Saint Paul —June, 2008—When The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra hosts the International Chamber Orchestra Festival in January 2009, it can thank Concept Group for making the event’s website sing.

The St. Paul-based marketing communications agency created the recently launched microsite—designed in concert with the look and feel of SPCO’s main site—to detail and promote the much-anticipated festival.

The month-long event features 20 concerts and four of the world’s preeminent chamber orchestras, including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the London Sinfonietta, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and America’s own Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

The dedicated microsite, part of SPCO’s overall site, can be viewed at www.thespco.org/festival.

About Concept Group
Established in 1978, Concept Group Inc. offers strategic and creative solutions in all areas of marketing communications, including branding, print advertising, interactive media, collateral, direct marketing, sales promotion and package design for its consumer and B-to-B clients.

About The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, beginning its 50th anniversary season in September 2008, is the nation’s only full-time professional chamber orchestra and is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. In collaboration with five Artistic Partners – Dawn Upshaw, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Roberto Abbado, Douglas Boyd and Nicholas McGegan - the 35 virtuoso musicians present more than 150 concerts and educational programs each year, and are regularly heard on public radio’s Performance Today which reaches 1,101,000 listeners each week on 242 stations, and Symphony Cast reaching 218,100 listeners each week on 104 stations. The SPCO has released 67 recordings, commissioned 114 new works, and premiered 53 additional compositions. The SPCO has earned the distinction of 12 ASCAP awards for adventurous programming. Renowned for its artistic excellence and remarkable versatility of musical styles, the SPCO tours nationally and internationally, including performances in premier venues in Europe, Asia and South America. Launched in 1995, the SPCO’s award-winning CONNECT education program reaches 6,000 students annually in 15 Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools. For more information, visit www.thespco.org.