| In Celebration of Life | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Yanni |
| Cover: | Yanni-InCelebrationofLifeAlbum.png |
| Released: | November 12, 1991 |
| Genre: | Instrumental |
| Length: | 50:23 |
| Label: | Private Music |
| Prev Title: | Reflections of Passion |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Romantic Moments |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
In Celebration of Life is the second compilation album and seventh album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on the Private Music label in 1991. The album peaked at #3 on Billboards Top New Age Albums chart and at #60 on the Billboard 200 in the same year.[1]
Yanni expresses the euphoria of life's greatest moments in this collection of 10 powerful and uplifting works. Like its predecessor, Reflections of Passion, it consisted mostly of songs taken from Yanni's four previous albums. Unlike Reflections of Passion, it did not include any new material nor any songs from Yanni's debut album, Optimystique. However, it did include one song ("Song for Antarctica") taken from a multi-artist benefit album, Polar Shift.
To support the album, Yanni embarked on a 30-city tour called the Revolution in Sound Tour, which consists of two other keyboardists that will use 35 synthesizers to replicate the studio version of the songs, a percussion section, bass player and a string quartet made up of three violins and a cello.[2]
In a review for AllMusic, Johnny Loftus called the album "a solid overview of the new age composer's initial work, displaying all of the tenets that have made his music so popular over the years." He concluded that "fans will have most, if not all of the material here, but newcomers might enjoy In Celebration of Life ."[4]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1991 | Norfolk | United States | Chrysler Hall |
| May 7, 1991 | Easton | State Theatre | |
| May 15, 1991 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
| May 26, 1991 | Denver | Paramount Theatre | |
| May 30, 1991 | San Diego | Copley Symphony Hall | |
| June 2, 1991 | Berkeley | Berkeley Community Theatre | |
| June 4, 1991 | San Rafael | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | |
Yanni played a selection songs from his sixth Private Music albums for a two-hour completely live and showcases performance of Yanni's music, such as misty-roses pieces like "Secret Vows", "In the Mirror", "Nostalgia" and the title track of his latest release, "Reflections of Passion". Yanni and two additional keyboardist (Bradley Joseph & Amy Shiotani) are backed by a rhythm section headed by Charlie Adams on drums, with Michael Bruno on percussion and Osama Afifi on bass, and a string section featuring Charlie Bisharat and Karen Briggs on violin, and Sachi McHenry on cello.