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September 3, 2004

KBSU Offers Sneak Previews Of A New Ballet By Elvis Costello

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Beginning Sept. 15, KBSU Morning Music Host Alan Chapman will play several sneak previews from a new Elvis Costello CD that is getting a lot of buzz. Over the last quarter of a century, Costello has built a solid reputation and following as a rock musician. Now, a lesser-heard facet of his talent will receive wide exposure with the CD release of his first large-scale orchestral work, the ballet �Il Sogno.� Italy�s Aterballeto dance company originally commissioned �Il Sogno� in 2000 for its adaptation of �A Midsummer Night�s Dream.� Following its premiere in Bologna, Costello began adapting the score for this recording by Michael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon will release the CD on Sept. 21. Chapman will air not one but five sneak previews. Selections from �Il Sogno,� will be played over a span of five weekday mornings beginning Wednesday, Sept. 15. Chapman is heard weekday mornings from 6-10 a.m. on KBSU. The sneak previews will also feature excerpts from a recent interview with the composer. �He has really captured Shakespeare�s characters with great imagination,� Chapman said. �What�s remarkable about Costello�s music is that its sophistication is not the product of academic study, but the product of a gifted musician using his ears.� So how does Costello the rocker describe his classical alter ego? �All the music comes from the same place,� said Costello. �It�s just the trigger that�s different.� KBSU is the Arts and Cultural Programming radio station of the Boise State Radio network. KBSU is heard on 90.3 FM in Boise and 91.7 FM in McCall. -30- Contact Jim East Associate General Manager, Network Programming Voice: 208 947-5659 Fax: 208 344-6631 jeast@boisestate.edu  Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275 kcraven@boisestate.edu

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