December 19, 2003

Tonic Sol-Fa featured at BYU-Idaho

welcome back concert and dance

 

 

            The a cappella group Tonic Sol-Fa from Minnesota will be featured at the winter semester’s Welcome Back Concert and Dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Hart Auditorium at Brigham Young University-Idaho.

            Jointly sponsored by the Center Stage Performing Arts Series and the Dance Board, this will be the first show of the new year. Tickets are $4 for BYU-Idaho students and $8 for the general public. Tickets can be bought at the ticket office or by calling 496-2230 and online at www.byui.edu/tickets.

            Tonic Sol-Fa’s four voices have gained them international acclaim gradually over the past seven years. The group has been described as “a vocal kaleidoscope of sound unique to the human voice” by the New York Times. The quartet has opened up for everyone from Lonestar and Shawn Colvin to “Weird” Al Yankovic.

            Their sound can’t be described as either boy band slick or remedial. The improvisations and passion keep the audience content in their seats. And the spontaneous interaction, inventive production and impromptu performances from audience members keep the show lively and fun.

            “If you’re looking for a stoic, non-energetic, non-humorous concert,” say Tonic Sol-Fa members, “don’t look here!”

            In 1997 they were voted into the Upper Midwest Music Hall of Fame. In 1999 Tonic Sol-Fa averaged 250 shows and sold 80,000 albums independently. The National Association of Collegiate Activities voted them one for the top five “Entertainers of the Year” three years in a row.

            The concert will be followed by a dance.

 

 

 

  


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