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From 25 years of musical friendship, a Christmas concert is born

A Quartette Christmas will be on stage at the Historic Gayety Theatre on December 6
2019-11-15 Quartette Christmas

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A QUARTETTE CHRISTMAS
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One of the great joys of Christmas is the music… one of the great joys of this Christmas is the opportunity to experience that music through the genius of Quartette!

Whether it’s traditional favourites like Silent Night and What Child Is This? or Quartette originals such as The Perfect Christmas Tree and Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, Canadian singer/songwriters Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick and Sylvia Tyson enchant with their singularly lush harmonies, unique arrangements and rich variety of musical influences.

The genesis of Quartette was happenstance… a “songwriter in the round” showcase of Canadian women songwriters hosted by Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in 1993.

What began as a concert of musical friends grew into an inspired collaboration, generating public and critical acclaim, and catching the ear of Peter Gzowski, who invited them to perform on his CBC Radio show Morningside.

Later, Gzowski would say of that performance: “The CBC switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree with people looking for a recording!” Seven months later they released their self-titled album.

Since then, Quartette has released five more recordings – two of them Christmas collections, garnered multiple Juno nominations, won the Canadian Country Music Award for best vocal collaboration, performed with major symphonies across Canada, been repeat guests on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, recorded a CMT-TV Christmas special and of course continued to tour the country, either in support of their most recent release or for their ever-popular Christmas performances.

Laughter, refreshing arrangements of old and new, impeccable harmonies, tales of love and inspiration, four lovely ladies celebrating 25 years of musical friendship… A Quartette Christmas.

Reserved seating tickets for A Quartette Christmas are $47.50 - $50 (tax and facility fees included; handling charges may apply) and are available from the box offices listed below. Showtime is 7:30 pm. For more info, pictures, and audio clips visit here or www.quartette.com.

Tour Schedule:

Nov. 29 - Kingston Grand Theatre - Box Office: 613 530-2050
Nov. 30 - Oshawa Regent Theatre - Box Office: 905 721 3399 ext 2
Dec. 1 - Peterborough Market Hall - Box Office: 705 775-1503
Dec. 2 - Ottawa Shenkman Arts Centre - Box Office: 613 580-2700
Dec. 4 - Huntsville Algonquin Theatre - Box Office: 705 789-4975
Dec. 5 - Hamilton Westdale Theatre - Box Office: 905- 577-0074
Dec. 6 - Collingwood Gayety Theatre - Box Office: 888 353-3203

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