Noosa Chorale’s festive concerts last weekend were a winter flurry of carols and songs from Estonia, Germany, Argentina and traditional favourites.
Audiences love to sing with the choir and they all but lifted the roof of the J with their enthusiasm.
No less enthusiastic was Noosa deputy mayor Frank Wilkie, who, as has done for close to 10 years now, was MC.
He said later the Chorale concerts heralded the start of the Christmas season and this year’s performances were among the finest he had heard.
A novelty was carols from faraway places and the choir did a masterful job with the fast-moving “El cielo canta alegria“ (Argentina), “Ule lume lagedale“ and “Uisutamas“ (both from Estonia).
It was the audience, however, who were the star performers with carols like “O come all ye faithful“ and “Silent Night.“
One of them was Margaret Maclean of Hervey Bay. “I have been coming to the Chorale’s Christmas Cheer for some years now. I just love it. Weren’t those Estonian songs marvelous?“
