This will be an unforgettable evening! An intimate time of adoring and worshipping Christ the Lord by Candlelight, singing some of our favourite carols, such as O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, O Holy Night, and Silent Night. Our featured artists will be performing some timeless classics, such as Silver Bells, Panis Angelicus, and Abendsegen from Hänsel und Gretel, to name a few! You do not want to miss it!
A fantastic finger food buffet with a Christmas punch will follow the concert! Carols by Candlelight is a FREE event for all, but we ask you to please reserve your seat with the contact form below.
In this season of GIVING, we will receive donations to help an orphanage in Ghana. Please consider joining this effort to support the orphans.
FEATURING:
Marelize Gerber
Soprano
Marelize Gerber has established herself as an outstanding interpreter of early music and works by Mozart and his contemporaries. Ms. Gerber is a recurring guest of some of the most prestigious international music festivals and works regularly with acclaimed orchestras and conductors.
The Austrian soprano, residing in Vienna was born in South Africa. She received violin lessons from the age of four and was a member of the State Opera’s children’s chorus in Pretoria. She studied singing with KS Mimi Coertse and KS Ruthilde Boesch. In addition, she completed a Masters Degree in Music. Her endeavour to perfect her art of singing inspired her to receive additional training in the form of masterclasses from Mieke van der Sluis (Baroque Singing), Jesper Christensen (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis – Baroque Chamber Music), Peter van Heyghen (Baroque Opera) and Sigrid T’Hooft (Baroque Gestures and Dance).
She performed in renowned concert halls such as the Musikverein, Konzerthaus and Burgtheater in Vienna, the Tokyo City Opera Hall, Tonhalle Zürich, the Slovenian Philharmonic Hall, the Clementinum in Prague, the Palace of the Arts in Budapest and festivals including the Salzburger Festspiele, Händel-Festspiele Halle, Grafenegg Music Festival, Carinthian Summer Festival, the Trigonale Festival for Early Music, Festival Barocco di Viterbo in Italy, Festiwal Oper Barokowych Dramma per musica in Warsaw, Barocktage Solothurn, the International JS Bach Days in Germany, the Musica Sacra Festival St. Pölten, the donauFestwochen, the BACH XII GRAZ, Cape Town Baroque Festival as well as in the Vienna Chamber Opera and at the International Händel Academy in Karlsruhe. Concert tours have taken her to the USA, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Syria, Mexico and Turkey.
The discography of the artist includes recordings for SONY MUSIC / deutsche harmonia mundi (Orpheus – Telemann), Oehms Classics (Praetorius), GRAMOLA and RAUMKLANG (Baroque Soprano Cantatas).
Lately, a recording of Mozart’s La Betulia Liberata with the L’Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Michi Gaigg was released by CHALLENGE RECORDS.
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Anzél Gerber
Cello
Cellist Anzél Gerber is hailed by critics for her ability to capture the audience through her expressive sound and virtuosity. As the winner of international awards and competitions, she is increasingly performing on internationally renowned stages, such as Carnegie (Weill) Hall, USA, the Rachmaninoff Hall and Maly Hall in Moscow, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Auditorium of the “Museo del Violino” in Cremona, among others.
As a soloist, she collaborated with renowned conductors, such as Carlos Izcaray, Yasuo, Shinozaki, Gèrard Korsten, Leslie B. Dunner, and Guido Ajmone-Marsan among others. Through her education at the Moscow State Conservatory (Tchaikovsky) in Russia, her PhD in Cello Performance at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK, as well as her post-doctoral research on talent development of gifted young cellists in Russia, Japan, Korea, the USA, the UK and Austria, hosted by Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, she is experienced in the field of performance, as a teacher and as an academic. As a passionate teacher, she regularly presents master classes at universities and music festivals internationally. She is based in Vienna, Austria since 2017.
Josefina Alcaide
Violin
Born in Setúbal, the Portuguese violinist obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Amsterdam Conservatory, Netherlands, in the violin class of Ilya Grubert and her Master’s degree at Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien in the class of prof. Boris Brovtsyn. During her career, she has received several distinctions and was awarded first prizes in national and international competitions such as the José Augusto Alegria Prize, Vasco Barbosa National String Competition and the Fundão International Competition.
She has extensive orchestral experience, having performed with numerous orchestras both nationally and internationally, and is currently a member of the Morphing Chamber orchestra. As a soloist, she performed several recitals and solo concerts with the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfónica de Lisboa, and Orquestra do Norte.
As a passionate chamber music musician, Josefina has performed recitals in various ensembles throughout Europe. She regularly plays in a string quartet at the Peterskirch church in Vienna, and together with the Portuguese pianist Gonçalo Simões she forms the chamber music duo, “Duo Concêntrico”. She currently resides in Vienna, Austria, where she focuses on her work both as an orchestra and chamber musician as well as a private violin teacher.
Josh Siratt
Worship Leader
Josh Siratt graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in 2000 and has served in ministry for over 20 years. Throughout this time, Josh has been both a worship pastor and youth pastor. In 2012, Josh and his wife, Sandy, planted Impact Church of Brazos Valley in Texas, where they served as senior pastors.
In 2020, he and his family became missionaries to Europe, living in Vienna, Austria. Sandy is the Elementary Principal at the International Christian School of Vienna. Josh and Sandy have three beautiful daughters -Sydney (18), Annie (17), and Claire (8). Josh has the desire to strengthen and encourage the Body of Christ and reach the lost across Europe.