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Where most groups adapt chants into melodies and sing them, Anonymous 4 decided to restore and perform them.<br \/><strong><br \/>\nFree tickets, while they last, are available at Transylvania\u2019s William T. Young Campus Center (corner of Broadway and Fourth Street) Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday from noon-8 p.m. and Sunday from 1-10:30 p.m. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or the fine arts office at (859) 233-8141.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the fourth concert in the Smith Concert Series, which was created in 2007 by Dorothy J. Smith, a 1942 Transylvania graduate, to bring high quality musical performances to Transylvania\u2019s campus. The series is named for Smith and her late husband, Fred K. 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This spectacular holiday concert experience combines the most popular carols and hymns, the most moving motets and chants from the group\u2019s medieval Christmas programs:\u00a0 \u201cOn Yoolis Night,\u201d \u201cChristmas Music From Medieval Hungary: Legends of St. Nicholas,\u201d \u201cWolcum Yule\u201d and \u201cThe Cherry Tree: Songs, Carols and Ballads for Christmas.\u201d Anonymous 4 has performed on radio and television, and their albums have sold almost 1.5 million copies and topped the Billboard classical charts. Their most recent album, \u201cFour Centuries of Chant,\u201d is their 21st record and was released in September 2009. It mixes medieval chant with more traditional polyphonic music. Where most groups adapt chants into melodies and sing them, Anonymous 4 decided to restore and perform them. Free tickets, while they last, are available at Transylvania\u2019s William T. 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