Calendar of Events

 

My Children! My Africa!

1 May 2012 to 10 June 2012
Pershing Square Signature Center
480 West 42nd Street, New York City 10036
between 9th and 10th Avenues

For tickets go to http://www.signaturetheatre.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=1948

 

Christine Vaindirlis:  Celebrate Africa!

Saturday, 2 June 2012, 9:00 p.m.
drom
85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Streets)
Tel: (212) 777-1157
Website:  www.christinevaindirlis.com

Pan Jazz 2012

Saturday, 16 June 2012
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street
New York City
Website:

International Choral Festival in Manhattan

The Rhythms of One World:  Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Mutual Understanding

24 June 2012 – 1 July 2012

28 October 2011 Greenwich, CT - Greenwich-based Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF; www.faf.org) announces a new international choral celebration “The Rhythms of One World 2012.”  Launched at the recent American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Chicago last March, the Rhythms of One World Festival will take place from 24 June 2012 – 1 July 2012 in New York City.  The festival will celebrate cultural diversity and mutual understanding through artistic exchange, specifically through choral singing. It will also celebrate the signing of the UN Charter.

The Festival will open with a concert featuring visiting international choirs at United Nations headquarters on 26 June 2012.  The 26th of June celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the original UN Charter: “We the Peoples.”   International choirs will be featured in this large-scale event in New York.  The festival will bring together hundreds of voices in the name of peace; attendance is strong as it takes place one week prior to the World Choir Games, scheduled in July 2012 for Cincinnati, Ohio.

Concerts will take place in prestigious venues throughout Manhattan; workshops will be led by internationally recognized choir directors; and a massed, choral concert performance will be staged at the conclusion of the festival, uniting the participants through a musical sharing – a true hallmark of any FAF “peace through the arts” program.  The Opening Concert will be dedicated to the United Nations and the challenges it faces in peacekeeping, peace-building, and global development through the 8 Millennium Development Goals.  The finale concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall will be presented in partnership with the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation (swissglobal.org).

For interviews with the principals or more on the upcoming schedule, please contact Ms. Jou at 203-542-0652.

The Kearsney College Choir

Biography, History & Achievements

The Kearsney College Choir has become synonymous with performance excellence, audience appeal and critical acclaim. With its signature blend of classical, pop and indigenous music, the choir has a growing international following with supporters from the USA, Asia, Europe and the rest of Africa.

The choir boasts with a long list of accolades to its name, including 7 Gold medals and 6 Silver medals at the World Choir Games (the Olympics for Choirs) between 2000 and 2010. The choir was awarded the “Prize of the City of Vienna” at the 33rd International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna as well as 1st prizes in various international choral competitions in Hong Kong, Germany and Austria.

The choir undertakes an international tour every second year. Recent tours include: 2004 Germany/Netherlands; 2006 China/Hong Kong; 2008 Austria/Greece; 2010 Japan/Taiwan/China. A tour to the United States is being planned for 2012. The choir has been invited to represent the African Continent at the “Rhythms of One World” Music Festival at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, and will be competing for the title of Olympic Champion at the 7th World Choir Games in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kearsney College Choir is currently ranked 17th in the Musica Mundi World Rankings and is the top folklore choir out of more than 3,500 groups. Being a multi-faceted and multi-cultural entity within the College, the choir is an important ambassador for the College, but also for the Zulu Kingdom and the Rainbow Nation (South Africa) as a whole. Their commitment to perform and promote the indigenous music of our country and the rest of the continent is a clear indication of the passion and pride they have for their African heritage.