We had a blast working with production company The Fridge and the team at Expo City in Dubai to create this first-of-it’s-kind Christmas spectacular at The Al Wasl Dome.
“Carols By Candlight” featured a choir of 40, a dance troupe of 20, an orchestra of 15 conducted by our own maestro Joe Davison, and was hosted by Palestinian poet & MC Dana Dajani. With headline performances from virtuoso pianist & entertainer Joe Stilgoe, Canadian Filipino superstar Darren Espanto, Lebanese powerhouse vocalist Yamane and our own Nikki Davison, the 5000-seater dome was filled with the sound of audiences singing along to carols and festive tunes in Arabic, English, Spanish, French and Tagalog whist the ceiling projected the on-stage performances and kaleidoscopic Christmassy designs.
We were delighted to put together the set list, create the arrangements and orchestrations, lead rehearsals and musically direct the shows. We also had a lot of fun producing and sound designing the additional instrumental content and click tracks, which played out in 360 degree surround sound around the dome – lots of Santa sleigh swooshes, stretched crotales and sparkly synths were called upon to create maximum festive magic!
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