Famous father and son to appear in La Zenia

TWO EXCELLENT choirs will combine in concert at the Ecumenico Centro - Cristo Resucitado Church in C/Diamante at La Zenia.

The concert will take place on Friday 8th April at 8pm and will feature the well-known Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir, conducted by local singer, conductor and voice teacher Nigel Hopkins. The Male Voice Choir will sing a brand new programme of popular songs, designed to please local audiences, which will even include a song sung in Zulu!
The visiting guest choir is the famous NTU (Nottingham Trent University) Chamber Choir, who are in La Zenia as part of their Spanish tour. Their tour takes in Barcelona Cathedral, the Sagrada Familia, and the fêted Montserrat Monastery, La Zenia, and the Military Church (Santo Domingo) in Cartagena. They are conducted by Matthew Hopkins, Nigel's son, who is Director of Music at NTU in the UK, and himself a top class professional tenor, orchestral and choral conductor, and voice coach.
Last autumn, NTU Chamber Choir were runners-up in the International Eistedfodd at Llangollen, one of the world's most prestigious choral competitions, and are in constant demand throughout the UK. In May they will be backing the singer Russell Watson on his UK tour, and, next month, appear with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
It is very rare for father and son to sing together in public these days, due mainly to busy schedules and distant geography, but this may just be one of those happy occasions.
Tickets (in aid of church funds) are 8€ and are available from La Ponderosa Gift Shop at La Zenia C.C. This happy concert is an event not to be missed.
NTU Chamber Choir will also be giving a free concert on the previous day at the Torrevieja Christian Fellowship in Torrevieja, at 5pm. All are welcome, and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Reach-Out charity.