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    Renaissance To Tour In Support of New DVD Release

    For Immediate Release

    Symphonic Rock Icons Renaissance To Tour The US & UK In Support of New DVD Release
    “Live at The Union Chapel”

    Symphonic rock icons Renaissance featuring legendary singer Annie Haslam will be performing in the US & UK in support of their new DVD release “Live at The Union Chapel”! Filmed at The Union Chapel in London UK on April 16, 2015 by Paul Green Productions, with lighting by Russell 'Tigger' Matthews, the DVD features Renaissance performing such favorite classics as “Carpet of the Sun”, “Ocean Gypsy”, “Mother Russia”, “Ashes are Burning” and newer pieces “Symphony of Light” and “Grandine il Vento” to an ecstatic audience! The DVD is NTSC all-region, with LPCM stereo and Dolby Digital surround audio tracks. A Blu-Ray version is planned in 2016.

    Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/0xVnuRTzN60

    Renaissance Winter 2016 US & UK Tour Dates:

    USA
    Feb 12 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA - tickets
    Feb 13 - Keswick Theatre - Glenside, PA - tickets
    Feb 19 - The Newton Theatre - Newton, NJ - tickets
    Feb 26 - Renaissance on the Moody Blues Cruise Miami, FL - tickets

    UK - (dates April 17 through 26 with Curved Air)
    April 14 - Trading Boundaries - Fletching
    April 15 - Trading Boundaries - Fletching
    April 17 - Opera House - Buxton
    April 18 - The Stables - Milton Keynes
    April 19 - Robin 2 - Wolverhampton
    April 20 - Academy - Newcastle
    April 21 - ABC - Glasgow
    April 24 - Academy - Bournemouth
    April 26 - Shepherds Bush Empire - London

    Renaissance UK 2016 tour poster.jpg

    Renaissance is a band with a rich history unique unto themselves as progressive rock pioneers who rose from the ashes of the seminal UK rock band, The Yardbirds. Acclaimed for their unique blending of progressive rock with classical and symphonic influences, the band's career has spanned forty plus years spearheaded by the 5 octave voice of Annie Haslam and the masterful songwriting skills of Michael Dunford. They are widely considered to be the band that most successfully and routinely utilized the sound of a full orchestra in their recordings.

    In the early years Renaissance toured Europe extensively. It wasn't long before influential progressive rock stations in the US, such as WNEW (NYC), WMMR (Philadelphia) and WHFS (Washington) were turning on America to Renaissance. Before too long the band started thrilling concertgoers on the world's most distinguished stages, from Carnegie Hall in NYC with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to the Royal Albert Hall in London with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Chorale Society. In 1978 they had a top ten hit in the UK with 'Northern Lights', which has become a classic radio favorite, still demanding regular airplay to this day.

    The band eventually disbanded in the late 1980's at which time Annie Haslam launched a solo career. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original founding of Renaissance, Michael and Annie in 2009 decided to form a new touring band. More recently they have toured the UK, Belgium, Holland, Israel, Portugal, North America, Canada, Japan and South Korea and produced their first album in 13 years entitled “Symphony of Light”. The album is a testament to the unforgettable melodies that Michael Dunford infused into his work, Michael died prematurely in 2012.

    Renaissance toured Europe in April 2015, the first in over 35 years! The tour was very successful and the fans loved every minute!

    The current personnel of Renaissance include: Annie Haslam lead vocals, Rave Tesar keyboards, Tom Brislin keyboards, Mark Lambert acoustic guitars, Leo Traversa bass guitar, and Frank Pagano drums.

    Watch Renaissance's new video for Cry to the World: https://youtu.be/finJd6nNo84

    For more information:
    www.renaissancetouring.com
    facebook.com/renaissancetouring
    www.anniehaslam.com
    facebook.com/anniehaslamart

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    I'm glad they're still recording and touring, but when will there be a West Coast tour?

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