December 5th , 2005
For Immediate Release
For more information:
Megan Laurie
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Charlene Brown
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Wasatch Christmas Concert at UVSC Features Local Artists
Utah Valley State College catches the spirit of Christmas with popular Utah musicians Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand, Peter Brienholt, James Conlee and Eclipse for the fifth annual Wasatch Christmas Concert at the McKay Events Center December 9 at 7:30 p.m.
The concert is produced by James Conlee in conjunction with UVSC Student Government. “This year’s concert will let the audience capture the spirit of Christmas,” Conlee said. The concert will feature classic Christmas songs in the artists’ unique styles. The audience will also join the traditional sing-along with the performers on the last number, “Silent Night.”
Shupe will perform “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red Nose Raindeer,” “Far Far Away on Judea’s Plains” accompanied by the RubberBand, which was formed in 1996. Shupe and the RubberBand recently performed on “Good Morning America” and the new television show “Three Wishes” with Amy Grant. The group’s new single, “Dream Big,” has been a hit on country music’s Top 20 charts.
Brienholt, originally from Pennsylvania, taught himself to play piano and guitar. He began writing his own songs at age 11 and is recognized nationally as an accomplished folk singer. His unique composition style of acoustic music has been greatly received by Utah audiences and on the national stage. Brienholt will perform numbers like “I Saw Three Ships” and “Angels we Have Hear on High” at the concert.
Conlee, a vocalist from Orem, has been on Broadway has toured nationally with the musical, “Miss Siagon,” but he returned to Utah to write and perform his own songs. Conlee will perform audience favorites like, “O Holy Night” and “Still Still Still.”
Eclipse, an acappela group, performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics games in Salt Lake City. Eclipse will sing “We Three Kings,” as well as their own Christmas song, “This Year.”
Shupe, Brienholt, Conlee and Eclipse have performed together for eight years and have enjoyed putting on this local Christmas concert. “When you come to our show, you get the feeling that we are best friends. We enjoy performing together and the audience feels that, and we all have a blast,” Conlee said.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for reserved floor seating. To purchase tickets call the McKay Events Center at (801) 863-SHOW (7469), or SmithTix at (800) 888-TIXX (8499).
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