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New Hit Show "Glee" Goes A Cappella!
If you happened watched the much-anticipated pilot episode of "Glee" on Fox, right after the final of "American Idol", you might have recognized a familiar-sounding vocal group on the soundtrack.
The Swingles were featured throughout the 45 min long episode on 14 different occasions with the songs "Flight of the Bumblebee", "Soul Bossa Nova", "Golliwog's Cakewalk", "A Fifth of Beethoven" and "Moonlight Sonata".
About the show:
GLEE (n.)
1 : exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
2 : malicious satisfation
3 : a part-song for usually male voices
From Ryan Murphy, the creator of "Nip/Tuck" and "Popular" comes "Glee", a one-hour musical comedy that follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the Glee Club and inspire a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of all: the Nationals.
The pilot episode received good reviews and attracted more than 10 million viewers. The season will start in the fall and a soundtrack album is due to be released as well. Visit the Fox website for interviews or to the watch the episode (only available in the US):
http://www.fox.com/glee/
You can also buy the featured Swingle Singers music at swinglesingers.com or on iTunes !
