Gladstone to host Christmas concert

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Published on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Submitted photo. Roy and Rosemary will be playing in Gladstone on Dec. 11.

Submitted by Gladstone and District Community Centre

The Neepawa Banner

A world class pianist and violinist will bring a variety of beloved instrumental songs to the Gladstone and District Community Centre on Dec. 11. 

They are Roy and Rosemary, who first met while accompanying The Canadian Tenors, now The Tenors.

“I'm anticipating an inspiring evening,” said Kelvin Bueckert, GDCC board secretary. “It is always good to see talented artists like Rosemary Siemens, who have travelled the world yet are still willing to share their talents with the people of their home province. Personally, one of my favourite elements of Christmas is getting together with people I don't always see, and a concert like this is an excellent opportunity to do that.”

Roy and Rosemary are equally comfortable with classical and pop music and their diverse talents and improvisational skills have led to numerous performance opportunities, including three different performances at New York’s Carnegie Hall, one of which debuted a combined hip-hop and classical concert; a performance as the first ever instrumentalist at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican; entertaining at numerous private events, including for Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach; performing at the Egyptian Consulate in Washington DC, performing at two concerts at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics; as well as the Beijing Summer Olympics and even opening Hockey Night in Canada.

In November of 2012, the duo released their debut piano and violin fusion album “Once Upon a Dream“, featuring some original works along with many familiar and beloved tunes, fully orchestrated and realized in a way that is traditional, yet fresh and exciting.

A very unique part of their show is doing requests from the audience, often even learning and arranging unfamiliar tunes instantly, inviting the audience in to be a part of the show and a key ingredient in the creative process. Their talents do not end there, however.  They always leave their audience wanting more when they hear either, or sometimes both, of them taking up a microphone and serenading them with their voices in perfect pitch.

“Every ticket sold helps us to keep our local community centre and projects like this going,” said Bueckert. “So, I guess, you could say this concert really is a community event. With that said, I'd thank everyone who supports us and enables us to put on events of this calibre. It may sound cliche, but in this case it really is true. We really couldn't do all this without the support of our community.”

Doors for the concert will open at 7 p.m., with showtime at 7:30 p.m. 

More information can be found at www.gdccshows.com.