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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATIONS-USA AUSTIN CHAPTER, GLOBAL AUSTIN, AND AUSTIN TX UKRANIANS

CAPITOL PEACE CONCERT 2022

Saturday, September 17 at 12:00 p.m. | Texas State Capitol Rotunda

This peace concert celebrates the UN International Day of Peace by sending out a message from the heart of Texas to inspire and unite people through the medium of classical music. The theme of the UN International Day of Peace 2022 is “End Racism. Build Peace”. This event will be the 5th year for our peace concert at the Texas Capitol Rotunda. Each year the program includes classical and folk music performances, eurythmy with poem recitation, and peace talks. This year the event will be even more memorable, as it will include a Peace Pole Ceremony by the UNA-USA-Austin Chapter and a performance by the Austin based Ukrainian folk-dance group, Sonayshnyk. The name “Sonayshnyk” means ” Sunflower” in Ukrainian.

The program also includes a Trombone solo; a chamber orchestral performance featuring soloists Sandy Yamamoto, Johyun Min, and Benjamin Kronk; a eurythmy & poem recitation; a voice & piano duo; and 2-minute peace talks by representatives of United Nations Associations-USA Austin Chapter, Global Austin, and Austin TX Ukrainians.

Saturday, September 17^th, Noon to 1 PM
TEXAS CAPITOL ROTUNDA, 1st Floor
1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

Open to the public / FREE admission

Parking:
Capitol Visitors Parking Garage on 1201 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701. Free for the first 2 hours. $1 for each half hour thereafter. Maximum daily charge is $12. 

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Time: 12:00 Noon
• Venue: State Capitol Rotunda (1st Floor)
• Website: https://www.classicalmusicfortheworld.org/peace-concert-2022/

Ticket Information

• Cost: FREE

Presenter Details

• Name: Classical Music for the World

CMFW passionately believes in the life-enhancing power of classical music — that its timeless beauty can brighten the darkest lives; its symmetry can bring order to chaos; its delicate ability to touch the soul can restore one’s faith; and its universal appeal to the senses can unite people of disparate cultures. We commit ourselves to performing and sharing classical music for people of the world who long for beauty and inspiration in their lives.

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