Water: Handel, but not only… (Concert)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
New York, NY
Merkin Hall
On the occasion of the World Water Day (22 and 23 March 2012) Melody for Dialogue among Civilizations Association in collaboration with its partners: Northeastern University, New York University (CGA), UN HABITAT, UNESCO and others organized a multicultural concert on Water and a day long International Forum (Water as the Crisis of our Future) with participation of 23 experts and two key note speakers, Alexandra Cousteau and Amina Az-Zubar in New York City. The first of this series took place in Lagos, Nigeria (31 Nov-1 Dec 2011).
North American Regional Event (view PRESS RELEASE):
Building on its brand of unprecedented multicultural concerts, on March 22, 2012, Melody for Dialogue Among Civilizations will put on a one-time event at Kaufman Center, Merkin Hall to raise awareness about the global water crisis. Joining the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York Virtuosi String Quartet on stage, will be renowned musicians from all over the world including Guo Gan (China) on Erhu, Wolfgang David (Austria) on violin, and Liu Fang (China/Canada) on the Pipa. They will play selections from Handel’s Water Music, Vivaldi’s La Tempesta Di Mare, and Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera. A new piece entitled Shui. Life, specifically composed for the concert by Anthony Paul De Ritis, will also be unveiled. Maestro Emmanuel Siffert (Switzerland) will be the evening’s conductor. By using the universal language of music to communicate the importance of this theme, the concert hopes to raise awareness about the central importance of water in our lives.
We are thrilled to be welcoming Alexandra Cousteau as one of our esteemed guests.
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To learn more about the composers, musicians, or soloists, please see below:
Tan Dun
Antonio Vivaldi
Georg Friedrich Handel
Guo Gan
Liu Fang
Wolfgang David
Emmanuel Siffert
Anthony Paul De Ritis
