100+ Vocalists Auditioned to Perform, Program Includes Music of Aretha Franklin, Usher, Janis Joplin and others

BOSTON, MA, November 24, 2004 — Song, Delta Air Lines' low-fare subsidiary, and Berklee College of Music are pleased to present "Song's Nothing Conservatory About It," an exciting eight-concert series, featuring a wide variety of music styles. The third concert of the series, Thursday, December 9, Singers' Showcase, begins at 8:15 pm at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA. Berklee welcomes WGBH-FM 89.7 as the series media sponsor. The evening will be hosted by Ron Gill of WGBH's Jazz Gallery. A pair of roundtrip Song airline tickets will also be given away to one concertgoer.

General admission tickets are $10 ($7.50 for seniors). Season tickets to the series, $100 for preferred seating ($75 for seniors), may be purchased at the Berklee Performance Center box office. There is a 10% discount on all tickets for WGBH members. For more information please call 617-747-2261.

Over 100 student singers auditioned for the chance to perform on the Berklee Performance Center stage in the popular concert, which is traditionally presented twice a year. Of this immensely talented pool, eight lead vocalists have been chosen to perform on this show: Jeremy Ragsdale, Evan Baughman, Natalie Fernandez, Melinda Colaizzi, Georgel Arevalo, J.C. Casely, Dave Petrelli, and Maeve Gilchrist. They will be performing the music of Aretha Franklin, Usher, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Janis Joplin, and many others, as well as original music.

Press: to inquire about photo availability and usage, please e-mail us. Performers at a previous Singers' Showcase Photo by Phil Farnsworth

Berklee's finest up-and-coming singers and instrumentalists will be under one roof on Thursday, December 9, when Singers' Showcase will mark its 21st year of presenting the best and brightest vocalists the college has to offer. The program for the evening will include an assortment of pop, r&b, Latin, blues, jazz, and folk music. The concert will also feature a 13-piece band, backup vocalists, dancers, lights, and three-camera video with rear projection.

Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.

Song is an innovative low-fare service, which provides non-stop flights between the Northeast and key Florida leisure destinations, plus Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Juan, with over 142 daily flights on 36 Boeing 757 aircraft. All Song flights are operated by Delta Air Lines. Song tickets can be purchased by visiting flysong.com.

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