I saw the Von Trapp children perform today at Dollywood

[foxfire]

They are the great grandchildren of the Captain and Maria (of Sound of Music fame). There were 3 girls ranging in age from 14-17 and one 11 year old boy. Wow, what beautiful voices all of them had! The oldest girl was wearing a dress Maria actually wore when she and her children toured. They told a little of the history of the Von Trapp story, sang several songs from the musical and other songs, too. I've always loved the S of M movie so it was really nice to get to see these children perform.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

They are coming to Yankee Candle in So Deefield on 13th if anyone is interested.

 

[Minniespal]

Sounds very nice. Sound of Music is one of my favourite movies.

 

[grlpwrd]

I was curious about them and so I found their website: www.vontrappchildren.com There are sample music MP3 snips - their voices are very nice. Plus, they have a listing of future performances.

Thanks!

 

[mommaU4]

That's pretty cool. My kids and I just watched the Sound of Music movie not that long ago. Glad you got to see them.

 

[marybet]

That is great. I read several books by Maria and have always loved her story. They showed some of the cast from the movie on the Today show, a new release of the DVD is just out.

Thanks for the website, wish they were coming to my area.