The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt
{{Infobox album
| name = The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt
| type = live
| longtype = & Concert film
| artist = Yanni
| cover = File:DreamConcertAlbumCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 3, 2016
| recorded = October 30–31, 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Contemporary instrumental
adult contemporary
| length =
| label = Sony Masterworks
| producer = Yanni
| prev_title = Sensuous Chill
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = In His Purest Form
| next_year = 2020
}}
The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt is the fifth live album and concert video by contemporary instrumentalist Yanni, officially released on June 3, 2016. The two concerts were performed outdoors on October 30 and 31, 2015, on the grounds of the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza, Yanni's first performance in Egypt.
Background
The concerts included fireworks and a video broadcast from International Space Station commander Scott Kelly, and were recorded in 4K HD for subsequent broadcast on PBS.
To convey an image of stable security after the Egyptian Crisis (2011–14), an Egyptian security force of 3,000 people secured the concert area; the terrorist downing of Metrojet Flight 9268 in the Sinai Peninsula happened to occur on the morning of October 31, 2015{{snd}} between the times of the two Cairo concerts.
Yanni's lighting manager for over twenty years, Bud Horowitz, said that the Pyramids location brought its own set of challenges. The Great Pyramid was a kilometer behind the stage, and 24 searchlights had to be brought to Egypt from Germany to light the pyramids and Sphinx in the background so that they were visible beyond the bright stage lighting for the 4K television cameras. It isn't possible to bring the full set of lighting equipment to distant venues{{snd}} bringing instead only the control consoles{{snd}} so Horowitz and the production manager had to work in advance to communicate equipment specs to local promoters. Yanni's shows are cue-specific and timing-specific, with over 2,000 lighting cues for each show.
Location
File:Giza Plateau - Sphinx panorama.jpg ,
with the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx in the background.]]
Track listings
{{Track listing
| title1 = One Man's Dream
| length1 = 2:46
| title2 = For All Seasons
| length2 = 6:01
| title3 = Yanni: Welcome
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Felitsa
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Acroyali
| length5 = 2:17
| title6 = Human Condition
| length6 = 5:12
| title7 = Dreams Come True Interlude
| length7 = 2:43
| title8 = Reflections of Passion
| length8 = 4:33
| title9 = Standing in Motion
| length9 = 1:50
| title10 = Nostalgia
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = Niki Nana
| length11 = 6:41
| title12 = Santorini
| length12 = 4:49
| title13 = International Space Station Message
| length13 = 3:53
| title14 = The Storm
| length14 = 4:18
}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Introduction: Dream Sequence
| length1 = 1:41
| title2 = One Man's Dream
| length2 = 2:46
| title3 =For All Seasons
| length3 = 6:01
| title4 = Yanni: Welcome
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Felitsa
| length5 = 4:51
| title6 = Acroyali
| length6 = 2:17
| title7 = Human Condition
| length7 = 5:12
| title8 = Dreams Come True Interlude
| length8 = 2:43
| title9 = Reflections of Passion
| length9 = 4:33
| title10 = Standing In Motion
| length10 =1:50
| title11 = Nostalgia
| length11 = 4:20
| title12 = Niki Nana
| length12 = 6:41
| title13 = Santorini
| length13 = 4:49
| title14 = International Space Station Message
| length14 = 3:53
| title15 = The Storm
| length15 = 4:18
}}
Credits
=Musician and vocalist credits=
Musicians: (alphabetically)
:Charles Adams: drums
:Benedikt Brydern: violin
:Jason Carder: trumpet and flugelhorn
:Yoel Del Sol: percussion
:Víctor Espínola: harp
:Ming Freeman: keyboards
:James Mattos: French horn
:Sarah O’Brien: cello
:Mary Simpson: violin
:Dana Teboe: trombone
:Gabriel Vivas: bass
:Yanni: Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist
:Samvel Yervinyan: violin
:Alexander Zhiroff: cello
Vocalists: (alphabetically)
=Non-performance credits=
Other than musicians and vocalists: (alphabetically)
:Producers: Layla Akl, Ashraf Haridy, Robert Murray, Krystalán - Krystal Ann, Tom Paske, Anthony Stabile, Yanni
:Associate producers: Mike Regan, Shannon Walden
:Cinematography: Pete Martich, Whitney Padgett, Randy Taylor, Kenneth Thomas
Misc. category or multiple-role: (alphabetically)
:Chris Bellman: Audio Master, Mastering
:Sean Daly: Editing, Photography Director
:Matthew Levin: Director, Editing
:Travis Meck: Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Sound Production
:Norman Moore: Art Direction
:Colin O'Malley: Orchestration, Transcription
:Stuart Russell: Composer
:Paul Sarault: Engineer
:Anthony Stabile: Mixing Engineer
:Tommy Sterling: Composer, Mixing Engineer
:Yanni: Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Orchestration, Sound Production
:Krystalán: Muli-Media Production, Photographer
References
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{{cite web |title=In pictures: Yanni brings ancient Cairo to life with his magnificent music |url=http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/pictures-yanni-brings-ancient-cairo-life-his-magnificent-music-762214 |website=Al Bawaba |date=November 1, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102192233/http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/pictures-yanni-brings-ancient-cairo-life-his-magnificent-music-762214 |archivedate=November 2, 2015 |url-status=live }} ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of6-Jm5mIMI Video]).
{{cite web |last1=Patel |first1=Neel V. |title=Message From Outer Space Interrupts Yanni's Concert at the Pyramids |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/7711-message-from-outer-space-interrupts-yanni-s-concert-at-the-pyramids |publisher=Inverse |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104161358/https://www.inverse.com/article/7711-message-from-outer-space-interrupts-yanni-s-concert-at-the-pyramids |archivedate=November 4, 2015 |date=November 3, 2015 |url-status=live }} • {{cite web |last1=Muscara |first1=Aprille |title=A message from Yanni's friend from Space! |url=http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/message-yannis-friend-space-763396 |website=Al Bawaba |date=November 3, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201122700/https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/message-yannis-friend-space-763396 |archivedate=December 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |title=3,000 security personnel to secure Yanni's 'Dream Concert' at pyramids |url=http://www.thecairopost.com/news/173143/news/3000-security-personnel-to-secure-yannis-dream-concert-at-pyramids |work=The Cairo Post, a Youm7 Publication |date=October 22, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023001239/http://www.thecairopost.com/news/173143/news/3000-security-personnel-to-secure-yannis-dream-concert-at-pyramids |archivedate=October 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.yanni.com/}}
- {{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002939292 |tab= |label=The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt|last= |first= |accessdate=}}
- {{YouTube|id=of6-Jm5mIMI|title=Astronaut Scott Kelly Calls Yanni - Pyramids in Egypt}}
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