FAIRFIELD, CONN – Anthony Kearns, the 30-year-old tenor from rural County Wexford who combined talent, pluck and a bit ‘o Irish luck to carry him to fame, performs Friday, March 15 at 8 p.m. at Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Atra. The 75-member Gaelic-American Glee Club, an outgrowth of the Fairfield-based Gaelic-American Club, will open the program and a post-show reception will follow in the lobby. The concert is presented by the Irish Scholarship Committee.
Kearns is an original member of the famed Irish Tenors; in 1999, he, Ronan Tynan and John McDermott (later replaced by Finbar Wright), first toured the United States, earning millions of fans via a major gala concert televised coast-to-coast on St. Patrick’s Day. With the group and as a soloist, Kearns has performed sold-out shows at some of the world’s greatest venues, including Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall and Royal Dublin Society Main Hall.
The Gaelic-American Glee Club has shared the stage with Wright, McDermott and tenor Frank Patterson in previous Quick Center performances.
Proceeds from the performance will benefit the Irish Scholarship Committee’s Father John M. Conlisk Scholarship Fund, which was established in 1991. In his memory, a year of study at the university is granted to an Irish national each year.
Tickets to the performance are $30. For tickets or information, call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396 or visit the website, www.quickcenter.com.
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