As a Christmas caroling musician or as one of Santa’s elves, Carlos will enhance your holiday celebration by playing a Xmas tune, telling a story, or leading a sing-along. To evoke a joyful Yuletide mood, he also dresses in costume.
Carlos’ experience includes innumerable performances in the classical, jazz, liturgical, and improvisational genres. He has told stories to audiences of all ages in the US, Canada, and Europe, at festivals, celebrations, and schools. He has added his flute, as a narrative voice, to drama productions.
Drawing from this experience, an extensive education, and a love of Xmas tradition, Carlos will charm your guests and entice them into the spirit of the holi
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Italian
A flexible, versatile, competent performer prepared to provide a wonderful, warm experience for his audience.
Carlos Xavier
Carlos has earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music (classical, jazz and ethnic) and performed in orchestras and ensembles, including the S. F. Opera Orchestra and in various groups in Europe. He has led his own chamber and jazz combos and performed as a soloist.
In 2007 he was invited to perform at the National Flute Convention in Albuquerque. In 2009 he was invited to perform in NYC and had the opportunity to play with Hubert Laws and Lew Tabackin, two prominent artists in the jazz world.
Currently, Carlos continues to perform classical, jazz, liturgical, and other types of music - solo, with other instrumentalists, and with other performing groups.
He sang for several seasons with the Oakland Opera Company, and directs an all womens’ singing group, The Messengers.
Retired from career as a computer professional, Carlos has also worked as a professional tour guide leading groups in the U.S., Canada, and Europe., where he started entertaining his tour guests with fascinating stories based on the areas they visited.
He storytells regularly at local schools and at other events, often incorporating music into his stories.
At other times, when he is not on an exotic trip, he can be found flyfishing on a local river or making bamboo flutes or carving walking sticks in his workshop.
Varies with each performance venue. I am always ready to discuss specifics with the goal of attaining a solution satisfactory to all concerned parties.
Christmas Carol Selection
Angels We Have Heard On High
O Holy Night
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Mary's Boy Child
Angels We Have Heard On High
Still, Still, Still
Joy To The World
Christmas Pop Selections
Sleigh Ride
Winter Wonderland
The Christmas Song
Rudolph...
Frosty...
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
(Numerous others, too many to list -
Special Requests Can Always Be Accommodated)
Some Story Suggestions
These are a few of the many stories I like to tell:
The Bremen Town Musicians (w/ live music)
Little Red
The Angel's Gift(Jewish Tradition)
My Aunt Came Back (audience participation)<
The Minstrel, aka The Tsaritsa Harpist
The Story of Won Lee (Story with a lesson about greed-China)
The Boy Who Could Understand Birds (India)
Century Old Haunting (Ghost Story)
The Mystery Of The Music In The Night(Eerie, w/music)
The Young Head Of The Family(a woman - China)
The Wise Judge (riddle story - Japan)
The Pied Piper(w/live "pipe")
(These are but a few of the fables, ethnic stories, riddle stories, and seasonal, folk, and fairy tales that I tell.)
In many cases, I can perform acoustically, and need only a utility table and a chair.
I have some sound equipment, sufficient for most venues.
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