A Cappella Group the Swingle Singers to Perform at Bass Concert Hall, 10/19

For half a century, the Swingle Singers have pushed the boundaries of what the human voice can achieve. Their vocal agility and blend, combined with captivating showmanship, have thrilled generations of audiences around the globe. Texas Performing Arts presents the international a cappella phenomenon the Swingle Singers, featuring Ward Single, founder, on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 7 p.m. at Bass Concert Hall. Presented in partnership with Kut and the Butler School of Music.

In 1963, American-born Ward Swingle assembled a group of Parisian session singers to sing some of Bach's keyboard music. Five decades on from this pioneering, Grammy-winning debut album Jazz Sébastien Bach, today's Swingle Singers are an international a cappella phenomenon. Called "never less than dazzling" by The Washington Post, these seven young and versatile voices deliver folk ballads, funk jams, and fugues with equal precision and passion.

Now based in London, the Swingle Singers have sung on the world's greatest stages. They have won five Grammy Awards, featured on the soundtrack of Sex and the City and Glee, and have made over fifty recordings.

In addition to $10 tickets for primary, secondary, or college students, Texas Performing Arts is now offering a limited number of $12 tickets to active and retired military personnel for all 2014-2015 season performances (excludes Broadway and special engagements). For more information on this performance, visit http://texasperformingarts.org/season/swingle-singers-austin.

Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin presents the Swingle Singers at Bass Concert Hall (2350 East Campus Dr.) A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($32 - $38 / Limited $10 student tickets / Limited $12 serving & retired Military tickets /discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff and seniors) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Ticket Office and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

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