Symphony Orchestra Augusta Pops! at the Bell features Air Supply
On Friday, March 19, Symphony Orchestra Augusta Pops! at the Bell Series under the direction of new Music Director Shizuo Kuwahara presents Air Supply, Over two decades after their last Top 5 hit—the classic #2 power ballad “Making Love Out of Nothing At All,” the duo and their longtime ensemble show no signs of slowing down, performing their biggest hits for thousands of fans around the world, an average of 120 dates a year. Nearly three decades later, the world is still “Lost in Love” with Air Supply. Air Supply joins the orchestra during the second half of the concert, performing with, and without the orchestra. The 7:30 p.m. concert is at Bell Auditorium on Telfair Street.
Tickets for this Pops! at the Bell concert are $20, $35, and $45 and may be purchased online at www.soaugusta.org or by calling 706.826.4705. Tickets may also be purchased at the door on concert evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Bell Auditorium box office. Full-time students and military personnel with valid I.D. may purchase tickets for $7, this price available only at box office the evening of concert . These special-priced tickets are made available through the generosity of SERIES SPONSOR, University Health Care System, and our CONCERT SPONSORS, Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, Fulcher Hagler, LLP, & WayneWorks.
Air Supply
The end of the band’s chart heyday in the U.S. circa mid-80s opened up an exciting new world of opportunity, literally—including performing in China, Japan and Beirut, playing for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the Australian Bicentennial in 1986 and becoming one of the first bands ever invited to play North Vietnam. While establishing enthusiastic fan bases throughout the globe, Russell and Hitchcock continued to record top selling international albums. Their four 90s recordings on Giant (The Earth Is…, The Vanishing Race and News from Nowhere, Book of Love) all sold over a million worldwide. Their most recent albums include Yours Truly on Warner Bros. (2001) and the independently released Across the Concrete Sky.
Even before they first charted in the U.S. in early 1980 with “Lost In Love,” Air Supply was familiar to numerous pop fans here and in Canada via their extensive touring with Rod Stewart in the late 70s. In 1979, they released Life Support, which included the original version of “Lost In Love.” Their early multi-platinum albums include Lost In Love (1980), The One That You Love (1981), Now and Forever (1982) and Greatest Hits (1983).
THE POPS! AT THE BELL SERIES SPONSOR IS UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Media Sponsors are AT&T The Real Yellow Pages, Metro Spirit, Fox 54, and Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.
For more information about Symphony Orchestra Augusta, visit www.soaugusta.org, call 706.826.4705, email marketing@soaugusta.org or fax 706.826.4735. Located on the second floor of Sacred Heart Cultural Center, the Symphony office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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