![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.2097222222222221in"
height="1.0659722222222223in"} Contact: Annette Louch-Parker

Director of Marketing & Sales; Rialto Square Theatre

15 E. Van Buren Street

Joliet, IL 60432

Telephone: (815) 726-7171

Fax: (815) 726-0352

www.rialtosquare.com

August 16, 2007

# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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## **MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER**

## Takes You to Space and Back

-A Virtual Experience of Space Shuttle Launch and Landing\--

**At The Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet**

**TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, August 24^th^ at 9AM!**

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Joliet, IL: One of the biggest-selling music groups in history, Mannheim
Steamroller, will appear in a special engagement at Joliet's Rialto
Square Theatre on Wednesday, October 3^rd^ at 7:300pm. **[Tickets will
go on sale on FRIDAY August 24th at 9 am]{.underline}** and are priced
between \$43.00 - \$103.00 (additional fees may apply). Tickets may be
purchased at the Rialto Box office located at 102 N. Chicago Street, or
ordered by calling 815/726-6600 between 9am and 5pm Monday through
Friday or between 9am and 12 Noon on Saturdays. On performance days the
box office remains open until the completion of intermission. Tickets
may also be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets or online at
[www.rialtosquare.com](http://www.rialtosquare.com/).

Founder and composer Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller will take the
stage on Wednesday, October 3^rd^, with a concert called "Music of the
Spheres". [Designed to celebrate America's passion for space
exploration, this rare performance marks the first of only three such
concerts this year]{.underline}.

In 2006, NASA officials invited Chip Davis and the Mannheim Steamroller
team to capture the launch and landing of Space Shuttles Discovery and
Atlantis using the band's distinctive sonic hologram. The results were
nothing short of earth shattering; the "Music of the Spheres" audience
will relive the event from their seats, hearing the most accurate audio
recording of a shuttle launch and landing ever made. In other
highlights, Davis will premiere new compositions and unveil his
"Mannheim-ized" versions of your favorite "space-based" favorites. The
original members of the Mannheim Steamroller, still together after more
than 25 years, will be accompanied by a professional orchestra comprised
of local musicians.

The Joliet concert lays the groundwork for a partnership between
Mannheim Steamroller and the Space Foundation to raise awareness of the
benefits and importance of space programs. The partnership includes a
two-year, 20-city concert tour beginning in 2008 called "Music of the
Spheres" and an accompanying album of the same name, all focused on the
wonder of space. Says Chip Davis, "I have been fascinated with space
exploration since my childhood, when I spent many an evening gazing at
the stars with wonder and amazement. I feel it is important that we
continue to foster that same sense of awe among our young people today.
With their extensive educational and space awareness programs, one could
simply not ask for a better partner than the Space Foundation."

Perhaps best known for their distinctive Christmas music, Mannheim
Steamroller is set to release their fifth holiday-themed album later
this fall. By special arrangement with the Rialto Square, audience
members will have the opportunity to buy advance copies of "Christmas
Song" at the theatre the night of the show. There will be a limit of 8
albums per customer.

# About Mannheim Steamroller

Mannheim Steamroller is the #1-selling Christmas artist of all time and
has sold nearly 40 million CDs. In the last fifteen years, Mannheim
Steamroller has outsold artists including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel
and Sting. Composer/creator Chip Davis started Mannheim Steamroller more
than 30 years ago with his GRAMMY Award-winning Fresh Aire series. Davis
is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the music industry as he
has developed the Mannheim Steamroller brand into a lifestyle. More
information about this performance is available at
[www.mannheimsteamroller.com](http://www.mannheimsteamroller.com/).

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