{"id":32212264028,"date":"2011-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/swanky-and-sporty\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:44:50","slug":"swanky-and-sporty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/swanky-and-sporty\/","title":{"rendered":"SWANKY AND SPORTY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He\u2019s been called \u201cThe Swanky Tenor\u201d\u2014a vocal artist who emerged from a seemingly crowded field of Irish tenors with a flair for the romantic that\u2019s caused hopelessly smitten fans to swoon, and a smooth style that owes as much in its way to Michael Buble as to the iconic John McCormack.<\/p>\n

He could just as easily be branded \u201cThe Sporting Tenor\u201d; an avid fan who\u2019s been seen and heard everywhere from the soccer field at Barcelona to a Six Nations rugby match in Dublin\u2014and TD Garden in Boston, where he\u2019s become a fixture at Celtics basketball games.<\/p>\n

When Paul Byrom takes the stage of the Pollak Theatre on the evening of Sunday, November 20, he\u2019ll be bringing the stuff that\u2019s allowed him to connect with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, in cities all over the planet, and in front of appreciative listeners who have included the president of Ireland, the emperor of Japan, and the president of the United States.<\/p>\n

Presented by the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University as part of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series, the 7 p.m. concert will mark the Dublin-based singer\u2019s sole New Jersey date in support of\u00a0This is the Moment<\/em>, the new album that keynotes Byrom\u2019s first U.S. tour as a solo headline performer.<\/p>\n

Arranged by master bass player and \u201ctrusty right-hand man\u201d Joe Csibi,This is the Moment<\/em>\u00a0finds the tenor (who\u2019s put his stamp on songs by everyone from Charles Aznavour to the Moody Blues and U2) introducing new originals by some sought-after songwriters. The star characterizes the live show as \u201ca mixed bag of music\u2026(ranging) from the musical hits of Broadway, to well-known favorites from Ireland,\u201d as well as \u201cone or two classical crossover pieces\u201d from the singer who made the classical\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0charts with his 2008 Christmas album.<\/p>\n

Also promised are \u201cone or two of my favorites from my time with Celtic Thunder\u201d\u2014the superstar vocal group of which Byrom was a breakout star from 2007 to November 2010. The five solo singers, who had the honor of officially kicking off New York\u2019s Saint Patrick\u2019s Day Parade in 2009, found their greatest success here in the United States\u2014a fact that led to Byrom\u2019s decision to revisit his own solo performing career with a coast-to-coast stateside tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cTickets are limited and hopefully will sell out quickly,\u201d asserts the singer in one of the frequently updated blog entries that he offers to fans with the lilting signature \u201cKeep well My Loves, My Doves, My Eggs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch like my Grannie\u2019s pies, once they are gone, they are gone!!\u201d<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets, or for additional information on the new Performing Arts season, please contact the Monmouth University Performing Arts Box Office at 732-263-6889, or go online at\u00a0www.monmouth.edu\/arts<\/a>. To schedule an interview, please contact Eileen Chapman at 732-571-3512.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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