NEWS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daniel Pearl World Music Days: Harmony for Humanity
WHAT: The Arts Department of the Soka-Gakkai International (SGI) in Houston is sponsoring Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an evening of Harmony for Humanity featuring musician guests Aralee Dorough, principal flutist of the Houston Symphony, & Colin Gatwood, oboeist of the Houston Symphony performing jazz duets. Liviya Compean will be performing a last show for this concert prior to her move to Amsterdam. Also performing are the Ixia String Quartet; Kirk Powers; The Global Movement featuring Jerome Washington and Travis Oaks. . The event is $20 per person. All proceeds go to the Daniel Pearl Music Foundation. The Daniel Pearl Foundation was formed in memory of journalist Daniel Pearl to further the ideals that inspired Daniel’s life and work. The foundation’s mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications.
WHO: The SGI is a world-wide peace organization dedicated to peace, culture and education. The SGI promotes world peace and individual happiness based on the teachings of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism. The SGI-Houston organization now includes members in more than 190 countries and territories. Our members reflect a cross section of our diverse American society, representing a broad range of ethnic and social backgrounds. Daniel Pearl’s wife, Mariane, is an SGI Buddhist.
WHEN: Sunday, October 26th, 2008
3:00 PM — 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Dan Electros Guitar Bar
1031 East 24th Street
Houston, Texas 77009
713-862-8707
WHY: The SGI-Houston Arts Department plans a variety of activities throughout the year to bring people together through Buddhism. Daniel Pearl recognized the ability of music to bridge differences among people. In the spirit of Danny’s love of music and commitment to dialogue, the Daniel Pearl Foundation launched the first Daniel Pearl World Music Days on October 10, 2002, which would have been Danny’s 39th birthday. Using the power of music to promote tolerance and inspire respect for differences, Daniel Pearl World Music Days has grown to include thousands of performances in over 60 countries.
CONTACT: For more information about this event, please contact Bettina Stap at (713) 725-3419 or wileycoyotedesign@comcast.net. For information about the SGI and the SGI-Houston, please call the SGI-Houston Community Center at (713) 622-6181.
“The Culture Department is composed of SGI-USA members who are engaged in academia, law, education, and medicine. Founded in 1990, the Culture Department sponsors meetings, educational symposia, workshops and publications for its members as well as for the larger community. The ARTS department was part of the Culture Department until September 2007, when it was declared a stand-alone entity by President Ikeda. The mission statement of the ARTS department is “to become artists of outstanding character who excel in our respective fields, based on an awakened sense of mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, for ourselves and others.”
