Shoreline Acoustic Music Society (SAMS) ~ An Evening of Music Honoring the Life of Daniel Pearl ~
Sunday, October 24, 2010
7 PM
All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall
19 Jay Street, New London, CT
Concert admission is free. Intermission refreshments gently priced.
Musicians from throughout the region joined an international network of performers Oct. 24 as part of the annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert series, staged to use the power of music to promote tolerance and inspire respect for cultural differences.
The worldwide concert series is named for Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter and violinist who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. In the spirit of Pearl’s love of music and belief in its ability to bridge differences among people, the Daniel Pearl Foundation launched the first World Music Days on Oct. 10, 2002, which would have been his 39th birthday. Since then the series has grown to include more than 4,900 performances in 101 countries. The Daniel Pearl Foundation specifically requests that these concerts be free of charge.
The local concert, co-sponsored by the Shoreline Acoustic Music Society and Friday Night Folk, two groups that promote performances throughout southeastern Connecticut, will be the region’s first participation in the international series.
“We’re thrilled and honored to join this musical celebration,” said Sherry Stidfole of Quaker Hill, a co-founder of the acoustic music society, known as SAMS, who has been helping coordinate this month’s event.
Nick Evento of Friday Night Folk said he was pleased to collaborate again with SAMS on such a worthwhile event. The two organizations worked together last July to put on the fourth annual Shoreline Acoustic Music Festival in New London.”There is no financial obligation to participate and all musicians are welcome. World Music Days is an awareness-raising program, not a fundraiser,” the foundation says on its website.
Several dozen performers are expected to play, including local musicians and music groups: Maggie’s Guitar, Pat Daddona, Bruce McDermott, Sue Mead, Dean Denis, John “Woody” Wood and The Crew.
The honorary board of the Daniel Pearl Foundation includes former President Bill Clinton, Queen Noor of Jordan, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and television news anchors Christiane Amanpour and Ted Koppel.
Other information about the Oct. 24 concert is available on the SAMS website, shorelineacousticmusic.org, or by calling All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 860-443-0316, during normal business hours.
Daniel Pearl Foundation website
The Shoreline Acoustic Music Society (SAMS) promotes the performance and appreciation of acoustic music by giving musicians and enthusiasts information on venues, upcoming concerts and workshops, and by listing open mics, informal jam sessions and other opportunities for players and listeners to get together.
Concert schedules are subject to change without advance notice.
In case of inclement weather, or for anticipated schedule updates, please call 860-443-0316.
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