Yanni Voices Live In Concert 2009
Yanni makes a triumphant return to the stage with this DVD featuring over 2 hours of concert footage from the Forum in Acapulco, Mexico. For the first time ever, Yanni shares the stage with vocal sensations Nathan Pacheco, Leslie Mills, Ender Thomas, and Chloe – each of them lending their voices and lyrics to Yanni’s beloved classics and new songs.Other performers include Cristian Castro, Olga Tanon, Lucero, and Jose Jose. Also included is studio footage. Details Title:Live in ConcertGenre:Music Video & Concerts, RockSub-Genre:Rock / Pop, Music Video (Concert / Performance)Release Date:26 October 2009Starring:YanniDirected By:Rated:UnknownProduct Type:DVDUPC:36Configuration:G: DVDUS Only:This Item Can Only Be Shipped To United States Addresses. No International Export.Technical InformationStreet Date:26 October 2009Studio:UMGD/DISNEY ( DBD )Region:0: Region-FreeAudio:0Disc Info:Discs:1 Format:Ntsc Region:0Cast:YanniExtras:0 Clr Dvd-Standard.
Contents.Early life Yanni was born November 14, 1954 in, Greece, the son of a banker, Sotiri Chryssomallis, and a homemaker, (short for Triandafelitsa, which means 'rose' ). He displayed musical talent at a young age, playing the piano at the age of 6. His parents encouraged him to learn at his own pace and in his own way, without formal music training.
The self-taught musician continues to use the 'musical shorthand' that he developed as a child, rather than employ traditional.Yanni set a Greek national record in the 50-meter freestyle swimming competition at age 14.In November 1972, Yanni moved from Greece to the United States to attend the beginning in January 1973, majoring in psychology. For a time he earned money by washing dishes at the student union. Yanni later explained that learning English forced him to read each paragraph several times in what he called a slow and frustrating process, but which helped him memorize the material and do well on tests. He received a B.A.
Degree in psychology in 1976.During his time as a student, Yanni played in a local rock band and continued to study piano and other keyboard instruments. Upon graduating, when he dedicated himself exclusively to music for one full year and found he was the happiest he had ever been, he said he decided music would be his life's work. Music career In 1977 Yanni joined the Minneapolis-based rock group, performing with its founder, drummer with whom he would work into the 2010s. While in Minneapolis, Yanni also worked with choreographer to provide music for dance works produced by the. After touring with Chameleon from 1980 to 1984, Yanni moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of movie soundtrack work. 1980s to early 1990s: Emergence and recognition In 1980 Yanni recorded his first album, which re-released in 1984 and re-released in 1989.Yanni formed a band in 1987 and began to tour in 1988 with an ensemble including pianist/singer and drummer, promoting his early albums,.
A highlight of the tour was a performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra that elicited a positive review, considered seminal to Yanni's public recognition, from a critic. Yanni's emergence was said to be 'timed perfectly' with the growing popularity of contemporary instrumental music. In this time frame, Yanni wrote motion picture soundtracks for (1988), (1988), I Love You Perfect (1989), (1990), (1990), (1990), and Hua qi Shao Lin (1994).
At the 1993 Acropolis concert, Yanni dedicated 'Nostalgia' to the people of his homeland Greece, where he had not lived since 1972.Problems playing this file? See.Yanni's breakthrough concert, was filmed in September 1993 at the 2,000-year-old at the, an album, and being released in 1994. Acropolis was Yanni's first live album, and used his core band with a full sixty piece orchestra, the which was arranged and conducted by Iranian-American musician.Without financial backing, Yanni risked $2 million of his personal fortune in the Acropolis production in a strategy to boost his artistic profile and open new markets for his music. The resulting video was broadcast on and became one of its most popular programs ever, seen in 65 countries by half a billion people. It became the second best-selling music concert video of all time (after ), selling more than 7 million copies worldwide.In March 1997, Yanni became one of the few Western artists permitted to perform and record at the in India. Yanni followed in May 1997 with performances at the in Beijing, China, becoming the first Western artist in modern times permitted to perform at the historic site.
Live broadcasts of the two concerts were seen by 100 million television viewers throughout the world. The two events formed the live album and video, released in November 1997.After negotiating the demands of gaining permission to perform at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City in 1997, breaking up with Linda Evans in early 1998, and completing a long world tour later in 1998, Yanni halted his music career. Yanni later related that he had become depressed, and returned to Greece to live with his parents for three months before traveling the world. He didn't do an interview for two years, later explaining, 'I traveled.
I wanted to see other people's ideas of life, get out of the American dream.' 2000s to 2010: After a hiatus, new perspectives In 2000, after the two-year hiatus, Yanni released, his first studio album in seven years. The album sold 55,000 copies in its first week and landed at No. 20 on the Billboard charts, his highest debut to date. Yanni described the album as more of an even-tempered 'listening' album, less dramatic than the live concert albums Live at the Acropolis or Tribute. He explained that he himself created all the album's sounds, including apparent vocalizations, through the manipulation of sound in his studio.The music in Yanni's 2003 album represented many of the world's cultures, Yanni saying it uses to reflect the color and beauty of a multicultural society.
The album was released near the publication date of Yanni's autobiography, Yanni in Words. On October 23, 2003, Yanni performed a keyboard instrumental version of before Game 5 of the.For the first time in his career, Yanni brought vocalists to the forefront in the collaboration, the artist's first studio album in six years. PBS broadcast video of a November 2008 Voices Acapulco concert weeks before the album's March 24, 2009 release by Walt Disney Records' Imprint, the album release preceding a tour produced by Pearl's Buena Vista Concerts division.The album, released in November of Mexico's bicentennial year 2010, was a tribute to that country through Yanni's collaborative interpretation of its folk music. It involved collaboration with singer-songwriter and singer-actress. 2010s: New sound designs, and a return to world tours.
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The title track from the Truth of Touch album is more orchestral than his earliest work, but Yanni said that even this 2011 album was started by experimenting with new sound designs.Problems playing these files? See.Yanni's musical influences include music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as classical, rock and roll, and electronic music. Yanni explained that the 1970s, with its new technology and electronic instruments, were particularly influential at that stage in his career, and that even recently his Truth of Touch album (2011) was started by experimenting with new sound designs. Having been exposed to classical music very early in life—listening to Bach at age 8 —he counts several classical pianists and composers among his influences, citing as a favorite and as 'No.
Yanni mentioned being influenced not only by classical composers like and, but also rock and roll bands such as, the, and.Yanni explained that 'the most influence I've ever had from music was doing (soundtracks for) movies. Mostly instrumental music,' mentioning his love for the work of. 's Kelly Jasper noted that most of Yanni's music is instrumental, indicating that Yanni surmised that the lack of lyrics is what allowed his music to become popular internationally. Yanni went on to say, 'There are no lyrics in my music for the most part, so the whole message is transmitted through the rhythm, melody, and sounds, and I think that has to do with crossing all the borders and being able to go to different countries.' 'It is very difficult, if not impossible, to with instrumental music because it deals in emotions only.' He has also said that words operate in a different area of the brain, and lyrics 'tend to put a song into a box.'
However, Yanni performed with four vocalists in the forefront in (2008–2009), and performed with vocalists on tours and in the concerts (December 2011) and CD/DVD (2012). In late 2011 Yanni remarked that he tends to prefer instrumental music 'because it's more open, but the human voice too can be the most expressive instrument known to man. There is power to it.' Referring to his creative experiences on the 2009 Voices project, Yanni explained that 'while most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.' Music genres distinguished from the 'new age' spiritual movement.
Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind. And if any one of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us have the same capacity and capability, because we're all the same.—Concert's closing comments,December 2011 Concerts 's Howie Grapek remarked about an April 2012 performance that the show was not a one-man keyboard show, but spotlighted individual long solos showcasing the band members' talents, and that Yanni 'loves giving them the opportunity to shine individually.' ' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk commented that Yanni 'has great sidemen – always has.' Further, Yanni expands sound variety by using multiple interchangeable keyboards that are interconnected so that playing one keyboard can cause other keyboards to play corresponding notes emulating different instruments.Yanni's concerts, known for their lighting and other technical aspects, require over 2,000 timing cues for a show's lighting. Yanni's longtime remarked in 2013 that the lighting is critically timed to Yanni's music itself, accommodating its variety of, further observing that since Yanni plays mostly theatrical venues rather than arenas, the lighting can include subtle moves and color. The lighting also emphasizes band members' solos, as well as specific moments in the concerts.Commenting on Yanni's 'great lighting' on the stage and 'plenty of reverb in the audience,' ' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk remarked that a Yanni concert 'can be an intoxicating experience.'
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In early 2017 Yanni began his 'An Evening in Conversation with Yanni' or 'An intimate Conversation with Yanni' tour in which audience questions and on-stage participation guided the show, and Yanni played a piano without a band. In May-June 2019, Yanni performed a multi-night residency at New York’s, two videos for which topped Top Facebook Live Videos chart before his October Tucson, Arizona video topped the same chart in October.
Honors, awards and distinctions In addition to performing at historic venues such as (London; 1995 & 2014), Yanni has been permitted to perform at such world landmarks as the (Greece; 1993), the (Agra, India; 1997), the (Beijing, China; 1997), the (the world's tallest building; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2011), (Moscow, Russia; 2011), the ('El Morro', in San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territory; 2011), the ancient city of (, Lebanon; 2013), the Roman Theatre of Carthage (Tunis, Tunisia; 2014), (Vadodara, India; 2015), the and (Egypt, 2015), the (Jordan, 2016), the Temple (Indonesia, 2019) and (, Saudi Arabia; 2019).Rising in popularity with the new age music boom of the 1980s and 1990s, Yanni's music became more well known through adult alternative radio airplay, appearances on public television and in television commercials, as well as international music tours. Yanni's music has been used in television shows and televised sporting events, including the, the Super Bowl, Wide World of Sports, U.S. Open tennis championships, the, the Tour de France, the World Figure Skating Championships and the Olympic Games. He also wrote music for ABC's World News Now. The name of a Greek island and also the name Yanni in 2011 gave to his symbolically adopted cub, is a song included in primary school teachings throughout China. The Allmusic review of the Acropolis album selected this song as epitomizing musical balance, opening with percussive string fanfare but then allowing Yanni to be simply expressive on the acoustic piano as the orchestra toned down.Problems playing these files?
See.Yanni's 'Acroyali/Standing in Motion' was determined to have the ' by the (April 2001) because the composition is similar to in tempo, structure, melodic and harmonic consonance and predictability, characteristics thought to decrease seizure activity and to enhance spatial-temporal performance.During Yanni's October 2011 tour of China, Yanni became the first artist to be invited to adopt a (bear) cub at the, a 'privilege. Usually reserved for countries rather than.' 'Officials from the research base invited the musician to adopt the animal, saying their decision was made from the inspiration and harmony that derives from his music.'
Yanni named the panda 'Santorini,' also the name of a, explaining that the Greek word irini means 'peace'.' In February 2013, Yanni and were the first non-Chinese artists invited to perform (separately) in China at the, a televised event with an annual audience of 700 million.named Yanni their No. 5 'new age album artist of 2016'. He was named to the same list in 2014 (No. 6), 2012 (ranked No. 5), 2011 (No.
1), 2010 (No. 4), 2009 (No. 3), 2007 (No. 4), and 2006 (No. 4).Yanni's albums (1992) and (1993) received nominations for.' The PBS specials Live at the Acropolis and Tribute received nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special, in 1994 and 1998, respectively. Lee Rose and David 'Gurn' Kaniski Lighting Designers.At least sixteen Yanni albums peaked at No.
1 in 's 'Top New Age Album' category, more than anyone except Jim Brickman and Mannheim Steamroller.In addition to earning a B.A. In psychology in 1976 from the, Yanni received an honorary from the same institution on May 6, 2004. Charitable and humanitarian activities Yanni has had a collaborative relationship with the in its fundraising efforts since the early years of his career, reportedly raising more than $13 million for that organization.
The production (2012) was Yanni's tenth collaboration with PBS.Yanni has assisted the conservation efforts of the (the World Wildlife Fund, WWF), sponsoring a symbolic ' Adoption Kit' program in which he guaranteed $50,000 in donations. Yanni has also been a spokesman for.Yanni has performed concerts in troubled areas of the world, such as in Tunisia one week after the July 17, 2014, terrorist attack that killed 14, and in Egypt to convey an image of stable security after the but between whose two Great Pyramids concerts occurred the October 31, 2015, terrorist downing of in the Sinai Peninsula. Game of thrones auf deutsch. Autobiography Yanni's autobiography, Yanni in Words, co-authored by David Rensin, was published in February 2003, coinciding with the release of his album. The book became a in the nonfiction category on March 2, 2003. Discography Original studio albums For complete listing of albums and tours, see.Studio albums.