{"id":6877,"date":"2017-04-10T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2017-09-11T12:17:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T18:17:43","slug":"joining-varekai-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/joining-varekai-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining the Varekai World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/varekai1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6880 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/varekai1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/varekai1.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/varekai1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am thrilled to be joining Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s show Varekai as bandleader and keyboardist on their world tour. The show has been on a world tour since 2002 and I will be joining them on the final legs in Europe and ending in the United States in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The musicians and singers are exceptional and I am truly honored to work with them. The music by Violaine Corradi is stunning. The Varekai score is some of the most beautiful contemporary music that I have ever heard. It has so much depth and nuance to the score. I first saw the show back around 2005 and again in Manila around 2010. I&#8217;ve always loved this show.<\/p>\n<p>As I joined as new music director for the show, Varekai was soon celebrating show number 5,000 on their tour. In the first half of 2017, Varekai ranked #32 worldwide in ticket sales for international tours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6879\" src=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai-green-character.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017 Varekai Show schedule includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birmingham UK<\/li>\n<li>Nottingham UK<\/li>\n<li>Glasgow UK (Scotland)<\/li>\n<li>Copenhagen Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Lyon France<\/li>\n<li>Amsterdam Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>Bratislava Slovakia<\/li>\n<li>Bucharest Romania<\/li>\n<li>Budapest Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Prague Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Sofia Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li>Ljubljana Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Vilnius Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Tarragona Spain<\/li>\n<li>Oslo Norway<\/li>\n<li>Malmo Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Tallinn Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Riga Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Minsk Belarus<\/li>\n<li>Helsinki Finland<\/li>\n<li>Stockholm Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Allentown PA<\/li>\n<li>Syracuse NY<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia PA<\/li>\n<li>Biloxi MS<\/li>\n<li>Hidalgo TX<\/li>\n<li>Fort Worth TX<\/li>\n<li>Frisco TX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6878\" src=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Varekai_image_lg.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am thrilled to be joining Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s show Varekai as bandleader and keyboardist on their world tour. 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