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Sweet Honey in the Rock Set for Australian Concert Tour

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, the Grammy-nominated a cappella ensemble who've built a legacy for merging an inimitable and distinct harmonic vocal blend with a veracious commitment to activism

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Sweet Honey in the Rock Set for Australian Concert Tour

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  1. Sweet Honey intheRockSetforAustralianConcertTourand HeadliningEngagementatFestivalofVoicesJuly8-172015 SWEETHONEYINTHEROCK,theGrammy-nominated acappella ensemble who've builta legacy formerginganinimitable anddistinctharmonic vocalblendwitha veraciouscommitmenttoactivism NewYork,NY,July01,2015 -SWEETHONEYINTHE ROCK,the Grammy-nominatedacappella ensemble who'vebuilt a legacyformerginganinimitableanddistinct harmonicvocalblend withaveraciouscommitment toactivism,social justice,equalityand freedomarereturning toAustraliaforamini-tourJuly8th -July18th. Thetour will behighlighted bytheir specialguestappearance atthe12thAnnual Festival ofVoicesscheduled forJuly2-12inHobart,Tasmania.TheFestivalattractsthousandsofsingersthroughout Australiawholearnnewrepertoireand skills,workwith exceptional teachers,meetfellowvocalistsand choristersand performatthehost venue,theMusicRecitalHall in Hobart.SweetHoneywillbehosting workshopsfromJuly8th -12th. Theywill headlinetheirownconcertattheMusicRecital HallonJuly10thand deliveranabbreviatedperformance withsomeoffeaturedchoirparticipantsasparttheFestival'sfinaleconcertonJuly12th. Sweet Honeywill also performmajorconcertsatthePrincessTheatreinLaunceston,Tasmania,July14th, CityRecitalHall inSydney,July16thand theMelbourneRecital Hall inMelbourne,July18th.TheensemblelasttouredAustraliain2013 whichwashighlighted by theirperformanceattheinternationallyrenownedByronBayBluesfest. "We'retrulyhonoredand excited tobeinvited byTheFestivalOfVoices tosharethepowerofouruniquemusicalofferingsand global experience,"statedCarolMaillard,oneof thegroup'sfoundingmembers."We'relooking forward tocollaboratingwithallthechoralensemblesintheworkshops and performing concertsforourloyal Australianand Aboriginal fansin Hobart,Launceston,Melbourneand Sydney." Sweet Honeywill bejetting toAustraliafreshfromtherecordingstudiointheirhomebaseofWashington,DC.Theensemblehasbeen putting thefinishing toucheson theirfirst album comprisedof primarilyoriginalsongssince"GoInGrace,"(released in2008asthesoundtrackfortheAlvinAileyDance Company's50thAnniversary theatricalpieceofthesametitle).Theirnew

  2. albumwill alsofeatureseveral notablecoversongsfrom theirliveshowofwhichtheyarerecording forthefirst time.The album issetforrelease thisfall onAppleseedRecordings. Lastmonth thegroup completed theirfourthinternational USEmbassytourthisyearinSwaziland.Theywerepreviouslyinvited by theUSEmbassiesinEthiopia,PeruandJamaicainFebruarytohelp themhonorand celebrateBlackHistoryMonth. Theyperformed several majorconcertsand contributed tocommunity programssponsored by theEmbassy ineachrespectivecountry.Lastyear,Sweet HoneymadetheirpremiereUSEmbassytour(August 27-31)aspartof theArts Envoy programtoBelize.TheArts Envoy Programisalongstanding outreachprogramand initiative sponsored bytheUSStateDepartment. Oneofthemajorhighlightsoftheirvisit toSwazilandwastheirdebut appearanceattheMTNBushfireFestival(May29-31)whichfeaturedaspecial collaborationon twosongs(onebyeach artist)withnoted songwriter/singerFloewe(real nameFikileDhladhla)anativeofSwaziland.CNNrecentlynoted theFestivalisoneof thetop seven"must attend musicfestivals"inAfrica. SWEETHONEYINTHEROCK,whichcelebrated their40thAnniversary lastyear iscomprisedofvocalist'sLouiseRobinson,CarolMaillard, NitanjuBolade Casel,AishaKahliland ShirleyChildress(AmericanSignLanguageInterpreter).Theensemble alsofeaturesspecial guest bassist(acousticupright andelectricbass)RomeirMendez. Forfurtherinformationabout SWEET HONEY INTHEROCKgoto: www.sweethoneyintherock.org Contact: Chip Schutzman MilesHighProductions P.O.Box93157 Hollywood, CA90093 323-806-0400 chip@mileshighproductions.comhttp://www.mileshighproductions.com/ ###

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