The Five Irish Tenors Come to the MAC 2/12

Direct from Dublin, The Five Irish Tenors bring their "Salute to Ireland" to the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage, Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. This concert is part of the first tour ever in North America of Ireland's most popular ensemble, and has been specially created for the United States and Canada. A MAC Chat precedes the concert at 1 p.m. In anticipation of the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday, the MAC will be offering special Valentine's Day inspired cocktails and complimentary post-show chocolates in conjunction with this performance

The Five Irish Tenors fuses Irish wit and boisterous charm, with lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic style to create a unique Irish tenor concert experience. Featuring both famously beloved Irish song and opera arias in combinations of tenor solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and tutti, this distinctive program includes, among others, W.B Yeats's "Down by the Sally Gardens," the traditional Irish folk song "She Moves Through the Fair," Brendan Graham's "You Raise Me Up," Chauncey Olcott's popular Celtic ballads "My Wild Irish Rose" and "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," Irving Berlins' patriotic "God Bless America," the glorious "Danny Boy" and much more.

The Five Irish Tenors are as follows:

• Morgan Crowley (Tenor). Awards and distinctions include the John McCormack and Luciano Pavarotti Awards and London Critics Choice Award. He has appeared in multiplatinum videos, five solo albums and a Grammy-winning CD.
• Ciarán Kelly (Tenor). Touring credits include "Celtic Woman" 2012 U.S. tour, and a national tour with Opera Theatre Company's production of "Carmen."
• George Hutton (Tenor) has toured Canada, Belgium and Holland with the Ireland-based choral ensemble Anúna, and performed at London's Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC "BBC Proms Youth Choir.
• Alan Leech (Tenor) was appointed as tenor to the Irish National Chamber Choir in 2002. Career highlights include international touring and a performance for President Obama at the White House.
• David Martin (Tenor). Opera credits include "La Boheme," "La Traviata," "Tosca" and others. He has performed in major theaters in Ireland including the Cork Opera House and National Concert Hall, as well as in the U.K. and across Europe.

Pianist/composer/arranger is Feargal Murray, who was choir director for Celtic Woman's "A Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin" and composed and performed an award-winning adaption of "The Rape of Lucrece" for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Pianist and Music Director is Danny Forde, a Fulbright scholar who has assisted award-winning internationally acclaimed film score composer Lucas Videl on scores for major motion pictures including, "Fast and Furious 6" starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, "Cold Light of Day," starring Bruce Willis and Sigorney Weaver, and others.

Tickets:

McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn presents The Five Irish Tenors: "A Salute to Ireland," Sunday, Feb. 12, Feb. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $49-$69. A free MAC Chat precedes the concert at 1 p.m. For tickets or more information visit AtTheMAC.org or call the MAC Box Office at630.942.4000.

About the MAC

McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355, and houses three performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 236-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), plus the Cleve Carney Art Gallery, classrooms for the college's academic programming and the Lakeside Pavilion. The MAC, now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.

The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. For more information about the MAC, visit AtTheMAC.org, facebook.com/AtTheMAC or twitter.com/AtTheMAC.

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