Breathing Peace

BREATHING PEACE

Music for a More Peaceful World

Sunday, August 4, 2019, 2:00-5:00 PM

Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W.13th St, NYC

Admission: Free – Attendees will be asked to volunteer time or donate money to an organization that promotes peace

Registration Requested: breathingpeace.eventbrite.com

BREATHING PEACE is a concert designed to help people envision peace and find a path to compassion and tolerance through inward reflection and outward action. Music has the power to heal. It eases personal anguish in a world burdened with violence and hatred.  Great New York musicians have come together, donating their time and talent to make this an afternoon to encourage contemplation of how we, both individually and as a community, can build a more peaceful world. Solo and duo performances of classical, jazz and world music.  Admission is free but the audience will be asked to volunteer time or donate money to an organization that promotes peace. Recommendations will be made available.  

Participating musicians (subject to change)

Douglas J. Cuomo - Guitar

Charlie Gerard - Alto Saxophone

Eva Gerard - Viola

Steve Gorn - Bansuri

Taka Kigawa - Piano

Miyama McQueen-Tokita - Koto

Thomas Piercy - Clarinet and Hichiriki

Kathleen Supove - Piano

Hikaru Tamaki - Cello

Aaron Shragg - Shakuhachi

Tomoko Sugawara - Kugo (Ancient Japanese Harp)

Nora Nohraku Suggs - Shakuhachi

John Thompson - Qin (Ancient Chinese zither)

Presented by James Nyoraku Schlefer and the Tenri Cultural Institute.

Partial list for volunteering or donating.

International Peace Institute 

New York Peace Institute

International Peace Bureau

Habitat for Humanity 

Doctors Without Borders