Scala & Kolacny Brothers: News

Dear fans of Scala,

Nothing is what it seems to be. Indeed, Scala has traded the seeming quietness for the recording studios where it is working at its new album ‘Paper Plane’.

‘Paper Plane’ stands for the light, pure and diaphanous angel voices soaring above Scala’s audience like a paper plane. The lead track itself expresses unconditional faith in life and love.

Scala is evolving ... All the songs for Paper Plane have been written by Steven Kolacny. So the album will feature Scala’s own songs only and no longer covers.
Taking this seemingly obvious step was not easy since Scala is known for its arrangements and covers of international rock and pop hits.
‘Paper Plane’ provides a new dimension to the Scala concept and allows the choir to make a long step forward.

As a matter of fact we hope you will welcome this evolution and go on supporting Scala as you dif before.

‘Paper Plane’ will be released on 1st October 2008. More information will be provided in the following weeks, including the dates of all the Scala concerts.

Tracklisting (not final)

CD A
1° Paper Plane
2° Raintears
3° It Never Will Come Back
4° Seashell
5° Kleine Man (Little Man)
6° Magic
7° Splinter
8° I Will Bleed For You
9° Woorden (Words)
10° A Little More Each Time

This Gold Record is presented to Scala for selling more than 15,000 "It All Leads To This" albums in Belgium.
Gold was reached in September 2006, even before the start of the sold out "It All Leads To This" tour.

Dear fans of Scala,
namedropping very seldom happens on our own web site, but since the compliment below comes from the Best Band On Earth, we could not but share this information with you all.
Interview in HUMO - 3510/50 (11.12.07): Jonny Greenwood's (Radiohead) reply when asked what he thinks of Scala's version of "Everything In Its Right Place" (It All Leads To This album):

"I do have a CD of Scala at home, but I've never heard this cover before. Very tasteful, orginally performed, it's even moving. Congratulations to the Scala girls!"

Dear fans of Scala, organizers of concerts, events and festivals,

Scala & Kolacny Brothers are currently looking for extra dates that should fit in a tour in Germany during the summer of 2008.
More specifically, we are looking for performance opportunitites on 7th, 8th or 9th July 2008.
Proposals to perform in Germany on other dates will have priority during the whole summer period.

Contact Steven Kolacny, Scala management, through this web site or info@kolacny.com or by phone (0032 473461990)

Scala invited by José Carreras !

José Carreras (one of the three world-famous tenors with Pavarotti and Placido Domingo) has been seduced by Scala, the Flemish girl choir of the Kolacny brothers.
Carreras has his own show on the German ARD TV chain, viz. the „José Carreras Gala“. Scala will perform live on 13th December (broadcast from Leipzig). José Carreras has asked Scala to sing one the songs from their latest album (produced by EMI Germany) “One-Winged Angel” but this time with the 80 musicians of a symphony orchestra. Besides, on request of Carreras’ management, the Scala choir girls will sing another song together with the tenor himself.

The José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation

In 1987, the Spanish tenor José Carreras was told to have leukaemia. Thanks to medical progress he recovered from this disease. The support of family and friends helped him through this difficult time.  Carreras felt there was a debt to be paid and he created the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, the head office of which is in Barcelona (Spain). Later on, two more foundations were created in the USA and Switzerland. In 1995, Carreras founded the German José Carreras Leukamie-Stiftung e.V. with head office in Munich. The Foundations all have a social purpose which Carreras states as follows: “Leukaemia must be curable, always and with everyone.”

Gala

MDR will broadcast this benefit concert live from the Messehalle 1 in Leipzig on the German ARD tv channel. Besides top guest José Carreras, Axel Bulthaupt, a well-known German presentator, will lead the public through the show. Public and artists may expect a varied programme with patients’ emotional testimonies, world stars and distinguished guests. Katie Melua and Herbert Grönemeyer have already confirmed that they will perform.

For more information:

MDR

MDR/ Presse

Carreras Stiftung

On Thursday 20th September, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform on the occasion of the the maypole erection at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, in front of an audience of German ministers. This event is taking place one year after the first stone laying of this huge complex which will be one of the most modern and multifunctional arenas in Europe.

On the same day, in the evening, Scala will perform at the Kulturbrauerei on the occasion of Popkomm, with Midem, the biggest trade show of the music industry in Europe. On Saturday 22nd September, the choir girls have been invited to perform at Radio Eins’ 10th birthday show at the Admiralpalast in Berlin. 

By the end of September, the German singer Nena will release her new album featuring Ein Lied (originally sung by Rammstein), a cover which she recorded with the Scala girls.

The new single of Regi and Scala, "I Fail" is on sale and can be dowloaded from i-tunes.

Here are a few interesting links which we have selected specially for Scala's fans:

On www.mp3tunes.be you can buy the single for 2 € only, in the short and/or long version and the ringtone (realtone) is sent to your cell phone for free. A MUST-HAVE SONG!

To see the video clip of "I Fail" surf to www.myspace.com/mostiko. You can also listen to all the remixes on your i-pod.

"I Fail" ... pure choir sounds wrapped in fantastic dance music! You have never seen or heard such a thing, even as a Scala fan!

"I Fail" will show you Regi Penxten singing among dozens of Scala girls.
 

"I Fail" has been written by the same Regi Penxten, with Koen Buyse (Zornik) and Steven Kolacny.
 

It will be on Regi's solo CD (release by the end of 2007).
The single version of "I Fail"will be released at the beginning of June.
The clip for "I Fail" was recorded in Ghent last Friday 10th May.
 

"I Fail" is already available on iTunes...
 

In a fortnight, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will have the pleasure to present their brand new album 'One-Winged Angel' to the French public.

On 16th and 17th May, Scala will perform at the Café de la Danse in Paris (7.30 p.m.).

Tickets for both concerts are available at the following sites:

Infoconcert.com

fnacspectacles.com

ticketnet.fr

Those among you who cannot wait, can listen to the songs here and/or watch the video here ...

We are looking forward to meet you (again) in Paris.  See you there!

Our goal is to collect at least 4.000 videos!
 

Given that each video equals 10 kilometers we will achieve the distance of 40,000 kilometers, so that the canon circles one time the earth!
 

How does it work?

Send us your video of singing our song "I believe in you" and become a part of the canon! You simply have to visit our page www.scala-canon.com and follow the instructions.
You can download a playback-file for your video, submit your videos as well as watch and comment other videos on our page.
We've already uploaded some of our own videos there and are looking forward to yours!
Singing along with us won't be the only fun!
We want to reward your help!
Each submitted video has the chance to win:

1 x Nintendo Wii, 5 x CD Pack's and 66 x Scala T-Shirts

But above all every video is a support for your country in our country ranking!
The country with the most submitted videos will be the winner of a free Scala concert in their capital!
 

Become a part and join in the canon!

We believe in you!

Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,

we are only four days away from Friday 23rd March 2007, the day on which Scala's new album „One-Winged Angel“ will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

„One-Winged Angel“ is the first album which Scala & Kolacny Brothers is releasing with its new label Virgin Music Germany.  Depeche Mode, Placebo and Kylie Minogue are just a few names among the 14 songs on the CD. You will find the full track list on this page…, and will be able to listen to all the titles.

The album will be available in all record shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as from 23rd March. You can also get it from internet shops such as Amazon, and at the Scala shop of course.

It will be 50 years since the signature of the Treaty of Rome, and this will be celebrated in style at an evening concert under the Atomium in Brussels. The concert will be broadcast live on television.

Stars from all over Europe will be present to celebrate this anniversary in the Capital of Europe including Hooverphonic, Zucchero, Axelle Red, Nadya, Maurane, Kate Ryan, Simply Red, Scala, Laurent Voulzy, The Scorpions, Gypsy Kings, Ozark Henri, Helmut Lotti. see website

Dear fans of Scala,

Due to the recording sessions for our new international album (to be released throughout Europe in March 2007) Scala & Kolacny Brothers unfortunately have to postpone their concert In Luxemburg planned on 15th November. We apologize for this and will inform you of the new date on our web site.

New dates for the Scala concerts in the next months will soon be published.
We can already tell you that Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform at the ClassX concert instead of Toots Thielemans.
Date: 29th November 2006 - Venue:'Elisabethzaal' in Antwerp. For tickets and more info, check Concerts on our web site.

The Scala girls and the Kolacny brothers performed at the 0110 concerts in Antwerp, not against something or someone but FOR someone. They dedicated their miniconcert to Luna and her au-pair friend, two girls whose life was abruptly stopped by an ideology of some kind, who will never be able to enjoy anymore the opportunities of life which the Scala girls will have. After the concert, Steven Kolacny talked with Luna's grandmother and aunt. These 0110 concerts were more than a noble and meaningful initiative.

We have noticed that our very favourite percussionist David Demeyere has not been mentioned in the credits in the booklet of our new CD.
 

This certainly will be corrected in future editions and we are apologizing to David who is the man behind the warm bass in 'Gorecki' and 'Station Approach'.
 

After all ... It All Leads To David!