“Latin Heat” – Open Voices Community Choir, Mauricio Montecinos & EVE

“Latin Heat”
 with Special Guest Mauricio Montecinos plus Eccentric Vocal Ensemble at Cooke’s-Portsmouth United Church.

Two shows: Saturday 27 January 2018 1:30 pm, 7:30 pm.

Open Voices celebrates Latin rhythm, song, and choral beauty, featuring composer, virtuoso Chilean guitarist, and singer Mauricio Montecinos plus Eccentric Vocal Ensemble.

Tickets: $15/ $5 (under 18 or under-employed) at Novel Idea, Tara Foods, Long & McQuade, Brian’s Record Option, and http://www.openvoices.ca/tickets

Mauricio offers audiences an exciting “intercultural fusion” of North American jazz and blues with Brazil’s Bossa-Samba rhythms, Afro-Caribbean Mambo dance beats, Guajira, Pop Reggae, Merengue, and Cha-cha. His voice and classical flamenco guitar create an inviting atmosphere for audiences of all ages to celebrate the sizzle of Afro-Latin and World beat rhythms. 
Mauricio was born in Chile.
He moved to Canada in 1993 and continues to perform in Canadian festivals, concerts, and broadcast media. His performance with Open Voices Community Choir, Saturday 27 January, 1:30and 7:30pm, features his original compositions including the title track from his Album “Baila Conmigo” (Dance with me).

Eccentric Vocal Ensemble features 16 of Kingston’s professional music educators, performers, and choral musicians from The Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Kingston Chamber Choir, Cantabile Choirs, Kingston Choral Society, Kingston Capital Men’s Chorus, The Limestone Chorale, She Sings! and Craig Jones & The 20th Century Band. Members include Jim Biagi, Julien Bouchard, Alan Bronskill, Darrell Bryan, Clare Gordon, Val Hamilton, Ian Juby, Kristen, Kathy Lee, Stephanie Lind, Frank Poce, Colleen Renihan, Andy Rush, John Sedgewick, Hollie Stewart, Mary Sutherland, Shirley Wildenbeest, and founder John Rosseel.