acoUstiKats to Perform at Graceland’s 'Elvis Week'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2014) — The University of Kentucky's all male a cappella group, the Acoustikats, are hoping audiences will be "All Shook Up" as they rock Graceland’s annual “Elvis Week” held Aug. 9-17, in Memphis, Tennessee.
The group will perform two different 60-minute shows of tunes by "The King" along with four more of America’s top scholastic a cappella groups: University of Florida’s All-Night Yahtzee, The James Madison University Bluestones, the Vanderbilt Melodores and Briarcrest OneVoice. A total of four performances (two performances of each show) are scheduled between Aug. 14-16.
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The Acoustikats perform "Timber" (by Pitbull and Ke$ha) with Emoni Wilkins and UK Dance Team. A transcript of this video can be found here.
Taking the stage during "Elvis Week" are esteemed members of the ensemble, including several who appeared on NBC's "The Sing-Off" last December. Current UK students and alumni set to perform are: Patrick Banks, Peter Gibbons, Nick Johnson, Jordan Lindsey, Banks Mattingly, Charlie McManus, Andrew Miller, Mike Owens, Jacob Powell, Evan Jennings Pulliam and Ron Wilbur.
The acoUstiKats were founded in 1993 during Director of UK Choral Activities Jefferson Johnson's first semester at UK School of Music in the UK College of Fine Arts. As a subsection of the nationally renowned UK Men’s Chorus, this 12-member group serves to promote and encourage male singing of all ages.
For tickets to concerts featuring the Acoustikats at "Elvis Week," visit Graceland’s website at www.graceland.com/elvisweek/acappella.aspx. For more information on the Kats, music lovers can find the group online on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu
