
Followed by very successful performances in Stockholm and Chicago, FINAL FANTASY music director and maestro, Arnie Roth will conduct the Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY concert on OCT 8, 2008, in Denver’s magnificent Boettcher Concert Hall, with one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Colorado Symphony, and the Colorado Symphony Chorus. This marks the very first time an official Square Enix Final Fantasy concert devoted to the music of Final Fantasy will play in Colorado!
Tickets are also on sale now for another newly scheduled performance – Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY will make its Michigan premiere in Grand Rapids on April 14, 2009 at the DeVos Performance Hall, performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony and Chorus. And Uematsu-san himself will be joining live in Grand Rapids for the performance and participating in a special VIP reception for a limited number of audience after the concert.
There are many more performances of Distant Worlds being scheduled;
Upcoming concerts
—————Denver——————–
October 8, 2008, 7:30 pm
Boettcher Concert Hall, CO, USA
Colorado Symphony
Ticket link: http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/denver
Phone: (303) 623-7876
————–Grand Rapids—————–
April 14, 2009, 7:30pm
DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids Symphony
Ticket Link: http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/grandrapids
Phone: (616) 454-9451
Grand Rapids Meet & Greet details:
A special meet & greet reception with Final Fantasy music composer Nobuo Uematsu and Distant Worlds conductor/music director Arnie Roth will take place immediately following the Grand Rapids performance. Tickets for the meet/greet are available only by calling the Grand Rapids Symphony office at (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4 and will not be available online. Tickets go on sale at 10am, Monday Sept. 22nd, 2008. Be sure to mention special offer code CHOCOBO when calling. Meet/greet ticket price is $50 USD and is limited to only 150 tickets. A ticket to the concert (sold separately) is also required to attend the meet/greet.
Concert program (not in performance order, subject to change)
FINAL FANTASY series: Main Theme, Swing de Chocobo
FINAL FANTASY I-III: Medley
FINAL FANTASY III DS: Opening
FINAL FANTASY IV: Theme of Love
FINAL FANTASY V: Dear Friends
FINAL FANTASY VI: Opera “Maria and Draco”
FINAL FANTASY VII: One-Winged Angel, Opening – Bombing Mission, Aerith’s Theme
FINAL FANTASY VIII: Liberi Fatali, Fisherman’s Horizon, Love Grows, Don’t be Afraid
FINAL FANTASY IX: Vamo’ Alla Flamenco
FINAL FANTASY X: To Zanarkand
FINAL FANTASY XI: Memoro de la Stono – Distant Worlds
CD Release Information
The release of the new Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY CD coincided with the start of the world-tour on December 4, 2007 in Sweden. Recorded by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir Allmänna Sången, produced and conducted by Arnie Roth, this CD will be available for sale at all of the concert venues. Also available on Amazon.com or go to http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/cd
———Tracklisting———–
1. Opening – Bombing Mission (FINAL FANTASY VII)
2. Medley (FINAL FANTASY I-III)
3. Theme of Love (FINAL FANTASY IV)
4. Liberi Fatali (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
5. Aerith’s Theme (FINAL FANTASY VII)
6. Swing de Chocobo (FINAL FANTASY series)
7. Memoro de la Stono – Distant Worlds (FINAL FANTASY XI)
8. Opera “Maria and Draco” (FINAL FANTASY VI)
9. Love Grows (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
10. Don’t be Afraid (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
11. Fisherman’s Horizon (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
12. Vamo’ Alla Flamenco (FINAL FANTASY IX)
13. One-Winged Angel (FINAL FANTASY VII)
Running time: 75 min.
Latest information can be found at the official website at http://www.ffdistantworlds.com
To get in contact with us, please send your message to info@ffdistantworlds.com
The Distant Worlds concerts are produced by composer Nobuo Uematsu and AWR Music Productions, and are an official production of AWR Music Productions LLC and SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
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