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Tokyo, Japan – Tickets for the BYU Young Ambassadors 2020 Japan Tour go on sale Wednesday, February 19. Discount tickets will be available until March 31 and can be purchased online at http://byuasiatour.com.
The Young Ambassadors will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of their first appearance in the international spotlight by returning to Japan, the place where it all began. Since appearing at the Expo ’70, in Osaka, the Young Ambassadors have traveled thousands of miles, visited 68 countries and met millions of new friends who long remember the group’s fast-paced choreography and beloved melodies. Young Ambassadors have captured the hearts of young and old through half a century of tours. Young Ambassadors continue their energetic tradition of song and dance as they recall their past travels in their new show — Souvenirs.
Young Ambassadors feature 20 of BYU’s best singers and dancers, and 10 of BYU’s finest instrumentalists in the Young Ambassador Showband. This showband features three show-stopping pieces, adding dynamic energy and class to Souvenirs. This spring, they will perform in concerts and across the nation, beginning on April 30 in Sendai and concluding on May 12 in Hiroshima, performing at Tokyo, Shizuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka along the way.
Young Ambassadors is a group filled with members who are excited to share their talents, experiences, and love through their show. The world-traveled troupe shares decades of the best in entertainment with music by recording artists Ed Sheeran, Billy Joel, Judy Garland, the Beach Boys, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, and Frank Sinatra. Their new show, Souvenirs, celebrates international friends around the globe whose association have influenced Young Ambassador company members while performing at home and in faraway places. Souvenirs features numbers from Broadway’s Hairspray, Crazy for You, Dreamgirls, and Bandstand, as well as songs from beloved children’s movies. International hits from pop stars such as the Beatles and Stevie Wonder round out their lineup for a memorable journey through some of your favorite songs over the past 50 years.
Since 2000, Young Ambassadors have been to Africa, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Russia, Scandinavia, Tasmania, the 2002 Winter Olympics, and throughout the U.S. Young Ambassadors have also performed for heads of state in Britain, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, and the United States. Prominent past members include former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes, Diamond Rio’s Dan Truman. and Broadway favorites Christeena Michelle Riggs and Candese Marchese.
Throughout the world, Young Ambassadors has a strong reputation as wholesome, professional entertainers. The group traveled to China this past summer to share their message and show. This year, they are excited to return to Japan.
Young Ambassadors represents the School of Music in cooperation with the Department of Dance from the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU is one of America’s largest private universities with more than 30,000 students from all over the United States and 100 foreign countries.