Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to Join Unique Performance on July 18
LOS ANGELES, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Argent Mortgage Orchestrated(TM), the
newly announced concert series produced by Elevation Entertainment which pairs
popular recording artists with symphony orchestras in "one night only"
engagements, announced that Duran Duran will join the series. Duran Duran
will be accompanied by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, with a July 18
engagement at the Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center in
Orlando, Florida. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 20 at the Orlando
Philharmonic Box Office and Ticketmaster. Charge-by-phone at (407) 839-3900.
Presale and special VIP Ticket Packages will go on sale this Tuesday, May 17th
at http://www.duranduranmusic.com.
The concept of Argent Mortgage Orchestrated is to present contemporary
artists in the opposite environment of the critically acclaimed "MTV:
Unplugged" format. Instead of stripping music down to the core, the series
will offer artists an unconventional opportunity to perform their songs in
ways that they choose, with the full backing of some of America's finest
symphony orchestras. Each concert will be a "one night only" engagement and
staged in intimate, beautiful concert facilities. Argent Mortgage, a leading
national mortgage lender in the U.S., is proud to sponsor this unique concert
series.
Duran Duran becomes the third Grammy Award-winning group to perform as a
part of this concert series. The band's appearance in Orlando is a part of a
North American summer tour beginning July 15 in Nashville. This latest leg of
their 'Astronaut World Tour' will play a mix of indoor and outdoor venues and
the Orlando date will be the only show where Duran Duran will be backed by a
full symphony orchestra.
The first three previously announced concerts include LeAnn Rimes with the
Boston Pops (May 23 in Boston), Seal with members of the Minnesota Orchestra
(June 13 in Minneapolis) and Jewel with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra (July 30
in Cleveland Hts., Ohio). The shows featuring the Grammy Award-winning Rimes
and the Grammy Award-winning Seal are both sold-out. Only lawn seats remain
for Jewel's concert at Cain Park in Cleveland Hts., Ohio.
"This is a very exciting opportunity for the band and our fans," commented
bassist John Taylor. "Performing our music in new arrangements with the
backing of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will not only be a unique and
interesting evening for our fans, but I suspect also a tremendously gratifying
experience for us as a band."
"Duran Duran has an incredible following and we are pleased to bring them
together with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as part of Argent Mortgage
Orchestrated," said Jeff Gillis, executive vice president of operations for
Argent Mortgage. "The Orchestrated program is about bringing two distinct
sounds together to create a new cohesive performance. It's a great fit for
Argent since we work hard everyday to enhance the performance of independent
mortgage brokers in an effort to better meet the mortgage financing needs of
consumers across the nation."
Duran Duran has selected world renowned composer and arranger David
Campbell to arrange and orchestrate the band's songs for this performance.
Campbell, born in Toronto and raised in Seattle, has performed and/or worked
with many artists including: Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson
Browne, Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan.
Internationally acclaimed conductor, composer and arranger Frank McNamara
has been chosen to conduct this show. McNamara, a native of Ireland, has a
lengthy and impressive resume including work with the Irish Tenors, the
American Tenors, The Who's Roger Daltry, Jeffrey Osborne and others. This
past November and December, McNamara arranged and conducted the LeAnn Rimes
Orchestra Christmas Tour.
ABOUT ARGENT MORTGAGE
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Argent Mortgage Company -- a leading
national mortgage lender -- works exclusively with independent mortgage
brokers and bankers across the country through loan processing centers in
California, Illinois and New York. For more information about Argent Mortgage
or to locate an independent mortgage broker near you, visit the company's Web
site at http://www.argentloans.com.
ABOUT ELEVATION ENTERTAINMENT
Elevation Entertainment is a leading sports, entertainment, cultural &
leisure sponsorship and event management agency, a joint venture between
Mosaic Media Group and the Elevation Group of Companies. Elevation has nearly
two decades of sports and entertainment marketing, activation and event
implementation experience, chiefly working for some of the country's largest
brands.
ABOUT MOSAIC MEDIA GROUP
Mosaic Media Group, launched in July 1999, unites film and music company
Atlas Entertainment, and its affiliated division Atlas/Third Rail Management,
with the talent management group The Gold/Miller Company. Its diversified
interests include a stake as controlling shareholder in dick clark productions
and ownership of Mosaic Music Publishing, including the Aerosmith and ZZ Top
catalogues. Mosaic's talent clients include Jim Carrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Will
Ferrell, Kristin Davis, Sean Hayes, Tea Leoni, Garry Shandling, Kevin Sorbo,
Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G), Vince Vaughn, Jay Roach, Judd Apatow, David
Hollander, The Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day.
SOURCE Elevation Entertainment
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Related links:
http://www.duranduranmusic.com
CONTACT:
Lynda Dorf, +1-310-248-6138,
ldorf@bwr-la.com, or Dvora Vener Englefield, +1-310-248-6161,
dvener@bwr-la.com, both of B|W|R Public Relations for Elevation &
Mosaic Media Group; or Sharon Villanueva Scott of Gladstone,
+1-949-218-8008, sscott@newhousepr.com, for Argent Mortgage
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