Mario Frangoulis - Boston - 21 June 2012

[Joe]

Hi Tim,

Glad you represent the Pennsylvania branch of HWI again!

Too bad about the no photo policy. My cellphone is 10 years old and has a monochrome screen...I use it a few minutes a week.

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Jun 1, 2012 22:19:12 GMT timj said:

I got a ticket in the mail today, balcony 2 a17 (stage right), I'll visit my son for a few days near Boston.......TimJ

printed on the ticket( no cameras during the performance. )

Oooh! I hope I'll be able to meet you and Katie!! (And anyone else that's going!)

Joe!- I'm from PA too silly!!

[cloudbusting.heights]

Ok, so I tweeted Hayley asking if she was planning on having a meet and greet and here's her reply!! This is the 2nd time she's replied to one of my tweets (that I remember )!

Here ya go:

i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Joe]

Hi Paige,

Awesome! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Practically an invite!

Another PA representative!

[Libby]

That's great, Paige! I saw it, too!

[martindn]

That's right, Hayley always makes time for her fans. That is the sort of person she is. I'm sure she will be there, and if you are too Paige, it will be something you will never forget.

Martin D

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Jun 6, 2012 21:22:45 GMT martindn said:

That's right, Hayley always makes time for her fans. That is the sort of person she is. I'm sure she will be there, and if you are too Paige, it will be something you will never forget.

Martin D

Thanks Martin! I'm so excited, I cannot wait! I think I even had a dream about meeting her last night

[Richard]

Hello Paige!

I'm pleased you're going to see Hayley at last, and I hope you manage to meet her too.

Best wishes,

Richard

[John H]

Just posted by Mario on facebook

Mario Frangoulis
HAYLEY WESTENRA !!!!! BOSTON POPS with Keith Lockhart 21 st JUNE at Boston Symphony Hall …

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Jun 7, 2012 16:53:01 GMT John H said:

Just posted by Mario on facebook

Mario Frangoulis
HAYLEY WESTENRA !!!!! BOSTON POPS with Keith Lockhart 21 st JUNE at Boston Symphony Hall …

She looks sooo young!!!

[Richard]

Hello Paige!

That photograph might have been taken in November 2004, when Hayley was only seventeen. I saw them together at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend.

Richard

[martindn]

And I saw them at the Derngate, Northampton.

Martin D

[Richard]

Hello folks!

Here's some more information about this concert from PRWeb:

Mario Frangoulis Teams Up with Keith Lockhart, Conductor of the Boston Pops to Debut his New International Album "Beautiful Things" on June 21, 2012

Presented by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Frangoulis will be joined by world-famous soprano Hayley Westenra, Alkistis Protopsalti, George Perris and the acclaimed composer Stephan Moccio. This is the first U.S. presentation of Frangoulis' highly anticipated new album.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 09, 2012

International tenor and Sony Classical recording artist Mario Frangoulis teams up with maestro Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to debut his highly anticipated new international release – Beautiful Things – in the United States (www.bostonpops.org).

Joining Frangoulis on the historic stage of Boston Symphony Hall will be Hayley Westenra, Alkistis Protopsalti, George Perris, and composer Stephan Moccio.

Hayley Westenra (www.hayleywestenra.com) is Frangoulis’ long-time friend and collaborator – a classical crossover soprano who debuted her first album, Pure at the age of 15, which became the fastest selling international debut album in the history of the UK classical charts with combined sales of well over four million albums.

Alkistis Protopsalti is one of the top performers in Greece. With 36 albums to her name, and thousands of performances over a 35+ year career, she is known as the “Liza Minelli” of Greece. Her participation on Beautiful Things came during 2011 when she recorded the duet "Rojo Violento" with Frangoulis on the highly anticipated new album.

George Perris (www.georgeperris.com) is a young and emerging international French-Greek singer who has received significant attention over the last 3 years by artists such as Lara Fabian, for whom he opened several concerts. He caught the “ear” of composer Stephan Moccio who has written several songs for his 2012 French album Un Souhait which represents his fourth international release.

Stephan Moccio, is the composer for the song “The Face,” from Beautiful Things as well as the title track, which was performed by Frangoulis at the Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics in 2011. Moccio will join Frangoulis, Lockhart and the Boston Pops as a special guest on the piano. Moccio is a composer, songwriter, producer, recording artist, arranger, performer, studio and record label owner – a modern day Renaissance man! He has helped sell over 20 million albums worldwide – but one of the high points in his career was as the composer for the epic anthem of the Vancouver 2012 Olympic Games. Moccio has written songs for Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John, John Legend, Hayley Westenra and Gladys Knight.

This unique live concert event is being sponsored and presented by The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans for whom Mario Frangoulis is an International Ambassador. Through its scholarship programs, The Association of Distinguished Americans has provided over $90 million dollars to high-risk/high-potential students to enable them to pursue their own version of the American Dream. On the Beautiful Things album, Vanessa Williams sings a duet with Frangoulis, “A Hero Is Inside,” which is dedicated to the Association.

The Beautiful Things project is the culmination of 2 years of collaboration between Frangoulis and his long-time producer Steve Wood. It includes new material from world-class composers such as Wood, David Foster and Stephan Moccio. Additional duets with Frangoulis on the album include Alkistis Protopsalti on “Rojo Violento,” and the acclaimed young Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo on a song dedicated to Maria Callas called “Maria”.

The Beautiful Things Concert with the Boston Pops will take place on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 7:30PM at Boston Symphony Hall. For tickets go to: www.bostonpops.org or call 1-888-266-1200.

Richard

[Libby]

I had to look up which song Stephan Moccio had written "for" Hayley. It's What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You). I'm pretty sure Sarah Brightman sang that one first (minus Hayley's lyrics, I assume), so technically, he didn't write anything specifically for Hayley. Right?

[martindn]

Well, you never know he may have written a new song for Hayley that we will hopefully hear her perform at the concert... tou never know!

Martin D