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Director Janet Clazzy is returning to the Temple Theatre, bringing Clazzy Christmas musical magic in a show called “Merry Carpenter Christmas,” featuring arrangements from Richard and Karen Carpenter’s legendary album, A Christmas Portrait.“No matter how many years pass, that album continues to be the gold standard of Christmas music,” says Clazzy.
Taking the stage alongside Director Janet Clazzy will be singer Isabella Cring and pianist Nancy Slaughter.
“Although Karen Carpenter’s voice was one in a million, Isabella has a special voice—a uniquely beautiful tone and lyrical singing style that’s perfect for this music,” Clazzy shared. Having moved to Nashville in 2024, Isabella has spent the last eight months on the Nashville honky-tonk circuit, singing regularly at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk Bar.
Nancy Slaughter, choral director at Vol State Community College, will accompany on the Temple’s Bösendorfer piano. “Nancy is a fabulous pianist, which is a requirement for anyone attempting to play Richard Carpenter’s piano arrangements,” Clazzy noted. “But there will also be some ‘clazzy’ arrangements—music that mingles a classy spirit with a jazzy soul.”
The concert will showcase Janet Clazzy’s specialty—playing the Yamaha WX5 Wind Machine, a horn producing 250 instrumental sounds. “You’ll hear everything from the Andean Flute to the Spanish Guitar, along with many other gorgeous winds, brass, and strings,” Clazzy promises. “The WX5 is why people in the past have called me ‘America’s biggest one-man band.’”
Feel like you need some Christmas cheer this year? You can fill up your tank at the "Merry Carpenters Christmas!"
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