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MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2008
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
               216.397.1958
   tstrong@jcu.edu

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John Carroll University
Welcomes National Recording Artists

 “Nuttin’ But Stringz”
Violinists bridging the gap between popular and classical music
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January 24, 2008
Kulas Auditorium
7 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public

 

WHAT:

The 2007-2008 Dr. Shirley S. Seaton Cultural Awareness Series sponsored by John Carroll’s Office of Multicultural Affairs

WHO:

Classically trained violinists Tourie and Damien Escobar

Brothers Tourie and Damien, ages 22 and 20, are New York Natives and classically trained violinists.  After attending the legendary Juilliard School, they now have a mission to bridge the gap between popular and classical music. Though once teased for carrying their violins through the streets of New York, Tourie and Damien have graced the stages of the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Radio City Music Hall in New York City. They also have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Today (NBC), and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. 

 

WHERE:

John Carroll University
20700 N. Park Blvd.
University Heights, OH 44118
Administration Building
Kulas Auditorium

 

WHEN:

Thursday, January 24, 2008
7 p.m.

CONTACT:

Office of Multicultural Affairs at John Carroll University
216.397.4185

oma@jcu.edu
 

John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.  The university has some 3,100 plus undergraduates and just over 700 graduate students.  The U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland.  John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.

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