NewMusic

Windhorse

"Much enjoyment is to be had... Lung-Ta captures the ethos of Eastern music" says David Patrick Stearns of the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Read the full article

 

Click here to listen to an interview with Andrea Clearfield and Jim Cotter of WRTI.

Friday March 6, 2009
8:00 pm

The Tibetan Buddhist prayer flag is called "Windhorse," after the horse which carries the prayers of the faithful upwards toward the heavens. The Lo Monthang region of Nepal is home to a horse culture that is threatened by the encroaching pressures of the outside world. Composer Andrea Clearfield and artist Maureen Drdak trekked to Lo Monthang to study the music and art of this remote society -- the piece they've created celebrates Eastern and Western philosophy and art, and becomes a prayer for the planet we all share. The Group Motion Dance Company will perform world-premiere choreography to this deeply moving and spiritual work.

The concert also features exquisite chamber music for flute and harp by Toru Takemitsu, performed by Network for New Music ensemble members Edward Schultz, flute, and Sarah Fuller, harp.

PRE-CONCERT TALK FROM 5 - 6 PM: FREE TO TICKET HOLDERS!

Join Network for New Music's Artistic Director Linda Reichert; composer Andrea Clearfield; artist Maureen Drdak; choreographer Manfred Fischbeck; cultural anthropologist Dr. Sienna Craig; and Tenzin Sangbo Bista, senior monk at Lo Monthang's Choede Monastery, as they talk about this project and its creation.

The pre-concert talk and the concert will take place in Dorrance Hamilton Hall.

Dorrance Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts
320 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES AND PHOTOS FROM ANDREA AND MAUREEN IN LO MONTHANG!

Discounted Ticket Packages are available!
See three Network season concerts for only $54, or two concerts for $36 -- that's a 10% discount!
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Single Tickets in advance:
Adult: $20
Senior: $15
Student (with ID): $10
Click here to buy online, or call us at 215-848-7647.

Remaining tickets sold at the door:
Adult: $25
Senior: $20
Student (with ID): $15

Support for this project has been provided in part by H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest and Eugene V. Thaw.