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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/18/05
Greenville College Homecoming Concert Features Alumni and Students
Free Concert Features Solafide, Stephanie Smith, and BDA
GREENVILLE
, ILL. – Greenville College, known throughout the country as an
incubator for musical talent, presents a homecoming concert of three
campus favorite ensembles featuring students and alumni Saturday,
October 22 at 8 p.m. at the college's music center. The public is
invited to attend this free concert.
While at
Greenville College, a school nationally recognized for its Contemporary
Christian Music program, BDA recorded two full-length albums that
caught the attention of producer Scott Williamson and led to a
three-song collaboration. “After receiving strong industry reaction to
that demo, we finally signed with nationally-distributed Creative Trust
Workshop in June of 2004 and began an intense season of work on our
first major-label album” said BDA. The album, titled “Better Days
Ahead,” was released in October 2004.
The band
has developed a fan base by touring in the Midwest and Northeast and
has performed at summer festivals alongside touring artists such as
Switchfoot, Sixpence None the Richer, Jars of Clay and Audio
Adrenaline.
“Songs like ‘Maybe You,' ‘Something
Wonderful' and ‘You Loved Me When' became favorites of our friends at
Greenville and turned out to be favorites of our label and producer,”
said BDA.
Stephanie Smith, a senior at Greenville
College, has received the attention of a major label in Nashville.
Smith recognizes her gift is a ministry to others. “I have embraced
music as a passion of mine, and I feel that at a young age I have
already been through a lot, and have many experiences to write about.
It is my desire to be something refreshing amongst a dry and depressed
generation,” said Smith.
The Contemporary
Christian Music program at Greenville has provided her with many
opportunities for collaboration, instruction, recording and
performance, including main stage appearances at Agape Music Festival
in 2003 and 2005.
Solafide, an up and coming
campus favorite from Pickneyville, tours Illinois with an Indy-rock
sound. Brandon Ross, the lead singer/guitar player is senior at the
college as is band mate and bass player Ian McDurmott.
Greenville
College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with
more than 1300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree
completion students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free
Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45
miles east of St. Louis.
CONTACT:
Christy Grimes (
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Assistant Director of Public Relations
Greenville College
(618) 664-6515
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