A Christmas Carol, a special children’s concert loosely based on the classic story by Charles Dickens, features entertaining music, instruments, theatre, and storytelling. Kinderconcerts are perfect for families and children aged 3-8, as they readily capture youngsters’ imaginations, providing lots of fun and discovery of the endless wonders of music.

There are two performances only. A Christmas Carol is performed in English in the NAC’s Panorama Room (on the floor, so bring a cushion!) on Sunday December 4 at 9:30 a.m. It is performed in French at 11 a.m. Music for Young Children organizes pre-show activities before both concerts.

Mean and ill-tempered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to be good, even on Christmas Day. Ghosts come to haunt him, urging him to change his ways and become more generous. In this adaptation of the English author’s classic, Dickens himself has fun portraying the character of Scrooge, while his musician friends portray the ghosts, spirit-rappers, and other colourful characters in the story … while merrily singing and playing their instruments! Mocking laughter and little shivers blow across the stage like a strong wind; folly, fun, and apparitions flutter down like the snows of yesteryear. The children in the audience, called on to take part, will also have to try to convince old Scrooge to become more generous!

A Christmas Carol features:

• Pierre-Alexandre Saint-Yves on vocals, voice, flute, rauschpfeife, and hurdy gurdy
• Andrew Wells-Oberegger on vocals, bouzouki, bagpipes, guitar, and percussion
  Chloé Dominguez, cello
• Isabeau Proulx Lemire, actor

A Christmas Carol has extremely limited seating available. Tickets are $18 for adults and $9.69 for children.

For additional information, visit the NAC website at www.nac-cna.ca

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Information:   
Gerald Morris
Communications Officer, NAC Music
613-947-7000, ext. 335
[e-mail]  gerald.morris@nac-cna.ca