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BYU-Idaho Acappella Live to feature Toxic Audio and T Minus 5
Toxic Audio and T Minus 5 will be featured at BYU-Idaho's Acappella Live concert Saturday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium in Rexburg.
Tickets for the Center Stage concert can be purchased from the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 496-2230 or online at www.byui.edu/tickets. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $4 for BYU-Idaho students.
In 1998, Toxic Audio launched its quirky show in an abandoned storefront at the Orlando International Fringe Festival. To their amazement, people began cramming into that storefront to see them. The show caught the attention of Disney executives who hired them as featured performers at the Disney/MGM Studios. Soon after, the group was crowned champion at the National Harmony Sweepstakes in California.
In the year 2003, Toxic Audio's album, "Chemistry" was named "Album of the Year" by the Contemporary Acappella Society of America. Toxic Audio then won the 2004 Drama Desk Award for "Unique Theatrical Experience" for their Off-Broadway Show in New York's John Houseman Theatre where they continue to electrify audiences by exploring the boundaries of the human voice.
As an award-winning a cappella group from Utah, T Minus 5 is known for delivering high-energy performances that combine contemporary pop, golden oldies, classic rock, a bit of county and elements of comedy.
The group met in 2000 while attending Weber State University in Ogden, all on music scholarships. Within six months of the group's existence, T Minus 5 won first place in the regional super bowl event for a cappella music, Harmony Sweepstakes.
Since that time not only does the group continue to have an aggressive performing schedule, but they have produced four full-length albums, and are producers and promoters of one of the largest a cappella festival in the world (Acappellastock) in Ogden, and have recently started an a cappella CD distribution company.
For more information about the concert, see http://www.byui.edu/centerstage.
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Brigham Young University-Idaho is a four-year private university located in Rexburg, Idaho. The university, which is affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, offers both baccalaureate and associate degrees; integrated degrees and internships that are tailored to fit students' interests; a year-round track system allowing more students to attend; and an extensive Student Activities Program that provides leadership and growth experiences. It is the largest private university in Idaho, with over 11,000 students enrolled for Winter Semester 2007.
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