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New Year’s concert Cologne

January 1st 2012

In 2012 The Johann Strauss Orchestra will celebrate its 25th birthday. On the back drop: Happy Birthday, Dear Orchestra! This was the 13th year in a row that they performed in the Cologne Lanxess Arena. In this New Year’s concert we missed Manoe and Cord from the orchestra. Linda did not return after the intermission. As always, the music was gorgeous and the atmosphere in the Cologne concert was outstanding!

Track list of the 13th New Year’s concert in Cologne:

1. Happy Birthday/ Old comrades.

2. Tales of the Vienna Woods (Frédéric Jenniges)

3. The Third Man (Frédéric Jenniges)

4. Nessun Dorma (Platin Tenors)

5. Tiritomba (Platin Tenors)

6. Concierto d’Aranjuez (Frank Steijns with mobile carillon)

7. Lonely the little bell rings (Frank with mobile carillon)

8. Circus Renz (Frank and Marcel)

9. I could have danced all night: Mirusia, Kimmy, Kalki.

Intermission

10. Going to Maxim’s: Platin Tenors.

      (Tribute to Johann Heesters (Dutch / German singer) who passed away at Christmas         at the age of 108).

11. Lara’s theme (Trio St. Petersburg)

12. Kalinka (Trio St. Petersburg)

13. Poliushko Polie (Trio St. Petersburg)

14. Vilja song by Kimmy

15. Sportpalace Waltz

16. Mary Poppins: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, by Mirusia (included the flying!)

17. Feed the birds: Mirusia.

18. Over the rainbow. Mirusia (in new blue gown).

19. Blue Danube

20. Boléro (Marcel and Glenn Falize)

21. Radetzki March (balloons)

22. Encores. (Viva Colonia, and a lot more)

Because the New Year’s concert in Cologne is an afternoon concert, family members and children of the orchestra members are present. Proud mothers show their kids!

Left photo: Kerstin Cornelis with her daughter Ayko (4)

Right photo: Roos Aerts with her son Lowieke (3).

A big group hug by happy fans from Holland, Germany, UK, and Malta!! And a famous Australian tenor and his German wife, who live in Cologne. Photo made by the self timer.

Linda’s 90 years old mother spoilt the André- and JSO fans with a real English Christmas cake! It was delicious! Thanks Linda’s Mom!

Friendships locked forever on the Cologne Bridge over the river Rhine.

No good, André??

The Champagne was a super brand!

And expensive too!

Running time: 3 Minutes  8 seconds

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The tradition in Cologne: Viva Colonia.

We met a lot of German fans in Cologne: Helma, Ushi, Hanne, Alli, Gisela, Rita, Elke, Nino, Doro, Biggi. We also met Francine from Belgium, Richard and Linda from the UK, Anna and Joe from Malta. And Natascha, our granddaughter, was with us.

Ulrike and Gary Bennett.

After the concert: Dinner for eleven persons

at an Italian restaurant.