Festive season celebrations on the Square with Christmas Carols and the best of Queen
This year’s Carols on the Square on 2
December will not only celebrate the festive season but in the wake of World
Aids Day (1 December), will also be celebrating the life and legacy of Freddie
Mercury, lead singer of Queen.
“We celebrate life on the Square,” says
Nelson Mandela
Square Manager Sharon Swain, “and the
combination of the traditional Carol message of peace, harmony and hope with a positive
message of nation building and commitment to each other as South Africans is an
inspirational one at this time of the year.”
Over the past years Nelson Mandela
Square’s iconic Carols on the Square has successfully mixed traditional Carols with
performances by South African’s best known performers and bands resulting in
concerts with an exciting mix of pop and tradition and this year will be no
different.
Conductor Richard Cock will again take
centre stage, joined by The Symphony Choir of Johannesburg, The Joburg Festival
Orchestra and the Mzansi Youth Choir to combine a vibrant African influence with
traditional festive cheer.
Soloists will
include the powerful Joseph Clark who was hailed by Brian May, the guitarist
from Queen, as “more Freddie than Freddie” and Friedel Mitas, an aspiring young soprano
from Cape Town. Together they will be blowing audiences
away with their rousing performances of traditional Christmas carols including The first Nowell and Hark the Herald Angels Sing to all the
Queen favourites including Somebody to
Love and the famous Barcelona.
So gather your friends and family, clear your throat and
join in on the Square for a festive sing-along of your favourite Carols and the
best of Queen. The date to
diarise is 2 December. The concert is free and starts at 5pm. Programmes will
be sold in aid of the Topsy Foundation. (And
don’t worry about the weather – the marquee will take care of that!)
Be there early to enjoy a delicious meal with
family and friends in one of the many restaurants around the Square or indulge in some late night shopping. After all, it is the season to be jolly!
For further information please contact Nelson Mandela Square
Marketing Department on 011-217-6000
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Nelson Mandela
Square, adjoining Sandton City Shopping Centre, is owned by Liberty Group. The
Square is managed by Liberty Properties, one of South Africa’s top commercial
real estate businesses. Liberty Properties has a retail, commercial and
hospitality portfolio of over 1.5 million m² valued at more than R24 billion.
The Square, boasting over 80 exclusive retailers, is not only a fine dining and
exclusive lifestyle destination but is also a popular tourist destination that
commemorates heritage and celebrates international style with the warmth of
African hospitality. The Square is home to a 6m bronze statue of South Africa’s
world icon Tata Nelson Mandela and is a very short walk from the Sandton
Gautrain Station. Additional information can be found at www.libertyproperties.co.za
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