2015 May / A Concert for Disarmament

WITH LOVE to Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Concert for Disarmament

Saturday, May 2, 2015, NYC

New York Society for Ethical Culture Hosted by Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of US President Harry S. Truman with animations by Amber Cooper-Davies and featuring:

Joanna Macy, Gaian teacher, eco philosopher & Buddhist scholar
Jean Rohe, Brooklyn-based singer & composer
Yasuaki Yamashita, Nagasaki A-bomb survivor
Anne Waldman, poet, with Devin “Brahja” Waldman of Fast Speaking Music
Shigeko Sasamori, Hiroshima A-bomb survivor
Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, composer, multi-media artist & writer, with Sugar Vendil & Kivie Cahn of the Nouveau Classical Project and Time Lapse Dance (Jody Sperling, Artistic Director)
Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima A-bomb survivor and 2015 Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Tim Wright, ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)
Masaaki Tanokura, concertmaster, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, playing the Jogaquin Hibaku (atomic bomb survived) violin with Tomoko Sawada, piano
Sam Sadigursky, multi-reedist and composer, with Meg Okura (violin)
Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki
The Hibakusha Himawari (Sunflower) Choir under the direction of Terai Kazumichi
La Guardia Arts High School vocal students under the direction of Audrey Bishop