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VISIONS OF JOHANNA: A Bob Dylan Retrospective performed by John B. Meldrum with the World Première of Dylan's songs sung in English with surtitles in FRENCH! C'est magnifique! Une retrospective des chansons de Dylan chanter en VO avec un surtitrage en français, une première!

Ticket prices range from €13 to €20 Entre €13 et €20

VISIONS OF JOHANNA is a retrospective of the songs of Bob Dylan conceived and performed by John Meldrum a theatrical-concert setting. John Meldrum’s vocal and guitar arrangements are in no way meant to be imitations; rather they are investigations into the harmonies and melodies of Dylan’s songs that bring out all the richness and subtleties contained therein.

VISIONS OF JOHANNA est une rétrospective des chansons de Bob Dylan conçues et interprétées par John Meldrum dans un cadre théâtral-concert. Les arrangements vocaux et de guitare de John Meldrum ne sont en aucun cas censés être des imitations ; ce sont plutôt des enquêtes sur les harmonies et les mélodies des chansons de Dylan qui font ressortir toute la richesse et les subtilités qu'elles contiennent.

VISIONS OF JOHANNA: Bob Dylan by JB Meldrum

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Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris

I've been working on this show for just over a year now, and I'm very excited to bring to you my visions of our greatest living songwriter Bob Dylan.

Je travaille sur ce spectacle depuis plus d'un an, et je suis très heureux de vous présenter mes visions de notre plus grand auteur-compositeur vivant, Bob Dylan.

The Lost Letters - Mozart on Broadway

The LOST LETTERS - Mozart On Broadway @ ESPACE ARARAT, 11 rue Martin Bernard, Paris

Achetez vos billets

Réservations en ligne : + 0,99€    /    Une place = concert + verre de l'amitié Pop Opéra chanté en anglais en deux actes. Durée du spectacle 2h15 avec entracte. Il y aura un pot après le spectacle pour rencontrer les artistes et discuter le futur de ce projet ambitieux. A Pop Opera sung in English in two acts. The show is 2 hours and 15 minutes with an intermission. There will be a drink offered to the public after the show to meet the artists and discuss the future of this ambitious project.

15 / 12 euros

May21

Pink Floyd ATOM HEART MOTHER + Early Songs

ATOM HEART MOTHER @ Niedermeier Conservatory, 11 rue Danton, Issy les Moulineaux

Opening Act from ATLA: Dorian Gamba: Drums Sam Jamin: Bass Cedric Selzer: Keys Jamie Kent: Sounds + 2nd guitar Riccardo Morgante and Cassandre Oostek: vox Set List: ASTRONOMY DOMINE SEE EMILY PLAY SET THE SONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN THE NILE SONG

ECHOES

ATOM HEART MOTHER with the ATLA Choir + Professional Brass Ensemble + Rock Group

Free/Gratuit

May20

Pink Floyd ATOM HEART MOTHER plus early songs

ATOM HEART MOTHER @ Auditorium de l'Ode à Vanves, 17-21 rue Solférino, Vanves

Opening Act from ATLA: Dorian Gamba: Drums Sam Jamin: Bass Cedric Selzer: Keys Jamie Kent: Sounds + 2nd guitar Riccardo Morgante and Cassandre Oostek: vox Set List: ASTRONOMY DOMINE SEE EMILY PLAY SET THE SONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN THE NILE SONG

ECHOES

ATOM HEART MOTHER with the ATLA Choir + Professional Brass Ensemble + Rock Group

May19

Early Pink Floyd Symposium

Early Pink Floyd Symposium Médiathèque Issy les Moulineaux, 33 rue du Gouverneur Général Eboué, ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX

In partnership with Le Réacteur and the conservatory of Issy Les Moulineaux, we will look at the songs of Pink Floyd from 1966 to 1972 to examine the road the group takes from their beginnings to their enduring masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon in 1973. We’ll play you the songs, and then after each song, we’ll talk about the song structures, harmonies, and the lyrics; the goal is to try to understand the process of creation for a rock group that was more or less democratic a certain lapse of time, to see if we can get into a discussion on the creativity between the musicians. I’m very happy to present to you today’s musicians from the ATLA Music school in Paris.  Opening Act from ATLA: Dorian Gamba: Drums Sam Jamin: Bass Cedric Selzer: Keys Jamie Kent: Sounds + 2nd guitar Riccardo Morgante and Cassandre Oostek: vox Set List: ASTRONOMY DOMINE SEE EMILY PLAY SET THE SONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN THE NILE SONG ECHOES

Free/Gratuit

Feb9

The Lost Letters - Mozart on Broadway

The Lost Letters - Mozart on Broadway at the Eglise St Merri, 76 rue de la Verrerie, Paris

Pop Opéra chanté en anglais en deux actes. Durée du spectacle 2h20 avec entracte. A Pop Opera sung in English in two acts. The show is 2 hours and 20 minutes with an intermission.  

Dec15

The Lost Letters Mozart on Broadway

The Lost Letters - Mozart On Broadway @ ESPACE ARARAT, 11 rue Martin Bernard

Achetez vos billets / BUY YOUR TICKETS Pop Opéra chanté en anglais en deux actes. Durée du spectacle 2h20 avec entracte. Il y aura un pot après le spectacle pour rencontrer les artistes et discuter le futur de ce projet ambitieux. A Pop Opera sung in English in two acts. The show is 2 hours and 20 minutes with an intermission. There will be a drink offered to the public after the show to meet the artists and discuss the future of this ambitious project.

15 and 12 euros

The Lost Letters - Mozart on Broadway

The Lost Letters - Mozart On Broadway @ ESPACE ARARAT, 11 rue Martin Bernard, Paris

Achetez vos billets / Buy your tickets

Pop Opéra chanté en anglais en deux actes. Durée du spectacle 2h20 avec entracte. Il y aura un pot après le spectacle pour rencontrer les artistes et discuter le futur de ce projet ambitieux. A Pop Opera sung in English in two acts. The show is 2 hours and 20 minutes with an intermission. There will be a drink offered to the public after the show to meet the artists and discuss the future of this ambitious project.

15 / 12 euros

Jun24

The Lost Letters (excerpts)

Festival Voix sur Berges, Espace Jemmapes, Paris

The Highlites will perform excerpts of John Meldrum's musical theatre piece The Lost Letters about the life and time of Mozart's coming of age in the 18th century.

Free/Gratuit

Open Doors Evening Lost Letters Show

ATLA Music School Open Doors Night!, 12 Villa Guelma, Paris

The ATLA music school is having a special Open Doors evening on Wednesday May 30th. The Highlites choir (which has been rehearsing at ATLA for two years every Wednesday night) will perform selections of The Lost Letters Pop-Opera by John Meldrum at 9pm on the Brooklyn stage upstairs for your listening pleasure. The point of The Lost Letters (as with much of Meldrum's work) is to show that the public's perception of music as "Classical" or "Pop" is outdated, archaic and ultimately useless. There are two kinds of music: good and bad. Whether you like something is completely personal; therefore the criteria that count are based upon the execution of the music and the emotions that it procures. If you have an open mind, open ears and an open heart, come and listen to The Lost Letters! Afterwards, we will all go out and have a drink and listen to your comments on our work!   L'école de musique ATLA organise une soirée portes ouvertes spéciale le mercredi 30 mai. Les Highlites (qui répètent tous les mercredis soirs à l'école ATLA depuis 2 ans) interpréteront des extraits de The Lost Letters Pop-Opera de John Meldrum à 21h sur la scène de Brooklyn à l'étage pour votre plus grand plaisir. Le but de The Lost Letters (comme avec une grande partie du travail de Meldrum) est de montrer que la perception du public de la musique comme "Classique" ou "Pop" est dépassée, archaïque et finalement inutile. Il y a deux types de musique: bonne et mauvaise. Quand vous aimez quelque chose, c'est complètement personnel; donc les critères qui comptent sont l'exécution de la musique et les émotions qu'elle vous procure. Si vous avez un esprit ouvert, des oreilles ouvertes et un cœur ouvert, venez découvrir The Lost Letters! Ensuite, nous allons tous boire un verre et écouter vos commentaires sur notre travail!

Free/Gratuit

May23

Songwriting Chanson Française Arrangements Night

ATLA Music School, 12 Villa Guelma, Paris

Come and listen to the creative work of my students from their Songwriting classes at ATLA as well as the work of Jean Jaque Nyssen's French song creative class.   All are welcome!

Free/Gratuit

Apr21

Dégustation-Concert (tasting)

La Ferme des Ruelles, 4 rue des Ruelles, Tilly

Michel Galmel and his family invite you to come to La Ferme des Ruelles and taste the homemade products of Normandy including the cider that makes this farm famous, but also the regional specialties that make Normandy such a pleasant place to live.   John Meldrum and his friends Guy, Brigitte and Véronique will entertain you between mouthfuls with original music by John, but also some light classical and songs from musicals including the French classical Starmania.   It's sure to be a wonderful night, don't miss it!

€22,00

Apr14

Jam Session

Jam Session Centre Animation rue Censier, 12 rue Censier, M° Censier-Daubenton Paris

I will be hosting the second bi-monthly Jam Session for singers and players of all sorts. Come on by, there will a piano and a couple of guitars and some singers. All are welcome!

Free/Gratuit

Apr7

Atla Open Doors Day

ATLA Music School Open Doors, 12 Villa Guelma, M° Pigalle Paris

I have been teaching music at the ATLA school in Paris since 2006. It is not only a great place to learn music from the Pop-Rock end of things, but it's also a great place to meet like minded young musicians from all over the world. I've had students from Mexico, Brazil, Canada, the USA, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, and even China who have come to study singing and Songwriting with me here in Paris. The Open Doors day this Saturday April 7th, 2018 promises to be a special event with the ATLA chorale performing 5 songs, and some of my Songwriting students premiering their new songs written in my Songwriting class this year. I also will perform a song or two and will be available to answer any questions you might have about my classes or the ATLA experience in general. I'll also be able to inform you about our partnership in London with the ICMP music school there. See you there!

ATLA OPEN DAY PROGRAM SATURDAY APRIL 7th 2018 2:30 to 6:30pm / 14h30 to 18h30 12 Villa GUELMA 75018 PARIS   2:15pm/14h15 : IN FRONT OF METRO PIGALLE AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL THA ATLA CHORALE SINGS: THE COTTON SONG (Leadbelly) and BECAUSE(The Beatles)   ON THE BROOKLYN STAGE UPSTAIRS

14h30 – THE ATLA CHORALE featuring Michael and John on guitars                                      ROCK AND ROLL MEDLEY, SPONDO, BACKWATER BLUES TRANSITION SONG : FOREVER YOUNG Bob Dylan 14h45 – Introduction to SONGWRITING with John MELDRUM John Meldrum KEEP YER HEAD UP Maxime: HEARTBEAT Introduction CRÉATION CHANSON FRANÇAISE with Jean-Jacques Nyssen JJ Nyssen: LA RADIO Enola: ANITA Introduction ATELIER RAP with KOHNDO Chansons RAP with Kohndo and students from ATLA 15h45 - Mini set PriXL (finalist Give Me 5) 16h15 - Presentation of the JAM SESSIONS with Sebastian AVISPA 16h30 – JAM SESSION

ON THE WOODSTOCK STAGE DOWNSTAIRS

14h45 – TEACHER’S CONCERT 15h30 – WORK SESSION w/ Laurent COLOMBANI pedagogical director at ATLA 16h00 - TEACHER’S CONCERT – followed by a JAM SESSION

IN THE OPERA ROOM UPSTAIRS

15h15 – Advice on FUNDING with Aurélie ABADIE 15h45 - Presentation CLASSES FOR KIDS w/ Jessie HOULLIER, Elise LAURENT, Sonia TALEB 16h30 - Advice on FUNDING with Aurélie ABADIE 17h00 - ATLA and Equality between Women and Men in Contemporary Music w/ Elise LAURENT

Teachers, Consultants and Staff of the different Education divisions of the school will be present to answer all your questions and guide you through the process of evaluations, financing your ATLA project and getting you signed up for our 2018-2019 school year. HAVE A GREAT OPEN DAY @ ATLA in  PARIS, FRANCE THE PLACE TO BE FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC STUDIES IN EUROPE! http://www.atla.fr https://www.facebook.com/events/186492165285606/    

Free/Gratuit

The Lost Letters - Mozart on Broadway

The Lost Letters - Mozart à Broadway @ Espace Jemmapes, 116 quai de Jemmapes, Paris

2 DATES ! 21 & 22 DECEMBER   <  Click on flyer for information          See our new teaser !                            

15 / 12 euros

Sep2

Portes Ouvertes

ATLA Music School, 12 Villa Guelma, Paris

I will be at ATLA tomorrow to answer any questions that you might have about Singing and Songwriting classes. I will probably sing a couple of songs from one of my albums as well. Hope to see you there!   Je serai à l'école Atla demain pour les portes ouvertes de 14h30 à 16h30 si vous avez des questions à me poser par rapport à mes cours deSongwriting et du chant. à demain!

Free / Gratuit

S i n g e r - S o n g w r i t e r - G U I T A R I S T

RAIL CAR SONG / words and music by jb meldrum

rail car stands in a hazy blaze 

shadows of the leaves from the sunlight rays

southern winds blow the summertime blues 

a kaleidoscope of colors in rhythm and hues

when you don’t know where you are, 

find the secrets of the dead end trail down by the rail car

 

 

rail car built on old wood beams

nothin’ here is what it seems

miracles suddenly appear 

saints and angels ever so near

from the coat of joseph’s dream

to the sound of a harp in the rail car

rail car sails in the pale moonlight

crickets sing into the night

this ghost of america glides with ease

in southern france, on a lavender breeze

you can strum a soft guitar

sing the blues beneath the stars under the rail car

 

rail car is the mystery train

elvis and bob and johnny fontane

they’re all inside a shotgun shack

barrelin’ down a railroad track

their beauty bears a scar

of a dream from afar in the rail car