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For Immediate Release:
October 1, 2007
Media Contact: Carrie Marrett, Director of Marketing
Phone: (812) 425 – 5050, Cell: (812) 484 – 8568
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Evansville Philharmonic presents “Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles”
Featuring original members of the Broadway sensation
BEATLEMANIA performing live in concert with the
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Find
out for yourself when the group Classical Mystery Tour - a tribute to
The Beatles, featuring original members of the Broadway sensation
"BEATLEMANIA", performs live in concert with the Evansville
Philharmonic Orchestra for Vectren’s Opening Night Pops concerts at the
Victory Theatre on Saturday, October 13th at 8:00 PM and Sunday, October 14th at 2:00 PM.
Last November's Classical Mystery Tour concert at the Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles was a hit with both critics and fans. The
Los Angeles Times called the show "more than just an incredible
simulation...the swelling strings and soaring French horn lines gave
Saturday's live performance a high goose-bump quotient...the crowd
stood and bellowed for more."
The Fab Four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The show presents some 20 Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear
"Penny Lane" with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of
"Yesterday" with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the
rock/classical blend on the hard-edged "I Am the Walrus." From
early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour
is the best of The Beatles like you've never heard them: totally live.
Classical Mystery Tour
features Jim Owen (John Lennon) on rhythm guitar, piano, and vocals;
Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) on bass guitar, piano, and vocals; Tom
Teeley (George Harrison) on lead guitar and vocals; and Chris Camilleri
(Ringo Starr) on drums and vocals. Maestro Alfred Savia conducts the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
"We
really make an effort to sound exactly like the originals," explains
Owen, who admits that he and the other three BEATLEMANIA members are
big Beatles fans. "The orchestra score is exact, right down to every
note and instrument that was on the original recording. On 'Got to Get You Into My Life,' we have two tenor saxes and three trumpets. That's what it was written for, and that's what we use. And on 'A Day in the Life,' can you imagine that big orchestra crescendo happening live?"
From the recent celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ triumphant visit to the U.S., to the success of The Beatles Anthology and The Beatles 1 album, the demand for Beatles material is greater than ever. Many Beatles fans never had the opportunity to experience a live Beatles show; Classical Mystery Tour offers that live experience in the comfort of the Victory Theatre.
"We have some real show-stopping numbers," says Owen. "I wish I could actually be in the audience to see and hear this show. The
power of the emotional and nostalgic connection back to each of our
individual experiences with The Beatles is hard to put into words."
Tickets for Vectren’s Opening Night Pops – “Classical Mystery Tour: A
Tribute to The Beatles” start at $25 and are available at
www.evansvillephilharmonic.org or by calling the Philharmonic Box
Office at (812) 425-5050. Media sponsor is 14 WFIE.
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