The Celtic Tenors, the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland, is bringing their international tour and world-class talents to Misericordia University on Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m. in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall.
Tickets for the event are $30 for premium seating in the front, center section of the theater, $15 for general admission seating and free for Misericordia University students. Seating for the concert is first-come, first-served open seating within ticket level sections. Reserve your premium or general admission seating now by calling the Misericordia University Box Office at (570) 674-6719.
The Celtic Tenors – three virtuoso tenors – blend their Irish roots with classical training, operatic expertise, and a polished, harmonious sound to present an exciting concert experience that blends together classical, opera, folk, Celtic and pop music. The Decca Records Australia-recording artists have sold more than 1 million records worldwide, reaching No. 1 on the charts in Ireland and Germany, and No. 2 in England. They also have recorded three platinum albums, reached the Top 10 Billboard charts in the U.S. and Canada, and appeared on television across the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Comfortable in all genres, they take the audience on a musical voyage during their concerts by stepping away from their classical roots and adding a more contemporary sound. With this approach, they have created a much larger fan base which has earned them critical acclaim around the world from music critics and fans alike.
The group has a truly global reach, as the trio has performed in cathedrals and major concert halls and other venues in international cities like New York, Amsterdam and Shanghai. Concert reviewers have praised their performances as being "world class," "exhilarating" and "thoughtful."
"This ensemble is world-class,'' a reviewer for De Gelderlander newspaper in the Netherlands wrote. The capital Times in Wisconsin published, "The Celtic Tenors sing with the practiced ease of singers who know each other's voices like a comfortable pillow.'' Phil Coulter, the composer of "Remember Me,'' added: "They have reinvented the whole tenor idiom.''
Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson have performed together as the Celtic Tenors for more than 15 years. Gilsenan was born in North Meath. At the age of 10, his classical training began in the Sisters of Mercy convent in Kells, County Meath, and he progressed to some of the great Irish and Scottish teachers. A Sligo native, Nelson holds a Bachelor of Music degree from University College Dublin. A student of vocal coaches David Harper, Britta Sundberg, and Edith Forrest and Dr. Veronica Dunne, Nelson has had more than 50 roles in operas and operettas. Simpson, a native of Omagh, studied at Queen's University, Royal Irish Academy of Music, and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He also has performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and the Zurich Kammer Orchestra.
For more information about Misericordia University, please call (570) 674-6400 or log on to www.misericordia.edu. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1924, Misericordia University is Luzerne County's first four-year college and offers 32 academic programs on the graduate and undergraduate levels in full- and part-time formats. Misericordia University ranks in the top tier of the Best Regional Universities – North category of U.S. News and World Report's 2016 edition of Best Colleges, and was designated a 2016 Best Northeastern College by the Princeton Review.
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The Celtic Tenors, from left, Daryl Simpson, Matthew Gilsenan and James Nelson, will be in concert at Misericordia University on Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m. in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall.