Master of Ceremony Erika Christensen
World Premiere Live Concert at California Plaza Amphitheater
With Silent Auction & Fundraising Dinner, Friday August 3, 2012
Free Live Concert to Benefit Hands Together, a Haitian Organization
WHAT: A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project is a fundraising dinner, silent auction, and world premiere live concert to benefit Hands Together, a Haitian organization present in Haiti. The Master of Ceremony is award winning actress Erika Christensen, most recognized in NBC’s Parenthood, Traffic, and Flightplan. A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project is a unique concerto, based on a Haitian folk song, composed by 25 of Hollywood’s Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy award-winning composers.
WHEN: Friday, August 3, 2012
6:00PM Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction
8:00PM Free Public Live Concert
WHERE: California Plaza- Dinner/Concert
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
WHO: Master of Ceremony Erika Christensen, Kevin Eubanks (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra and Choir conducted by Lucas Richman, with opening performances by Mark Isham and Lucy Schwartz. Father Tom, founder of Hands Together, who has been present in Haiti for the past six years. 25 of Hollywood’s Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy award winning composers including:
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Nathan Barr Tyler Bates Jeff Beal Christophe Beck Bruce Broughton |
George S. Clinton Elia Cmiral Don Davis John Debney Randy Edelman |
Andrew Gross Dave Grusin Marvin Hamlisch David Kitay Christopher Lennertz
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Deborah Lurie Lisbeth Scott Pete Seibert Theodore Shapiro Ed Shearmur
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John Swihart Brian Tyler Michael Wandmacher Timothy Michael Wynn Christopher Young |
WHY: A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project is an effort to provide aid to the victims in Haiti who are still suffering after the devastating earthquake. All proceeds from CD sales and the fundraising dinner with silent auction go to "Hands Together," an organization dedicated to providing education, supplies, and aid to impoverished Haitians and victims of the devastation in Haiti since 1997.
OTHER INFO: FREE ADMISSION to attend the concert. For more info on the California Plaza Grand Performances Concerts, please visit: http://www.grandperformances.org/en/gp/homepage.html
