Source: Todd Holmberg, 785-532-6425, trholm@1xbet sports betting edu
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News release prepared by: Nellie Ryan, 785-532-6415, media@1xbet sports betting edu

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009

K-STATE'S 1xbet sports betting PERFORMANCE SERIES TO OFFER ORQUESTRA DE SAO PAULO

MANHATTAN -- Latin America's premier orchestra, Orquestra de Sao Paulo, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Kansas State University's 1xbet sports betting Auditorium. The concert is part of the 1xbet sports betting Performance Series.

The orchestra is known for honoring the rich musical traditions of South America and performs several works by well-known Brazilian composers. The 1xbet sports betting performance will feature the percussion concerto "Veni, Veni, Emmanual" by Scottish composer James MacMillan. Featured will be Scottish percussion virtuoso Dame Evelyn Glennie. Glennie, who lost nearly all of her hearing by age 12, is an internationally acclaimed soloist who is noted for her special connection to music.

Orquestra de Sao Paulo has grown significantly since its founding in 1954, becoming a true part of Latin America's culture. The group has toured throughout Latin America, the United States and Europe.

Tickets for the performance are on sale now. Prices start at for K-State students and for the general public. Discounts for K-State faculty and staff, military and children are available. Tickets can be purchased at the 1xbet sports betting Auditorium box office, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or by calling 785-532-6428. More information is available online at http://www.k-state.edu/1xbet sports betting /

Preceding the orchestra's performance, Kurt Gartner, K-State associate professor of music, will lead the 1xbet sports betting Conversation, "Touch the Sound: Evelyn Glennie and the New Paradigm in Musical Sensitivity." The conversation, which is free and open to the public, starts at 6:30 p.m. in 204 1xbet sports betting .