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For Immediate Release
RE: Grammy-award winner Darlene Koldenhoven to perform, lead workshop at MBU
Grammy-award winner Darlene Koldenhoven to perform, lead workshop at MBU
July 21, 2008
Grammy-award winner Darlene Koldenhoven is set to take to the Missouri Baptist University stage Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 with a concert and vocal workshop.
Koldenhoven
Koldenhoven will open her two-hour concert Friday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 with songs from her No. 1 classical crossover/New Age CDs, "Infinite Voice" and "Heavenly Peace," featuring pieces from Stravinsky to Sting and her beautiful originals. After the intermission, Koldenhoven will pick up the tempo a bit by singing songs from her inspirational gospel/Contemporary Christian CD, "Free to Serve," backed by members of the Missouri Baptist University choirs.
On Saturday, Sept. 13 beginning at 1 p.m. Koldenhoven will lead a three-hour workshop aimed at assisting aspiring artists while helping those who are curious about both the music industry and how to become a better singer.
The workshop will reveal ways musicians can expand their range through an array of vocal techniques—from classical to pop. The workshop will also provide an insider’s info on how vocalists can better market themselves.
Koldenhoven is known worldwide as the featured soprano soloist in "Yanni, Live at the Acroppolis" and the beloved choir nun in both "Sister Act" films with Whoopi Goldberg.
When:
Concert—Sept. 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Workshop—Sept. 13 from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Where:
The MBU Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center, located a quarter mile west of the intersection of highways 270 and 40.
Cost:
Concert—$5 per student; $10 per adult.
Workshop--$29 advance purchase, 49$ at the door,
To buy tickets for either event, contact the MBU Box Office at (314) 392-2345 or via e-mail at boxoffice@mobap.edu
Who:
As a Grammy-award winning vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer-arranger, producer, speaker and music educator, Koldenhoven is a sought-after vocalist musician of today. Koldenhoven’s career has spanned the globe, from Sierra Leone West Africa to Japan. She is well known as the featured soloist in “Yanni, Live at the Acropolis,” and as the tambourine-winning choir nun and real life music director/vocal coach for both “Sister Act” films. Her recent CD, “Infinite Voice,” went No. 1 on the radio charts and won Best Vocal Album by Broadcasters worldwide in 2007. For more information about Koldenhoven, go to www.darlenekoldenhoven.com.
Watch Koldenhoven perform:
Yanni at the Acropolis
Tune Your Voice
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Missouri Baptist University is a premier Christian university in Saint Louis, offering graduate and undergraduate studies in over thirty specialized fields and nine degrees. MBU's education and fine arts programs are nationally known in addition to business, religion, administration of justice, and more. MBU is one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Missouri with an enrollment of over 4,500 students at five locations in the bi-state region — West County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County, Franklin County and the new Illinois extension at Lewis and Clark Community College.
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