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MEDIA CONTACT: College Music Department (585) 275-2828 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
February 2, 2000
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus
ADMISSION: $5, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets are on sale at the Common Market, located in the Wilson Commons student union on the River Campus. Note: Free parking is available on University lots on weekends.
The Yellowjackets, the University of Rochester's longest running all-male a cappella group, will be giving a performance at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.
Directed by junior Brian Scharfenberg, the Yellowjackets will perform some of their most popular hits, as well as songs from their latest album Common Time. Copies of Common Time will go on sale after the performance.
The Yellowjackets frequently travel to high schools and colleges, performing songs arranged for a cappella by group members themselves. They currently tour the country every winter break and record an album every May. Common Time is the group's ninth release.
The Yellowjackets have traveled up and down both the East and West coasts, and have sung in such famous places as the Watergate Hotel, Disneyworld, the White House, and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Tickets for this performance will be $5 and will be available at the door. Tickets are also on sale at the Common Market in Wilson Commons. Please contact the College Music Department at (585) 275-2828 at least five days in advance to request any special accommodations.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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