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Dominican University will present the energetic a cappella group Rockapella on Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. The family-friendly show, titled A Rockapella Holiday, will showcase classic, contemporary and original material drawn from the group’s multiple holiday recordings, including Christmas (2000) and Comfort & Joy (2002). The concert will be held in the Lund Auditorium, 7900 West Division Street, River Forest.

Rockapella’s first gigs were on the street corners of New York with a hat out at their feet for money and business cards. They eventually drew the attention of a television producer who offered them an appearance on the PBS television program Spike & Co.: Do It A Cappella. Their national debut on PBS soon led to five seasons on the award-winning television show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

With a strong fan base in both the United States and Japan, Rockapella has released more than a dozen albums. They have transformed the a cappella genre, adding a surprising range of material and styles including human beatbox and percussive effects tinged with their unique and infectious blend of soul, rock and jazz.

Tickets for this concert are $32. For more information or to order tickets, call the Dominican University Box Office at (708) 488-5000 or order online at www.dom.edu/pac.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Dominican offers 50 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 15 graduate programs through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the School for Leadership and Continuing Studies. In the 2008 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report again ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master’s level universities and as a “best value” for the tenth consecutive year.