FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: http://TrustArts.org/press
Search Name: 2013 The Musical Box
BYHAM THEATER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 | 8:00 P.M.
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Canadian band, The Musical Box, at the Byham Theater inPittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. The Musical Box will perform their exclusive and meticulously restaged Genesis’ 1973 concert tour, Selling England by the Pound. Ticket prices start at $39.25. For information, visit www.TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.
About Genesis’ Selling England by the Pound
In the autumn of 1973, the concept of a rock show was redefined by Genesis, touring Europe and North America to promote the release of their fifth album, Selling England by the Pound. Both the theatrical imagination of Peter Gabriel, original band member from Genesis, and the intricacy and intensity of Genesis' music reached their apexes and were enhanced by surrealistic sets and special visual effects, leaving audiences spellbound. For what proved to be one of the first-ever multimedia performances, Selling England by the Pound remains a vivid memory for those privileged to have attended it.
About The Musical Box’s restaging of Selling England by the Pound
Now, officially licensed by Genesis and Peter Gabriel, Canadian band, The Musical Box reproduces the 1973 classic in painstaking detail. The show’s quality is a result of years of work by musicians, technicians, and collectors who used hundreds of photos and slides of the original concerts, videos, amateur films, newspaper and magazine articles, and information offered by numerous people who worked on or attended the Genesis shows 40 years ago. These sources allowed for the masks, costumes, make-up, accessories, sets, lighting design, special effects, choreography, and musical presentation to be meticulously duplicated, including the use of the instruments that characterized the Genesis sound – the Mellotron, Hammond organ, Leslie cabinets, Hohner Pianet, Rickenbacker double-neck guitars, bass pedals, and more.
The band’s name-The Musical Box- originated from the Genesis song, of same title, from the 1971 album Nursery Cryme. The Musical Box has presented restaged Genesis’ 1973 and 1974 concert tours Selling England by the Poundand The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway to audiences throughout North America and Europe.
The Musical Box’s creative team includes: Denis Champoux (acoustic and electric guitars); Denis Gagné (lead vocal, flute, percussion); Sébastien Lamothe (bass, bass pedals, 6-string and 12-string guitars, backing vocals); Martin Levac(drums, percussion, backing vocals); David Myers (keyboards, 12-string guitar, backing vocals); Sébastien Lamothe(musical direction); and Serge Morissette (artistic direction).
Peter Gabriel Nominated for 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Peter Gabriel was recently announced as one of 16 nominees for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "This year's nominees represent the broad definition of 'rock 'n' roll' and include an array of artists whose fans are deeply passionate about the possibility of induction," shared Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement posted on MercuryNews.com. To be eligible, nominees had to have recorded an album or single in 1988 or earlier. Voting by the fans will take place in December of this year.
ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.
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Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: http://TrustArts.org/press
Search Name: 2013 The Musical Box
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES CANADIAN BAND
THE MUSICAL BOX
TO PERFORM THEIR EXCLUSIVE RESTAGING OF
GENESIS' 1973 CONCERT TOUR
SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND
BYHAM THEATER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 | 8:00 P.M.
PITTSBURGH, PA: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Canadian band, The Musical Box, at the Byham Theater inPittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. The Musical Box will perform their exclusive and meticulously restaged Genesis’ 1973 concert tour, Selling England by the Pound. Ticket prices start at $39.25. For information, visit www.TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.
About Genesis’ Selling England by the Pound
In the autumn of 1973, the concept of a rock show was redefined by Genesis, touring Europe and North America to promote the release of their fifth album, Selling England by the Pound. Both the theatrical imagination of Peter Gabriel, original band member from Genesis, and the intricacy and intensity of Genesis' music reached their apexes and were enhanced by surrealistic sets and special visual effects, leaving audiences spellbound. For what proved to be one of the first-ever multimedia performances, Selling England by the Pound remains a vivid memory for those privileged to have attended it.
About The Musical Box’s restaging of Selling England by the Pound
Now, officially licensed by Genesis and Peter Gabriel, Canadian band, The Musical Box reproduces the 1973 classic in painstaking detail. The show’s quality is a result of years of work by musicians, technicians, and collectors who used hundreds of photos and slides of the original concerts, videos, amateur films, newspaper and magazine articles, and information offered by numerous people who worked on or attended the Genesis shows 40 years ago. These sources allowed for the masks, costumes, make-up, accessories, sets, lighting design, special effects, choreography, and musical presentation to be meticulously duplicated, including the use of the instruments that characterized the Genesis sound – the Mellotron, Hammond organ, Leslie cabinets, Hohner Pianet, Rickenbacker double-neck guitars, bass pedals, and more.
The band’s name-The Musical Box- originated from the Genesis song, of same title, from the 1971 album Nursery Cryme. The Musical Box has presented restaged Genesis’ 1973 and 1974 concert tours Selling England by the Poundand The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway to audiences throughout North America and Europe.
The Musical Box’s creative team includes: Denis Champoux (acoustic and electric guitars); Denis Gagné (lead vocal, flute, percussion); Sébastien Lamothe (bass, bass pedals, 6-string and 12-string guitars, backing vocals); Martin Levac(drums, percussion, backing vocals); David Myers (keyboards, 12-string guitar, backing vocals); Sébastien Lamothe(musical direction); and Serge Morissette (artistic direction).
Peter Gabriel Nominated for 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Peter Gabriel was recently announced as one of 16 nominees for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "This year's nominees represent the broad definition of 'rock 'n' roll' and include an array of artists whose fans are deeply passionate about the possibility of induction," shared Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement posted on MercuryNews.com. To be eligible, nominees had to have recorded an album or single in 1988 or earlier. Voting by the fans will take place in December of this year.
ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.
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