First, they brought you Ben Franklin's glass (h)armonica, an historically informed performance of great import.
Now, Lorin Maazel's horse farm in Castleton, Va. will host for the second time A Time to Break Silence, an awareness event exploring the connections between art and human rights.
An international group of singers called S.A.L.T. Opera (Sharing music, Aiding others, Loving Together) will be performing music that they believe has the power to help aid in the recovery of individuals who have endured the extreme hardships of war.
There will be performances of many art songs born from Germany, Korea, Russia, the United States and Peru. There will also be a screening of a documentary about the paintings of Darfur survivors and their reactions to witnessing genocide.
Two humans rights activists--North Korean defector Eunhye Jo and Darfur survivor Niemat Ahmadi--will share their own tales of overcoming severe penury and violence.
"Suffering often happens because of our silence about it. Art has the power to inspire compassion," says a rep from Castleton.
If you're inexplicably distraught over the world's insane rejection of even the most basic of human rights (and you really should be), catch this concert at the Theatre House on the beautiful Castleton Farms in central Virginia on Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.
Tickets, with proceeds going to fight the requisite powers, can be purchased here.
As a preview, here are S.A.L.T. Opera members in concert at the Richard J. Ernst Auditorium from back in September of 2012.
