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[applause] >> good evening. ladies and gentlemen. [speaking in native language] so today i want to perform for you with my 86-piece orchestra. professional choir. a lot of fun today. i want to show you the wonderful cities, paris, london, moscow

and sudan, vienna, all the music from the european cities. it is a european concert. my first concert here in the states. and i hope you will enjoy it. the first piece is called "ocean of dreams". [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ]

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piece a mozart piece, and i want to introduce our three boys, matthew. he decided to become a pastor. a lot of family members are pastors. and we have here in the middle simeon. he decided to become a musician and pianist. he place the piano six or eight hours a day. i don't know why. [laughter] >> and then we have the middle one gabriel mulder and he decided to become a pizza delivery boy. [laughter] >> and i said welcome to vienna. the boys will perform on the piano a piece by mozart. enjoy it.

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[ ♪ ] [applause] >> one of my favorite american hymns is "america the beautiful". i have to say america is very beautiful. we moved to orlando, and we love america. and we love to work here in all the places, in all the states. and thank you for your hospitality. it's a pleasure to be here in america. and as a sort of tribute, i like to perform for you "america the

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[applause] >> wow! what a performance. that's the incredible jan mulder and his orchestra in concert. we'll return to more of the concert in a few minutes. but first we'll van with jan right here in the studio while offering you the opportunity to support musical performances like this one on your public television station. hi, i'm suzanne kayhill. jan mulder have internationally renowned pianist making his u.s. debut with this program.

the he was born in the netherlands and regularly performance in cities throughout europe. with his 86-piece choir and soloist. he has earned many gold and platinum records. now it is our opportunity to experience his music. it is brought to life on this public television station by your contributions. so please call the number on your screen with your support right now. thank you. >> support this public television station with your $75 contribution and we'll thank you with the companion cd to today's program. jan mulder in concert, features 16 selections including jan's original compositions as well as works from mozart, rock mona doff. everything from vendors to the habanera to america the beautiful are brought to life in this remarkable hour long cd. it is yours with our thanks when you make your $75 to support this station.

or make a $90 contribution and we'll thank you with today's program on dvd that features everything we have seen on air plus bonus features. the dvd is yours with our thanks, with your $90 contribution. or contribute $150 or more, and we'll thank you with both the cd and the dvd. please make your contribution right now by calling the number on your screen. thanks. >> hi, i'm scott sauer here in the studio with jan. jan, welcome. it is great to h. >> thank you very much. >> this is such a gorgeous program. it is really, it is just a stunning example of the performances and the success you have had in europe. how would you describe your performances to an american audience. >> i think in the show we have a lot of energy. it is a romantic feeling. it's very, i think it's very nice music. and that's -- it's music for all ages. so it is not only for young

children or teenagers or only for older people. it is really for all ages. and that's what i like, a variety of music. and, yeah, it makes people happy. so that's what i like to do with my talent. make people happy with wonderful music. >> you call this program greetings from europe. why did you title it that. >> that's because, you know, i'm dutch. so i travelled a lot in europe. so i really love those cities like paris and london and moscow and vienna. i perform many times there. i love that european feeling so much that i thought maybe it's a good idea to bring that feeling to the american people. so they don't have to travel to europe. i bring the feeling to them. >> i think you have really accomplished that with this

program. that's part of what this public television station can do with your contributions. please allow us to bring more programs like this into your life by going to your phone and calling that number on your screen. thanks. >> jan mulder was born into a famous musical family in the netherlands. he studied at the rotterdam conservative tris. with over 1,000 compositions. while he has recorded with symphonic orchestras with london and moscow and featured on classic radio from netherlands to south africa. this is our first opportunity in the united states to experience his music on the air. every television broadcaster used to have a commitment to the arts. there was a time when networks had their own orchestras. when leonard bernstein would introduce young people to classical music on the air. will while the programming focus has shifted for other broadcasters public television remains committed to the arts. including new artists like jan mulder.

your contribution makes that possible. please make an investment in the arts with your contribution. just call the number on your screen. >> scott sauer back with jan. now jan the first part of the program we had compositions from some of the great masters, mozart and verde but you performed some of your own original compositions. you compose, you arrange, you conduct. you play piano. is there a favorite that you do? >> i think composing is one of my favorites because i have that musical thoughts coming in and active to write them down. and to arrange them for big orchestra and singers and of course the piano. but what i really like, too, is performing on stage. so that makes me really happy. that's what i'm good in. so i like to rehearse with the, all those musicians and singers. most of the time we rehearse

only three hours for a show. and i have to make every, everybody happy. so i have to -- yeah, i like working on stage with an audience, big audience. so the whole -- i love the whole package. >> it really comes together in this program. we're thrilled to be presenting it. i closed that last segment with "america the beautiful". you have talked a little in the program how this song has special meaning for you. >> yes. first of all, we are, our family's very happy that we can work here, that we can live in this beautiful country. and very nice people. so that's very nice. and i have special feelings with this song with "america the beautiful". it is full of emotion. if you see the show you can feel that emotion when we perform the beautiful song and comes to the end and all the, 86 musicians

are working very hard to make it to the end. and i think it's very emotional. >> it really is. it is part of what you are making possible with your contributions. please pick up the phone and call that number on your screen. thanks. >> support this public television station with your $75 contribution and we'll thank you with the companion cd to today's program. jan mulder in concert. features 16 selections including jan's original compositions as well as works from mozart, iraq mona doff and even leroy anderson. everything from vendors choirs to the habanera from carmen to america the beautiful are brought to life in this remarkable hour long cd. it is yours with our thanks when you make your $75 contribution to support this station. or make a $90 contribution. and we'll thank you with today's program on dvd. that features everything we have seen on air plus bonus features. the dvd is yours with our thanks. with your $90 contribution.

or contribute $150 or more, and we'll thank you with both the cd and the dvd. please make your contribution right now by calling the number on your screen. thanks. >> the cd and dvd from today's program each features such a wonderful array performances. we have already experienced several show stopping moments. but there's much more to come and it is all featured on these gifts we can offer to you with our thanks for your support of this station. as we return to more of jan mulder in concert, you can still make your contribution and request the cd, the dvd or both while you support this public television station. please make your contribution online or just call the number on your screen. and thank you for your support. [ ♪ ]

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>> thank you very much. and welcome in ireland. and the people in ireland are very musical. they have wonderful melodies. and the mood of mozart will perform now and they will play a very famous irish dance for you. welcome. [applause] [ ♪ ]

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[ ♪ ] [applause] >> well this concert with jan mulder and his orchestra has something for everyone. what a performance. we'll return to more of it this concert in a few minutes. but first we'll visit with jan right here in the studio while offering you the opportunity to support musical performances like this one on your public television station.

hi, i'm suzanne kayhill. jan mulder has earned gold and platinum albums overseas and traveled the world with his 86 piece choir orchestra and soloist. now we have the opportunity to experience his music thanks to your contributions to this public television station. your financial support is what enables public television to invest in this television station by your contribution. so please call the number on your screen with your support right now. thank you. >> support this public television station with your $75 contribution and we'll thank you with the companion cd to today's program. jan mulder in concert, features 16 selections including jan's original compositions as well as works from mozart, rachmaninoff. and even leroy anderson. everything from vendors to habanero to america the beautiful are brought to life in this hour long cd. it is yours with our thanks when you make your $75 contribution

to support this station. or make a $90 contribution and we'll thank you with today's program on dvd that features everything we have seen on air plus bonus features. the dvd is yours with our thanks with your $90 contribution. or contribute $150 or more, and we'll thank you with both the cd and the dvd. please make your contribution right now by calling the number on your screen. thanks. >> scott sauer here in the studios now with the whole family. what what a great performance with the boys but there's more to come. how did you start performing together as a family. >> a few years in the netherlands there was a christmas program on tv and i had to come up with some nice ideas. so i thought in christmas is, yeah, family thing. so i thought why shouldn't i bring my family to the performance. and i arranged a piece for 600

piano. and it was so nice. the people loved it and wrote letters to the station. and called and that sort of things. so it was a huge success only for two or three christmas songs. >> so for you guys what's it like to perform on stage. >> we love to perform. it is very exciting. you totally concentrate on playing the best you can. and you forget everything else. >> and you are, you practice a long time. so it's always fun if it goes well. and very exciting. >> it pays off. >> that's great. what about when it doesn't go well. what happens with dad. >> it doesn't happen. >> exactly. well, there's a lot more yet to come with the boys. we want to give you that opportunity. of course you can hear their music on the cd and also see it on the dvd. we encourage you to call in, make that contribution. take home those gifts. stay tuned because there's a lot more to come. >> you can't go to every concert

that comes to town and it is not affordable to travel to broadway on a regular basis. how many of us get the chance to attend an event at carnegie hall, the kennedy center or royal albert hall. thanks to public television we get to experience the finest in the performing arts throughout the year. this public television station presents dozens of tell violationed concerts throughout the year from lincoln center and radio music hall and the great venues of the world. this is where you experience the finest in dance, opera and the musical stage. all you have to do to make it possible is make a contribution. please make that contribution right now. either online or by calling the number on your screen. thank you. >> announcer: support this public television station with your $75 contribution and we'll thank you with the companion cd to today's program. jan mulder in concert. features 16 selections including jan's original compositions as well as works from mozart,

rachmaninoff, and leroy anderson. everything from the habanero from carmen to america public television beautiful are brought to life in this hour long cd. it is yours with our thanks when you make your $75 to support this station. or make a $90 contribution and we'll thank you with today's program on dvd that features everything we have seen on air plus bonus features. the dvd is yours with our thanks with your $90 contribution. or contribute $150 or more, and we'll thank you with both the cd and the dvd. please make your contribution right now by calling the number on your screen. thanks. >> scott sauer back in the studio with jan. now in addition to being a musician a conductor and composer, you also do a great deal of philanthropy work. why don't you share a little bit about that. >> yes. about two years ago, i started the beethoven foundation. and the plan is to raise enough

money to help young people to get musical education. so if you play piano or violin or sing or whatever, and you are really talented, you can call our foundation, the beethoven foundation. and maybe you can have, get a scholarship. >> i think it is important work that you are doing in that way. it is part of what you are making possible here. the whole idea of taking music and making it accessible to everybody. your contribution helps to do that in public broadcasting. let's us encourage to you do jan's example by picking up the phone and calling that number on your screen. >> announcer: support this public television station with your $75 contribution, and we'll thank you with the companion cd to today's program. jan mulder in concert, features 16 selections including jan's original compositions as well as works from mozart, rachmaninoff,

and even leroy anderson. everything from verde's anvil choirs to the habanero from carmen to america the beautiful are brought to life in this remarkable hour long cd. it is yours with our thanks when you make your $75 to support this station. or make a $90 contribution and we'll thank you with today's program on dvd that features everything we have seen on air plus bonus features. the dvd is yours with our thanks with your $90 contribution. or contribute $150, or more, and we'll thank you with both the cd and the dvd. please make your contribution right now by calling the number on your screen. thanks. >> the cd and dvd from today's program each features such a wonderful array performances, we have already experienced several show stopping moments but there's much more to come. and it is all featured on these gifts we can offer to you with our thanks for your support of this station. as we return to more of jan

mulder in concert, you can still make your contribution and request the cd, the dvd or both while you support this public television station. please make your contribution online or just call the number on your screen. and thank you for your support. [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ]

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