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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Carol Olson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:colson@voicesofcanton.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>colson@voicesofcanton.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>330-455-1000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Photo Available Upon Request<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>August 6, 2015<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:#262626'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b>Voice of Canton, Inc. Open Auditions & Open Rehearsals</b><b> for the 2015-2016 Season<i> </i><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Voices of Canton, Inc. invites men and women who have a passion for singing to audition for the 2015-2016 Season. Applicants should be high school graduates or older with previous choral experience. The audition will consist of singing a prepared solo in any language, vocalizing and sight singing. A pianist is provided. Please call the business office at 330-455-1000 to arrange an audition time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Two special open rehearsals will be held on Nov. 17<sup>th, </sup>2015 & April 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016 at 7PM in Cable Recital Hall in the Cultural Center, 1001 N. Market in Canton. Be a part of the fun! <span style='color:#10131A'>Sing some great music, meet some great people</span> and enjoy refreshments on us. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>VOCI, formerly Canton Civic Opera, has been performing opera, operettas, musicals, major works, madrigals and musical revues for the public of greater Canton for 75 seasons. Currently, VOCI is a 90 voice auditioned community choir which performs 4 major programs per season. The organization is passionately pursuing its’ mission to educate, inspire and unite through the performance of choral art. In April of 2015, the chorus was honored by an invitation by the National Gallery of Art to perform with the National Gallery of Art Orchestra in a performance of Richard Bales’, “Civil War Cantatas” in honor of the composers 100<sup>th</sup> birthday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Go to VoicesofCanton.org to learn more about the 2015-2016 Season and learn how you can join the VOCI family. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#262626'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#262626'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#262626'>For more info, contact Carol Olson at </span><a href="mailto:info@voicesofcanton.org">info@voicesofcanton.org</a><span style='color:#262626'> or 330-455-1000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#262626'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#262626'>###</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>Carol Olson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>Managing Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>Voices of Canton, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>1001 Market Ave N.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>Canton OH 44702<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'><a href="mailto:colson@voicesofcanton.org"><span style='color:#538135;text-decoration:none'>colson@voicesofcanton.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:#538135'>(330) 455-1000 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>