ボルチモアシティ在住のピアニストの久保田よしえです。

ボルチモア出身のヴァイオリニストのヒラリー・ハーンさんが、急遽企画された
日本の東北関東大地震と津波の救済チャリティーコンサートのお知らせです。
本日正式にコンサートの詳細が決定いたしましたので、お知らせいたします。
私も演奏で参加いたします。

日時：２０１１年３月２４日（木曜日）7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
場所：2640 Space: St. John's of Baltimore Church
2640 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
前売り券はRedEmma's Bookstore, 800 Saint Paul Streetにて販売されます。


また、このコンサートで、日本のクラフトや折り紙などを販売してその売り上げも
チケットの売り上げも、収益の１００％が、Direct Relief Internationalを通して
日本に送られることになっています。

ここで１つ２５セントで販売される折り紙を折って下さるボランティアの方も募集中です。もし、折り紙を折るのをお手伝いくださる方がいらっしゃいましたら、私までご連絡お待ちしています。折り鶴でも、他の動物でも、お花でも、どんな作品でもかまいません。



以下がコンサートのプレスリリースです。
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March 18, 2011 ***PRESS ADVISORY***

Hilary Hahn Rallies Special Guests for March 24 Japan Benefit in Baltimore

With the cancellation of her Japan tour due to the March 11 disaster,
Grammy(R) Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is returning to Baltimore
to present a benefit event for victims of the earthquake and tsunami
crisis in Japan.

The concert will feature performances by Hahn, Baltimore legend Caleb Stine,
violinist Yuka Kubota and pianist Yoshie Kubota playing an original
composition,
Baltimore School for the Arts students Tariq Al- Sabir and Robert Pate,
and Suzuki students from the Peabody Preparatory.
Baltimore-based author Lia Purpura and Japanese historian Constantine
Vaporis will speak.

Art and jewelry by Baltimore Clayworks Resident Artists Mary Cloonan
and Yoshi Fujii,
as well as art by local artists and origami by Baltimore children,
will be sold to help
raise funds. 100% of proceeds from concert and merchandise sales will benefit
Direct Relief International’s Japan Relief and Recovery Fund.
Volunteers will be on hand to help with further donations.

“My first thought when I was trying to figure out what to do with the
time I was supposed　to spend in Japan was to organize a fundraiser,”
says Hahn. “I grew up in Baltimore and wanted to present a
community-based benefit here. The city really came together - it was
so rewarding to hear, ‘yes, what can we do to help?’ from everyone I
asked to participate.” **

Date: Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)

Venue: 2640 Space - St. John’s of Baltimore, 2640 Saint Paul Street

Tickets: $20-$50 (sliding scale). Advance purchase at Red Emma's
Bookstore, 800 Saint Paul Street, available Sat. 2-10 pm, Sun. 10 am-6
pm, Mon.-Fri 10am-10pm; and at the door (cash only). Limited seating
on first-come, first-served basis with standing room available.

Info: Tiffany DeFoe: 2640@redemmas.org (www.redemmas.org/2640)

** See full quote below.
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Press Contact: Amy Jones (206) 920-0062 / ajonespr@gmail.com


Hilary Hahn on the benefit concert for Japan Relief and Recovery Fund
and the Baltimore arts community’s support for the event:

“When my Japanese recital tour was cancelled because of the current
situation in Japan, my heart sank. I had been looking forward to
performing in Japan: the country is unlike any other, and the
audiences are dedicated and love music so much, and it is always a
pleasure to play for them. For me, my memories from my time there are
so vivid that it is hard to imagine such a vibrant country that is so
familiar to me facing such a destructive crisis. I first went to Japan
when I was a teenager and have returned nearly every year since. I
truly believe that music and art can contribute to society - whether
in the course of daily life or in the background of catastrophe.”

My first thought when I was trying to figure out what to do with the
time I was supposed to spend in Japan, was to organize a fundraiser:
instead of playing in Japan this month, I could play for Japan. I grew
up in Baltimore so wanted to return to present a community- based
benefit concert in this city. And Baltimore really came together for
this event. It was so rewarding to hear, “yes, what can we do to
help?” from everyone I called to ask to participate on March 24. I am
grateful to Red Emma’s for donating their 2640 Space for this evening
and to everyone involved for being so generous with their time and
work. We hope to be able to make a difference and show our support to
the recovery process. It will be a special event for everyone
involved.”