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		<title>2006 Strauss Festival</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[2006 Strauss Festival
Thursday, July 27 through Sunday 30
7:45 p.m. Prelude ~ 8:15 p.m. Performance
Strauss Island, Elk Grove Park
Elk Grove, California, (916) 714-2527
Yahoo Map to Elk Grove Park 
Storyline for 2006&#8230;

Experience the &#8220;Seasons of the Heart&#8221; as a couple finds romance through the seasons of the year.

Also below on this page you&#8217;ll find information about the [...]]]></description>
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<div align="center"><strong>Thursday, July 27 through Sunday 30<br />
7:45 p.m. Prelude ~ 8:15 p.m. Performance</strong><br />
<strong>Strauss Island, Elk Grove Park<br />
Elk Grove, California, (916) 714-2527<br />
<a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&#038;Pyt=Tmap&#038;newFL=Use+Address+Below&#038;addr=9950+Elk+Grove+Florin+Road&#038;csz=Elk+Grove%2C+CA&#038;Country=us&#038;Get%A0Map=Get+Map">Yahoo Map to Elk Grove Park</a> </strong></div>
<p align="left"><strong>Storyline for 2006&#8230;</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p align="left">Experience the &#8220;Seasons of the Heart&#8221; as a couple finds romance through the seasons of the year.</p>
</blockquote>
<p align="left">Also below on this page you&#8217;ll find information about the logistics of this year&#8217;s Festival:</p>
<ul><a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/showtime%202006.htm#cost">Cost<br />
</a><a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/showtime%202006.htm#map">Directions</a> to Elk Grove Park<br />
<a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/showtime%202006.htm#seats">Seating</a><br />
<a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/showtime%202006.htm#vip">Reserved Seating</a> (handicapped and VIP)<br />
<a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/showtime%202006.htm#food">Food</a></ul>
<hr size="1" /><a name="cost" /><strong>Cost</strong></p>
<div align="left"><a name="cost" />Once again, this event is free to the public, however there is a charge for an entrance fee of $10 per car.</div>
<p align="left">As part of our effort to fund the Festival, as well as provide mementos of this event, the following will be available for sale at the Festival each evening:</p>
<ul>Strauss Apparel (T - shirts)</p>
<p>Johann Strauss Miniature Monument<br />
Strauss Glassware<br />
Event Program (Free this year)<br />
Strauss Poster (don&#8217;t miss seeing our previous <a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/posters.html">posters</a>)</ul>
<div align="left">Your purchase of these commemorative items is greatly appreciated and will assist in continuing our ability to provide the quality performance you will experience at this year&#8217;s Festival.</div>
<p align="left">For information on becoming a Strauss Festival donor or volunteer, or for more information on upcoming special events, please visit our <a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/help.html">You Can Help</a> page.</p>
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<div align="left"><a name="map" /></div>
<p><strong>Directions</strong></p>
<div align="left"><a name="map" />Elk Grove is located on Highway 99 approximately 12 miles south of Sacramento, California. Take the Elk Grove Blvd. exit, and head east on Elk Grove Blvd. through town. Turn right at Elk Grove-Florin Road (the fourth stop light) and follow it to the park entrance.</div>
<p align="left">Need more precise directions or prefer using a map? May we suggest <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&#038;Pyt=Tmap&#038;newFL=Use+Address+Below&#038;addr=9950+Elk+Grove+Florin+Road&#038;csz=Elk+Grove%2C+CA&#038;Country=us&#038;Get%A0Map=Get+Map">Yahoo Maps</a> for an electronic map and driving instructions.</p>
<p align="left">Once you are inside the park, use <a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/mapegpark.html">this map</a> to find Strauss Island.</p>
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<p><strong>Seating</strong></p>
<div align="left"><a name="seats" />Providing enough seating is a continuing challenge to the Strauss Board. The heaviest demand is Saturday night with attendance estimated as high as 10,000. The next busiest night is Friday, followed by Sunday and Thursday. Spectators sit on blankets and lawn chairs on the grassy knolls surrounding Strauss Island.</div>
<p align="left">Seating is first-come, first-served. The prime viewing area is opened up at 10 a.m. daily. Attendees can reserve a spot in line as early as the night before, starting at the conclusion of the performance (about 10:15 p.m.).</p>
<p align="left"><img height="237" alt="Blanket Lineup" src="http://www.straussfestival.com/pix/blankets.jpeg" width="180" align="right" /> Numbers are assigned to each blanket in the &#8220;lineup.&#8221; You need not stay with your blanket as long as you return by 10 a.m. Beginning promptly at 10 a.m. each morning the line moves into the seating area and you may place your blanket or chairs in the viewing area.</p>
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<ul><strong>Please observe:</strong></ul>
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<ul>
<li>Only one blanket per person is permitted for this first seating.</li>
<li>Plastic tarps are not allowed on the grass as they act like a lid and &#8220;cook&#8221; the lawn beneath.</li>
<li>All blankets must be removed from the viewing area each night following the performance to allow for park maintenance.</li>
<li>Tables and barbecues are not allowed within the viewing area.</li>
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<div align="left">Once you have found your viewing place, you can leave your blanket and return in time for your picnic supper and the show. Volunteers patrol the seating area to guard against blankets being moved, however, we caution you to use your judgment about leaving very valuable chairs unattended all day.</div>
<p align="left">If you are unable to come to the park until later, very good seating is still available up till showtime across the lake&#8211;the reflection of the lights on the water makes these sites very lovely, and fewer people make a more relaxed atmosphere. Remember, wherever you are in the Park you will hear breathtakingly beautiful symphony music free of charge!</p>
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<p><strong>Reserved Seating</strong></p>
<div align="left"><a name="vip" />Reserved seating is available for the physically challenged. The handicapped person may be accompanied by one attendant. Ask parking attendants for directions for drop off and parking. If you would like to reserve handicapped seating, please phone (916) 684-7533, include your phone number, and we will get back to you.</div>
<p align="left">Reserved seating is also available for our donors who provide us with annual support of $500 or more. If you are in this category, you will be contacted or you may call (916) 714-2527 to reserve your seats. If you would like to become a donor, visit our <a href="http://www.straussfestival.com/help.html">You Can Help</a> page, or simply contact us at the address/phone below.</p>
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<p><strong>Food</strong></p>
<p align="left">We have partnered with several local food and beverage providers for your Festival dining and snacking.</p>
<p align="left">Picnic baskets are welcome. Barbecue facilities are available in the Park. If you plan to bring your own barbecue, please place it outside the viewing area to allow for the safety of our large crowd.</p>
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		<title>Strauss Festival Preview Night June 23 2006</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next event is Preview Night: 

June 23rd, 2006
6:00 PM
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA

Contact Strauss Office At: 916-714-2527
$30 each
Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309
Elk Grove, CA 95759
Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com
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<p align="center"><strong>June 23<sup>rd</sup>, 2006</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong /><strong />6:00 PM<br />
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA
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<p align="center">Contact Strauss Office<strong> </strong>At: 916-714-2527</p>
<p align="center">$30 each</p>
<p align="center">Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309</p>
<p align="center">Elk Grove, CA 95759</p>
<p align="center">Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com</p>
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		<title>Strauss Festival Dancers Rehearsals</title>
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Strauss Festival dancers begin rehearsals for July show 
By Mary Lewis
Elk Grove Citizen Staff Writer - Although the Strauss Festival of Elk Grove’s annual show is four months away, dancers have been lined up and rehearsals have begun in earnest.
The Strauss board of directors hosted an orientation night for the cast Feb. 27, during which [...]]]></description>
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<p><center><font size="+2"><strong>Strauss Festival dancers begin rehearsals for July show </strong></font></center><br />
<font size="+0"><strong><em>By Mary Lewis<br />
Elk Grove Citizen Staff Writer</em> - </strong></font>Although the Strauss Festival of Elk Grove’s annual show is four months away, dancers have been lined up and rehearsals have begun in earnest.<br />
The Strauss board of directors hosted an orientation night for the cast Feb. 27, during which time directors, dancers and staff were able to meet each other. Also on hand, as they are at just about every Strauss function, were Festival founders Iris and Arnie Zimbelman.<br />
“<strong>Seasons of the Heart” is the title for this year’s show. It begins on an early spring afternoon when a rowboat docks at a tranquil island. Coming to the water’s edge are two ladies, one content and the other intent upon a match between her friend and the rowing gentleman. Introductions are made, and friends gather for a waltz.</strong><br />
Summer, and the couple fall in love, ending with a proposal of marriage. Autumn, and wedding vows are exchanged.<br />
Winter is the climax to the romance with the signature Blue Danube waltz, always a favorite with festivalgoers.<br />
This year’s waltz troupe consists of 24 dancers, nine of whom are new. There are 12 in the polka troupe including three new ones.<br />
At the orientation, director Trayce Meany passed out rehearsal schedules, emphasizing that “even though we are all volunteers, we are considered a professional production with international appeal. Therefore, we need to be in that frame of mind, our behavior needs to reflect that.”  </p>
<blockquote><p>She again cited the need for rehearsal space, noting that schools are not as available as they have been in the past. And rehearsals cannot move to Strauss Island until May.<br />
The public will be able to catch a glimpse of the dancers at a fundraiser, the annual Preview Night scheduled for Friday, June 23 at the Laguna Town Hall.</p></blockquote>
<p>On this year’s production team along with Meany are producer Kass Bergmann, technical advisor David Link, choreographers Stan and Popi Rizzi-Dunn, Sheryl Draper, John Matthews, Jonathan Thurston and Meany, stage manager Jayson Smith, set construction Allard Parfitt, set decoration Ray Bayles, costume coordinator Frieda McKaughan, seamstresses Kirsti Cripe-Rauser, Susan Link, Leilani Love, McKaughan and Meany, and secretary Amira Judeh.<br />
<strong>Volunteers are always welcome, and should call the Strauss message line at 714-2527.</strong></p>
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		<title>Spring Tea Event March 18, 2006</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Tea Event March 18, 2006

March 18, 2006
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA

Contact Strauss Office At: 916-714-2527
$30 each or $200 per table of 8
Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309
Elk Grove, CA 95759
Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com


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<p align="center"><strong>March 18, 2006</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>2:00 PM to 4:00 PM<br />
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA</strong></p>
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<p align="center">Contact Strauss Office<strong> </strong>At: 916-714-2527</p>
<p align="center">$30 each or $200 per table of 8</p>
<p align="center">Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309</p>
<p align="center">Elk Grove, CA 95759</p>
<p align="center">Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Tea Event March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA

Contact Strauss Office At: 916-714-2527
$30 each or $200 per table of 8
Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309
Elk Grove, CA 95759
Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com


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<p align="center"><strong>March 18, 2006</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>2:00 PM to 4:00 PM<br />
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p align="center">Contact Strauss Office<strong> </strong>At: 916-714-2527</p>
<p align="center">$30 each or $200 per table of 8</p>
<p align="center">Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309</p>
<p align="center">Elk Grove, CA 95759</p>
<p align="center">Email: straussfestival@hotmail.com</p>
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		<title>Strauss Festival of Elk Grove Home</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strauss Festival of Elk Grove Home
Dancers Workshops for the Waltz troupe:
Workshop schedule as follows:
October 10 at 7pm, October 17 at 7pm and November 7 at 7pm. Auditions for dancers will be the following week on November 14
Location for all workshops and auditions will be at the LDS Church at 24th and Gardendale.
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Dancers Workshops for the Waltz troupe:</p>
<p>Workshop schedule as follows:</p>
<p>October 10 at 7pm, October 17 at 7pm and November 7 at 7pm. Auditions for dancers will be the following week on November 14</p>
<p>Location for all workshops and auditions will be at the LDS Church at 24th and Gardendale.</p>
<p>Contact Trayce Meany (916) 717-0511 for any questions and directions. or you may send e-mail to straussfestival@hotmail.com</p>
<p>Next event is the Spring Tea:</p>
<p>March 18, 2006 2 pm</p>
<p>Watch for more information</p>
<p>2:00 PM to 4:00 PM<br />
Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA</p>
<p>Contact Strauss At: 916-714-2527</p>
<p>$30 each or $200 per table of 8Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309</p>
<p>Elk Grove, CA 95759</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[See Judith Lynne Favero as "Lucy" "Autumn Spendor]]></description>
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<p><span style="font:italic 24pt times,serif;color:orange;">Annual Tea and Entertainment</span></p>
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See Judith Lynne Favero as &#8220;Lucy&#8221; &#8220;Autumn Splendor&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>    <strong>Saturday, October 8, 2005<br />
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM<br />
    Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove, CA</strong></p>
<p>    <strong>Contact Strauss At: 916-714-2527</p>
<p>    $30 each or $200 per table of 8</p>
<p>    Mail checks to: P. O. Box 309</p>
<p>    Elk Grove, CA 95759</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong>The Strauss Festival has been Elk Grove&#8217;s signature culture event since 1987</strong>, offering family entertainment to almost 300,000 people. Through the years the production has garnered rave reviews and been featured in Sunset, Comstock and Via magazines. Each night&#8217;s performance is free to the public, funds are raised by generous donors, grants and fund raising events.<br />
<strong>The Strauss Festival of Elk Grove</strong> California comes to the stage Thursday through Sunday of the last week of July each year. A marriage of some of the greatest dance music ever written, richly costumed dancers, dedicated volunteers and a live audience of over 30,000 passionate spectators.</p>
<p>The show features elegantly costumed dancers and professional symphony musicians playing the music of Vienna&#8217;s &#8220;Waltz King,&#8221; Johann Strauss, Jr. and his family. The setting is a grassy knoll at the edge of a lake surrounding a small island. Warm evening breezes and lights reflected in the water add to the wonderful experience of this free event.</p>
<p>Only the musicians and sound/lighting technicians are paid. All performers and stage crew gladly volunteer their services just for the opportunity to help in the show&#8217;s success. Dancers begin rehearsals in March and devote hours to practice. Many who have seen the show are surprised that our performers are not professional. See for yourself in the Pictorial section.</p>
<p><strong>History</strong></p>
<p>Iris Zimbelman&#8217;s dream to recreate the wonderful Strauss music and dance of Vienna in lovely Elk Grove Park began in late 1985. A Board of Directors was formed and aided by wide community support, the project was launched. A site was selected, a small circular island in the Elk Grove Park lake, and with the awarding of a grant by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, a performance facility was built.<br />
The dream came true with the first Strauss Festival in July, 1987. Since that time, nearly 300,000 people have shared an enchanting evening of entertainment. The Festival, which continues to be a free event that appeals to all ages, is made possible by the generous support of many organizations, businesses, and private individuals who have made substantial cash and in-kind donations.</p>
<p><em>Compiled from Comstock magazine and StraussFestival.com</em></p>
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		<title>The Music of the Strauss Family and its Musical Contemporaries</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.johann-strauss.org.uk/?StraussPromotions.com">The Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain</a></strong> was formed in 1964 with the objective of furthering the discovery and performance of the music of the Strauss family and friends. The Society&#8217;s interests cover the whole spectrum of Viennese and related light classical music and operetta in all forms to suit all ages and tastes. We have overseas members from many countries inside and outside Europe, particularly the United States and Canada. For more detailed information on the Society please go to about us. For your general information here is a brief summary of the Strauss Dynasty.</p>
<p><strong>Johann Strauss I (1804-1849) was the son of an innkeeper. </strong>Largely self-taught as a musician, he developed the waltz in the form and style we associate with the family. He wrote 251 opus numbered works (out of a total of over 300), among them 153 waltzes, the most famous of which is Lorelei-Rheinklänge (Sounds of the Rhine Loreley) (1843). As such, and somewhat surprisingly, he was the only member of the family to write more waltzes than any other type of dance, but his most famous work is surely the Radetsky March (1848). He toured extensively throughout Europe, visiting Britain in 1838 and 1849. He married in 1825 and was the father of Johann II (1825-1899), Josef (1827-1870) and Eduard I (1835-1916).</p>
<p>Marco Polo is currently recording the entire output of his works in original orchestration with the assistance of the Austrian conductor Christian Pollack.</p>
<p><strong>Johann II (1825-1899) </strong>ignored his father’s wishes and formed his own orchestra, and is now considered the most famous of the Strausses. He made his debut as composer and conductor with great success on 15 October 1844 at Dommayer’s Casino in Vienna. In the 55 years of his musical career, his output was prolific - he wrote over 550 works (his opus listed works totalling 479). As well as waltzes, polkas, quadrilles and other dance music, he wrote marches, and, for the stage, he composed 15 operettas, one opera and an unfinished ballet. Among his most famous works are the polkas Annen (1852), Tritsch-Tratsch (1858), Excursion Train (1864), Thunder &#038; Lightning (1868), Tik Tak (1874), and the waltzes, Morning Papers (1864), By the beautiful blue Danube (1867), Tales from the Vienna Woods (1868), Wine, Woman &#038; Song (1869), Vienna Blood (1873), Voices of Spring (1883) and the Emperor (1889). His best known operettas are Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (1874), A Night in Venice (1883) and The Gypsy Baron (1885). He came to London in 1867 where he gave a series of 63 concerts at Covent Garden Opera House. He married three times - in 1862 (his wife died in 1878), then in 1878 (divorced 1882), and lastly in 1887. Despite composing all this dance music, he always maintained that he was unable to dance himself! The complete works of Johann Strauss II have been recorded on compact disc under the Marco Polo label.</p>
<p><strong>Josef (1827-1870), the second son of Johann I</strong>, initially followed a career as an architect and engineer. He became a &#8220;genius against his will&#8221; when his elder brother, Johann, fell dangerously ill and Josef had to take over the family orchestra. Josef made his debut as a conductor in 1853 at the famous Sperl ballroom in Vienna. His career as a composer began shortly afterwards and up to his death, he wrote about 300 dance compositions, among them the famous waltzes, Village Swallows from Austria (1864), Transactions (1865), The Music of the Spheres (1868) and The Course of my Life is Love and Joy (Live, Laugh, and Love) (1869). His speciality was the polka mazurka - Woman’s Heart (1864) and The Dragonfly (1866) being exquisite examples of the genre. Other notable polkas are On Holiday (Auf Ferienreisen) (1863), Fireproof (Feuerfest) and Without Cares (Ohne Sorgen) (both 1869). In addition, he made between 400 to 500 arrangements of other composers’ music. He was the only musical Strauss never to visit Britain. He married in 1857 and had one daughter. Josef is regarded by many authorities on Strauss music as being the greatest genius of the family. The complete works of Josef Strauss have now been issued on compact disc under the Marco Polo label.</p>
<p>Mrs Hedwig Aigner-Strauss is a descendent of Josef Strauss and a keen supporter of the family tradition. She has one son, Willi, who is a professional musician.</p>
<p><strong>The youngest son, Eduard I (1835-1916)</strong>, also tried for a different career, this time as a diplomat. He was also a fluent linguist. Disillusioned with diplomatic work, he left and after receiving musical tuition, he became a harpist. In 1862, he made his debut and in 1863 he became a full-time conductor of the Strauss Orchestra. Rather overshadowed by his famous father and even more famous brothers, his compositions were not given their due at the time. He wrote over 300 dance works, most of which sadly are unknown, but he was exceptionally adept at writing fast polkas, a handful of which such as Line Clear! (Bahn Frei!) (1869) and Steam Up (Mit Dampf) (1871) have achieved considerable fame. His French polkas also display a delightful freshness. He came to Britain in 1885, 1895 and 1897. He married in 1863 and had two sons, Johann (see Johann III below) and Josef (1868-1940) (see Eduard II below).</p>
<p><strong>Johann III (1866-1939), the eldest son of Eduard I</strong>, was also intended for a non-musical career. Nevertheless, he followed in the footsteps of his forebears - his first musical effort being the operetta Cat and Mouse (1899). His output compared with the earlier Strausses was small - he wrote over 30 compositions (more have been discovered in recent years). He eventually settled in Berlin where he spent the last 30 years or so of his life. He visited Britain, in 1902, 1927, 1928 and 1931. He married in 1894 and had two sons and two daughters, none of whom followed in the musical tradition of the family.</p>
<p><strong>Eduard II (1910-1969), the younger son of Josef (1868-1940).</strong> After the 1939-1945 War, he was employed as a teacher in the opera class of the Vienna Conservatory. He made his debut as a conductor in 1949, the occasion of Johann I’s 150th and Johann II’s 50th anniversaries of their deaths. He married in 1950 and had one son. He toured throughout the world - his six major tours of Japan being the most successful. In London he conducted concerts in 1963, 1964 and 1966. In 1966, he became the first Patron of The Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain, a post in which he was succeeded by his widow, Elisabeth (1969-1979), and then by their son, Eduard (1979 - present).</p>
<p><strong>Dr.Eduard Strauss, our Honorary Patron, although not a professional musician, lives and works in Vienna.</strong> He is very active in the promotion of his family history, and has lectured worldwide, also compering many Viennese concerts in many countries, including several broadcast in Britain. Married in 1986, he has two sons, Michael Johann (Michi) and Thomas Josef, who will surely maintain the tradition.</p>
<p><em>Material from various sources, but mainly Peter Kemp&#8217;s book, &#8220;The Strauss Family&#8221;.<br />
Revised by Mike O’Sullivan.</em></p>
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