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April 22, 2007 New Server is ONLINE! I upgraded to a Dedicated Server. Many of you know I have other websites and so forth, and it was time we got a new server. I've gone from Unix to Windows, iManager to Plesk and English to Geekette! Watch for new features and services soon. Many of our Family of Friends have asked me about having an email address at AndreRieuFans and now that I've got the space, we can do that. I'll check into the cost, which should be nominal. The April Concert Reports are coming in. I will be working on the new pages. :) Watch for them. April 14, 2007 The Waltz
King
Andre Rieu tows the line between classical music integrity and popular appeal. In a style of music where violinists are often treated as high priests, Rieu is known as the "king of the waltz". It's a moniker in which the Dutch musician and conductor takes great pride. "We are opening the door for the classical music so that more people can listen to it," Rieu says. "And by playing waltzes and a little bit (of) humor, and (also) playing my music while conducting, things are easier (to appreciate) for the public than before." Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 15, at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. While Rieu declines to discuss the program, he acknowledges a debt to the Russian composer Shostakovich for his acclaimed "Jazz Suites". Rieu adapted a waltz from this work, and it became a hit in Holland. Rieu describes his program in unique terms: It's not a pops concert, nor does it fit comfortably among the many variations of crossover music. Rather, it's a presentation that he has personally created. "I'm not trying to do something," Rieu says, speaking from Maastricht in the Netherlands before embarking on a tour of 12 cities, the first of four trips the orchestra will make to the United States in 2007. "I do it from my heart because it's the way I feel how to (best) make music. I've been educated in classical music. (But) all my life I've been thinking, ‘My God, why is this so damn serious? Why couldn't it be a little bit more (informal)?' So that is, in fact, what I try to do. It's not that I'm putting a beat under the music where it doesn't belong. I play the beat as completely original. The only thing is, I smile a little bit." The orchestra's repertoire reflects Rieu's sensibility. It has a strong popular flavor. "I will play classical music," he says. "I will play arias, (but) I will play waltzes (and) I will play polkas. I will play popular songs. Whatever you name, everything is in there. Making a program is of course an art. … It's like making love — you start softly, and then at the end there's the explosion." Rieu makes a clear distinction between his recording and performing careers. The former is carefully plotted, while the latter features spontaneity and exuberance. "On the recording you have to have always a theme, always the romantic recording or the fiesta recording or the whatever recording," he says. "All my (fans) in the world know my concerts are … in fact always the same. I play a (variety of) music, but the atmosphere is always the same. I think the most important thing in concerts is that you grab the public, and you have them in your hand and in your heart. And you take them there and you hold them there until the last note." April 9, 2007
I discovered American people can easily order the Andre Rieu Tulip via internet. www.dutchgardens.com . Fill in under "search" the words Andre Rieu tulip, and......wow, there they are. Ten bulbs cost $9.95, 30 bulbs are $27.96. Right now is the time to order. You'll receive them in August/Sept. To plant. They'll bloom in April next year. Every fan should have Andre Rieu tulips in the garden!!!! Love, Ineke. (Den Haag)
April 8, 2007 ~ HAPPY EASTER AndreRieuFans.com Easter Card #1 AndreRieuFAns.com Easter Card #2
April 7, 2007
Hello Dear
Fans & Friends, Have a nice look all fans: click here ~~> KAJ'S FOTOS <~~click here
It
was a great night. Hope
you can feel a little
part of a great concert.""
April 5, 2007 As you may already have heard at the end of February, I was flown to The Netherlands to meet with world famous violinist André Rieu. ( www.andrerieu.com) I have been privileged to have been working with him and his Johann Strauss Orchestra since then and am about to embark on a tour around America. We tour for two weeks in April and May and later in the year in October and December. It's such an exciting experience for me and I feel very privileged to be working with such top artists!I would like to thank you all personally for all the support and encouragement I have received in the last few weeks and would like to say a big hello to my new friends around the world who have signed up to this newsletter! Also big thank yous to all of the people who sent me such lovely birthday messages! It was so nice to hear from you all! Look forward to seeing you at the concerts! Mirusia April 1, 2007 May-Rose, who lives in France helps us start our month off right by sharing her Andre Rieu Easter Card! It's our banner at the top of this page. Let's all Thank May-Rose!
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