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Title:Psychic Phenomena
Notice:Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing
Moderator:JARETH::PAINTER
Created:Wed Jan 22 1986
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2143
Total number of notes:41773

1430.0. "Andreas Vollenweider" by POBOX::SLATER (Spiritual Anarchist) Wed Feb 27 1991 13:59

    
    
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    Hi,
    
    I'm new to this conference, and I'm a devout Andreas Vollenweider fan.
    A new e-mail penpal at DEC suggested that I check out this conference
    and perhaps make an entry here to discuss Andreas Vollenweider and his
    music.  I know that there are some other notes discussions under MUSIC
    973 and another under records, but these are mostly just critical
    reviews/comments about his music.  
    
    Vollenweider's music, in my opinion, is one of the most powerful forces
    for good on this planet.  I first got into it July 1985, when a friend
    shared the Caverna Magica album with me.  Perhaps the greatest
    experience of my life was meeting him two different times when he was
    on tour in Oct. 1989.
    
    I have a much longer note I will place under here a little later, but I
    would be curious to find if and how Andreas Vollenweider music affects
    noters on this conference or anyone else you know.  I regard this music
    as being very visual in nature, and having a very spiritual quality to
    it.
    
    I'd welcome any and all comments about this.  Personal e-mails are
    welcome too, in fact encouraged.
    
    
    Bill Slater 
    
    
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1430.1DICKNS::STANLEYWhat a long strange trip it's been...Wed Feb 27 1991 16:344
    I've never heard him before but I'd certainly like to.  Is his
    music available anywhere?
    
    mary
1430.2Here's an Album List for StartersPOBOX::SLATERSpiritual AnarchistWed Feb 27 1991 17:1043
    Hi Mary,
    
    
       Below is a list of A.V. "albums".  I have all of them and they are
    all excellent.  Look for them in the New Age music section of your
    favorite record (or CD) store.
    
    
    
    Behind The Garden, Behind The Wall...
    
    Caverna Magica
    
    White Winds
    
    Down To The Moon
    
    Dancing With The Lion
    
    Trilogy (Which has the first three albums, plus some early stuff from
             '79 and a cut called Pace Verde - Green Peace)
            (Trilogy is a BARGAIN - the double cassette pkg sells for 
             $15.99 at Sound Warehouse)
    
    
    
    I recommend listeningto these in the dark or a dimly lit room until you
    get to know them well.  They are all excellent!  But, don't start with
    Dancing with the Lion - It's probably too intense for a new A.V.
    listener.  Can you believe it?  The Dancing with the Lion title track
    just started playing over the radio station that plays over the office
    system here.  How's that for "coincidence"?  THAT is a great tune, BTW.
    
    
    
    Enjoy!  I'm sure you'll hae some kind of reaction to this music.
    
    
    Sincerely,
    
    
    Bill
    
1430.3ROYALT::NIKOLOFFexpand your possibilitiesWed Feb 27 1991 18:178
	thank you for the list Bill.   I have one copied tape(thanks Fred)
and yes, it is one of my favorites.

	love your enthusiam

	Meredith
    

1430.4*Music* is the force.....IJSAPL::ELSENAARFractal of the universeThu Feb 28 1991 08:2626
1430.5The harp has something to do with it, too.MISERY::WARD_FRGoing HOME---as an Adventurer!Thu Feb 28 1991 13:5310
        I recently bought the Trilogy CDs (for a bunch less than buying
    each separately.) 
        I have been familiar with his music for about six or seven years
    now.  I like it (and I've seen him on Johnny Carson and he seemed
    like a pleasant person.)  I don't go ga-ga over his stuff, but I
    definitely like it.
    
    Frederick
    
        
1430.6More Info On Andreas and His MusicPOBOX::SLATERSpiritual AnarchistThu Feb 28 1991 15:09115
Below is an excerpt of an e-mail that I sent to a friend in a California
office of DEC.  She responded to a question I had about an entry she placed 
in the notes conference under RECORDS about Vollenweider. 

This e-mail was sent in Oct. 1990, but the text here is still relevent.
I think that if you're a real fan, you'll find some interesting stuff here.

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It was nice to get your note.  It's always great to discuss Andreas and his
music with another fan...

I am surprised that you have the PACE VERDE album (Music for Living Beings)
but not Caverna Magica ('83).  The piece, Pace Verde, on that EP was actually
a cut that was supposed to be on the Caverna Magica album, but they didn't
have room for it.  This is MY theory, anyway.  The basis for this is the way
the last cut on Caverna Magica ends, and the way Pace Verde starts!  I forget
the name of that cut, but it ends with a long, slow, rising buildup, climaxed 
by a big plunge into the sea.  Then you hear dolphins or whales or some type
of marine mammals.  I have recorded Pace Verde on cassette tape before, 
right after that Caverna Magica cut, and the continuity is simply uncanny!

Pace Verde was written to show Andreas' support for the Green Peace movement
and that's what the title actually means - "Green Peace".  The only other
charitable organization which he supports is Amnesty International.

Your perception that his music has a spiritual quality to it is the same
perception that I have.  Along those lines, he is supposed to have studied 
all the world's major religions, but ascribes himself specifically to none
of them.  In fact, to describe himself, he has told the press that he is a
spiritual anarchist.  That's a pretty interesting concept, and judging from
his music and the type of person he is, I would say it is a good way to be.

I will be happy to send you a picture of Andreas and me.  The one I will send
was taken in October 1989.  Hope you like it.  I will mail it this week.

I called his American management office in New York last week, and they told
me that he has a new album coming out right before Christmas.  The title is
"Trilogy".  I have been told that it will contain some cuts from previous
albums, and some new material.  A tour to promote this album has not yet been
scheduled, however I feel that it is only a matter of time.  I really expect
to see him back on tour in the April - August timeframe.

I will share a few more ideas that I have about his music, and about Andreas
also:

   1.  Andreas is also a painter (artist), and a sculptor.  But I believe
       that in his music, he paints images of places that are not in the
       physical realm of our experience (i.e. not of this "world" or reality).

   2.  If you are a visual-thinking person (I am), you may be more affected by
       this music than those who are more verbally oriented in their thinking.

   3.  His music can be more intensely experienced with a "clear" mind (no 
       alcohol or drugs), in a dimly lit or dark room.  No kidding.

   4.  The fact that Andreas frequently rises in the morning to immediately
       begin play the harp, composing his music in an improvisational style,
       going almost from the "dream state" to his musical reality in a very
       brief period of time would seem to account for some of the "dreamy"
       quality of his music.

   5.  Both times that I met Andreas in person, I had experiences walking and
       talking with him in the "dream state", on the evening before each
       meeting and the evening after each meeting.  I happen to believe that
       these experiences were REAL.  And that I understand him better as a 
       result.

   6.  When I met him in St. Louis, he recognized me from meeting me two weeks
       before in Chicago.  At the Chicago meeting, I gave him a small bronze
       sculpture of the famous PICASSO sculpture from downtown Chicago.  He
       loved it and told me that he is a big fan of Picasso, and has some of
       his works.  In St. Louis, he told me that had just mailed it back to 
       his home in Switzerland, the day before.  He told me that without me
       even bringing it up, so I know it made an impression.

   7.  When talking with him in person in St. Louis, I asked him about the
       meaning of his "lyrics" and the "chanting" that takes place in his
       music.  His reply: "Oh that!  That's nothing, it's just, you know,
       "noise" to go with the music."  I would never acuse him of being a
       liar or being deceptive, but there has to be more to it than that.
       His music is simply too well constructed, arranged, and performed
       to have just "meaningless noise" as a part of it.  There is something
       very mystical about it, though I haven't been able to decipher it
       or decide what it is.

   8.  I try to listen to his music every day.  It has and continues to be
       the most positive motivating force in my life.  I know that it frees
       the soul and the imagination, and I know that out of body experiences
       are possible.  I cannot comment further, other than to say that I
       have had some very private, wonderful experiences while listening to
       and/or thinking about this music.

   9.  Andreas has written me, as I said before, and I have also seen write
       ups about his ideas.  From everything I can gather, he wants his music 
       to be a positive force for peace, love, and helping people in the 
       world.  He would rather people attach their own meanings and have
       their own experiences, than to dictate to his listeners what he wants
       them to see and feel.  I think that's admirable.
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Hope the Andreas fans (and potential fans) find this information interesting.
Please e-mail me if you have questions or comments about this text.

Thanks for your interest!

Bill

( a seeker from the White Winds )


    
1430.7SALSA::MOELLERforgot to pay my gravity billThu Feb 28 1991 20:3122
    I am a pianist and new age musician with my own recording studio and
    several albums out.. I relate to Vollenweider's music as a musician
    does.. kind of structurally and visually.. I've recorded a couple of
    his pieces in my studio, my own arrangements, for my own amusement and
    learning.  
    
    My wife and I have a massage table set up and I find that whenever we
    use it we tend to put on Vollenweider's music - certainly not trance
    music, but both uplifting and soothing.  I'd attribute no spritual
    content, just flat-out excellence in concept and execution !
    
    About two years ago Vollenweider came thru the Southwest on tour, and
    we saw him and his group here in Tucson.  Imagine the LOUDEST, cleanest
    stereo system in the world, with a good stage show.  I was struck by
    how loud it was, felt it deep in my chest, yet there was absolutely NO 
    speaker distortion, and we didn't get any headaches or any problems. 
    Once again, simply an excellent production.  BTW that evening was his
    birthday, so they dropped hundreds of balloons from the top of the
    stage and the whole audience sang "Happy Birthday" to him.  A good time
    was had by all.
    
    karl
1430.8SSDEVO::YESSEThu Feb 28 1991 22:2613
I first heard his music at an Imax theatre in Denver,
it was background music prior to the main show.  It was
fantastic, as you can imagine with Imax's first-rate
sound systems.

Dancing With The Lion (the whole album) seems to sound
more 'oriental' than his earlier works.  The first two
cuts (including the title track) are outstanding, but
the rest doesn't hold my interest as much.  It'll be
interesting to hear future albums to see where he's
headed musically.

Keith Y.
1430.9Live at Red RocksCSC32::GORTMAKERAlas, babylon...Fri Mar 01 1991 03:0112
    I saw him a few years ago at Red Rocks which is unquestionably
    the perfect place for his type of music I had listened to his music
    for a couple of years but I heard it for the first time that night.
    For those that haven't been to a concert at Red Rocks it is an
    outdoor ampitheater situated between two naturally occuring red
    sandstone slabs(same stuff Garden of the Gods is composed of) that afford
    perfect sound quality and a fantastic view of the Denver skyline over
    the stage. 
    
    -j (who lost four days at RR during a Greatful Dead concert)
    
    
1430.10BTOVT::BEST_GO pitiful capricious lies!Fri Mar 01 1991 12:017
    
    re: .7 (karl)
    
    It's funny you mention massage....this is also my favorite music
    to get a massage to....
    
    guy
1430.11Dancing With The Lion - An InterpretationPOBOX::SLATERSpiritual AnarchistFri Mar 01 1991 15:0777
    re: .8 
    
    
                         DANCING  WITH  THE  LION
    
    
    The Dancing With The Lion album is a concept album which deals with the
    idea that this Life is a stopping point for our Soul's travels through
    the cosmos.  Even the painting on the "album" cover depicts this.  The
    lower part of picture is the Soul's path coming in from the unknown,
    and as the "line" or path enters the "circle", this symbolizes the
    Life, this Reality, as we know it here.  The "squiggly line" inside the
    circle represents the "Dancing With The Lion" that our Soul must do
    while we are here in this Life.  As we come to the end of this Life,
    the Soul has progressed in its journey, and so exits the "Circle"
    through the top.  This of course, represents Death, and the departing
    of the Soul from this Life, back out into the unknown.
    
    Now, examine the titles of the songs on the album.  The first song,
    "Unto the Burning Circle" symbolizes the Soul's birth into this Life. 
    There is even a chanting-like "cry" a few times in the song which ties
    in nicely with the dramatic feelings that the music evokes.  Next is
    the title cut, "Dancing With The Lion", which sets the stage for the
    magic and the intensity of the entire album, and perhaps,
    Vollenweider's impressions of what it's like to "Dance With The Lion"
    and do the Soul dance of being in this Life.  The album goes through
    several more interesting cuts, including "Pearls and Tears", which he
    describes as symbolizing the beauty that can come from experiencing
    feelings of sorrow and pain (i.e. the pearl is actually the result of
    the oyster's reaction to a grain of sand is to secrete fluids (tears)
    which result in a pearl being formed).  At the conclusion of the album
    is a cut called "Ascent From The Circle", this represents the
    transition of our Soul out of this Life, this Reality, back out into
    the unknown, or Death.  This cut is one of the most dramatic pieces of 
    music that I've ever heard.   Before this cut are some strange sound
    effects which tend to really frighten the listener the first couple of
    times he/she hears it.  I think these sounds were placed on the album
    to contrast our traditional view of Death (being a frightening, scary
    thing) with the grand beginning that it really is.  I think
    Vollenweider's following these "frightening sounds" with the piece,
    "Ascent From The Circle" is his way of depicting that it is a
    resumption of or Soul back on its magnificent journey through the
    cosmos.  I think the beautiful flute notes that immediately precede
    the "Ascent From The Circle" piece, are Vollenweider's way of saying,
    Hey!  Something really WONDERFUL and MAGICAL is about to happen!",
    and so this is the transition of our Soul back out into the unknown.
    
    One must also understand that Vollenweider's view of music is fairly
    different from most people's traditional views.  What may sound like
    strange noises or sound effects to the listener, are actually important
    parts of a musical piece to Vollenweider.  One of the fellow musicians
    of the Dancing With The Lion album, Louis Perez, is a Mezo-American
    percussionist, who plays over 350 instruments (his regular job is being
    the percussionist for Hyacultaya, and LA-based, Mezo-American-New-Age
    Band).  Vollenweider, used his talents extensively on the album.  Also,
    if any of you attended the '89 - '90 World Tour, each performance was
    actually preceded with about 20 minutes of recorded sound effects from
    Mr. Perez.  The way I see it, Vollenweider was actually getting the
    music going at the point where the recording began.  He was setting the
    stage for his entrance and continuation of the music.  Understanding
    that Vollenweider uses sounds in this way as part of his music, makes
    these sounds that precede the "Ascent From The Circle" piece, as little
    less disturbing.
    
    Some of the above commentary is based on the write up in the '89-'90
    tour book, some of it is based on the myriad of hours of personal
    experience I have had listening to his music, some of it is based on my
    correspondence with Vollenweider, and some of it is based on my
    discussions with some of the people in his American management office.
    
    I hope this note will give the "Dancing With The Lion" album a little
    more meaning when some of you listen to it.  Understanding in this way
    has helped me enjoy it even more than I did when I first bought it
    about two years ago.
    
    
    Bill
1430.12SALSA::MOELLERPC's rhymes with 'feces'Fri Mar 01 1991 16:347
    Reminds me of the Persian saying 'Fihi ma fihi', "in it - what is in
    it', meaning one gets out of it what one brings to it.  Bill, I suggest
    that the music is a blank slate that you're bringing a lot of yourself
    (which is mighty interesting) to.  I've paid  high attention to
    Vollenweider's music, too, and consider it... excellent music.
    
    karl
1430.13LEZAH::BOBBITTI -- burn to see the dawn arrivingFri Mar 01 1991 19:4712
    I like "Behind the gardens...." best out of all his albums.  There's a
    SINGLE tone in the second song on the album which still makes me feel
    totally euphoric when I hear it (sounds like an energy chime which
    lowers tone slightly as it resonates).
    
    I find the *feel* of Vollenweider's music very similar to the *feel* of
    Yanni's (although Yanni is a wall of sound, whereas Vollenweider can
    get very minimal at times.....) - the same natural feel I also get from
    Kitaro.  Very elemental music (earth, wind, water.....)
    
    -Jody
    
1430.14GVAADG::DONALDSONVeni, vidi, froggiMon Mar 04 1991 12:2513
    Re: .4, Arie
    
> (to stay in the German area...;-)), or his opera "Samstag aus Licht". Or the
> other that comes to mind: the CD with Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass playing
> together.

    Have you got the details for this CD Arie? I've
    greatly enjoyed Ravi Shankar playing with Yehudi
    Menuhin and I'd like to get hold of him with
    Glass - it sounds like a *very* interesting
    combination.
    
John D.
1430.15What's Your Favorite A.V. Album???POBOX::SLATERHave PARADOX and DECtp, Will Travel...Thu Mar 07 1991 05:019
    What's your favorite Andreas Vollenweider album?
    
    For me it's a tie between White Winds and Caverna Magica.  Caverna
    Magica was the first A.V. album that I got into, but White Winds has
    the song "The Glass Hall", which is my very favorite piece of music in
    the universe.  
    
    
    Bill
1430.16The Shankar & Glass CDIJSAPL::ELSENAARFractal of the universeSun Mar 10 1991 12:2811
RE:         <<< Note 1430.14 by GVAADG::DONALDSON "Veni, vidi, froggi" >>>

Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass: Passages.
Nr 260 947
Label: Private music, Inc.
Distributed by BMG Ariola.

If you can get a hold of this CD, John, you'll especially like the last
song.... It's called Prashanti.

Arie
1430.17GVAADG::DONALDSONVeni, vidi, froggiMon Mar 11 1991 10:161
    Re: .16, Arie. Many thanks. John D.
1430.18Your Favorite Times for Listening to A.V. MusicPOBOX::SLATERHave PARADOX and DECtp, Will TravelWed Mar 13 1991 19:1233
    
       What's Your Favorite Time Of Day For Listening To These Albums?
    
    There something really magical about the way that Andreas
    Vollenweider's  music flows from one song into another without ever
    really stopping (except at the end of an album side).  Each album seems
    to have its own "feel" to it.  I have different times of day that I
    prefer to listen to each album.  These are listed below.  I'd be
    curious if there are any other fans out there who would share their
    time-of-day preferences if they have any. 
    
              Title                              Time(s) of Day
    
    Behind the Garden, Behind the Wall   morning
    
    Caverna Magica                       afternoon, evening
    
    White Winds                          early morning, late at night
    
    Down to the Moon                     nighttime
    
    Dancing with the Lion                morning, late afternoon, evening   
          
    Eine Arte Suite                      Sat. & Sun. afternoons only
    
    Music For Living Beings (EP)         immediately following Caverna
                                         Magica
    
    
    
    
    Bill
    
1430.19Update on A.V.: New Album, New Tour!POBOX::SLATERHave PARADOX and DECtp, Will TravelFri Mar 15 1991 13:5224
    
    
                         New Album, New Tour
    
    
    I talked with Michele Hirch in the Depth of Field productions office in
    New York yesterday.  She told me that Andreas is working on a new album
    which will be out in the Fall of '91.  A new world concert tour will
    immediately follow to promote the album. 
    
    I can hardly wait!  I told her to be sure and send me the concert tour
    schedule, because I hope to book tickets in Chicago, St Louis,
    Milwaukee, and Detroit.  Possibly DC also, if that's on  the list.  
    Maybe THIS time I'll get enough tee shirts too.  Last time I only got
    five. 
    
    The first tour I caught was the 89-90 world tour.  I saw him in Chicago
    and in St Louis.  When he toured in '86, I was in Houston, and never
    even knew he was on tour.  I won't ever miss him again when he's on
    tour.  Maybe this time I'll get to have dinner with him and talk about
    his music more...
    
    
    Bill
1430.20Darksome Night and Shining MoonVNAED2::KARINBy the wings of dreams ...Thu Mar 21 1991 13:467
    Favourite Album:	Down to the Moon
    
    Listening Time:	Late evening, night
    
    I find it very inspiring for my paintings ...
    
    Karin
1430.21Down to the MoonAKRON::DEPRIESTDeath is PsychosomaticMon Mar 25 1991 17:123
    I agree with .-1 Down to the Moon, strangely enough I like to blast it
    from my car on a summer day with the windows down like it was some sort
    of head banger metal.(:))>  
1430.22HKFINN::STANLEYWhat a long strange trip it's been...Fri Mar 29 1991 16:063
    I listen at night... when I'm going to bed.
    
    mary
1430.23Caverna Magica - When the Magic BeginsPOBOX::SLATERHave PARADOX and DECtp, Will TravelFri Mar 29 1991 22:329
    about Caverna Magica (the album)
    
    the "magic" (for me) begins right at the first immediately after he
    says, "Psssst...." and there is the faint sound of a steel drum in 
    the distance.  Listen for it, if you haven't heard it - and try the
    dark or a dimly lit room for maximum effect...
      
    
    Bill
1430.24COMICS::BELLChaos warrior : on the winning sideFri Apr 05 1991 08:2220
  
  Just a note to say thanks to the people here for introducing me to two
  excellent musicians - Andreas Vollenweider & Kitaro.
  
  I spotted Vollenweider's "Trilogy" whilst browsing a record shop and
  decided to try it as a number of you 'distant friends' seem to enthuse over
  him (OK, I had some money burning a hole in my pocket too :-). I thought it
  was excellent : like .13 (Jody?), I found the single tone in the second
  song from "Behind the garden ..." sounded so pure and clear [ even on my
  humble setup ] it was almost magical. Very pleasant indeed.
  
  On a later raid of the music shop - I'm thinking about getting payroll
  send the money straight to them and cut out the middle man - I noticed
  an album by Kitaro ("Ten Years", a compilation from other records).
  Trusting in the accuracy of the previous recommendation, I gave it a
  try and, again, was very pleased with the result. Now to track down
  some of the other albums ...
  
  Thanks for sharing your musical experience,
  Frank
1430.25GIAMEM::ROSESat Apr 06 1991 03:507
    re: .24
    
    Tell payroll to specify Kitaro's "Silk Road I" and Ray Lynch's
    "Deep Breakfast."
    
    Virginia
    
1430.26urchlings review vollenweiderWMOIS::RAINVILLEGod is my tail-gunner!Mon Apr 22 1991 02:3612
	Well i finally bought the Andreas Wollenweider's Trilogy.
	Too busy to listen to the tapes without doing other work,
	I played them as background until tonight, when both David
	and Kate had the usual 'weekend' problems settling down.

	I didn't expect positive reviews, as David (9) has recently tuned
	out the 'oldies' i brought him up on in favor of the 'light metal'
	his teen buddies chided him into...BUT HE LOVED WHITE WINDS!
	And Katie(7) seemed calmer the moment 'Behind the Garden' began
	echoing inside her head...and she is so contrary and demanding
	these days...both said Vollenweider helps them relax...thank you!
	I promised them that tomorrow night they can swap tapes.  mwr
1430.27The AVAF 1992 World TourTYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Wed Aug 07 1991 22:3323
    
                       Andreas Vollenweider and Friends
    
                              1992  World  Tour
    ============================================================================
    
    I contacted Andreas' American management office last week.  It's called
    Depth of Field Management, and I talked with the boss, Daryl Pitt.  He
    told me that the next AVAF World Tour will begin sometime in February
    1992.  He also said that this tour would be promoting the new album 
    which will  be coming out in mid to late January 1992.
    
    I will be planning my vacation days in the coming months to allow for
    travel to several cities to see him, and of course, I hope to meet him
    again backstage a few times as I did in on his tour in 1989.
    
    I plan to post concert dates and other information, including info
    about the upcoming album here as I get hold of it.
    
    
    Bill
    
    
1430.28Toast to the golden harp ("quit harping on me!")MISERY::WARD_FRGoing HOME---as an Adventurer!Thu Aug 08 1991 13:348
    re: .26 (Bill)
    
         As I mentioned in another note, I think, I already have tickets
    to see him in November in Cupertino, Ca.  
         If you're in the neighborhood, give me a call.
    
    Frederick
    
1430.29...after all I like it !53273::HUNYORPenguins are bored by the icecreamMon Oct 21 1991 07:4381
        
        Hello Everyone,
        
        
        my name is Gyula Hunyor. I'm 24 and working for the Digital's 
        Hungarian subsidiary. Basically I'm enthusiastic classical music 
        fan.
        
        First I met A.V.'s music in an indirect way, I heard this music 
        used as background for various TV-programmes ( first of all for 
        scientific films ). Our real meeting was in May of this year, 
        when my girlfriend gave me a cassette which contains the "White 
        Winds" and "Down to the Moon" and few tracks from the "Caverna 
        Magica". To tell the truth, it was not the music I felt in love 
        with at first hearing. Now, I think, I can  explain why.
        
        I feel, that somehow A.V.'s music is - beside its many 
        wonderfully delicate, even magical details - totally unaffected 
        by the power and energy. As a classical music fan I believe that 
        every music piece is mirroring the whole cosmos, creating a 
        little own universe. Maybe I'm too young and restless, but I feel 
        that the universe is full of energy. You can't look around 
        without realizing its phenomenas. Just see how the slow, and yet 
        powerful river cuts himself through the giant rocks, or the 
        melted magma bursts out from the volcano, or look up to the 
        stars, everyone of them is a cradle of energy, or simply think of 
        the healers who can transfer this energy to the sick people by a 
        single touch. And I can feel many times that this energy fulfills 
        me totally, running to and fro on the highway of the spinal 
        chord. ( Oh God !...I can see now how poor my english is to 
        express this feeling ! )
        
        If You want to feel it, try to listen to the last movement of 
        Mahler's First Symphony called as "Titan". Please choose a good 
        performance for it's extremely important for this music - my 
        suggestion is Abbado and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the 
        Deutsche Grammophon CD - and a good audio equipment. In this 
        music You can find marvelously real bursts of energy. Another 
        example I can mention is the starting tune of Wagner's 
        "Rheingold" which depicts the flow of the Rhine and identified as 
        the motif of the Creation during the whole "Ring-cycle".
        
        Yes, I can understand that the power is often identified by the 
        evil forces of our world ( they appear in the music too, e.g. the 
        section called "Kaschei's Dance" in Stravinsky's "Firebird" ) but 
        I can't accept this kind of viewpoint. The Creation, the Birth of 
        the New Worlds are the most beautiful, and good and yet the most 
        powerful things in our universe. That's why I feel that A.V.'s 
        music has a missing dimension, thus his world is somehow 
        distorted. ( Please note, that I wrote "world" which stands for 
        his view of the world, not for his music at all ! )
        
        Finally, I have to write, beside the feelings I've listed above I 
        like A.V.'s music in its own time. I don't believe it's 
        especially useful for the meditation - because of its colourful, 
        rhythmical variousness, and the lack of steadiness or monotony - 
        but very good for the relaxation. Last week I bought the 
        "Trilogy" on CD, but I've never tasted the "Dance with the Lion" 
        yet. My personal favourite is the "White Winds".
        
        And a last remark... The three classical ( or more exactly 
        romantic and late romantic ) pieces I mentioned aren't my very 
        favourites ( but I like them ). They were only illustrations. For 
        the whole picture of myself, I have to write that my very 
        favourites are the "Missa Solemnis" of Beethoven and the "Faust 
        Symphony" of Liszt.
        
        Please listen to the closing section of the "Gloria" in the 
        "Missa Solemnis" from the "Quoniam tu solus sanctus...".
        ( Recommendation : Solti and again the Chicago SO on DECCA )
        
        ...DO YOU FEEL IT YET ? ;-)  / <- A wink, I hope /
        
        Gyula ( @BPS )
        
        P.S...Strange...
        You know, after the writing of this note I listened to the 
        "Gloria" and I felt the exhilarating sensation again. And yet, 
        somehow I'm exhausted now and began to feel desire for 
        tranquility, and returned to the "White Winds".
        Is it a kind of magic ?
1430.30There are many ways to express power....IJSAPL::ELSENAARFractal of the universeMon Oct 21 1991 10:0346
1430.31Music bookCGVAX2::PAINTERMon Oct 21 1991 12:409
    
    Hi Arie,
    
    Could you enter the name of the author of the book you're reading? 
    Sounds like one I should definitely pick up!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Cindy
1430.32VERGA::STANLEYwhat a long strange trip it's beenMon Oct 21 1991 12:475
    Gyula,
    
    You have to meet Bill Slater.  He is a fan too.
    
    Mary
1430.33Here 't is.IJSAPL::ELSENAARFractal of the universeTue Oct 22 1991 05:5712
RE .31 (Cindy)

>    Could you enter the name of the author of the book you're reading? 
>    Sounds like one I should definitely pick up!

The editor is Joscelyn Godwin. It's a source book, so he has made a
compilation of textx out of a variety of sources. Title: "Music, mysticism
and magic". ISBN: 0-14-019040-6.

Happy reading!
:-)
Arie
1430.34...into the deep.BPS025::HUNYORPenguins are bored by the icecreamThu Oct 24 1991 11:1264
1430.35where I dreaming, still lay amazed...VERGA::STANLEYwhat a long strange trip it's beenThu Oct 24 1991 14:1843
    My musical tastes lie a bit on the colorful side, Gyula.  I am
    a devoted Deadhead (and inordinately fond of Van Morrison too).
    
    The Dead sing this song called Attics Of My Life.  Our attics hold the
    treasures we've kept from our past that we no longer use.  The Attics
    Of Our Lives hold those memories that we carry with us that no longer
    apply to our lives.  They are the memories of way, way back in time...
    back before we evolved into what we are today... back before we became
    this species... back before we developed these bodies... back before we
    managed to manifest into a physical form... back to the time when we
    first awakened unto consciousness... first became aware of ourselves
    and of our independent existence as individuals...  It is the story of
    how we first came together... how we first found each other... those
    essences of consciousness that evolved into man and animal and plant
    and planet and universe...  how we clung together so glad that we were
    not alone....  It's a beautiful song.
    
    Attics Of My Life .... by the Grateful Dead
    
    In the attics of my life
    full of cloudy dreams unreal
    Full of tastes no tounge can know
    and lights no eye can see
    when there was no ear to hear, you sang to me
    
    I have spent my life
    seeking all that's still unsung
    bent my ear to hear the tune
    and closed my eyes to see
    when there were no strings to play, you played to me
    
    in the book of love's own dream
    where all the print is blood
    where all the pages are my days
    and all the lights grow old
    when I had no wings to fly, you flew to me
    you flew to me
    
    in the secret space of dreams
    where I dreaming lay amazed
    where the secrets all are told
    and the petals all unfold
    when there was no dream of mine, you dreamed of me
1430.36To make the end of the week even finer.BPS025::HUNYORPenguins are bored by the icecreamFri Oct 25 1991 13:1723
        
        Re.: .35
        
        Mary,
        
        I found *REALLY EXCITING* what You wrote about your favourites. 
        After the lyrics, and thoughts of this "Grateful Dead" song I 
        wonder what kind of music it is. I mean I'm curious about the 
        scoring , whether it's a heavy metal or symphonic rock or some 
        kind of psychedelic music or anything else. It's a shame, but 
        I've never heard any music of them, even I met their name only 
        two or thre times and I can't remember where.
        
        And anyway, this note is dedicated to the music of Andreas 
        Vollenweider. How do You like it ? I've already written about my 
        ( a bit mixtured ) feelings.
        
        Well...have a very nice weekend, :-)
        
        Gyula
        
        
        
1430.37VERGA::STANLEYwhat a long strange trip it's beenFri Oct 25 1991 14:306
    It sounds like a hymn.... like something God would sing... 
    the kind of music dancing fractals make... the music of life.. 
    ... well, to Deadheads anyway.
        
    Sorry for getting carried away though... this isn't the proper place, I
    know... back to Andreas.
1430.38I'm still here! E-Mail Me!TYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Mon Oct 28 1991 01:1811
    Thanks for the recent notes on Vollenweider music.  I want to remind
    all readers that I love to discuss Vollenweider and his music so send
    me an e-mail at TYFYS::SLATER sometime!
    
    
    In Light and Love,
    
    
    Bill Slater
    DTN 523-2018
    
1430.39The new album, and the coming tour...TYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Thu Nov 07 1991 13:2425
    
    Subject: The New A.V. Album
    
    I talked with Andreas' New York management office this morning and
    found out that the title of his new album will be "Book of Roses".
    I asked if they plan to market some lines of products such as posters
    and tee shirts.  They said they hope to.
    
    I also found out that Andreas is alive and well and in Switzerland,
    wrapping up final production on his album and details for the upcoming
    tour.  He is not, as rumored earlier appearing in a concert in
    California on Nov. 11, 1991.  His upcoming US (or World, perhaps) tour
    will begin in Feb. 1992, as reported in an earlier note.
    
    If there are any questions that any of you would like me to ask of his
    management office, leave them here or e-mail me.  I'll pass them along
    to New York.
    
    
    Your fellow Andreas Vollenweider fan,
    
    
    Bill
    
    
1430.40Damn, and they're in the third row! grump, grump11MISERY::WARD_FRMaking life a mystical adventureThu Nov 07 1991 15:348
    re: .39 (Bill)
    
        Oh, really?!!  I have tickets to see him in three weeks...
    I guess I better call to find out about them!  
    
    
    Frederick
    
1430.41I hope my hearing holds up...;-)MISERY::WARD_FRMaking life a mystical adventureThu Nov 07 1991 15:4312
        Well, you are correct...I just called and they told me the
    concert was *postponed* until April 14.  Apparently I was 1 of only
    4 or 5 who hadn't called in until I did.  I feel a bit embarassed
    since they apparently put up a sign announcing the postponement
    nearly two months ago (I didn't see it...)  They said it was for
    the reason you stated--he had to finish his album first.
        The good news is that I can keep my tickets and still use
    them on that night.  :-)  The bad news is that I have to wait
    6 months.  :-(
    
    Frederick
    
1430.42See Note .27 ..., Didn't You Know I Am a Major FanTYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Thu Nov 07 1991 18:4730
    Re: .41
    
    Frederick,
    
    Apparently you didn't realize that you are getting information here
    from one of the world's most devout Andreas Vollenweider fans.  My note
    no. .27 had the accurate information in it.  I wrote that on 8/27/91.
    
    If you ever call or write his management office in New York, tell them
    you know me through the notes and e-mails at DEC.  They definitely know
    who I am.  They even have my pictures (with Andreas of course) on their
    "wall of fame".  
    
    I write them occasionally, and I even write Andreas a few times a year.
    In October, I sent him a birthday card in honor of his 38th Birthday.
    My birthday is Oct. 3, his is Oct. 4.
    
    Anyway, Fredrick, if you or anyone else wants the straight scoop on
    Vollenweider, his music, albums, or concerts, I have some pretty good
    sources, so just e-mail me or leave a note here.
    
    When I get the concert information, I will post it here.  Hopefully, I
    can make it for two or three gigs!
    
    I am jealous that you have such good seats!
    
    Sincerely,
    
    
    Bill
1430.43I Figured It Out...TYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Wed Nov 13 1991 12:5824
    
    
                           I Figured It Out Today
                       
    I finally figured out why I crave Vollenweider music so much.  It is so
    pure, and positive, and powerful, that each time I listen, I go into a
    waking meditation state where time seems to stop or at least
    drastically slow down, and everything seems possible and magical.  I
    never tire of the music or the places where my spirit soars off to when I
    listen to it.  Nothing else in the world affects me this way.
    
    I am convinced that Andreas is a very magical, positive person in this
    world, but I am not altogether sure he is from here.  He may be from
    another realm, dimension, time, or planet.  Why do I say this?  Because
    his music is so visual, so powerful, and because I've never heard
    anything else like it.  Nor do I ever hope to.
    
    I have been a devoted fan of Andreas and his music since a magical
    evening in July 1985 when a good friend turned me on to this
    incredibile music.
    
    
    Bill
    
1430.44DSSDEV::GRIFFINPlaying in the shadowsMon Nov 18 1991 02:1111
I have no way of knowing if I have ever listened to Volenweider
before or not.  However, the feeling described in the privious
response is one I have gott4n from several different musicians
of various types.  There are songs by many which have that 
effect on me each time I hear them.  Like instantluy being
connected with the magic around me.  

Do you folks get the same feelings from other music than just
Volenweider's?

Beth
1430.45...it just happens that this note is about Vollenwieder....MISERY::WARD_FRMaking life a mystical adventureMon Nov 18 1991 14:2411
    re: .44 (Beth)
    
         I don't know if I get the same feelings or not; however,
    I can say that I get similar feelings from among a whole slew
    of music(ians.)  I like Andreas, but I don't "go to heaven"
    in the course of normal listening.  On the other hand, if I
    am *only* listening to music, I can "go to heaven" with any of
    a number of different musical choices.
    
    Frederick
    
1430.46TERZA::ZANEfor who you areMon Nov 18 1991 14:423
     It's Kitaro for me...

1430.47CARTUN::BERGGRENShadow dancerTue Nov 19 1991 11:576
    Suzanne Ciani, and yes, even Dire Straits and certain 
    Van Morrison songs does "it" for me. 
    
    :-)          
    
    Karen
1430.49a baroque leaningTNPUBS::PAINTERlet there be musicTue Nov 19 1991 12:394
    
    Handel's Dettingen Te Deum and Bach's Brandenburg Concerti.
    
    Cindy
1430.51DSSDEV::GRIFFINPlaying in the shadowsTue Nov 19 1991 14:147
Thanks folks for the feedback, but I do understand someone's comment: this topic
is for Vollenweider.  Given some of the comparisons, though, I feel more 
interest in Vollenweider now.  

Thanks again.

Beth
1430.52Where/How Do You Listen to Vollenweider MusicTYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Mon Nov 25 1991 15:2827
    
    Listening to Vollenweider Music - Your own environment
    
    I have had some fantastic experiences listening to Vollenweider music
    either in the dark or in a dimly lit room.  Perhaps this is because of
    the "visual" quality of the music, or maybe because it is very magic to
    me.
    
    Last week while listening to "Ascent from the Circle", a song that is
    about passing out of this circle of life back out into the unknown, I
    was in a totally dark room and I popped right out of my body. 
    Unfortunately I could not remain out for long because I was getting
    ready for work...
    
    I am curious, has anyone else tried this music in a dark or dimly lit
    room.
    
    Some of the pieces to try might be "Ascent from the Circle" and the
    music just before it which is mostly sound effects (from Dancing with
    the Lion), side one of Down to the Moon, and/or Caverna Magica (the
    entire album).
    
    I would like to hear about other people's experiences with Vollenweider
    music.
    
    
    Bill
1430.53New Date For the 1992 World Tour - Fall '92TYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Thu Dec 26 1991 21:4018
                             1992 World Tour
    
    
    I spoke with Darryl Pitt today at Depth of Field Management.  He said
    that the 1992 World Tour that had been planned for sometime in the
    Spring of '92, has been postponed until Fall '92.  
    
    He also said that the Feb. '92 release of the new album, "Book of
    Roses" is on schedule and will be released in early to mid February
    1992.
    
    I was sorry to see the tour get delayed, but on the brighter side, it
    will give me a chance to save more money and vacation hours to try to
    see Andreas in more US cities.
    
    
    
    Bill
1430.54Comments About "Book Of Roses"TYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Thu Apr 02 1992 18:0993
    
    Cross-posted from MUSIC Notes (V4) :
    
    While I wouldn't exactly call this a review, I would like to share some
    of what I've written about "Book Of Roses", Andreas' new album.  I
    would welcome the chance to see other people's comments on this album.
    
    I recognize that B.O.R. is a controversial album, but then when
    Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" debuted before a live audience, it resulted 
    in a near-riot and wild protests from the viewers.  The dancers which
    were in front of the orchestra, were in fact, pelted with items from some
    of the more "expressive" members of the audience.
    
    I feel that in time, there will be a more general acceptance and
    approval of this album.
    
    "Nothing is easy..." (Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, from "Stand Up").
    
    Enjoy!
    
    
    Bill Slater
    Colorado Springs
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    Re: .9 - .11
    
    "Book of Roses":
    
    Interesting comments - but they are all opinions, just like the one that
    follows:
    
    I drive to work everyday listening to side one (cassette), and drive home
    listening to side 2.  It took me a while to get used to B.O.R., but I
    love it.  It's definitely Andreas' most unusual album.  One of the real
    different things that you will find about this album is that Andreas
    shows off his talents more as a vocalist and a musician playing other
    instruments.  He's definitely not "just a harpist", he's probably the
    world's most unusual musician, channelling and/or creating some of the most
    powerful and positive music on the planet.
    
    At first, I admit, I didn't care for B.O.R.  I thought, "Damn!  He's
    gotten too weird!!  This ain't the Vollenweider music I know and love!" 
    Then, I recalled having a similar reaction to his "Dancing With The
    Lion" album.  But I love all his music, and it's all significant.  It's
    a very definitive statement about where he's at and where he's going. 
    After all, if he maintained the identical style from album to album,
    everyone would say that he's boring and that he'd lost his creativity. 
    Instead, B.O.R., is a dramatic departure from anything he's ever done.  
    
    Vollenweider has produced a true work of art here.  I confess that I'm
    addicted - I have incredible experiences each time I listen to it. 
    Parts of it are incredibly beautiful.  Parts of it are scary.  Parts of
    it are hard on the ears (at first), such as the shreiking.  But
    throughout the album is this unseen thread, a kind of subtle tone which
    provides the unifying force connecting each of these very different
    songs as they pass from one's ending into another's beginning.  I have
    had to do quite a bit of technical writing recently.  Let me tell you,
    in a strange kind of way, "Life" seems easier when tuned into B.O.R.
    than without it.  It's kind of like being in a wondrous, bizzare "mind
    movie".
    
    Those of you who have panned it may be in the minority.  Maybe you're not 
    in the right "state".  It sounds very good as I drive across the Colorado 
    landscape every day back and forth to work.  The album is selling like 
    hotcakes in Colorado Springs.  The music stores here are having a hard time 
    keeping it on the shelf.  
    
    Despite what others have said, it is a fine album.  My only real
    complaint is that we had to wait three years for it.  Just think, the
    "Caverna Magica" album, and "White Winds" were released only about 12
    months apart, in 1983 and 1984 respectively.
    
    If you want a "magical" album, one which will make you think, and take
    you to some strange places, powerful places that you've never been
    before, try "Book of Roses".
    
    Considering that Vollenweider is probably not of this planet or this
    reality, if you think about it, it's exactly what you might expect.  
    
    Well done, Andreas!  Bravo!!!
    
    Bill Slater
    Colorado Springs, CO 
    
1430.55The Latest On AndreasTYFYS::SLATERAs we see ourselves, so do we become.Thu Apr 02 1992 18:1619
    I spoke with Andreas' management office in New York today.  I requested
    that they send copies of reviews of "Book Of Roses" so I could share
    them here.  They said they would.  
    
    They told me that there may be some efforts underway to get Andreas and
    his band over here to make some TV appearances in order to perform some
    cuts from the new album (to promote it, I'm sure).  It is possible that
    Andreas would appear on Johnny Cars's Tonight Show before Johnny says
    bye-bye, because Carson is a BIG Vollenweider fan too.
    
    They also said that arrangements are being finalized for a Fall '92 
    European Tour, but there are no definite plans to tour in the U.S. at 
    this time.
       
    They said that Andreas is doing fine and that he is in good spirits.
    
    
    Bill
    
1430.56Maybe someday...31294::WARD_FRMaking life a mystical adventureThu Apr 02 1992 19:007
         Well, I finally had to redeem my tickets after Andreas cancelled
    his earlier postponed show!  Ticked me off somewhat!  Best seats I've
    ever gotten for a concert and never got to use the tickets!
    Kind of makes me mad at Andreas!  ;-}  grumble, grumble!!...
    
    Frederick
    
1430.57nopeSALSA::MOELLERR4000/ULTRIX now, R4000/OSF1 later!Thu Apr 02 1992 20:4736
    I picked up "Book of Roses" with high expectations.  While it has
    moments of undeniable power and beauty, as an album it's a sprawling
    mess.  There's Ladysmith Black Mamabazo with Paul Si.. Andreas.  There's 
    a bad Yoko Ono impersonator with Andreas.  There's Andreas' band doing some
    ill-advised electric guitar rock.  There's monks ala' Enigma with Andreas.  
    There's Andreas and his band playing incoherent 'world music' flutes and 
    shaker and percussion parts.  There's liner notes asserting this is some 
    sort of 'suite' with movements.  Right.  There's "theatrical noises" 
    rather than real musical ideas attempting to give some continuity.
    
    I forgot to mention the piece where Andreas does a screamingly 
    obvious Movie Theme (with ravens!) and the piece where Andreas And 
    His Merry Band Go To The Middle Ages.  puhleeze.
    
    I listen(ed) to this album for a week straight driving to and from work
    across the beautiful Sonoran Desert, and I adhere to my position that
    this album is a mess, there is no continuity whatsoever from piece to
    piece, and that to me Andreas has slipped badly.  The fact that Bill
    claims it's selling well is more a testament to Andreas' past work than
    the merits of this one, as it's gotten no airplay to speak of.  As far
    as Andreas functioning as a vocalist, okay, there's some wordless
    vocals buried in the mix, and they're reasonably competent.. nothing
    you or I couldn't do.  And I clearly don't buy the 'channeled' , 'other
    reality' bit for a second.  Andreas is a musician.. a good musician,
    with normally good taste.. which he seems to have set aside for a
    while.  There is no possible explanation for the piece with shreiking 
    vocals..  no possible reason why Andreas and his band should commit bad
    electric guitar music.  
    
    If you want a magical instrumental album, get Vangelis' 'Antarctica'.
    
    Book Of Roses sounds like an album designed by committee.
    
    Give it a pass.
    
    karl
1430.58New Album, New TourSOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Thu Nov 04 1993 17:1823
                   *** Latest On Andreas Vollenweider ***
    
    I just called Andreas' American Management office, Depth Of Field. 
    Here's the scoops:

    New Album to be released in one week:  "Aeolian Minstrel"

    Next tour: Early 1994, should be on tour by Feb. 1994.

    They said they would send me an itinerary so I could plan for several of the
    concerts.

    Will post my initial reactions to the new album here next week.
    
    Regards,
    
    
    Bill

   
    ( a seeker from the White Winds )
    
1430.59Letter From VollenweiderSOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Tue Dec 14 1993 19:4199
    December 14, 1993

    Greetings!

    This is a letter that Andreas Vollenweider sent me in 1989.  It is in
    two parts, first a form letter, then a personal note inside.  This letter
    was in response to a personal letter I sent Andreas in Fall 1987.

    I am sharing this so people can see what a wonderful person Andreas is
    and his personal reaction to the worldwide popularity of his music.

    For those of you who don't know his music, there is magic and joy there
    to be experienced, unlike anything I have ever encountered.

    Sincerely,


    Bill Slater
    Nashua, NH

    PS: His works are listed below with the year they were released.
    PPS: His reference to my "girlfriend" is now obsolete.  I am 
         single and available.
    
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    Title                                        Year
    -----------------------------------          ----
    Eine Arte Suite                              1979
    Behind the Garden, Behind the Wall           1981
    Caverna Magica                               1983
    Music For Living Beings (EP)                 1983
    White Winds                                  1984
    Down to the Moon                             1986
    Dancing with the Lion                        1989
    Trilogy                                      1990
    Book Of Roses                                1992
    Eolian Minstrel                              1993

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    (First the form letter part -- this part was actually typed on a card
    which had a print of the Caverna Magica album cover on the front of the
    card.)


    Zurich/Switzerland, Winter 88/89


    Dear Friend,

    First of all thank you very much for your open and friendly response
    to our music and I apologize for for taking so long to return the
    friendliness; for many, many months I was in the studio amd on long but
    wonderful tours arounnd the world.  I very much hope for your
    understanding and that you still like our music?!?!

    Words are much too limited to express what I feel, (and not only because
    of my English), when I see or hear all that is done with this music -- or
    encouraged by it.  Sometimes too many of our thoughts and feelings live
    a hiden life in the depth of ourselves -- like birds in a golden cage.
    It is wonderful that Music can be a key to these cages to help set those
    birds free... to fly... to one another!

    As you might imagine, all of yhis gives so much back to us, the people
    playing this music, it is incredibly uplifting and encouraging.

    Years ago, when all of this begun, none of us in our wildest dreams had
    thought of such an overwhelming reaction, coming from so many people from
    all over the world.  I certainly first intended to answer every letter
    individually and in handwriting and so I did for a while... until I
    almost drowned in letters and found myself writing more letters than
    music (and the pile still didn't want to shrink).  Today, I of course
    read all the letters.  But then I concentrate again on the music, which
    itself is another way to communicate and contains all my hopes, my wishes
    and -- my offer to you for long friendship through this music.

    We all -- the Families, the Friends and myself -- we wish you all the
    love and... that peace may be found, wherever it is needed!

    Sincerely,


    Andreas Vollenweider


    (Second, the personal letter part -- this was handwritten.)

    Dear Bill,

    I know, your letter was sent ages ago... I am sorry.  But I thought I'll
    write you anyway!  I hope you are well and still like our music!?!?  I
    also hope we will meet one day, maybe after a concert in your area.
    There are plans for a tour but the schedule is not made yet.  I hope that
    this finds you and your girlfriend well and I wish you all the best!!!!!


    Andreas

    
1430.60ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSecurity firstSat Dec 18 1993 20:065
    Down to the Moon is wonderful!!!
    
    Blessed be,
    Serenity
    
1430.61Andreas' 1994 North American TourSOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Tue Jan 18 1994 17:2394
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          |                 North American Tour -- 1994               |
          |                                                           |
          +-----------------------------------------------------------+


                      STATE
    DATE              or PROV.  CITY              VENUE      
    ---------------   --------  ---------------   -------------------
    MON    FEB   21    NM       Santa Fe          Rehersal
    TUE          22    NM       Santa Fe          Rehersal
    WED          23    NM       Santa Fe          Rehersal
    THU          24    NM       Santa Fe          Rehersal option
    FRI          25    CO       Denver            Paramount Theatre
    SAT          26    NM       Albuquerque       Kiva Center
    SUN          27              ** OFF **
    MON          28    CA       San Diego         Symphony Hall
    TUE    MAR    1    AZ       Phoenix           Gammage Center
    WED           2              ** OFF **
    THU           3    CA       Los Angeles       Wiltern Theatre
    FRI           4    CA       Los Angeles (?)
    SAT           5    CA       Cupertino         Flint Center
    SUN           6              ** OFF **                                    
    MON           7    CA       San Francisco     Davis Symphony Hall
    TUE           8    CA       Sacramento        Community Center
    WED           9    CA       Marin, or         Veterans Auditorium
                       CA       Santa Rosa        Luther Burbank Center
    THU          10              ** OFF **
    FRI          11    WA       Seattle           Paramount Theatre
    SAT          12    OR       Portland          Roseland
    SUN          13    OR       Eugene            Hult Center
    MON          14              ** OFF **                                      
    TUE          15              ** OFF **                                      
    WED          16    MN       Minneapolis       State Theatre
    THU          17    WI       Milwaukee         Riverside Theatre
    FRI          18    IL       Chicago           Vic Theatre
    SAT          19    MI       Detroit           State Theatre
    SUN          20              ** OFF **                                      
    MON          21    MI       Kalamazoo         State Theatre
    TUE          22              ** OFF **                                      
    WED          23    TX       Dallas            McFarlin Auditorium
    THU          24    TX       Austin            Backyard
    FRI          25              ** OFF **                                      
    SAT          26    GA       Atlanta           The Roxy
    SUN          27    GA       Atlanta           The Roxy
    MON          28    FL       St. Petersburg    
    TUE          29    FL       Miami             James L. Knight
    WED          30    FL       Orlando
    THU          31              ** OFF **                                      
    FRI    APR    1    OH       Columbus          PAC
    SAT           2    OH       Cleveland         Music Hall
    SUN           3              ** TBA **
    MON           4              ** OFF **                                      
    TUE           5              ** TBA **                                    
    WED           6    ON       Toronto           Roy Thomson Hall
    THU           7    QB       Montreal          Place des Arts
    FRI           8              ** OFF **                                      
    SAT           9    NY       New York          Paramount                 
    SUN          10              ** OFF **                                      
    MON          11    PA       Pittsburgh        Palumbo                     
    TUE          12              ** OFF **                                      
    WED          13    MA       Boston            Symphony Hall           
    THU          14    PA       Philadelphia      Tower Theatre
    FRI          15             Washington, D.C.  Warner Theatre

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    Notes:  This is the schedule as of January 6, 1994 -- It is subject 
            to change.  I received it from Andreas' management office.  
            I will repost this schedule if I receive any changes to it.

            Eliza Gilkyson, who wrote most of the lyrics of Andreas'
            latest album, "Eolian Minstrel" will accompany the band to
            sing with them.

            I saw Andreas Vollenweider and Friends twice (Chicago and St.
            Louis) when he was on his most recent US tour in 1989 and they 
            were the best concerts I have ever seen.  If you enjoy his music 
            on CDs, LPs, and/or tapes, you will definitely enjoy seeing him 
            perform his works live.

            A magical, inspirational experience of music and feelings!  Not 
            to be missed!

            January 18, 1994

            Bill Slater
            Nashua, NH
            A devoted Andreas Vollenweider music fan since 1985.
    
1430.62ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSerenitySun Apr 24 1994 20:295
    Wild Bill Slater sends everyone his greetings and wanted me to share
    with you that he did meet with Andreas Vollenweider in three different
    cities while he was on tour here. 
    
    Serenity