The Tribune

THE Nassau Renaissance Singers are holding their annual concert “A Nostalgic Christmas” at the Trinity Methodist Church on Frederick Street this Thursday.

The event will feature a number of guest artists along with the many voices of the choir. The concert begins at 7.30pm with proceeds to benefit the University of the Bahamas’s music scholarship fund that the Nassau Renaissance Singers has been supporting for decades.

The newest recipient of this scholarship is soprano singer, Courtney Newbold.

She will graduate in the spring with her associate’s degree in music. She intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree in primary education afterwards.

“One of my passions is singing, which I have been doing since I was about five years old,” Ms Newbold said. “It was not until recently that I took up classical singing, which I now greatly enjoy. I am thankful for the scholarship that I received from the Nassau Renaissance Singers - such a blessing. I hope that many more young musicians will excel in music at the University of the Bahamas, and maybe they too will receive the kind gift that I have received.”

Other featured artists at this year’s concert include renowned singer JoAnn Callender, with her husband Lee Callender as accompanist, Soprano Nikita Thompson and the Voices of Paradise. Aaron Neily will be the pianist through the evening performance. Director Audrey Dean-Wright will conduct the choir.

She is a noted musician in many respects as a teacher, a singer, composer and director.

There is no entrance fee for the concert, although it is hoped that those that are able would contribute to the University of Bahamas music scholarship fund.