MFH Spring Benefit to Showcase Flutist Eugenia Zukerman
Innovative 'Mentorship Program' Teaches Iraqi Music Students Via Webcam
Musicians For Harmony is pleased to announce violinist and composer Colin Jacobsen and his brother, cellist and conductor Eric Jacobsen, as the new co-Artistic Directors of the respected organization. Both have performed at Musicians For Harmony concerts for the past several years, and are committed to furthering the non-profit's mission to promote peace and cultural exchange through music.
Musicians For Harmony Founder & Executive Director Allegra Klein commented: “The Board, musicians and friends of Musicians For Harmony are honored to welcome two of the most talented and innovative young artists on the music scene today. With their inspiration and creative approach guiding our organization, we look forward to expanding MFH with several exciting new projects and collaborations."
Violinist Colin Jacobsen, recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, first played to critical acclaim at age fourteen as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur and performs frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Cellist Eric Jacobsen is a founding member, together with his brother Colin, of the string quartet known as Brooklyn Rider and of The Knights. He has appeared with Rene Fleming at the opening of Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on Late Show with David Letterman.
More details about Allegra Klein and the Jacobsen brothers may be found here.
Musicians For Harmony was founded shortly after September 11, 2001, and has generated growing attention for its charitable efforts in the years since. Each fall, they present a “Concert For Peace" in New York City, featuring internationally renowned classical and world music artists. The New Yorker has praised: “The annual observances of the anniversary of the September 11th attacks have given weight to what used to be a blank space in the classical schedule." In an indication of its growing stature, Musicians For Harmony was recently awarded its first-ever grant from New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs.
2008 SPRING BENEFIT: Each Spring, Musicians For Harmony holds an annual Benefit to raise funds for its ongoing cultural initiatives. On Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 PM, world-renowned flutist Eugenia Zukerman will be the featured performer at Musicians For Harmony's 2008 Spring Benefit at The Goethe-Institut, 1014 Fifth Avenue at 83rd Street, in New York City. Guest artists will be Tara Helen O'Connor on flute, and Ursula Oppens, piano. Master of Ceremonies will be Elliott Forrest of WQXR-FM and A&E Television. Donor levels range from $75 to $2,500, and proceeds will benefit MFH's Education Programs. http://musicians4harmony.org/invite08.html
EXPANSION OF MFH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: Musicians For Harmony is proud to announce the expansion of its Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. The innovative Music of the World Workshops enter 2008 with a new lead teaching artist, April Centrone (an original participant in last year's inaugural events). The workshop program is a series of six, hour-long teaching sessions on world music instruments and their related cultures, with each session focusing on instrumental music from a specific area of the world. Areas of study include: Africa, East Asia, Middle East, South America and South Asia. Following their final workshop, students (8th and 9th graders) and their parents are invited to attend a World Music concert. Music of the World, which is just finishing up its second year of collaboration with the Brooklyn College Community Partnership, has also received first-time grants from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs as well as from the BCCP, to foster its expansion. For more information, visit: http://musicians4harmony.org/musicworld.html
MFH's Mentorship Program is a landmark initiative, marking the first time that American musicians are teaching Iraqi music students via webcam. Recently referenced in The Wall Street Journal, MFH's webcam Mentorship Program is pleased to announce a grant from UNESCO, to expand this initiative to include Iraqi musicians teaching American children via webcam. This visionary effort, spearheaded by MFH's Allegra Klein, bears a closer look.
Innovative 'Mentorship Program' Teaches Iraqi Music Students Via Webcam
Musicians For Harmony is pleased to announce violinist and composer Colin Jacobsen and his brother, cellist and conductor Eric Jacobsen, as the new co-Artistic Directors of the respected organization. Both have performed at Musicians For Harmony concerts for the past several years, and are committed to furthering the non-profit's mission to promote peace and cultural exchange through music.
Musicians For Harmony Founder & Executive Director Allegra Klein commented: “The Board, musicians and friends of Musicians For Harmony are honored to welcome two of the most talented and innovative young artists on the music scene today. With their inspiration and creative approach guiding our organization, we look forward to expanding MFH with several exciting new projects and collaborations."
Violinist Colin Jacobsen, recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, first played to critical acclaim at age fourteen as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur and performs frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Cellist Eric Jacobsen is a founding member, together with his brother Colin, of the string quartet known as Brooklyn Rider and of The Knights. He has appeared with Rene Fleming at the opening of Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on Late Show with David Letterman.
More details about Allegra Klein and the Jacobsen brothers may be found here.
Musicians For Harmony was founded shortly after September 11, 2001, and has generated growing attention for its charitable efforts in the years since. Each fall, they present a “Concert For Peace" in New York City, featuring internationally renowned classical and world music artists. The New Yorker has praised: “The annual observances of the anniversary of the September 11th attacks have given weight to what used to be a blank space in the classical schedule." In an indication of its growing stature, Musicians For Harmony was recently awarded its first-ever grant from New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs.
2008 SPRING BENEFIT: Each Spring, Musicians For Harmony holds an annual Benefit to raise funds for its ongoing cultural initiatives. On Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 PM, world-renowned flutist Eugenia Zukerman will be the featured performer at Musicians For Harmony's 2008 Spring Benefit at The Goethe-Institut, 1014 Fifth Avenue at 83rd Street, in New York City. Guest artists will be Tara Helen O'Connor on flute, and Ursula Oppens, piano. Master of Ceremonies will be Elliott Forrest of WQXR-FM and A&E Television. Donor levels range from $75 to $2,500, and proceeds will benefit MFH's Education Programs. http://musicians4harmony.org/invite08.html
EXPANSION OF MFH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: Musicians For Harmony is proud to announce the expansion of its Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. The innovative Music of the World Workshops enter 2008 with a new lead teaching artist, April Centrone (an original participant in last year's inaugural events). The workshop program is a series of six, hour-long teaching sessions on world music instruments and their related cultures, with each session focusing on instrumental music from a specific area of the world. Areas of study include: Africa, East Asia, Middle East, South America and South Asia. Following their final workshop, students (8th and 9th graders) and their parents are invited to attend a World Music concert. Music of the World, which is just finishing up its second year of collaboration with the Brooklyn College Community Partnership, has also received first-time grants from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs as well as from the BCCP, to foster its expansion. For more information, visit: http://musicians4harmony.org/musicworld.html
MFH's Mentorship Program is a landmark initiative, marking the first time that American musicians are teaching Iraqi music students via webcam. Recently referenced in The Wall Street Journal, MFH's webcam Mentorship Program is pleased to announce a grant from UNESCO, to expand this initiative to include Iraqi musicians teaching American children via webcam. This visionary effort, spearheaded by MFH's Allegra Klein, bears a closer look.
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