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Article written on the 4th of March 2010

Now we’re approaching the NOTP show in Charleroi on the 24th of April 2010, Jan Vereecke (or the organizers Jan & Jan) responds to some of our questions.



NOTPFan – 2009 was a very good year for the shows of Night of the Proms during the fall; quality in the music and a lot of interest of the public; in Antwerp and The Netherlands the show-level was also increased what was welcomed very much by the audience. Are you going to continue on this road for 2010?

Jan – Everything starts with the music, and we’re busy booking the first artist (some are already booked for the different locations). Besides that, there is an idea for a new setup of the stage, but it’s to early to go into detail on that. The only thing for sure, is that the catwalk will be kept, together with the standing area’s on almost every show.

Sharleen Spiteri

NOTPFan – For the show in Charleroi on the 24th of April 2010, Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) is already booked. Will she perform the same songs of her striking performance to the NOTP shows in Antwerp 2006? Can her fans expect something special?

Jan – Sharleen will release a new album in the next few days, full with covers. She will bring one in Charleroi, Xanadu, which we might know from Olivia Newton John and ELO. Besides that, I want her to bring one of her hits from her first solo-album (what she also did underneath the Atomium in Brussels), and the 3 major hits she performed before in Antwerp.



NOTPFan – In 2008 she was on stage with you for the Stars of Europe show of Unicef. The connection between you two seems very good; does her appearance in Charleroi mean that you will go for a collaboration towards the fall in The Netherlands and/or Germany?

Jan – The connection with Sharleen is indeed great, although the start of it in Antwerp wasn’t without problems. But both sides know very well what to expect of each other – Sharleen is without any doubt a wonderful artist, with a very suited repertoire. On top of that she told me at the rehearsals of the Stars of Europe show that ‘our’ orchestra is much funkier compared with the BBC orchestra, with whom she worked with a few times before. The BBC orchestra managed to stop playing in the middle of the rehearsal of a song because the clock indicated it was time for a break! This will never happen with ll Novecento and Robert.

Jan – For now, Sharleen is not on the shortlists of the fall – in Germany, Texas has never reached a lot, but I will ask the question towards our Dutch colleagues where Texas was never as big as there are with us.

Kim Wilde

NOTPFan – Kim Wilde performed very well during the tour in Germany 2008. I read that it was the first contact for her with classical music. You didn’t have to push her much to get her to Charleroi?

Jan – Kim has accepted Charleroi right away. It’s a reoccurring phenomenon that who tasted the NOTP-treatment once, they like to see the family again. It’s also clear that our second time, everything goes much smoother and less rehearsal time is needed.



NOTPFan – Will she perform her big hits, or will there be anything special, like a duet with Sharleen?

Jan – Basically, Kim will bring the same repertoire as in Germany, but we’re still working on something special with a French artist (who hasn’t accepted yet).

NOTPFan – Is there a possibility to work with her again in Antwerp or The Netherlands?

Jan – There is always the interest – but the timing has to be right as well…

Charleroi will be a success

NOTPFan – With both artists it will be a party on stage without a doubt, and a party for the people with nostalgic to music from the ’80s and the ’90s. New this year are the duo-VIP tickets; do they sell well?

Jan – I have no view on the individual sales of the VIP-tickets, but companies massively showed interest into our offer.

NOTPFan – When do you decide if there will be a second show on Friday night?

Jan – That depends on the sales of the tickets – I really have to start the campaign this week, when the last remaining names are known.

Other artists

NOTPFan – You didn’t announce the last artists yet: the classical performer and the local one. For the classical we think of the Katona brothers of course; or you have someone else in mind?

Jan – I have indeed 2 other options, but if it would be the Katona’s in the end, I really don’t mind…

NOTPFan – And for the last artist, any ideas? A local performer or someone from outside Belgium or France?

Jan – Sadly, negotiations are taking longer than wanted – but there is already a backup plan in place !

Future

NOTPFan – Fine Fleur is participating again, what will enjoy many. Will there be some special music again like the music from the computer game?

Jan – I want to try some new things again in Charleroi – no concrete plants yet…

NOTPFan – Finally: we didn’t mention Il Novecento and the maestro, Robert Groslot. The conductor will participate to NOTP for the 20th time in 2010. Are you preparing anything special for that?

Jan – Now that you mention it we wouldn’t ‘dare’ to skip that, and put him in the spotlight on the appropriate way! I will notify Carl.

Two major artists are programmed for NOTP in Charleroi on the 24th of April 2010. Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer of Texas, was already top of the bill in Antwerp 2006. For a very nice review of her performance, check the video on youtube.

Also Kim Wilde, who participated in 2008 on the German tour, will be there: Kids in America, Cambodia, … We’ll be dancing!

NOTP Charleroi will take place on Saturday April 24th 2010 in the Spiroudôme of Charleroi (instead of the 20th of March). The names of the first artists will be made public during the end of this month.

After the good show of 2009 but a lack of audience, we look forward towards the program with some suspense.

You will find updates about NOTP under the ‘news’ link and of course the video lists will be updated regularly.

We’ve added a lot of new video’s of the 2009 shows in Rotterdam and Antwerp, but also from the last years in Germany. The recent broadcasts of the Avro (Netherlands), Een (Belgium) and Delux (Germany) are giving us new material on a daily base! Keep track of the changes in the lists!

Flash-news:
Welcome everybody on our renewed website.
Hopefully everything is working as it should be.

In case of problems or if you want to leave us some feedback, feel free to let us know at admin@notpfan.eu

27th of October

In our review of the premiere on the 23th of October we concluded that overall the show was good but we complained about the problems regarding the sound. During the rehearsals, Jan reported the sound to be good, but since there is a difference between the sound in an empty and a full arena… The problem is solved now and the quality of the sound became much better. That is good news.

During the weekend, Marie of Roxette got an infection of her throat which caused her voice to be less on the show of last Saturday. Immediatly she was put on medication. On Sunday she sang a lot better and her voice will be back to full strenght from Wednesday on. Also good news.

The running order of the premiere is still applied; the proof that the show was well prepared and jugded by the organization so that no adaption had to be made. Again, good news.

Question of the release for a CD of the Antwerp and The Netherlands edition was not denied by Jan. He wrote:”PERHAPS…”. Wouldn’t that be good news?

For the Charleroi 2010 edition there no artists booked yet.


Our review of the premiere is available through this link (when you still want to be surprised, it’s better not to read it yet). And the photo gallery is made available here (Thanks to Bart Henseler for the wonderful photo’s).

Counting down towards the premiere was done here.

Reactions of the Flemish media in account of the new edition are also gathered.

NIGHT OF THE PROMS IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART – a review of the press conference of 10-9
Christophe, who sings the bass at Fine Fleur, keeps a blog about the preparations of the choir to the fall shows. Lieselot helps him with the Dutch translations (so only available in Dutch and French).

Welcome!
This is a fan page of the Night of the Proms-editions in Belgium and The Netherlands. To make NOTP also famous across the border, we offer this website in three languages: Dutch, French and English.
German visitors we like to forward to the German fan page of our German NOTP friend Stephan. His site was kind of a model for us; thanks for that, also thanks to Jan and Bart of the organization.
This website could not be started without a good collaboration between multiple fans. Bernard and Dries started it, Laurent did a lot of research, and Christophe completed the team.
If you want to follow our progress? Click on ‘News’ at your next visits.
For the news of the shows in 2009, including a review of the programmed artists, we made a column NOTP in 2009.
All kind of useful information for both the first time visitor as the diehard fan, you can find under ‘tips and tricks’.

Research Requested!
Diehard fans; attention please!
We would like to bring a complete review of each year, starting with the shows of the 80′s and the 90′s. Where you there? Send us your impression of the show, and we can publish it on this site.
Of the shows between 1985 and 1994 we were not sure of the running order; thanks to Kris we could correct the ones from 1991 and later. Can you help us with the playlists between 1985 and 1990? All extra information remains welcome.
You can always contact us through admin@notpfan.eu
Have fun on our site!