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Mannheim Steamroller announces November concert at UM

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July 1,2009

Contact: Lew Bodman, marketing coordinator, UM Productions, 406-243-4719, [email protected].

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER CONCERT AT UM

MISSOULA-

Christmas favorite Mannheim Steamroller will bring its holiday tour to Missoula for a Nov. 12 concert performance at The University of Montana.

The concert, a benefit for the UM Entertainment Management Program, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the

Adams Center. Tickets are $45 and $65 and are available at all GrizTix outlets, online at http://www.griztix.com or by calling 406-243-4051 or 888-MONTANA.

“The of Mannheim Steamroller by ” will feature the band's unmistakable sound in an extravagant multimedia show. Known for its classic arrangements of “Silent

Night,” “Decks the Halls” and “Angels We Have Heard On High,” the band performs a musical fusion of acoustic, analog, digital and electronic sounds. Mannheim Steamroller’s sound has been described as

“ 18th century classical rock.”

“The band will play songs from the new CD and take plenty of time to showcase many favorites from our previous Christmas albums,” said Mannheim Steamroller founder and composer Chip Davis. “The music, along with our state-of-the-art multimedia production, is meant to make this an experience for the whole family.’'

The latest Mannheim Steamroller holiday albums, “Christmas Story” and “,” mark the band’s eighth and ninth Christmas titles. Total album sales for Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas

series exceed 35 million copies worldwide, earning the band the title of largest-selling Christmas artist of

all time.

For more information, visit http://www.mannheimsteamroller.com.

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