YOU WON’T BELIEVE YOUR EARS! VOCA PEOPLE is a dynamic, intergalactic musical theater experience that bridges languages, cultures…and planets!

VOCA PEOPLE stars 8 “Vocal Acrobats” who are literally out-of-this-world, and features “Chaplin-esque” physical comedy, enchanting a cappella harmonies, the art of Beat Box, and other “mouth music”. The charming and hilarious snow-white, ruby-lipped aliens are entwined in perfect harmony. This purely vocal performance will send you into orbit and leave you grinning ear-to-ear!

What began as an overnight YouTube sensation is a now world-renowned show that has dazzled audiences in over 20 countries around the globe since 2009, from South America, to the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.

This interactive musical event played for over a year on Off-Broadway and is New York City’s 2012 winner of the Lortel award for “Theatrical Experience,” a prize first claimed by the Blue Man Group.

Featuring over 70 songs from Mozart to Madonna to Run DMC, and more:
NO INSTRUMENTS, NO SOUND TRICKS.
ONLY STUNNING VOCAL TALENT!

Don’t miss out! See it live and hear for yourself what the buzz is about!

Interviews

• “A capella aliens crash land in Ames” – Ames Tribune
• “Voca People Explained” – KASI-AM 1430
• “Voca People in Ames” – Capital 1063

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International sensation Arrival from Sweden is the world’s top ABBA tribute band, playing to sold-out houses everywhere they go. Arrival from Sweden is the only band with exclusive rights to the ABBA name, costumes, and original music, including hits like Mamma Mia, Chiquitita, Take a Chance on Me, Waterloo, and many more.

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CGT+MG3 features all six virtuoso guitarists from California Guitar Trio (CGT) and Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3). Representing four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and US), they fuse over 40 years of combined performing experience into one unique six-by-6-string ‘phenomensemble’.

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In a pleasantly surprising way, CGT’s steel stringed-guitars blend naturally with MG3′s nylon-stringed guitars, as each trios fret boards chase the others’ original compositions and new arrangements of progressive rock, world, jazz and classical music.

Inspired in 2010 by an impromptu studio session together in Montreal, CGT and MG3 have proceeded to release a live recording (2011), land showcases at numerous arts presenter  conferences, and sustain frequent co-bill touring throughout North America; from the Iridium in New York City, to Montreal Jazz Festival (twice), to Napa Valley Opera House.

The two trios tour again in 2012/13 visiting 20 cities (and counting) in the United States and Canada. And like their performances, the members of the ensemble can appear in a variety of configurations to lead guitar-oriented workshops, school performances, master classes, & demonstrations for musicians and aspirant musicians of all experience levels.

It promises to be a night of eclectic, energetic music from six of the world’s top guitarists.

Members:

California Guitar Trio

• Paul Richards (United States)
• Bert Lams (Belgium)
• Hideyo Moriya (Japan)

Montreal Guitar Trio

• Sébastien Dufour
• Marc Morin
• Glenn Lévesque

In The Media

• Interview with Paul Richards of CGT – Iowa Public Radio

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Joined by two highly acclaimed pianists in their own right, Masters of the Fiddle will treat you to the foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-wrenching ballads, and world-class step dancing that have brought audiences to their feet on three (and counting) continents. You’ll leave enriched by the music, the stories and the warmth of the Cape Breton lifestyle that draws visitors from around the world.

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A concert by The Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the “bonsai guitar” and a menagerie of voices colliding in a post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies. It will be “one plucking thing after another” when they take the stage at Stephens on Sunday, November 17. They’ve sold out the Sydney Opera House, The Royal Albert Hall and our own Carnegie Hall—let’s make it happen again at Stephens!

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Fleck has been nominated in more categories than anyone in Grammy history, and has won 14 times. The evening will also feature a performance by the Del McCoury Band. The legendary McCoury, also a Grammy winner, is a member of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame and recently celebrated his 50th year in the music industry.

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The TEN Tenors’ have had heaps of training and experience in opera and stage musicals, and their unique approach has powered their rise to the top. Bringing rock and classical music together, they have created a sound that is uniquely theirs. Expect them to bring the same contrast of raw power and soothing beauty to this special evening of the best of Broadway.

Amidst incredible international success, this Australian troupe has become known as one of the hardest working touring acts; performing an average of 250 shows per year across seven continents, they have sold over 3.5 million concert tickets; have four gold CDs and two platinum; two gold DVDs and one platinum and continually strive to challenge themselves and their audience.

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