity
for all to come in and participate.
“I am sure everyone will enjoy our children and I am happy that you support our children because they are the future of this country,” Mrs Bazard added. “Unless we pour into the lives of these children now, we will not receive anything later on.”
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