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April 11, 2005

STING GIVES MASTER CLASS AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

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World-famous musician Sting took time out of his busy “Broken Music” tour to give a master class to composition students at Boise State University on Saturday morning.
 

Sting played the Idaho Center in Nampa on April 9, but devoted his afternoon to Boise State students. Sting’s tour is taking him to college campuses and smaller venues around the country, prompting him to give classes at select colleges.

Sting, joined by his guitar players Shane Fontayne and Dominic Miller, lectured in front of 32 students and five faculty for a little more than an hour at the Morrison Center. Music department chair James Cook said Sting talked about composition, his own music and the importance of learning the classics.
 

“I’m a little nervous,” Sting said to the class as reported by The Arbiter, Boise State's student newspaper. “I played at Shea Stadium in front of thousands, but in front of you guys I’m a wreck.”

Cook said that Sting’s management called Boise State a couple of months ago with the master class idea. Sting has been giving these classes at certain stops on his tour; he has also spoken in front of students from San Jose State and the University of Oregon.
 

Cook says that Boise State has many guest music lecturers, and that it was good for students to come in contact with a successful musician.
 

“He was a very cordial, very nice person and he answered the students’ questions with respect,” Cook said.
 

Fontayne published an account of the class on Sting’s Web site, www.sting.com.

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See the Arbiter's story by clicking here

Contact: James Cook, Music Department, (208) 426-1773, jdcook@boisestate.edu 

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005