The Words of the Eaton Family
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The Words of the Eaton Family |
Musical Ambassadors for Peace, David Eaton, David D'Or and ___ Lee have been invited to participate the annual summer EDAS Performing Arts Workshop for dancers, musicians, and singers in Cyprus in July 2008. Inspired by the trio's peace advocacy, EDAS Director, Nili Glazer has adopted the theme "Creating Peace Through Arts" for this year's workshop.
The EDAS orchestra and chorus will be mentored by the three artists in preparation for a performance of the cantata for peace, Halelu: Songs of David. The concert will take place on July 9 at the historic seaside Circum Amphitheater in Limassol, Cyprus. Mr. Eaton will conduct, and David D'Or and ___ will perform the solo vocal roles.
Several international embassies and their respective ministers of culture are co-sponsoring the performance in partnership with the EDAS Workshop.
EDAS is the abbreviation for European Dance-Arts Salzburg Workshp Projects. The website for the summer workshop is www.edas-cyprus.com.
Israeli vocalist/composer David D'Or and American composer / conductor David Eaton first met at the International Convention Center in Israel in 2004 at a Middle East Peace Initiative concert promoting interfaith unity. In 2005 they initiated the joint effort of composing Halelu, and the music was subsequently recorded in Tel Aviv in 2006 with the Ra'anana Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorus of Israel.
The ten-movement cantata is an expression of the composers' desire to cultivate a culture of peace. The hope for musicians and artists to be Ambassadors for Peace by using their creative endeavors to promote understanding, healing and reconciliation lies at the heart of their collaboration. Mr. D'Or, Mr. Eaton, and Ms. Lee have performed internationally advocating the importance of building bridges though the art of music.
Halelu was presented twice in Europe in 2007, including the world premiere performance at the Sava Center in Belgrade, Serbia, with Mr. Eaton, Mr. D'Or, and Ms. Lee appearing as the featured artists. The audience of 3,000 included Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and 40 international ambassadors and diplomats. That performance was broadcast via television to six Eastern European countries. A second performance of Halelu took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, in October.
Additional links:
www.nycsymphony.org
www.daviddor.com