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Standing ovations for François Glorieux during his "Jubilee" concerts for his 50 years musical career
BRUSSELS. (18 april 2008) A special "Hommage to François Glorieux" was offered by Bert Anciaux,minister of Flemish Culture in the famous Studio 4 of the Flageybuilding.
Mr.Anciaux said : "François Glorieux' music is for a lot of people the cream of the crop and can be considered as one of our greatest and most versatile musical talent."
During this concert François conducted in the first part the "Radio Brass" with his compositions "Praha" and "Tribute to Stan Kenton" and in the second part the "VRO" (Flemish Radio Orchestra) with 3 world creations : "London Proms Overture", "Euphonium Concerto" masterly performed by Nick Ost and "Orgia" as well as "Régis Glorieux March". At the request of the audience and the orchestra "Orgia" has been played again as encore !
Pictures can be viewed here.
BRUGES. (23 may 2008) Another "Jubilee concert" has been given in the Concertgebouw by the "Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides" conducted by François Glorieux with almost the same program as well as "November" sensitively played by trombonist Tom Verschoore.
"London Proms Overture" has been played as encore !
Pictures can be viewed here.
ANTWERP. (13 april 2008) Pianorecital with photos and illustrations in a special presentation by Robin David. (Arenbergtheater)
Pictures can be viewed here.
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François decorated by King Albert II
On the 20th of December 2007 François received his decoration of "Commander of the order of the Crown" from His Majesty King Albert II at the Royal Palace of Laeken.
The RTBF program "C'est du belge" made a documentary about this event which can be viewed here.
François also had an immense success during his last 3 concerts in the Czech Republic. Pictures of one of the concerts have been added here.
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Praha released
François' new CD PRAHA is now available in our shop.
The press conference in Kortrijk was a big success, you can view the pictures here
The anniversary/cd release was filmed by the "Rode Loper" on EEN (click to view)
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New CD release
The new CD PRAHA will be released at the double anniversary of "François Glorieux 75/50 years career" on the 27th of August. It is probably the most contrasting and versatile record of the artist and offers the possibility to display his great musical passions : piano, brass and percussion in large or small ensembles, solo violin and strings, improvisations, arrangements and even song!
The performers are : Jaroslav Sveceny, Richard Pachman, members of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio, members of the Central Brass Band of the Czech Republic Army and the Cosy Brass Quartet. Music, piano and orchestral direction : François Glorieux. Production : Richard Pachman. Recording : Prague.
PRAHA combines 23 compositions and evokes several memorable places of the golden city, such as :"The Old Town Square", "Charles Bridge", "Wenceslas Square", "Petrin", "Vinohrady", "Hradcany", "The Fountains of Krizik", "The Cemetery of Vysehrad", "Certovka", "Bertramka", "The St.Vitus Cathedral", "Charles Street", "Vila Amerika", etc...
This CD has been sponsored by CORSENDONK BIER.
To celebrate this double anniversary many concerts are planned in Belgium, view our events page for more information.
This is the tracklist:
We have also updated the meetings page, providing you with many new information about these remarkable encounters François had during his career.
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Honorary title
Recently François received the title of "Commander of the order of the Crown".
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Radio Brass and cd recording
The new cd entitled "Praha" will be one of the most versatile cd's François has ever made.
It will have strings,brass & percussion, piano and even some vocal.
The production is in the hands of Richard Pachman, the release is planned for September.
Pictures of the recording can be found here
This was the first concert of François with Radio Brass, bringing his Kenton/Praha program.
The pictures can be found here
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CD recording Prague
François will be recording a new cd in Prague, sponsored by Corsendonk bier, from 12/03-17/03.
This cd will include all his works about the city, more information will follow soon.
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"Het beste moet nog komen"
Today François was invited on the popular radio program of "Radio 1": "Het beste moet nog komen".
You can listen to the entire interview (in dutch) on their website.
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Concerts with Canzoenia
Pictures of the 2 concerts with the mixed chorus Canzoenia are online in our gallery.
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Zoersel concerts and cd recordings
Zoersel, the hometown of François Glorieux organized 2 concerts for his 50 years of career.
It was a great success and both concerts were sold out.
You can view the pictures here
François also worked on 3 cd's on which he plays several improvisations:
-One for the 75 years anniversary of the "Sint-Michielscollege".
On which he made 6 different improvisations on the "Lied van Sint-Michiel" in the styles of Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninov and twice in his own style.
-Another one for the "Rodenbachjaar 2006" where he improvises on famous flemish songs like:
"Gebed voor het vaderland", "Daar zat een sneeuwwit vogeltje", "Pierlala", "Daar vaart een man op zee" and "Het loze vissertje".
-And the third cd "Het Duinelied", where François improvises in 3 different styles: Mozart, Chopin and Rachmaninov.
Last but not least, we from now on have the cd "Kenton Portraits" in stock.
You can view it here
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Visiting Prague
François was invited by his Czech friend Richard Pachman to stay at his house just outside of Prague.
He visited all the interesting locations of the golden city and had a very nice holiday.
François improvised on 2 songs, "Myslenky" (Thinking) and "Arrival" of R. Pachman and could finally play them for him.
Click here to view the pictures of François' visit to Prague.
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Reception in the city hall of Antwerp for 50 years of career
The city of Antwerp organized a reception in honour of François Glorieux who celebrates in 2006, 50 years of career.
François was invited by the Vice-Mayor for Culture, Libraries and Monument Conservation, Philip Heylen.
Quote ATV news:"Een Kortrijkenaar die echt wereldberoemd is, werd zaterdag in Antwerpen gevierd voor zijn vijftigste carrièrejaar. François Glorieux speelde muziek met de allergrootsten ter wereld, zowel klassiek als modern. Hij speelde met wereldberoemde orkesten van over de hele wereld: Kiev, Londen, Berlijn, New York. Hij componeerde en arrangeerde nummers voor Stan Kenton, Michael Jackson en andere muzikale talenten. En zijn thuisstad Antwerpen liet dat niet zomaar voorbijgaan. Hij werd gelauwerd door de schepen van Monumentenzorg."
You can watch the news of ATV here and of course view the pictures in our gallery.
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KENTON PORTRAITS A Loving Salute
Tantara Productions has released a new Kenton double CD called "KENTON PORTRAITS A Loving Salute".
François Glorieux is honoured to feature on this cd with his three compositions dedicated to Stan Kenton: "Artistry In Trombones", "Tribute To Stan Kenton" and of course "In Memoriam Stan Kenton" of which Larry Routt said: "if the In Memoriam Stan Kenton does'nt bring a lump to your throat you must have no heart".
*click on the picture to see the tracklist*
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Praha
On this special event in La Monnaie - Salle Fiocco, Brussels, the Belgian Brass conducted by François Glorieux created the world première of PRAHA.
Which was a tremendous success.
Pictures are online in our gallery.
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School concerts
François Glorieux always tried to teach teenagers about classical music and about the fact that it isn't boring as many think it is.
He did it all along his carreer and is still doing it now.
Recently François did a few school concerts in the St-Michielscollege of Brasschaat.
Click here to see what the students thought of it (dutch only)
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Souvenirs of Prague
The first performance of one of François's new compositions, "Souvenirs of Prague" was given in Boom by the Cosy Brass Quartet on the 18th of March 2006.
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Antwaarpse Awaards
François Glorieux received the International Award at the "Antwaarpse Awaards" that was held on the 4th of March in the Alpheusdal, Berchem. The public treated him to a standing ovation after his performance of a few of his most demanded pieces.
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A time for peace
Originally "A time for love" was given in "première" by organist José Fardeau in Greiveldange (Luxemburg) on 11 December 2005
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Recording Interludes in Riga
François was in Riga (Letland) to record Interludes for flute and orchestra.
François conducted the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra with Carlo Jans as flute soloist.
This was the first part of the recording, François will return in 2006 to record other works.
We have some very nice pictures of the recording in our gallery.
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François‘s biography out now
It is there ... finally. The fully authorised biography of François Glorieux. Describing a life and career as diverse as François‘s cannot have been an easy undertaking, but Henri Bultinck pulls it off with the necessary flair.
It is not a traditional biography. How would that be possible with someone like François Glorieux? It is an exploration of the life and work of a musician pur sang. The sometimes extravagant meetings and the many travels of the pianist - conductor - composer - improviser are told in a number of anecdotes. It also gives the critical reader a unique view into the often flawed cultural policies in Belgium and Flanders over the last decennia. The book contains lots of pictures and ends with a discography and an overview of his many compositions.
In short: an absolute must-have for every fan of François and his music. But be careful, it exists only in Dutch. Of course, nobody is stopping you to start learning Dutch right away :).
François made a trip to Prague last May, to celebrate the book going to the printers and of course he played a concert over there. We would not be francoisglorieux.com if we had not been able to put some pictures online.
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Major price cuts
We have lowered the prices for all the single-disc recordings. Many CD‘s went down by as much as 33%!
Now even with the expensive Euro, you have no reason not to buy that recording of François Glorieux, that you have always wanted.
As you probably already know, François has got a marvelously diverse collection of CD‘s:
- Enthusiasts of the Piano should not be without his all-time bestseller: ‘The Beatles from Bach to Bartok’, nor without the recently issued CD: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra. This CD is actually a long-awaited re-issue of ‘Manhattan’, ‘Divertimento’ & ‘Mouvements’. You should of course also have a look at ‘Piano Recital at The Love Boat’ volume 1 and volume 2.
- Fans of classical music can find all that they are looking for in Divertimento and Spiel der Partner.
- Recently, of course, François has been writing mostly for the brass instruments. His older works for brass
and percussion are assembled on the aptly named The Complete Works for Brass and Percussion. This double CD
lasts for more than 2 hours and contains some of the best brass and percussion music, you will ever hear.
You can find his more recent work on Explorations! and Euphonic Moods, which makes you wonder why no more composers have yet thought of writing music for euphonium and violin. This unexpected combination sounds beautiful.
If you are not convinced yet, then, please, go listen for yourself. You can listen to the first 45 seconds of every track (in mono radio-quality, the actual CD's sound a lot better of course).
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New products and a world premiere
We added some new products to our catalog today. You already know some of the pieces, like Euphonic Moods, but now they are also available for Euphonium players, who cannot afford a full-blown symphonic orchestra every time they want to show off their magisterial solo abilities.
Of course François has not stood still either. We are very happy to add some completely new pieces, like Sept Pièces Carctéristiques pour Euphonium ou Basson and Evocation.
Speaking of new pieces, on March 28 ‘Il Trittico Musicale’ (Kyotaka Izumi, Nick Ost & Tom Verschoore) will be playing in Lier. Apart from some well known music by Glorieux, like his variation ‘Piazzolla á la Tango’ on Rachmaninov and Chopin, they will be playing ‘Sept Pièces Carctéristiques pour Euphonium ou Basson’, which is a world premiere. Please have a look at our events section for more details.
On another note: for those of you who had not noticed, the picture galleries have been online for a while now.
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Relaunch promotion!
In order to celebrate the launch of the renewed francoisglorieux.com website, we have decided to give a discount of 15% on every item ordered before the end of January 2005.
We hope that you will all enjoy this one time opportunity and buy François Glorieux's marvelous works at a serious discount.
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Restyling francoisglorieux.com
Francoisglorieux.com has had a major restyling. After more than four years, the design and technology behind our site became outdated, so we recreated the whole site from the bottom up:
- Payments have never been easier or more secure:
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- From within the European Union, you can transfer money to our bank account, using the new IBAN system.
- From outside the European Union, you can pay with your credit card, through the 100% secure PayPal system.
- The design has changed heavily: we hope that the site is much more pleasant to look at. You should also be able to find specific parts of the site more easily than before.
- You can now listen to the first 45 seconds of every track of every CD we sell.
- You can also listen to available music from the sheet music sections of our shop.
- Our order form should be a lot clearer.
- We have included some new sections:
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- News: Read all the news about François Glorieux, our website and products.
- Events: Find out when and where François Glorieux is going to play or when and where his music will be played by others. (If you are a musician or you belong to an orchestra, playing music by François Glorieux, please fill out our event form, so we can put you on our site.)
- Friends: Read about people François Glorieux has worked with, like Stan Kenton and Michael Jackson.
- Pictures: Peek into François Glorieux's rich photo album.
- Contact: Contact François Glorieux, the sales department and our webmaster through our contact forms.
- Help: Find a site map, ordering instructions and some general information about our site's accessibility.
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