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By Kathy Vetter
vetter@star-telegram.com
Posted Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010
A select group of retired National Football League players will contribute their silky voices to September's XLV Countdown Live from Cowboys Stadium, the official start of North Texas' sprint to the 2011 Super Bowl.
The former players, who have yet to be named, will add gospel to a musical lineup that includes country star Tim McGraw, classical pianist Van Cliburn and the 92-piece University of North Texas symphony orchestra.
"It will bring a little more football into this concert mix," Kit Sawers, vice president of special events for the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee, said during Thursday's announcement.
The performance by the 3-year-old NFL Players Choir will preview a much larger event scheduled before the Feb. 6 Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, featuring current and former players and big-name gospel entertainers, will be held Feb. 4 at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas.
The concert is expected to feature current and former NFL players as well as big-name gospel entertainers from Dallas-Fort Worth. Tim Brown, a Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Bowl wide receiver, is among the former players who have participated.
"I was in a choir growing up in Dallas," he said. "That's something that I'm comfortable doing, especially if I'm in the back. No one expects football players sitting up there with robes on, signing gospel songs two nights before the biggest game of the year."
The Sept. 10 "Countdown" event, headlined by McGraw, will include Van Cliburn playing The Star-Spangled Banner and the UNT orchestra accompanying an NFL Films tribute to the five Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl victories and the team's 50th anniversary.
Emmitt Smith, fresh from his August induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will be honored.
The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, starting at $25.
I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. Nehemiah 12:31b NIV
By Kathy Vetter
vetter@star-telegram.com
Posted Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010
A select group of retired National Football League players will contribute their silky voices to September's XLV Countdown Live from Cowboys Stadium, the official start of North Texas' sprint to the 2011 Super Bowl.
The former players, who have yet to be named, will add gospel to a musical lineup that includes country star Tim McGraw, classical pianist Van Cliburn and the 92-piece University of North Texas symphony orchestra.
"It will bring a little more football into this concert mix," Kit Sawers, vice president of special events for the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee, said during Thursday's announcement.
The performance by the 3-year-old NFL Players Choir will preview a much larger event scheduled before the Feb. 6 Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, featuring current and former players and big-name gospel entertainers, will be held Feb. 4 at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas.
The concert is expected to feature current and former NFL players as well as big-name gospel entertainers from Dallas-Fort Worth. Tim Brown, a Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Bowl wide receiver, is among the former players who have participated.
"I was in a choir growing up in Dallas," he said. "That's something that I'm comfortable doing, especially if I'm in the back. No one expects football players sitting up there with robes on, signing gospel songs two nights before the biggest game of the year."
The Sept. 10 "Countdown" event, headlined by McGraw, will include Van Cliburn playing The Star-Spangled Banner and the UNT orchestra accompanying an NFL Films tribute to the five Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl victories and the team's 50th anniversary.
Emmitt Smith, fresh from his August induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will be honored.
The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, starting at $25.
I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. Nehemiah 12:31b NIV
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