Musical Tribute

On Monday, April 19, 2004 His Holiness was honored with a Musical Tribute, entitled “Celebration for Peace,” at the Orpheum Theatre. Presented jointly by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Westcoast Sacred Arts Society, this sold out event was a joyful expression of what His Holiness’ presence meant to the city of Vancouver.

Emceed by Goldie Hawn, the evening featured three world premiere works. It brought together the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and a 180 voice Peace Choir for children, youth and adults, under the artistic direction of Nancy Fischer.

Program

• Song for the Dalai Lama: Raffi (arr. Moshe Denburg); Bramwell Tovey Conductor
• Oh! Yangtze River Symphonic Poem: Rui Shi Zhuo; Bramwell Tovey Conductor
• Gatherings: Hussein Janmohamed and Russell Wallace
• Nomad’s Rustic Song: Traditional Chinese (arr. Mark Armanini) (Translated by Qiu Xia He and Willy Miles)
• Let’s Give Peace a Chance: Ann Mortifee (arr. Denis Donnelly)
• Ecstacy: Glenn Buhr; Bramwell Tovey Conductor
• Ani Ma-amin (I Believe): Moshe Denburg

Links

• Westcoast Sacred Arts Society
• National Peace Choir Initiative
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
• CBC Television presents Raffi: It Takes a Village. Renowned children's entertainer Raffi meets the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, where they discuss a vision of a society that honors its children, and Raffi gives a concert for 7,000 children at the Tibetan Children's Village.