July 2012 events

07/30/2012

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Every Friday (6 p.m.): Rice & Spice International Slow Foods Dinner at the Gaia House Interfaith Center (913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale)
Friday, July 28 (7 p.m.): Peace Concert at SGI-USA Chicago Culture Center (1455 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago)
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"Trio Diverso: International Mosaic" Peace Concert at the SGI-USA Chicago Cultural Center

02/24/2012

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"Harmonies of Faith" North Shore Interfaith Choral Concert at Alice Millar Chapel

01/29/2012

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The "Harmonies of Faith" North Shore Interfaith Choral Concert happened in Evanston this afternoon; two magnificent choirs performed -- The Campanella Children's Choir and North Shore Interfaith Choir. "Harmonies of Faith" happened in the beautiful  Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University, with a receptive audience contributing to the dynamic experience. 

Program

Campanella Children's Choir
Marianna Kosaya, conducting

  1. Zima ("The Winter") -- music by A. Grechaninov, words by E. Baratynskij
  2. Kolokol'chiki ("The Bells”) -- music by M. Ancev, words by A. Tolstoj
  3. Russian folk song “Pojdu l' ya vyjdu l' ya"
  4. Ukrainian folk song “Oj syvaya ta I zozulen'ka” ("The Gray Cuckoo") arranged by M. Leontovich
  5. "The Alphabet Song" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
  6. "The Butterfly" -- music by C. Davidson, words by Pavel Friedman
  7. “The Arithmetic Lesson” from cantata "Kak narisovat' pticu" ("How To Draw the Bird") -- music by E. Podgajts and words by J. Prever

North Shore Interfaith Choir

  1. "Jacob's Ladder" -- Peggy Massello conducting
  2. "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit" -- arranged by William Dawson, Van Gilmer conducting
  3. "Oseh Shalom" composed by Jeff Klepper, with Jason Kaufman conducting and Pavel Roytman accompanying on piano
  4. "Avinu Malkeynu" composed by Max Janowski, with Jason Kaufman soloing, Pavel Roytman conducting, and Diana Koffman accompanying on piano
  5. "Total Praise" composed by Richard Smallwood, with Van Gilmer conducting and Peggy Massello accompanying on piano
  6. "My God, My Adored One" composed by Van Gilmer, with Van conducting, soloing, and accompanying on piano
  7. "Let the Heavens" by Rob Weinberg, with Pavel Roytman conducting, soloing and accompanying on piano
  8. "Benediction (The Lord Bless You and Keep You)" composed by Peter Lutkin, with Van Gilmer conducting

photos from "Harmonies of Faith"


audio from "Harmonies of Faith"
Click on the triangle icons below to listen to audio recordings from the concert --  


The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "Oseh Shalom" by Jeff Klepper,
with Pavel Roytman accompanying on piano --
The Campanella Children's Choir performing Zima ("The Winter") -- music by A. Grechaninov, words by E. Baratynskij), with Marianna Kosaya conducting: 
The Campanella Children's Choir  performing Kolokol'chiki ("The Bells”) -- music by M. Ancev, words by A. Tolstoj, with Marianna Kosaya conducting:  
The Campanella Children's Choir performing the Russian folk song “Pojdu l' ya vyjdu l' ya," with Marianna Kosaya conducting:     
The Campanella Children's Choir  performing Ukrainian folk song “Oj syvaya ta I zozulen'ka” ("The Gray Cuckoo")  arranged by M. Leontovich, with Marianna Kosaya conducting:    
The Campanella Children's Choir  performing "The Alphabet Song" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Marianna Kosaya conducting:   
The Campanella Children's Choir  performing "The Butterfly" (music by C. Davidson, words by Pavel Friedman), with Marianna Kosaya conducting:   
The Campanella Children's Choir  performing “The Arithmetic Lesson” from cantata "Kak narisovat' pticu" ("How To Draw the Bird") -- music by E. Podgajts and words by J. Prever, with Marianna Kosaya conducting:    
The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "Avinu Malkeynu" by Max Janowski,
with Diana Koffman accompanying on piano -- :  
The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "Total Praise" by Richard Smallwood,
with Van Gilmer conducting and Peggy Massello accompanying on piano -- :  
The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "My God, My Adored One,"
with Van Gilmer conducting, soloing, and accompanying on piano -- 
The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "Let the Heavens" by Rob Weinberg,
with Pavel Roytman conducting, soloing, and accompanying on piano -- 
The North Shore Interfaith Choir performing "Benediction (The Lord Bless You
and Keep You)" by Peter Lutkin, with Van Gilmer conducting --   
"Harmonies of Faith" encore --
Here's the "Harmonies of Faith" flyer -- 
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blog post by Dan Godston
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We have a Dream - Living a Culture of Peace featuring Angel d’Cuba

01/25/2012

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The SGI -USA Chicago Peace Concert Series presents Angel d’Cuba in concert at the SGI -USA Chicago Culture Center 1455 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605 on Friday, January 27th at 7:00 PM.  No tickets needed. Free Concert. Free Parking. Doors open at 6:30pm. For more information, call 312-913-1211. Visit our Facebook page. 

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Angel d'Cuba
Cuban soul! Rich, explosive, sublime. Angel has built a solid reputation in his homeland and now in the USA as a dynamic performer and blender of styles, as well as a master of pure traditional Cuban music. He and his group cannot only lay down the typical latin party music of salsa, cha cha chá and merengue, but also heart-melting boleros, tasty jazz, smokin' funk and jumpin' calypso. In addition Angel is a prolific songwriter, with compositions spanning the styles of salsa, timba, merengue, pop latino, jazz, funk, calypso, samba and more. A savory sampling of this will be available on the forthcoming CD.  

Angel d'Cuba, former lead singer with Cuban super-group Mezcla, now resides in Chicago and leads his own group. This group delivers blistering salsa, timba, soul, funk, calypso and reggae flavored with the real MÚSICA CUBANA! Must see and hear to appreciate!

 Some of the places Angel d'Cuba has performed are Taste of Chicago 2011, The Old Town School of Folk Music 2011, Chicago's Festival Cubano 2010, among many others.

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The SGI Chicago Peace Concert Series is affiliated with SGI -USA (a registered IRS 501 © (3) non-profit) a lay Buddhist organization dedicated to peace, culture and education. As part of our mission, we’re proud to present these Peace Concerts on the last Friday of every month as a gift to the community. The Peace Concert Series has been ongoing since March of 2004.

Peace Concert Series Contact: George Goetschel, Peace Concert Coordinator 847-732-2497 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            847-732-2497      end_of_the_skype_highlighting georgegoetschel@comcast.net  or peaceconcert@sbcglobal.net
Print Version: Free Peace Concert:  Angel d’Cuba Friday, January 27th - 7PM - SGI -USA Chicago Culture Center 1455 S. Wabash. Free Concert. Free Parking. Doors open 6:30pm Info: 312-913-1211; http://www.sgicentral.org/  

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