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Beethoven for the Indus Valley


 

Beethoven 9th Symphony for the Indus Valley / Jan 31, 8 PM / Carnegie Hall

20 million Pakistanis have been affected by the devastating 2010 floods.


Half of them are children.  Seven million are still without adequate shelter.  Beethoven for the Indus Valley is a concert to create new positive and generative narratives for the people of Pakistan as well as an urgent call to the global community to move as swiftly as possible to give the resources and support that the Pakistani people need to rebuild their lives and communities.

200+ renowned musicians will perform Beethoven’s beloved 9th Symphony.

On January 31, 2011, principal artists will gather from the New York Philharmonic, MET Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Emerson Quartet, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, European Union Youth Orchestra, and other international orchestras and ensembles, joined by the legendary Dessoff Symphonic Choir.
 

2000+ people will gather at Carnegie Hall for this historic concert on January 31.

As musicians and private citizens, we will ignite a diverse community of human beings coming together to give voice to a much larger community of fellow humans suffering unimaginable hardship in a distant land.  Here are three ways you can help.

Buy Tickets Now.
Tickets are available at www.carnegiehall.org or CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800.
Cost: $35 - $199 (partially tax-deductible)

 

Donate to Acumen Fund
if you cannot attend the concert.
Visit 
www.acumenfund.org/beethoven to contribute ANY amount directly to our beneficiary.
Cost: You decide (100% tax-deductible)

Spread the Word.
Find us on  Facebook or Twitter (#odetoindus).
Cost: FREE

Net proceeds will benefit Acumen Fund’s work in Pakistan. Acumen Fund invests patient capital in businesses that deliver critical goods and services to the world’s poor, improving the lives of millions. Acumen Fund has been working in Pakistan since 2002, with more than $11m invested in organizations tackling some of the biggest local challenges. For more information on Acumen Fund and their work in Pakistan, visit www.acumenfund.org.

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony will give voice to the acute need and suffering of the millions of voiceless men, women and children affected by this catastrophic disaster. Beethoven’s music and Schiller’s words, “Seid Umschlungen, Millionen!” (“Be embraced, you millions!”), speak to the hope and urgency utterly central to the responsibility that we, as a global community, must heed today. 

Tomorrow will be too late. Learn more at www.beethovenfortheindusvalley.org.

Best wishes,

 

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George Mathew
music for 
life international

Artistic Director and Conductor