Contact: Maridith Geuder
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Attired in glamour of the World War II era, a rising British vocal group brings its tongue-in-cheek repertoire of 1940s classics to Mississippi State for a Feb. 5 Lyceum Series performance.
The Puppini Sisters will be featured in a 7:30 p.m. concert in Lee Hall auditorium. Specializing in close harmonies reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters, the trio presents selections from "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and other swing favorites to contemporary numbers such as "I Will Survive."
Available at the door, tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for senior citizens (65 and over by request); and $8 for children ages 3-12. MSU students are admitted free with valid student identification. All seats purchased at the door are general admission.
In its review, the Times of London observed that the perky twenty-somethings actually are "classically trained musicians who write and arrange, harmonize like heavenly angels, and count the Prince of Wales as a fan."
Formed in 2004 at London's Trinity College of Music, the non-sibling group is fronted by Marcella Puppini. On combined resumes, she and her choral cohorts list proficiencies on seemingly everything from piano to saxophone to harp.
The singing "sisters" have produced two albums to date, most recently a collection of their original works titled "The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo."
Praise for their talents is not limited to the European side of the Big Pond. In its review, the Illinois Entertainer alerted readers that "the group's sophisticated vocal harmonies, swing sensibilities and exuberant sense of humor promise a sure-to-be enchanting, evocative and entertaining evening."