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    Elizabeth's Report:
    The von Trapp Children In Concert
    (December 2003)

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    A brief description of the show

    It was held at St. Simon and Jude's Church in Bethlehm, PA as part of their annual Christkindlmarkt (German/Austrian Christmas market).

    The von Trapp children are: Sofia (15), Melanie (13), Amanda (12) and Justin (9).

    They are brothers and sisters and their grandpa is Werner Von Trapp, one of the original kids. Therefore, their grand-grandparents are the Captain and Maria.

    For the first act, they wore the traditional dirndls and lederhosen.

    Sophia is the girl with the long braids and she is actually wearing one of Maria's original dirndl's.


    Amanda, Sophia, & Melanie
    © Elizabeth Martin


    The other girls are also wearing original dirndls that 2 of the children wore. Melanie is the one with her hair up in an updo and Amanda is the one with darker hair pulled off her face on one side.


    Sophia & Justin
    © Elizabeth Martin


    They sang a medley of Christmas Songs, traditional Austrian/German songs, and The Sound of Music Songs.


    Amanda, Sophia, & Melanie
    © Elizabeth Martin



    Justin, Amanda, Sophia, & Melanie
    © Elizabeth Martin



    Amanda, Sophia, Justin, & Melanie
    © Elizabeth Martin


    Here's the list of what they sang:

    The Happy Wanderer
    Blue Cheese
    O Come Little Children
    Homeward Bound
    My Favorite Things
    Carol of the Bells
    Once Upon a December
    Why Oh Why?
    Do Re Mi
    Lullaby of the Dove
    Mary Did You Know?
    Hot Cup of Cocoa
    Down to the River
    The Sound of Music
    The Lonely Goatherd
    Feliz Navidad
    Please Don't Send mMe Fruitcake
    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    Carol of the Birds
    O Come, O Come Emmanuel
    Fifteen Going on Sixteen (altered for Sophia to sing)
    Sisters
    Go Where I Send Thee
    What Child Is This?
    Do You Hear What I Hear?
    Silent Night (English and German)
    Edelweiss
    So Long, Farewell


    Stefan & Annie
    © Elizabeth Martin


    This couple is the von Trapp children's parents. They were really great and told some history of their family throughout the show.



    © Elizabeth Martin



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