{"id":11471,"date":"2011-08-02T01:28:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T06:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=11471"},"modified":"2011-08-02T01:28:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T06:28:34","slug":"rockapella-tickets-on-sale-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/08\/02\/rockapella-tickets-on-sale-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockapella tickets on sale Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Van Wert independent\/<\/strong><em>NPAC information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Five guys with five voices make an amazing full-band sound and call themselves Rockapella.\u00a0The group is coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center Friday, November 4, at 7:30 pm, Rockapella mixes rock with <em>a capella<\/em> music for an exciting, upbeat and harmonious performance.\u00a0Tickets go on sale August 4.<\/p>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s most sophisticated and lasting pop vocal groups that showcase the power of the human voice, Rockapella, the vocal group behind the PBS kid-TV smash hit \u201cWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?\u201d and their Folger\u2019s Coffee commercial, will use just five voices to create an astonishing full-band sound.\u00a0Their appeal is popular with older audiences and still \u201chot\u201d with younger crowds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11472\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11472 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rockapella-blue-photo-8-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rockapella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the group\u2019s beginning, there have been a dozen men who have been a part of Rockapella. \u201cAs each guy has moved on or retired, the group has technically gotten better and closer to perfection,\u201d explains the most senior member, Scott Leonard.\u00a0Current members of Rockapella include Leonard, the group\u2019s chief songwriter (high tenor); George Baldi III (bass); John K. Brown (tenor); Steven Dorian (tenor); and mouth drummer Jeff Thacher, who provides a world of percussion sounds through beat-boxing.\u00a0The group\u2019s dance moves and smooth Motown harmonies are akin to The Temptations.<\/p>\n<p>From an enthusiastic <em>a capella<\/em> quartet of Brown University graduates singing Doo Wop on New York City street corners in 1986 to a high-energy quintet performing at least 80 concerts around the globe per year, Rockapella has recorded 20 albums, performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra and appeared on \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d with Jay Leno.<\/p>\n<p>It is not too late to include this concert in the Community Concert package, which also includes Gaudete Brass, Capital Steps, Livingston Taylor with the voices of Unity Choir, and Sandy Hackett\u2019s Rat Pack show: all for one low price of just $60!<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the November 4 concert are $30.\u00a0Tickets are available online 24\/7 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npacvw.org\/\">www.npacvw.org<\/a>, at the NPAC box office at 10700 State Route 118 South in Van Wert, or by phone at 419.238.NPAC (6722) Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about tickets and additional shows at the NPAC, visit the NPAC website or find it on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert independent\/NPAC information Five guys with five voices make an amazing full-band sound and call themselves Rockapella.\u00a0The group is coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center Friday, November 4, at 7:30 pm, Rockapella mixes rock with a capella music for an exciting, upbeat and harmonious performance.\u00a0Tickets go on sale August 4. 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