FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2007
Contact: K.E. Schwab
724.738.2199
karl.schwab@sru.edu

SRU Concert Choir joins Maureen McGovern for Dec. 1 performance

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University Concert Choir, under the direction of Stephen Barr, will open the upcoming "Evening with Maureen McGovern: Holiday and Great American Songbook Favorites" concert Dec. 1.

           The performance is part of the Slippery Rock University Performing Arts Series.

           As part of the show, the SRU choir will also have the chance to sing with McGovern, a native of Boardman, Ohio. She is best known for her renditions of "The Morning After" from the blockbuster film "The Poseidon Adventure" and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from the hit film "The Towering Inferno."

           McGovern is a versatile performer having worked on Broadway, in concerts, theater, films, television, radio, composing and as a recording artist.

           She has recorded more than 25 albums, including songwriter tributes to George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers and Alan and Marilyn Bergman. She received her second Grammy nomination in 1999 for her CD "The Pleasure of His Company." McGovern is featured singing a Brazilian jazz version of "This Is Just The Day" on the Grammy-winning, "Best Musical Recording for Children" CD/DVD, "Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers."

           Her current releases are "Help Is On the Way," in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and "Works of Heart: Songs of Hope" featuring a newly recorded 30th anniversary version of her signature song "The Morning After."

           Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. performance in Miller Auditorium, are available at 724.738.2091.

           Tickets to other shows in the series, including the Feb. 8 performance of Philadanco!, the Philadelphia-based professional dance company, and the March 29 musical presentation of "Five Guys Named Moe," are on sale now. Tickets to this year's family show "Charlotte's Web," at 7 p.m. May 23, are still available.

Editor's Note: Following is a list of students participating..

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