PRESS RELEASE
March 18, 2011
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
2 South Pack Square
Asheville, NC 28801
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Ellis, Managing Director
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
Office Ph#: (828) 210-9835
E-Mail: jellis@dwtheatre.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
What:
Mainstage Music Series
Who:
Destino
When:
April 8, 2011 • 8:00pm
Where:
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
Ticket Prices: Regular $30; Seniors $28; Students $25
Student Rush day-of-the-show (with valid ID) $12
Info/Tickets: Box Office (828)257-4530  www.dwtheatre.com
Artist Website: www.destino4.com
For Interviews, contact: Joey Niceforo • joey.niceforo@gmail.com  (647) 309-1908
For Calendar Listings: Classical crossover sensation Destino brings soul, pop and gospel
selections combined with the romance of opera to Diana Wortham Theatre. Mainstage
Music Series. Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place. 8:00pm, April 8, 2011. Tickets:
Regular $30; Seniors $28; Students $25; Student Rush day-of-the-show (with valid ID)
$10. Tickets/Info: (828) 257-4530 or online at www.dwtheatre.com.
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CLASSICAL CROSSOVER SENSATION DESTINO BRINGS MUSIC AND
ROMANCE TO THE DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE STAGE, FRIDAY APRIL 8 AT
8:00PM
The Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place presents the perfect entertainment for a spring
evening with a performance by Destino, 8:00pm, Friday, April 8 at the Diana Wortham
Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville. Destino’s award-winning classically
trained young tenors –Joey Niceforo, Terance Reddick and Roy Tan – deliver a delightful
genre of pop with an opera flair, combining the romance of opera with pop, gospel, and
soul selections. Adding elegance and instrumental virtuosity is violinist Rosemary
Siemens who has mesmerized audiences the world over with her passionate
musicianship. Destino’s “pop opera” style is one currently sweeping the charts with its
popularity heightened by musical television shows such as “American Idol” and
internationally renowned recording artists such as Destino, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban,
Mario Frangoulis, Russell Watson and Il Divo, all selling millions of CDs worldwide. At
the top of this talent is Destino whose current tour and Asheville engagement follow the
trio’s high profile performances at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2008 Beijing
Summer Olympics.
Destino’s Asheville performance is on the heels of its March 2011 iTunes release,
Beginning Again, with works ranging from “Ave Maria,” the Beatles’ “Yesterday” and
original compositions. In 2008 Destino released its critically acclaimed debut disk,
FORTE, a collection of classical and contemporary music, including “Show Me the Way
Back to Your Heart” composed and recommended for Destino by Grammy awardwinning songwriter Diane Warren. This release was on the heels of the group’s exclusive
engagement at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and its performances at some of
Canada’s renowned summer music festivals. Destino was most recently part of a PBS
music special in February 2010, and headlined The Lee Kjelson Memorial “Sounds of
Music Series” at Carnegie Hall with The Continuo Arts Treble Chorus & Orchestra in
April 2010. The group also performed at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington in 2009.
Destino has toured extensively across Canada and the U.S. and performed at a number of
private engagements, including Children’s Miracle Network fundraising concerts in
Orlando and Las Vegas.
Before collaborating as a trio, the three Canadian vocalists of Destino were in established
solo careers, performing pop, opera, gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, and musical theater. One of
the original “Canadian Tenors,” Joey Niceforo has performed in operas across Canada,
the United States, Italy and the Czech Republic. Insight Magazine says, "Joey Niceforo
has one of the most robust and exciting voices I've heard in a long time. He's riveting on
stage..." Terance Reddick, a Boston Conservatory trained vocalist, has performed in large
scale productions from Las Vegas to New York, including the lead in the The Big
Apple’s world renowned Radio City Christmas Spectacular. And Roy Tan, who also acts
as the pianist and arranger for Destino, has performed extensively throughout Canada and
the United States in varying musical genres including pop, gospel, jazz, and
contemporary. Joining the three tenors is Rosemary Siemens, whose diverse talents and
improvisational skills have lead to countless performance opportunities, including
debuting a combined hip-hop/classical concert at Carnegie Hall and playing as the first
instrumentalist ever at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
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Destino’s Asheville performance is made possible by Mainstage Music Series Sponsors
David and Dianne Worley and Eaton Corporation, with additional support from Media
Sponsor WNC magazine.
The Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place is located in the heart of the Pack Square
Cultural District in the center of downtown Asheville on historic Pack Square within
walking distance of many shops and restaurants. The intimate theatre seats just over 500
and boasts exceptional acoustics and sightlines, making it the premier performance space
in all of Western North Carolina. The Mainstage Series is supported by a grant from the
North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. The Mainstage Series 2010/2011 season
sponsors are Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville Renaissance Hotel, Creative Energy, and
Laurey’s Catering and Gourmet-to-go. To obtain more information on Destino’s April 8
Asheville performance or to purchase tickets (Regular $30; Seniors $28; Students $25;
Student Rush day-of-the-show with valid ID $10), call the theatre’s box office at (828)
257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com.
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