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LINCOLN CENTER/AVERY FISCHER HALL: CONCERT OF 25 RENOWNED TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS
FROM 21 COUNTRIES TO PERFORM TOGETHER WITH ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S on 03
DECEMBER 2007
UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 24 October 2007 - Lincoln
Center/Avery
Fischer Hall: Orchestra of St Luke's for the first time in its history will play
with 25 renowned musicians from every continent in a premiere
produced by Mehri Madarshahi and her Association "Melody for Dialogue among
Civilizations" (www.melodydialogue.org), to be held on 03 December 2007 at Avery Fisher Hall,
Lincoln Center, New York
City,
save this Date: Reserve your ticket at Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or, visit:
http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_events_list.asp?eventcode=16432
This multi-cultural concert will feature some 25 renowned
traditional
musicians from 21 countries (India, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria,
South Korea, Japan, Mali, Guinea, Lithuania, Germany, Turkey, France, Croatia, Serbia and
others). Violinist CHEE YUN (Korean) will play with Karen
Han (Erhu) in Bach Concerto for two Violins and there will be a Chorus of 20
voices from Manhattan School of Music. A Gala dinner is to follow at
Metropolitan Club.
The concert aims at promoting respect for cultural
diversity and dialogue among civilizations through the universal language of
music.
“Dialogues
through melody can provide a major breakthrough in mutual understanding among
people who share respect for universal values,” said Mehri Madarshahi,
producer.
“It
can be a new venue to help in creating culture of peace and unity among humanity
regardless of race, culture, traditions, languages and religion,” she said.
The concert will
begin with a new interpretation of Concerto for two violins of Bach,
where Karen Han with Erhu “Chinese violin” will respond to a western violin.
This will be followed
by Melody for Peace, a new composition (by Anthony De Ritis-USA) where the
dialogue between classics, jazz and traditional music will continue. The
highlight of the evening is the semi-staged opera of Rossini "L'Italiana in
Algeri".
Upcoming and internationally known major opera stars namely, Patrice
Berger (Bass, French), Laura Vlasak Nolan (Mezzo Soprano USA), Boris Trajanov
(Baritone Macedonia), John Bellemer (Tenor, USA), Manon Strauss Evard (Soprano,
France) and Angelica de la Riva
(Mezzo, Brazil) will accompany both groups of musicians. Orchestra St Luke’s will be led by Maestro Richard Boudarham
(France) and Melody Ensemble will be directed by Maestro Igor Vlajnic (Croatia).
"Melody for
Dialogue among Civilizations" has so far produced a number of concerts
around the world with a similar format – but with different musical programmes
and performing artists and musicians.
The Association began
its extra-ordinary initiative in 2005 with "Mozart, but not only..."
series for the opening and closing ceremonies of the sixtieth anniversary of
UNESCO and Mehri was awarded UNESCO’s sixtieth Anniversary Medal by the
Director-General for her innovative approach to promote respect for
cultural diversity and the culture of peace.
Earlier,
in 2005 she received the International Marrakech Prize.
A short excerpt of
these extraordinary concerts can be viewed on YouTube, See: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UUiIsi-4Mfk.
The Association has
brought together some 420 musicians from 70 countries – dialoguing with music
from Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Vittorio Monti and others.
In addition to its
major concerts at UNESCO-Paris, the Association accepted an invitation from
President Obasanjo, the then President of Nigeria, to hold its first regional
concert in Abuja namely: Africa, but not only,.. (June 2007).
Its second regional
concert was held this February in Havana, Cuba "Latin America, but not
only".
So, Do Not Miss the
Date: December 3 at 7.30 pm.
Reserve your ticket at Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or, visit http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_events_list.asp
Labels: Lincoln
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of St Luke's, "Melody for Dialogue among
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Mehri Madarshahi,
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