DeAnna Choi releases “Ave Maria”

Carnegie Hall vocalist teams up with Grammy winner and international artists to revitalize holiday favorite “Ave Maria”

Christmas truly is one of the most wonderful times of the year. For many, there are warm parties, family traditions to celebrate, and gifts to be shared. However, it is easy to get lost in the season and forget the reason it is celebrated to begin with. Carnegie Hall and Broadway National Tour singer DeAnna Choi, hopes to restore faith in humanity and bring that spirit of Christmas into homes across the nation this holiday season with the release of her debut holiday single “Ave Maria.”

“The piece invokes the feeling of having the spirit of God within you. The vision behind this project is to reinvigorate the world with the hope and magic of Christmas,” said DeAnna.  To do so, she enlisted the help of 7X Grammy-winning mixer, Buck Snow, videographer, Hunter Valentino, both from the Tampa area.  But DeAnna didn’t stop there–adapting to the new virtual climate of the music industry, the recording included contributions from orchestrator, Marcos Barilari, in Buenos Aires, Argentina and conductor, Anthony Armore, in Vienna, Austria and a live orchestra in Budapest, Hungary to make for a truly international production of this Christmas classic.

“Everyone around the world has endured a difficult year with the continuation of the pandemic. It has caused many to feel confused or divided. By joining artists around the world together in a celebration of faith in mankind through music this song showcases love, unity and the genuine Christmas spirit,” DeAnnaChoi.

The lyrics of the song, “Ave Maria” are set to the Hail Mary prayer. The music video tells the story through the eyes of the Virgin Mary and features ballerina, Deanna Doyle, whose credits include “Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway and the New York City Ballet.

The video and music will be officially released on December 10th, on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.  As Christmas is also a charitable time, a time for kindness and can be evidenced best in a generous heart, all streaming proceeds until the end of January 2022 will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay charity fund, and Tampa Bay’s Metropolitan Ministries Christmas Impact fund.

To learn more DeAnna visit:

www.deannachoi.com

Natasha Barbieri, Editor

Editor

Creator of Classical Crossover Magazine. For Natasha music has always been closely tied to her faith. At age 18, Natasha made her opera debut playing the part of the mother in Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ with the Eastern Festival Opera. At 20, she was a winner of the 2011 Young Artist Competition at Andrews University. Natasha graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Music. Natasha has released a series of Holiday singles “A Place Called Home” (2020), “One Little Boy,” and “The Perfect Year” (2021). In 2021, she was nominated for the ‘Future Classic Women Awards’ show on Men’s & Women’s Radio Station. Natasha is the creator and editor of ‘Classical Crossover Magazine’ a venture that has allowed her to interview many of the top stars in the genre including Sarah Brightman, Celtic Woman, Mirusia, Paul Potts, and more. During the covid-19 pandemic, she created an online concert series for the magazine that has seen her perform in the same line-up as Alex Sharpe, Lucy Kay, Barbara Padilla, Classical Reflection, and more on the virtual stage. In 2022, Natasha was included on the charity album “Stars of Classical Crossover: Christmas” in benefit of the Wallace & Gromit Children’s Charity.