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PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Project VIIIThree violinists traveled to Mexico from August 13 to 22, 2007, to work with the Centro Mexicano para la Música y las
Artes Sonoras in Morelia and the Centro Nacional de las Artes in Mexico City. In Pátzcuaro, they conducted workshops for senior citizens and
children from a home where families can leave children for whom they cannot afford to provide.
In Mexico City, they conducted workshops, rehearsals, lectures, clinics, and master classes with students from the Youth Orchestra Program and the Escuela Superior de Musica.
They gave concerts in Pátzcuaro, Morelia, and Mexico City, and their stay was covered by statewide television in Michoacán and by national newspaper.
Project participants were William Harvey, Clara
Lyon, and Karl
Pestka. The project was generously underwritten by the Malcolm Chubb Charitable Foundation.
Project VII: "From Dust to Gold"This project, a collaboration with the Turkish Cultural Center, sent violinists Ashley Buckley and William Harvey and cellist Robin Ryczek to Turkey from June 17 to
June 27, 2007. In Istanbul, they performed outreach concerts at various psychiatric hospitals and collaborated with the Dünya Renkleri Korosu to present a highly successful benefit
concert for the renowned humanitarian organization Kimse Yok Mu. They also traveled to Konya, where the whirling dervish ceremony originated
as a result of the teachings of Mevlana Celaluddin Rumi over 700 years ago. During the ceremony, the dervishes turn around and around as a symbol of their unity with creation, while the musicians
play ecstatic Sufi music on oud, ney, kanun, and drums.
While in Konya, Ashley and Robin shattered an ancient historical barrier by becoming the first women ever to join male musicians in accompanying the ceremony in Konya. Project VII was
generously underwritten by the Turkish Cultural Center and the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Project VI: "Give Children Musical Instruments"Flutist Sarah Frisof, cellist Ryan Murphy, and violist Dawn Smith traveled to Zimbabwe from August 10 to 26, 2007,
where they collaborated with musicians from the Marondera
Arts and Culture Village in a series of workshops and concerts promoting
the preservation of traditional Shona culture by encouraging talented musicians. This component of the project helped raise funds to provide instruments for schools.
Additionally, the Cultures in Harmony contingent served as counselors, coaches, and teachers at Musicamp,
a winter music camp for classical musicians from throughout southern Africa.
They visited numerous orphanages including the Just Children's Foundation, and presented a benefit concert for the non-profit Eyes for Africa that raised $600 towards providing life-saving
eye operations for Africans who cannot afford them. These funds enabled 145 people to regain their sight.
The project was generously underwritten by the Samuels Foundation, the U. S. Embassy, and Dianne McKeever.
Project VFrom June 27 to July 9, 2007, violinists Christina Castelli and William Harvey, cellist Robin Ryczek, and pianist Kimball Gallagher traveled to Tunisia and presented a series
of violin, cello, and piano master classes under the auspices of the Association des Supporteurs de la
Création Musicale. At the conclusion of the workshops, they presented a violin, generously donated by Shar Music Company, to
the young Tunisian violinist Aida Aithamou, a member of the Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition, they performed at the Hammamet Cultural Center and the Palais Ennejma Ezzahra.
Project V was kindly underwritten by Kevin and Pam Wolf.
Project IVViolinists JoAnna Farrer and William Harvey, hornist Danielle Kuhlmann, bassist Andrew Roitstein,
violist Frank Shaw, and cellist Jeremiah Shaw traveled to the Philippines from May 25 to June 17, 2007, where they presented
lessons, master classes, workshops, and performances at St. Scholastica's College in Manila
and the Casa San Miguel in
Zambales province. With the Manila Symphony Orchestra and Toti Molina, William gave the Filipino premiere of the Elgar Violin Concerto in celebration of Elgar's sesquicentennial. Danielle and Andrew also presented workshops for the Philippine Horn Players Society, the Metro Manila Community Orchestra, and the Philippine Youth Symphonic Band.
The six participants enjoyed a two-hour private audience with Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, and were interviewed on national television and radio.
The project concluded with workshops, presented in collaboration with the Cartwheel Foundation, in which we worked with the Tala-Andig tribe (in the remote mountain village of Miarayon, on the island of Mindanao)
to develop compositions reflective of their heritage. Project IV was generously underwritten by the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Project III: "Sound of Water, Sound of Hope"Project III, which took place from July 13 to July 28, 2006 in Zimbabwe,
involved interactive music composition workshops for AIDS orphans. In
the workshops, the children wrote music inspired by water in order to
raise awareness about and funds to address the lack of access to water
at Epworth Primary School in Epworth, Harare. During our time in
Zimbabwe, we raised the funds necessary to install a borehole pump at
the school. The project was a joint endeavor with Jayne During of the
Kuaba Humanitarian Foundation. The participants were Sarah Frisof, Ryan Murphy, and William Harvey.
Project IIProject II consisted of master classes, workshops, and cultural exchange concerts in the Philippines from May 28 to June 16, 2006. The project began with a concert in Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro, followed by master classes and workshops at St. Scholastica's College. This was followed by a residency at the Casa San Miguel, a school for underprivileged, talented young musicians. The project concluded with a series of cultural exchange concerts in tribal communities on the island of Mindanao, where we collaborated with the Cartwheel Foundation, which helps provide education for indigenous children. The participants in Project II were Nicholas DiEugenio, William Harvey, and Beth Weisser, violins; Maiya Papach, viola; Chris Gross, cello; and Becky Lu, piano.
Project IProject I consisted of a solo violin concert tour of Moldova and Tunisia, conducted from June 14 to July 10, 2005, by William Harvey. In Moldova, he worked with UNICEF to promote their Early Childhood Development program. In Tunisia, he worked with the Association des Supporteurs de la Création Musicale to promote cross-cultural dialogue and work with the Ministry of Health to promote adolescent health issues.
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