{"id":22178,"date":"2016-03-18T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=22178"},"modified":"2016-03-18T02:18:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T07:18:48","slug":"apsu-professor-dr-christopher-bailey-performs-on-tour-with-celtic-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/03\/18\/apsu-professor-dr-christopher-bailey-performs-on-tour-with-celtic-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU professor Dr. Christopher Bailey performs on tour with Celtic Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Aside from his duties as an assistant professor of musical theatre at Austin Peay State University, Dr. Christopher Bailey is also an accomplished, singer, composer, music director and audio engineer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_337678\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/APSU-professor-Dr.-Christopher-Bailey-performs-on-tour-with-Celtic-Woman.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-337678\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337678\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-337678\" title=\"APSU professor Dr. Christopher Bailey with internationally renowned vocal group, Celtic Woman.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/APSU-professor-Dr.-Christopher-Bailey-performs-on-tour-with-Celtic-Woman-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"APSU professor Dr. Christopher Bailey with internationally renowned vocal group, Celtic Woman.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-337678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APSU professor Dr. Christopher Bailey with internationally renowned vocal group, Celtic Woman.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Bailey recently had the opportunity to display his many talents, as he spent his spring break as a featured background vocalist with internationally renowned vocal group, Celtic Woman.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey joined the group as they continued their \u201cDestiny\u201d world tour with two shows in Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center\u2019s Jackson Hall.<\/p>\n<p>In all, he was contracted for eight shows with the group, with the possibility of summer shows to follow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_337679\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Christopher-Bailey.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-337679\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337679\" class=\"wp-image-337679\" title=\"Dr. Christopher Bailey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Christopher-Bailey-384x480.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Christopher Bailey\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-337679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Christopher Bailey<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am singing 10 songs in the show as a featured background vocalist, and I have a featured solo in the opening of act two, called \u2018Skyrim,\u2019 a song based on the popular video game theme as arranged by the creators of Celtic Woman,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cMy lyrics are in Gaelic, and other songs I sing on include \u2018Whole of the Moon,\u2019 \u2018Westering Home,\u2019 \u2018Orinoco Flow,\u2019 and \u2018Teir Abhaile.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bailey has been busy as a performer, joining singer and Broadway actress (\u201cWicked\u201d) Kristin Chenoweth as a background vocalist for her December 2015 concerts at Schermohorn Symphony Center in Nashville, as well as performing on new cast recordings for Disney and Music Theatre International\u2019s \u201cThe Little Mermaid (December 2015)\u201d and \u201cA Chorus Line (February 2016).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on APSU\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/theatre-dance\" >www.apsu.edu\/theatre-dance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; 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