The Nassau Music Society under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Sir Arthur D. Foulkes, Governor General of The Bahamas, was delighted to present Quartetto Gelato at the College of the Bahamas on Friday night.
In his opening remarks, Patrick Thomson reminded us that the Nassau Music Society had been established in 1961 by E. Clement Bethel, whose widow, the eminent educator and past President of COB , Dr. Keva Eldon Bethel, was recently deceased and gratefully remembered in a moment of respectful silence.
Quartetto Gelato comprises four multi-talented Canadian musicians possessed of great virtuosity and wit, and with a taste for sparklingly exotic plumage. The laugh lines throughout and the costume changes between the first and second halves of this eclectic, ethnic programme were highly entertaining. You had to be there!
Founding member Peter de Sotto is both an outstanding gypsy violinist and an operatic tenor, with his Estonian background evident in his blond mane, and his Italian background obvious in his powerful voice and impassioned delivery. Indeed, Mr. de Sotto’s voce was anything but sotto, particularly in the last two pieces on the programme. He was resplendent in a dark silver lamé jacket, as befitted the lead vocalist and violinist.
Anita L. MacDonald
Source: Nassau Music Society
