Out of the Blue Returns March 22nd
Out Of The Blue, Oxford University’s a cappella sensation, returns to New Rochelle to perform a live concert at New Rochelle High School on Friday, March 22nd at 7:30 pm. The internationally acclaimed group — the top a cappella group in the UK, with viral video hits that have received over 17 million views on YouTube — is on a tour of the U.S. again this spring, stopping in New Rochelle for one night only. Tickets for the performance cost $20 for adults, $10 for students ($5 discount for students who attend workshop) and are available at the door or in advance from
The performance is being sponsored by the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts.
Founded in 2000, Out of the Blue is comprised of students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University, and the group has performed on the West End and on Broadway, opened for One Direction and Weird Al in Montreal, and every year put on the highest grossing non-professional show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world. For a preview of their sound visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkiKlUE-Zk
As part of their mission OOTB regularly donate and create charity singles to benefit Helen & Douglas House Hospice, which provides palliative, respite, end-of-life, and bereavement care for children and young adults, and their families. Find out more at https://www.ootboxford.com/
The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, established in 1998, supports our school system and its extraordinary, diverse student body through advancing equity, excellence and inspiring all public school students. Find out more at https://nredfund.org/
The New Rochelle Council on the Arts was created by the New Rochelle City Council in 1975 to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts; for nearly 50 years NRCA has worked to fulfill that mission by sponsoring art exhibitions, theatrical productions, dance recitals, film screenings, lectures, and concert series. In addition, NRCA has sponsored public art including the 20 NRNY Murals and created ArtsFest, while helping to build relationships between the arts, the business community and city government. For more information visit NRCA on the web at https://newrochellearts.org/programs/
About New Rochelle Council on the Arts
The New Rochelle Council on the Arts mission is to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and the public\’s interest and participation therein. It has been exemplified by our sponsorship of a vast number of exhibitions, theatrical productions, dance recitals, film screenings, lectures, and concert series. To create opportunities for the public to encounter and explore art and increase access to the arts in New Rochelle.
NRCA has been in existence for nearly 40 years — it was created by a resolution adopted by the New Rochelle City Council on April 8, 1975. Our mission is to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and the public’s interest and participation therein. This is exemplified by our sponsorship of a vast number of exhibitions, theatrical productions, dance recitals, film screenings, lectures, and concert series.