The 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival is excited to be joined by the Von Trapp Children for a special performance during the Friday evening World Premiere event.
Justin, Amanda, Melanie, and Sofia Von Trapp are the great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria Von Trapp from The Sound of Music. The children are currently performing to rave reviews in Philadelphia with the Philly Pops Orchestra.
Peter Dobrin at the Philadelphia Inquirer writes: “And they’d be easy to dismiss as apple-cheeked kitsch were they not so good. In airy soprano voices, in a good-humored stage persona neither saccharine nor self-mocking, they made their most purely musical strong impression in “Noël nouvelet,” the French carol, in which their high, breathy tones captured a few moments of otherworldly escape. Justin, at 14, is living in two worlds vocally as boys do at that age, but he skillfully straddles his falsetto and adult voice. Impeccably in tune and hinting at stylistic capabilities beyond this act, the four make you wonder where their careers might lead when it comes time to leave dirndl and lederhosen behind.” Read the rest of the story here.
To learn more about the 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival or to register for the event go to www.saicff.org.