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onStage at Connecticut College presents Quartetto Gelato Nov. 30

November 05, 2007

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Quartetto Gelato, a dominant force in the international "new classical" scene, will perform Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. in the John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College.

Thrilling audiences with the mastery of six instruments and a brilliant operatic tenor, Quartetto Gelato performs an assorted repertoire of classical masterworks, operatic arias and the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs.

In 1996, the group was named "Debut Artist of the Year" by National Public Radio´s popular "Performance Today" program. The panel of music critics who presented the award described the quartet as "an amazing ensemble that achieves the nearly impossible: they play salon music with real style and classical music with real precision; great chops and a commitment in all that they play."

Quartetto Gelato has performed in sold-out concerts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The group´s first DVD, "Quartetto Gelato: A Concert in Wine Country!" was broadcast on PBS stations throughout the United States earlier this year and will be released commercially in March.

Before the show, at 4 p.m., the members of Quartetto Gelato will give a free lecture and demonstration, also in Evans Hall.

Tickets for the concert are $22; seniors $20; students $11. For ticket information, call 860-439-ARTS (2787).

OnStage at Connecticut College is presented with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, The New England Foundation for the Arts, Coca-Cola of Southeastern New England, Pfizer Inc., The Day Publishing Company, The Holiday Inn - New London and Spring Hill Suites by Marriott. Additional support is provided by individual donors.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 75 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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Editor: Two color, hi-resolution photos of the performers are available at www.conncoll.edu/news/. Click "Image Gallery" on the left navigation bar.

For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu