Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Westminster College's Celebrity Series will welcome the Ten Tenors Christmas Show Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The show, sponsored by Giant Eagle, is sold out.

This will be the Australian singing group's third appearance at Westminster. The classically trained vocalists deliver a dynamic mix of opera, jazz, rock, and classic pop that includes musical styles from arias and ABBA to Verdi and Queen.

The Ten Tenors have performed for nearly 80 million fans on four continents and have appeared in concert with artists that include Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Alanis Morissette, Willie Nelson, Lionel Ritchie, and Christina Aguilera.

Contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of the Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354, e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu, or visit www.westminster.edu/celebrity for additional information on future shows.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.