How Sweet the Sound Seeks Bay Area's Best Choir

How Sweet the Sound Seeks Bay Area's Best Choir

Semi-finalists compete at Oracle Arena on October 10

WHAT: Six Bay Area church choirs who have qualified for Verizon
Wireless' How Sweet The Sound(SM) semi-final competition will
perform at Oracle Arena for a chance to compete in the
national grand finale for a cash prize of up to $25,000
and the title of the best church choir in America.

WHO: Small Choir Category: Large Choir Category:
Antioch Church Family - Voices East Bay Church of Religious
Havenscourt Community Church Science
Independent Holiness Church Jubilee Christian Center
New St.Paul Community Baptist
Church

Host: Donald Lawrence
Judges: Hezekiah Walker, Marvin Sapp and Marshalen Martin

WHEN: October 10, 2008
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: media interviews
(must be confirmed in advance)
6:00 p.m.: Doors open
7:30 p.m.: Competition begins

WHERE: Oracle Arena
7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA 94621

ABOUT: How Sweet The Sound is an opportunity to celebrate the
unique ways that music connects people within their
community.

Tickets to the October 10 show can be purchased via Ticketmaster
or the ORACLE Arena Box Office and are $7 for floor seats and $5
for upper level seats. For more information on How Sweet The
Sound, visit www.howsweetthesound.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Heidi Flato
Verizon Wireless
925.279.6545
Heidi.Flato@verizonwireless.com

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 68.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

/PRNewswire - Oct. 7/

Source: Verizon Wireless

Web Site: http://www.howsweetthesound.com/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/

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