LOOK OUT FOR HAYLEY IN 2005!!

[HWI]

The first half of 2005 is filling up quickly for Hayley!!

She plans to return to Germany in March for another German tour.

20th March, she is due to perform at the first ever "Classicallive" event at London's Olympia.

At the end of March, Hayley flies to Japan for 2 concerts with the Moscow Philharmonic:
29th March at the Tokyo Opera City
31st March at the Osaka Symphony Hall.

In April, Hayley plans to continue her work as the youngest ever ambassador for UNICEF by going on her first ever field trip (for more information on UNICEF, go to www.unicef.org ).

With all this going on, you wouldn't believe that Hayley is also going to start work on her second international album.

The above is extracted from Hayley's official newsletter. You can sign up to receive it by visiting www.hayleywestenra.com

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Keith.

[Joe]

Hayley will also be in the USA at the end of April and most of the month of May, making a fair few concert appearances . Here's a preliminary listing of some:

30th April...Providence, RI...Providence Performing Arts Center...8 PM...link... www.ppacri.org/specialinfo/westerna.cfm

1st May...Waterbury, CT...Palace Theater...7.30 PM...link... www.palacetheaterct.org/calendar/genre/

***NEW*** 5th May...University of Connecticut...Jorgensen Ctr for Perfm. Arts...8 PM...link...http://www.jorgensen.ct-arts.com/event_detail.cfm?eventID=243&seriesID=8

8th May...Detroit, MI...w/ the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

12th May...Clearwater, FL...Ruth Eckert Hall

14th May...Clearwater, FL...King Center for Perform. Arts

18th May...Coral Springs, FL.... Coral Springs Center for the Arts

20th May...Saint Louis, MO...Powell Symphony Hall

Watch this space for more news for 2005!

[Dave]

I can add one more "possible" to the 2005 dates - the Classical Brits 2005 will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on Wednesday 25th May.

I don't know if Hayley will be appearing there or not, but obviously, it's possible and I imagine that Hayley has kept the date clear. Either way, I'm hoping she will do *something* in the UK at the end of May or in June!

[Joe]

I have found two more appearances...the first concerns Hayley's USA tour in May 2005. Also see my post above for other dates in May.

5th May...University of Connecticut...Jorgensen Ctr for Perfm. Arts...8 PM

The second ..."A gigantic TV show is to be the highlight of a three-day opening celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of the Danish storyteller and poet Hans Christian Andersen".

***Hayley has been confirmed to appear at the opening show in Parken, Denmark on April 1, 2005.*** www.hca2005.com/HCA2005/News/ca30/id/3610
Wow, Hayley will be in Japan the day before!

[gareth]

A Show in Parken, Denmark on April 1? That date always does make me suspicious; still, it's publicised at more websites:

www.valhallatravel.com/Hans%20Christian%20Andersen.htm

woco.dk/composite-4010.htm

(The latter is the official tourism site of Copenhagen and surrounding area.)

Gerrit

[Joe]

Hayley will be doing THREE perfomances in Canada...

26th April...Montreal, QUE...Spectrum
27th April...Ottawa, ONT...Carleton University's Alumni Theatre
7th May...Toronto, ONT...Winter Garden Theatre

PLUS another USA performance...
25th May...Irvine, CA...Irvine Barclay Theater...8 PM

Note that 25th May is also the date of the Classical Brits 2005 Awards in the UK

[Dave]

It's beginning to look like Hayley won''t be doing many public appearances in the UK in the first half of the year, perhaps a few one-offs. Though she'll be recording her new album here in Feb/March.

I'm expecting a big Hayley push in the second half of the year as the new album launch approaches - Decca will have that magic million UK sales to aim for and to stand a chance of getting there, it will take a *big* push with lots of TV appearances and a tour. At the moment, Hayley can't realistically expect to sell anywhere near a million anywhere else, so that would be my 2005 strategy for Hayley; it seems to fit what's been announced so far, anyway.

[stevemacdonald]

I hope there's an adequate push to elevate her profile here in the US prior to this tour. To sell out these venues she'll need plenty of exposure on national TV and radio.

Right now the teen soprano in the spotlight is Emmy Rossum who plays Christine in "Phantom of the Opera." She's making the rounds on all the top shows and is on the cover of Elle. Her sudden ascendancy might make things a little tricky for Hayley as far as booking the best TV appearances in the next few months.

I just hope they didn't miscalculate by sending Hayley back to America so soon.

[Dave]

SteveMacDonald said:

I hope there's an adequate push to elevate her profile here in the US prior to this tour. To sell out these venues she'll need plenty of exposure on national TV and radio.

Right now the teen soprano in the spotlight is Emmy Rossum who plays Christine in "Phantom of the Opera." She's making the rounds on all the top shows and is on the cover of Elle. Her sudden ascendancy might make things a little tricky for Hayley as far as booking the best TV appearances in the next few months.

I just hope they didn't miscalculate by sending Hayley back to America so soon.

My thoughts exactly, Steve. Hayley's recent UK tour wasn't by any means a sell-out - although I don't think there was ever that "empty hall" feeling (Roger is the one to ask!) and even her Spring UK tour was sold out in many places quite in the day. Putting on a full-scale US tour before Hayley has achieved any substantial chart success in the US is taking a big risk, IMO.

Decca need to be careful as well, at the launch of Hayley's new album. If she doesn't spend enough time in the UK (3 months, starting at least a month before its launch), the anticipated million seller (that she would have got with a well thought-out 2004 launch in the UK) could fizzle out into less than half of that - and there's no reason to think it will sell any better in the US, however much time Hayley spends there. Hayley's record company and her advisors need to do some *very* careful thinking about the rest of her 2005 itinerary... they didn't exactly get it right in 2004. However, a Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all of them and especially, to Hayley and all Hayley fans and family!

[roger]

Dave said:

My thoughts exactly, Steve. Hayley's recent UK tour wasn't by any means a sell-out - although I don't think there was ever that "empty hall" feeling (Roger is the one to ask!) and even her Spring UK tour was sold out in many places quite in the day.

Indeed there wasn't Steve. The only figures I have are from the Symphony Hall in Birmingham which has a capacity of 2330. An hour prior to the concert, only about 1500 had been sold. I was assured that the majority of the unsold seats would be taken in those final minutes and that certainly proved to be the case. Throughout the rest of the tour, I saw empty sections of the auditorium at most venues but these were right at the very back of the circle, usually in the corners, and many of them probably had a restricted view. Nevertheless, it was nowhere near the rapid sell-out that we saw in March. Thankfully, as Dave has said, there was never that "empty hall" feeling.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Roger

[gareth]

According to the following site, Hayley also has an appointment on May 4th, 2005.

www.musicworcester.org/calendar.html

This one doesn't seem to be listed anywhere as yet.

Gerrit

[HWI]

Hi Gerrit,

We've got it! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Check the board "2005 Schedule".

Thanks for the heads up on it anyway. Exactly what we need, people looking out for info we haven't got yet.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Joe]

I've added some links and show times. Tickets are now on sale at most venues.

***2005 USA and CANADA Tour Dates***as at 5 Jan

26th April...Montreal, QUE...Spectrum

27th April...Ottawa, ONT...Carleton University's Alumni Theatre

30th April...Providence, RI...Providence Performing Arts Center...8 PM
...link...http://www.ppacri.org/specialinfo/westerna.cfm

1st May...Waterbury, CT...Palace Theater...7.30 PM
...link...http://www.palacetheaterct.org/calendar/genre/

4th May...Worcester, MA...Mechanics Hall...8 PM
...link...http://www.mechanicshall.org/html/calendar.html (scroll down to May)

5th May...Storrs, CT...University of Connecticut's Jorgensen Ctr for Perfm. Arts...8 PM
...link...http://www.jorgensen.ct-arts.com/event_detail.cfm?eventID=243&seriesID=8

7th May...Toronto, ONT...Winter Garden Theatre

8th May...Detroit, MI...Max Fisher Music Center (w/ the Detroit Symphony Orchestra)...3 PM
...link info.detnews.com/eventscal/results.cfm?fuseaction=byevent&event_id=10852

12th May...Clearwater, FL...Ruth Eckert Hall...8 PM
...link...http://www.rutheckerdhall.com/Events_and_Ticketing/index.cfm (click on May 2005)

14th May...Melbourne, FL...King Center for Perform. Arts...8 PM
...link...http://www.kingcenter.com/web/shows/action.jhtml?method=detail&id=182&catID=5

18th May...Coral Springs, FL...Coral Springs Center for the Arts...7.30 PM
...link...http://www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com/season_glance.html

20th May...Saint Louis, MO...Powell Symphony Hall

25th May...Irvine, CA...Irvine Barclay Theater...8 PM
...link...http://www.thebarclay.org/custom/events/event10.asp?eventID=527

[HWI]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for that. It is very useful information.

I will be transferring that to my 2005 Schedule message a little later.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Joe]

Another concert in Florida...

17th May...Fort Myers, FL...Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall...7.30 PM
...link...http://www.bbmannpah.com/performance.php?id=34

Also added link to concert at St. Louis, Missouri...

20th May...Saint Louis, MO...Powell Symphony Hall...8 PM
...link...http://listings.riverfronttimes.com/gyrobase/Music/Venue?location=oid%3A9362