The Many Moods of Christmas: BAHS on the road to Wales in 2016!

BAHS Choir at the Eisteddfod in 2007

You would be hard pressed to find a Hilarian who is not ambitious, or doesn’t appreciate high quality music. On the evening of December 6th, in an enchanting open-air space, surrounded by a canopy of trees, The BAHS Senior Choir will present the annual concert, “The Many Moods of Christmas”, held Under The Trees at the Hotel Normandie. Supporting this concert means empowering and enabling the BAHS Choir and Steel Ensemble to represent Trinidad & Tobago in July, 2016 at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, a world famous annual celebration of international culture, held in North Wales. The Eisteddfod  attracts competitors in song, dance, poetry and instrumental folk music from over 40 countries, performing for audience of more than 4,000 each night over the five-day period.

In past years, BAHS has represented our country well at the Eisteddfod. Under the leadership and musical direction of Ms. Lorraine Granderson, the Choir placed fourth in the Adult Female and Youth Choir categories in 2005 - It is to be noted that BAHS was the lone school choir competing in the Adult category! In 2007, the Choir and the Steel Ensemble again competed in the Eisteddfod’s Female Open Choirs and the Youth Choirs category; they placed third and fourth, respectively. “Competition, I don’t always like, admits Ms. Granderson, "but sometimes it's necessary since it forces them [choir members] to stretch towards a new standard”. The 2016 Eisteddfod will be a challenging and invaluable experience for the young Hilarians' development.

"The Many Moods of Christmas" concert tickets

At "The Many Moods of Christmas", you will enjoy stellar performances from BAHS Junior Choir, Senior Choir and the Steel Ensemble. This not-to-miss holiday concert will also feature RemBunction!, the Voces de Promesa parang band, and R&B/Soul singer, Keba.

photo credit: Sally's Way Film

REMBUNCTION! has been on the music scene in Trinidad & Tobago for over 20 years in various capacities. He is a contemporary calypso artiste who blends the sounds of traditional calypso with new groovy ‘soca’ beats. He is well known for his soca-parang hits which include ‘ Mr. Santa Claus’, ‘Samantha Claus’ and most recently, ‘Macafouchette’. 

[Insider scoop: Ms. Granderson introduced him to 'de stage', when she was his teacher at the Diamond Vale Primary School!]

photo credit: Voces de Promesa Facebook

The first performing members of Voces de Promesa were a mixture of students who performed and won the Junior Parang Competition in 2008. Buoyed with confidence, they

joined the National Parang Association in 2009 and stepped out into the professional parang arena. They were crowned the Champions of the Viva Parang Competition and the Lions Club Parang competition in 2014. Three of their four frontline vocalists: Lisa Theodore, Sache Alexander, and Gabriella Sambrano, who have been a part of the band almost from inception, are Hilarians and former BAHS Choir members.

photo credit: Keba Musik website

Keba is a gifted singer/songwriter, and award-winning clarinetist. She performed at The 2015 Tobago Jazz Experience, sharing a stage with an outstanding array of artists, before thousands of local, regional and international visitors.

[Insider scoop: Keba's "The Many Moods of Christmas" concert wardrobe will be courtesy Hilarian co-owned brand, Sade Roxborough!]


Show your support! Your patronage will help to give young Hilarians the exposure and opportunity to be proud ambassadors of Trinidad and Tobago, and to develop into the well-rounded and cultured women of whom our community can be proud.

Tickets are available for $ 150 at The Bishop Anstey High School's office (Chancery Lane, P.o.S.).

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley poses with members of Bishop Anstey High School Choir.
PHOTO: ABRAHAM DIAZ