Noted Irish tenor Ronan Tynan brings his band to UCA?s Reynolds Performance Hall for one performance only on Thursday, November 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available by calling UCA Ticket Central toll free at 1-866-810-0012. Conway residents should call (501) 450-3265. Tickets are available online at www.uca.edu/publicappearances.Tickets prices range from $12 for students 12 years old and younger, to $35 for general public in Section A (center orchestra) of the 1200-seat house. Discounts are available for senior citizens, UCA Alumni Association members, UCA faculty and staff, and UCA students. Group rates are available as well. Please ask at the Box Office.
Ronan Tynan?s irresistible voice and amazing life story place him in the highest rank of artists from Ireland. Born with deformities in both legs, he rode horses and motorcycles until a car crash at age 20 forced a double amputation. Within a year, he was winning gold medals at the International Paralympics, running on prosthetic legs. Tynan was one of the first disabled persons in Ireland to enroll in medical school. While there, he entered and won the BBC?s televised Go For It talent competition, and his second career was off and running. It has not stopped yet as he strikes out on his own with a solo tour and his new solo CD entitled simply, Ronan.
Americans may know Ronan Tynan from his association with New York City following September 11, 2001. He sang at many 9/11 memorial services and funerals for firefighters and policemen. He also sang at President Ronald Reagan?s funeral, at the special request of Reagan?s wife Nancy. American fans may remember his singing ?America the Beautiful? during the 7th inning stretch when the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 World Series. In Ireland, he was a member of the original Three Irish Tenors.
For more information about Ronan Tynan and his life, go to www.ronantynan.net.
Ronan Tynan is sponsored by the Ralph Behrens Endowment Fund in the UCA Foundation. A former professor of English at UCA (deceased), Mr. Behrens left a portion of his estate to the UCA Foundation, establishing an endowment used to support performing arts events in Reynolds Performance Hall. To contribute to the Ralph Behrens Endowment, please contact the UCA Foundation (501) 450-5288 or contact Guy Couch at (501) 450-3682.
UCA Public Appearances 2006-2007 Season is sponsored by TIAA-CREF, the financial services company. Additional support comes from the Mid-America Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Arkansas Arts Council. For more information, contact UCA Ticket Central at 1-866-810-0012 or online at www.uca.edu/publicappearances.
