Renowned choral concert in USA cinemas for the first time!

This Easter will be unlike any before. Britain’s internationally acclaimed Choir of King’s College gives a special performance of Handel’s Messiah in Cambridge and transmits in High Definition to cinemas across Europe and North America. The performance of the King’s College Choir on captured live on April 5^th will be transmitted into cinemas across North America and, beginning on April 11^th, will be available in theatres throughout Canada and the USA.  A major new development, this year will be the first ever, live, simultaneous screening of a choral concert in select cinemas in different countries. Montreal distributor DigiScreen Corporation, who releases Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte HD productions throughout the year, is facilitating the presentations.

In the United States, the live performance captured in stunning HD will be seen at various dates & times from Saturday, 11^th April, at Emagine Theatres, Rave Motion Pictures, Landmark Theatres, UltraStar Cinemas and the Cameo Cinema. For specific details on these North American screenings, please go to www.digiscreen.ca to find the time and location of the participating theatre in your area.  The special Easter performance of Messiah will be performed in King’s College Chapel where the storied choir has performed since the days of Henry VI. The most popular of all oratorios is the centerpiece of Easter at King’s, a ten-day celebration in Cambridge, UK, headlined by this pre-eminent representative of the great British church music tradition.

This year, Cambridge University is celebrating its 800^th anniversary.  Founded in 1441, King’s College is one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge.  Its Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in the world.

London’s The Times claims: “I would happily sit in King’s College Chapel listening to this choir sing for the rest of my days.”

For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout North America, visit the DigiScreen website at www.digiscreen.ca or, for individual cinemas visit…

• Rave Motion Pictures www.ravemotionpictures.com
• Landmark Theatres www.landmarktheatres.com
• UltraStar Cinemas www.ultrastarmovies.com
• Emagine Entertainment www.emagine-entertainment.com
• Carmike Cinemas www.carmikecinemas.com
• Cameo Cinema www.cameocinema.com

For more information on King’s College Choir, Cambridge, please go to http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/choir/index.html

Handel’s Messiah live CD recording coming soon on EMI Classics www.emiclassics.com www.emiclassics.co.uk

For more information about DigiScreen, please visit www.digiscreen.ca.