Adult Degree Completion Programs Open House

Saturday, August 20 | 7:30 p.m.

Reserved $90-$70 | Terrace $45 | Lawn $25
Tickets are on sale now for festival donors. Public ticket sales begin at 9:00 a.m. on May 10.

Ferro Pavilion | 350 Constance Blvd. | Williams Bay, WI 53191-0210

If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.”In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape.

Originally formed over a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon - with a massive fan base, more than 20 million views on YouTube and numerous national television appearances. They have achieved success with two holiday releases, including 2008’s “Holiday Spirits” and 2009’s “Christmas Cheers” and three additional albums, including the 2015 release of “The New Old Fashioned.”

In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal — the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense…and with a sense of humor.

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