Song of Peace: March 2008

song of peace

Endorsed by:

Sir David Willcocks

Former Director of Music
King's College, Cambridge

Former Director
Royal College of Music

John Alexander

Artistic Director
Pacific Chorale

Former President
Chorus America

Tom Hall

Music Director
Baltimore Choral Arts Society

Former President
Chorus America

Sondra Harnes

Founder and Artistic Director
World Children's Choir

Alice Parker

Artistic Director
Melodious Accord

Duain Wolfe

Past Chairman
Chorus America

Chorus Director
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chorus Director
Colorado Symphony Orchestra

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Song of Peace Performances

For full program information and ticket information for any performance listed below, please click on the provided link and visit the organization's website. For space reasons, the only pieces listed below are the main peace works.

March 1	9:30 am	Australia: Nannup	Working Voices Choir Nannup Music Festival: Workshop - Cannons & Rounds Rounds: Dona Nobis Pacem; Vine and Fig Tree RSL Hall, Nannup
March 1	2:00 pm	Indiana: Bloomington	International Vocal Ensemble Song from Appalachia: "Generations" Auer Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington
March 1	2:00 pm	Texas: Dallas	Hope for Peace and Justice "Voices of Peace" - Maya Angelou, keynote speaker James Granville Eakin III: Instrument of Peace (world premier) Joseph Martin: One Voice John Rutter: Distant Land Giulio Caccini: Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. James Moore) Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
March 1	3:00 pm	England: Bristol	Red Notes Choir Peace Vigil An hour of peace songs St. Augustin's Parade (opposite the Hippodrome), Bristol
March 1	6:30 pm	New Jersey: Maplewood	Solidarity Singers of the NJ Industrial Union Council Peace Community Support Gathering for Ed Lewinson Colleen Kattau: What Shall We Do with the School of Torture Emma's Revolution: One by One The Ethical Culture Society, Maplewood
March 1	7:00 pm	California: San Francisco	Sonoma Valley Chorale J. S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Haydn: "Agnus Dei" from Paukenmesse Rutter: Go Forth Into the World In Peace Sts. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco
March 1	7:30 pm	North Carolina: Winston-Salem	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Hanes Auditorium, Salem College, Winston-Salem
March 1	8:00 pm	California: Berkeley	American Bach Soloists "Vocal Visionaries" Sandstrom: Agnus Dei Whitacre: When David Heard First Congregational Church, Berkeley
March 1	8:00 pm	New Jersey: Morristown	Harmonium Choral Society "Whitmania: Prais’d Be the Fathomless Universe" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Church of the Redeemer, Morristown
March 2	8:30 am	Australia: Nannup	Resonant Voice Nannup Music Festival: Sound and Voice Meditation Dona Nobis Pacem Foreshore Park, Nannup
March 2	10:30 am	Massachusetts: Lexington	First Parish in Lexington Adult Choir Morning worship service Neil Ginsberg: Bells Ring for Peace First Parish in Lexington (UUA), Lexington
March 2	10:30 am	Massachusetts: Lexington	First Parish in Lexington Congregation Morning worship service recessional and gathering on Town Green Hymn: Dona nobis pacem First Parish in Lexington (UUA), Lexington
March 2	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	First Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
March 2	10:30 am	Minnesota: Minneapolis	First Unitarian Society Chorus & Orchestra Peteris Vasks: Dona nobis pacem (with slide show - images of war) First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, Minneapolis
March 2	11:00 am	Ohio: Cincinnati	St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Worship service Bill Douglas: Deep Peace St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, Cincinnati
March 2	3:00 pm	Maryland: Baltimore	Baltimore Choral Arts Society "Motets, Madrigals, and Musicals" Caroline Mallonee: Dona nobis pacem Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore
March 2	3:00 pm	New Jersey: Morristown	Harmonium Choral Society "Whitmania: Prais’d Be the Fathomless Universe" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Church of the Redeemer, Morristown
March 2	3:00 pm	New York: Buffalo	Buffalo Choral Arts Society Nardin Acadamy Women's Chorus "Let the Heavens and Choirs Sing" John Rutter: Mass of the Children St. Joseph University Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
March 2	3:00 pm	Ohio: Shaker Heights	The Choirs of Fairmount Presbyterian, First Baptist & Plymouth Church Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem First Baptist Chuch of Greater Cleveland, Shaker Heights
March 2	3:00 pm	Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh	Sanctuary Concert Chorus Faure String Trio and Orchestra "Special Concert for Peace" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh
March 2	4:00 pm	California: Los Angeles	St. Alban's Choir "Music by Vaughan Williams and Brahms" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Los Angeles
March 2	4:00 pm	California: San Francisco	Schola Cantorum San Francisco “Music for Lent” William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco
March 2	4:00 pm	California: Sonoma	Sonoma Valley Chorale J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Franz Joseph Haydn: "Agnus Dei" from Paukenmesse John Rutter: Go Forth Into the World In Peace St. Francis Solano Church, Sonoma
March 2	4:00 pm	New Jersey: Summit	Patricia Ruggles & Paul Zeigler Paul Zeigler: Peace, An Anti-War Song Cycle on five poems by Langston Hughes Unitarian Church in Summit, Summit
March 2	4:00 pm	Ohio: Ashtabula	Ashtabula County Choral Music Society Youth Ensemble Lakeside High School Concert Choir Da Pacem Domine Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Ashtabula
March 2	4:00 pm	Virginia: Hampton	Virginia Children's Chorus Children's Choral Festival Zum Gali-Gali Let there be Peace on Earth Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Hampton
March 2	6:00 pm	Brazil: Paraty	Colorado Children's Chorale National Tour Choir Benjamin Britten: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis in D Aaron Copland: At the River Rollo Dilworth, arr.: My Lord What a Morning Casa de Cultura, Paraty
March 2	7:00 pm	California: San Francisco	American Bach Soloists "Vocal Visionaries" Sandstrom: Agnus Dei Whitacre: When David Heard St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
March 3	7:00 pm	Oregon: Salem	Choirs of Parrish Middle School, Englewood Elementary School and Hoover Elementary School "Let there be peace on earth" Parrish Middle School, Salem
March 3	8:00 pm	California: Davis	American Bach Soloists "Vocal Visionaries" Sandstrom: Agnus Dei Whitacre: When David Heard Davis Community Church, Davis
March 4	7:30 pm	Virginia: Buckingham	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Yogaville Satchidananda Ashram, Buckingham
March 4	8:00 pm	Brazil: Petropolis	Colorado Children's Chorale National Tour Choir Benjamin Britten: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis in D Aaron Copland: At the River Rollo Dilworth, arr.: My Lord What a Morning Teatro Municipal Paulo Gracindo, Petropolis
March 5	9:00 am	California: San Rafael	Marin Waldorf School Parent Choir in the Peace Garden Dona nobis pacem In-school event
March 5	7:30 pm	Virginia: Virginia Beach	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Association for Research & Enlightenment, Virginia Beach
March 5	9:30 pm	Colorado: Denver	Colorado Symphony Chorus J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Private event
March 6	6:30 pm	Brazil: Rio de Janeiro	Colorado Children's Chorale National Tour Choir Benjamin Britten: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis in D Aaron Copland: At the River Rollo Dilworth, arr.: My Lord What a Morning Teatro Zaccaria, Rio de Janeiro
March 7	7:30 pm	D.C.: Washington	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Bella Faccia, Washington
March 7	8:00 pm	California: San Francisco	Clerestory "O sweet spontaneous Earth..." William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Five Voices St Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
March 8	TBA	California: Los Altos	Voice Students of Ruth Escher: Performance Class Round: Dona nobis pacem
March 8	5:00 pm	Australia: Albany	Safety in Numbers Unhiding Albany Senior High School Choir North Albany Senior High School Choir Great Southern Grammar School Choir St. John's Parish Choir Concert and Community Singing - All are welcome Round: Dona nobis pacem Taize: Dona nobis pacem St John's Anglican Church, Albany
March 8	7:00 pm	Pennsylvania: Philadelphia	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia
March 8	7:00 pm	Virginia: Arlington	World Children's Choir 18th Anniversary Concert Songs of hope and peace St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Arlington
March 8	7:30 pm	Colorado: Lakewood	Arvada Center Chorale Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood
March 8	8:00 pm	New Jersey: Freehold	The Shrewsbury Chorale Garden State Philharmonic & Chorus "With Voices Raised" Franz Josef Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass First Presbyterian Church, Freehold
March 8	8:00 pm	New York: New York	Young New Yorkers' Chorus "Sprung!" Work TBA Merkin Concert Hall, New York
March 8	8:00 pm	Pennsylvania: Philadelphia	Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Maurice Wright: Vox Humana (world premiere, written in part for Song of Peace) First Baptist Church, Philadelphia
March 9	9:00 am	New Jersey: Madison	Grace Church School and Adult Choirs Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden Round: Dona nobis pacem Grace Episcopal Church, Madison
March 9	10:00 am	California: Murietta	United Church of the Valley Choir & Congregation "Song of Peace Service" Dona nobis pacem Shivela Middle School, Murrieta
March 9	10:00 am	Washington: Kingston	North Peninsula Unity Center Michael Stillwater: Peace Be to You Round: Dona nobis pacem Round: Brethren in Peace Together Michael Stillwater: The Power is Peace North Peninsula Unity Center, Kingston
March 9	10:30 am	Minnesota: Minneapolis	Plymouth Congregational Church Choir Morning worship service J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis
March 9	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	First Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
March 9	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
March 9	11:00 am	New Jersey: Madison	Grace Church School and Adult Choirs Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden Round: Dona nobis pacem Grace Episcopal Church, Madison
March 9	11:00 am	Pennsylvania: Lancaster	Choir of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster Morning worship service W.A. Mozart: "Dona nobis pacem" from Missa Solemnis Unitarian Universalist Church, Lancaster
March 9	1:15 pm	New Jersey: Morristown	Normandy Chorale W.A. Mozart: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, Morristown
March 9	2:00 pm	California: Santa Rosa	Sonoma Valley Chorale J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor F.J. Haydn: "Agnus Dei" from Paukenmesse John Rutter: Go Forth Into the World In Peace Presbyterian Church of the Roses, Santa Rosa
March 9	3:00 pm	Canada: Coquitlam, BC	Coastal Sound Music Academy Children's Choir China Performance Tour Pre-Tour Concert Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Maori folksong, arr. Ritchie: Tutira Mai Ruth E. Dwyer & Martin L. Ellis Yang: Peace Jim Papoulis & Jacques Sebisaho: Amani (A Song for Peace) St. Lawrence Anglican Church, Coquitlam
March 9	3:00 pm	Colorado: Denver	Arvada Center Chorale Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver
March 9	4:00 pm	Virginia: Manassas	Bull Run Unitarian Universalists Choir Manassas Church of the Brethren Choir "Songs of Peace” service Hymns & songs of peace Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, Manassas
March 9	4:00 pm	New York: Brooklyn	Bruce Markow Bruce Markoq: Prayer for Peace Bruce Markow: Let’s Be Honest Bruce Markow: Peace at the Piano Old Stone House in J.J.Byrne Park, Brooklyn
March 9	4:00 pm	Washington: Olympia	Seattle Men's Chorus "A Foreign Affaire" Giulio Caccini: Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. Berrington/Seelig) St. John's Episcopal Church, Olympia
March 9	5:30 pm	California: Berkeley	St. Mark’s Church Choir Temple Sinai Choir Evening Prayer Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Berkeley
March 9	6:00 pm	Israel: Nazareth	Melody of Peace Choir Work TBA Nazareth Baptist Church, Nazareth
March 9	7:30 pm	California: Berkeley	Clerestory "O sweet spontaneous Earth..." William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Five Voices First Congregational Church, Berkeley
March 9	7:30 pm	Texas: Dallas	Sanctuary Choir Peteris Vasks: Dona Nobis Pacem First Unitarian Church, Dallas
March 9	7:30 pm	Virginia: Norfolk	Virginia Children's Chorus Chamber Singers & Concert Choir Hampton Roads Chamber Players Aaron Copland: At the River Larchmont United Methodist Church, Norfolk
March 11	5:30 pm	California: Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Threshold Choir Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Bill Douglas: Deep Peace Carol Johnson: Peaceful I'lana Cotton: Peace Blessing Kate Munger: We Call This Place Into Peace Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz
March 11	7:30 pm	Minnesota: Watertown	Watertown-Mayer High School Choirs Mac Huff: Peace in This House Greg Gilpin: Ha Shalom Marty Haugen: Song for World Peace Watertown-Mayer High School Gymnasium, Watertown
March 11	7:30 pm	New York: Endicott	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Endicott Performing Arts Center, Endicott
March 11	8:00 pm	Iowa: Des Moines	Drake University Choir Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University, Des Moines
March 12	9:00 am	California: San Rafael	Marin Waldorf School Parent Choir in the Peace Garden Dona nobis pacem In-school event
March 12	12:30 pm	California: Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Threshold Choir Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Bill Douglas: Deep Peace Carol Johnson: Peaceful I'lana Cotton: Peace Blessing Kate Munger: We Call This Place Into Peace Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz
March 12	7:30 pm	Iowa: Mason City	Drake University Choir Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City
March 12	7:30 pm	New York: Auburn	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Auburn Public Theater, Auburn
March 13	7:30 pm	Georgia: Griffin	Griffin Choral Arts "Masterworks" Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in Time of War Griffin First United Methodist Church, Griffin
March 13	8:00 pm	Minnesota: Collegeville	Drake University Choir Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei The Great Hall, St. John's University, Collegeville
March 13	7:30 pm	Tennessee: Chattanooga	Choral Arts of Chattanooga Lee University Chorale & Orchestra "Songs of Peace and Freedom" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Aaron Copland: Canticle of Freedom First Centenary United Methodist Church, Chattanooga
March 14	7:30 pm	Australia: Perth/Floreat	Seraphic Voices Hakan Olsson: Da pacem Domine All Saints Floreat Uniting Church, Floreat
March 14	7:30 pm	California: Oakland	St. Mark’s Church Choir Temple Sinai Choir Evening Prayer Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Temple Sinai, Oakland
March 14	7:30 pm	Canada: Ottawa	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Church of St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa
March 14	8:00 pm	California: Santa Clara	Santa Clara Chorale "The Glory of Venice" Andrea Gabrieli: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara
March 14	8:00 pm	Minnesota: Twin Cities/ Excelsior	Drake University Choir Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Excelsior
March 14	9:00 pm	Israel: Western Galilee	The Efroni Choir Sting: Fragile A. Pote: Prayer of St. Francis (arr. Delgado) Dona nobis pacem Keshet Eilon Music Center, Kibbutz Eilon, Western Galilee
March 15	10:00 am	California: Berkeley	Songbirds Chorus Winter recital Althouse/Albrecht arr: Zum Gali Crowden School, Berkeley
March 15	5:30 pm	England: Cambridge	King’s College Choral Scholars King’s Voices Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra "Vaughan Williams Celebration" Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem King's College Chapel, Cambridge
March 15	7:00 pm	Washington: Edmonds	Seattle Men's Chorus "A Foreign Affaire" Giulio Caccini: Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. Berrington/Seelig) Edmonds Performing Arts Center, Edmonds
March 15	8:00 pm	Oregon: Portland	Satori Men’s Chorus: Men Singing Peace "A Time for Peace" The Old Church, Portland
March 16	9:00 am	Maryland: Columbia	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia UUCC's Song of Peace Worship Service Music, poetry, readings and visual arts selected and created by members of the congregation Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
March 16	9:30 am	New York: Rochester	Choirs of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester Jim Papoulis & Francisco Nunez: Sing for Peace First Unitarian Church, Rochester
March 16	10:00 am	Massachusetts: Arlington	First Parish Adult Choir Palm Sunday worship service Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei G. P. da Palestrina: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Pape Marcelli First Parish UU Church of Arlington, Arlington
March 16	10:00 am	New Jersey: Absecon	Choir of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore Morning worship service Fred Small: Peace Is (arr. Jim Scott) Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore, Absecon
March 16	10:30 am	Minnesota: Minneapolis	Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Worship Service Round: Dona Nobis Pacem Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, Minneapolis
March 16	10:30 am	New Jersey: New Brunswick	Emanuel Choir Worship service Noël Goemanne: We the Children (A Prayer for Peace) Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Brunswick
March 16	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	First Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
March 16	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
March 16	11:00 am	California: San Rafael	Wildflowers Ensemble, Mayflower Community Chorus World Peace Canon Let There be Peace on Earth St Vincent de Paul Dining Room and Courthouse Square, San Rafael
March 16	11:00 am	Maryland: Columbia	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia UUCC's Song of Peace Worship Service Music, poetry, readings and visual arts selected and created by members of the congregation Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
March 16	11:15 am	New York: Rochester	Choirs of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester Jim Papoulis & Francisco Nunez: Sing for Peace First Unitarian Church, Rochester
March 16	3:00 pm	Massachussets: South Hadley	South Hadley Chorale Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley
March 16	3:00 pm	Pennsylvania: Allentown	Touring Choir of Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts Jane Marshall: O Lord, Remember First Presbyterian Church, Allentown
March 16	4:00 pm	Australia: Melbourne	Trinity College Choir Sung Eucharist William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices Trinity College Chapel, Melbourne
March 16	4:00 pm	California: Palo Alto	Santa Clara Chorale "The Glory of Venice" Andrea Gabrieli: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
March 16	5:00 pm	Oregon: Eugene	In Accord Community Choir "Sow Seeds of Peace: Party for Peace" One by One Stay Low to the Ground Fragile Cozmic Pizza (8th and Charnelton), Eugene
March 16	6:00 pm	Missouri: Columbia	The Jane Froman Singers of Columbia College "Grant Us Peace in This Our Time" Louis Vierne: Messe Solennelle Peteris Vasks: Dona Nobis Pacem First Presbyterian Church, Columbia
March 16	7:00 pm	California: Los Angeles/ Santa Monica	Cantori Domino J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica
March 16	7:00 pm	Canada: Toronto	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Eastminster United Church, Toronto
March 16	7:30 pm	Virginia: Portsmouth	Virginia Children's Chorus Chamber Singers & Concert Choir Hampton Roads Chamber Players Aaron Copland: At the River Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth
March 16	8:00 pm	Texas: Dallas	Turtle Creek Chorale "Night Passage" Greg Gilpin: Peace Song Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
March 17	3:30 pm	China: Beijing	Coastal Sound Music Academy Children's Choir China Performance Tour Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Maori folksong, arr. Ritchie: Tutira Mai Ruth E. Dwyer & Martin L. Ellis Yang: Peace Jim Papoulis & Jacques Sebisaho: Amani (A Song for Peace) Wenhui Middle School, Beijing
March 17	7:00 pm	New Jersey: Princeton	Solidarity Singers of the NJ Industrial Union Council "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song" Pete Seeger: Bring Them Home Pete Seeger: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy Pete Seeger: Where Have All the Flowers Gone Princeton Public Library, Princeton
March 17	7:00 pm	Washington: College Place	5th through 8th Grade Bands of Rogers Adventist School "Let There Be Peace On Earth" Ted Patterson arr: Grant Us Thy Peace Eugene Mitchell arr: I've Got Peace Like A River Let There Be Peace On Earth Auditorium, Walla Walla Valley Academy, College Place
March 18	12:30 pm	California: San Francisco	Schola Cantorum San Francisco “Music for Lent” William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
March 18	7:30 pm	Canada: Ontario/London	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Wolf Performance Hall, London, Ontario
March 19	TBA	China: Tanggu	Coastal Sound Music Academy Children's Choir China Performance Tour Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Maori folksong, arr. Ritchie: Tutira Mai Ruth E. Dwyer & Martin L. Ellis Yang: Peace Jim Papoulis & Jacques Sebisaho: Amani (A Song for Peace) Location TBA, Tanggu
March 19	9:00 am	California: San Rafael	Marin Waldorf School Parent Choir in the Peace Garden Dona nobis pacem In-school event
March 19	12:00 pm	New Jersey: Trenton	Siri Om Singh "5YearsTooMany" Works TBA Steps of the New Jersey Statehouse, Trenton
March 19	3:20 pm	Australia: Melbourne/ Mt. Waverley	Essex Heights Primary School Chamber Choir Dona nobis pacem Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter: Let's All Sing Together Essex Heights Primary School, Mt Waverley, Melbourne
March 19	6:00 pm	California: San Francisco	San Francisco's Interfaith Community & Grace Cathedral Peace Vigil Recognizing the 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq Dona nobis pacem Great Steps, Grace Cathedral
March 19	7:30 pm	California: San Francisco	San Francisco Renaissance Voices Taize service to include "Dona nobis pacem" movements from selected Renaissance masses Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
March 19	7:30 pm	California: Santa Rosa	River Choir, Unitarian Universalist Choir, Love Choir, Occidental Community Choir & Bret Martin "Songs of Peace" - a free benefit concert for the Santa Rosa Peace and Justice Center Glaser Center, Santa Rosa
March 19	8:00 pm	Texas: Dallas	Turtle Creek Chorale "Night Passage" Greg Gilpin: Peace Song Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
March 19	9:30 pm	California: Rohnert Park	Sonoma County Bach Choir Candlelight singing J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Quad, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
March 20	11:00 am	California: San Rafael	Marin Waldorf School Spring Assembly Sibelius: Finlandia tune - Song of Peace Shalom chaverim (third graders) In-school event
March 20	TBA	New Jersey: Ocean	Wayside Elementary School Third Graders Peace songs: "Dona Nobis Pacem," "Shalom Chaverim," "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," "Let There Be Peace on Earth" In-school event
March 20	TBA	New Jersey: Metuchen	Campbell Elementary School First & Second Graders "A Concert of Peace" Lee Hays & Pete Seeger: If I Had a Hammer Spriritual: Down by the Riverside Traditional Hebrew: Hine Ma Tov Thomas Knight: Peace in 12 Languages Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newly: Gonna Build a Mountain Peace Round In-school event
March 20	7:30 pm	Georgia: Atlanta	Clairmont Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir Maundy Thursday Worship and Tenebrae Joseph M. Martin: Pieta Lee Dengler: Pacem Clairmont Presbyterian Church, Atlanta (Decatur)
March 20	7:30 pm	Vermont: Burlington	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington
March 21	3:30 pm	China: Jinan	Coastal Sound Music Academy Children's Choir China Performance Tour Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine Maori folksong, arr. Ritchie: Tutira Mai Ruth E. Dwyer & Martin L. Ellis Yang: Peace Jim Papoulis & Jacques Sebisaho: Amani (A Song for Peace) Xinyuan School, Jinan
March 21	7:30 pm	England: Folkestone	Folkestone Choral Society Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
March 22	11:00 am	Connecticut: Danbury	Snatam Kaur, Wah and Krishna Das 700 Voices Sacred Music Festival All-day kirtan (call and response chanting) Ives Concert Hall, Danbury
March 22	8:00 pm	Florida: Tallahassee	"The Gift of Peace" - a play by Stacey Martino Terry Garthwaite: Candle Light Jose-Luiz Orozco: Paz y Libertad Florida State University Lab Theatre, Tallahassee
March 23	7:30 am	Texas: Dallas	Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas Sunrise service Dona Nobis Pacem Metropolitan Community Church, Dallas
March 23	9:30 am	California: Modesto	The Ever Changing Choir Morning worship service Lee Dengler: Pacem Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County, Modesto
March 23	10:00 am	Massachusetts: Arlington	First Parish Adult Choir & Chalice Singers Easter Sunday worship service Charles Ives: Serenity Lo Yisa Goy: Vine and Fig Tree Round: Dona nobis pacem First Parish UU Church of Arlington, Arlington
March 23	10:00 am	Texas: Dallas	Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas Easter Celebration Dona Nobis Pacem Metropolitan Community Church, Dallas
March 23	10:15 am	Massachusetts: West Newton	First Unitarian Society in Newton Sanctuary Choir and Congregation J.S. Bach: “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Mass in B minor Ralph Vaughan Williams: “Reconciliation” from Dona Nobis Pacem Pat Humphries: Peace, Salaam, Shalom First Unitarian Society in Newton, West Newton
March 23	10:30 am	California: Belmont	Children's Choir of the Congregational Church of Belmont Easter worship service Dona nobis pacem Congregational Church of Belmont
March 23	10:30 am	California: Santa Cruz	Choir of First Congregational Church Worship service J.S. Bach: “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Mass in B minor First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz
March 23	10:30 am	Florida: North Palm Beach	Choir of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches Worship service Dona nobis pacem First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches, North Palm Beach
March 23	10:30 am	Massachusetts: Canton	First Parish Unitarian Universalist Congregation Worship service Round: Dona Nobis Pacem Ringing of 1823 Paul Revere Bell to represent US soldiers killed in Iraq, Iraqi civilians killed, and Iraqi refugees First Parish Unitarian Universalist-Canton
March 23	10:30 am	Washington: Port Angeles	Olympic Unitarian Unversalist Fellowship Choir Easter worship service Melchior Franck: Da Pacem Domine/When Will the Fighting Cease? (new lyrics by Nick Page & Nina Penfold) Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Port Angeles
March 23	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	First Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
March 23	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
March 23	11:00 am	Ohio: Cincinnati	St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Worship service J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, Cincinnati
March 25	7:00 pm	California: San Francisco	San Francisco Choral Society Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace Private rehearsal Public performance: April 5 & 6, St. Paul's Church, San Francisco
March 25	7:30 pm	Michigan: Midland	Midland High School Meistersingers Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih’ uns Frieden St. Brigid Catholic Church, Midland
March 26	9:00 am	California: San Rafael	Marin Waldorf School Parent Choir in the Peace Garden Dona nobis pacem In-school event
March 26	12:00 pm	Ohio: Wilmington	Wilmington College Chorale Quaker Meeting service W.A. Mozart: Dona nobis pacem F.J. Haydn: Dona nobis pacem T. Canby Jones Meeting House, Wilmington College, Wilmington
March 27	7:00 pm	Illinois: Chicago	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Portage Park Center for the Arts, Chicago
March 27	7:30 pm	Tennessee: Cleveland	Lee University Chorale Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (selections) First Baptist Church, Cleveland
March 28	9:00 am	Australia: Perth	Newman College Andre Thomas: I Dream a World Shalom Chaverim (arr. Liebergen) Junior School Hall, Newman College, Perth
March 28	7:00 pm	Maine: Bangor	Voices for Peace & Women with Wings "Singing for Peace" Pat Humphries: We Are One Carole Rose Livingston: Assalaam, Arabic Round Holly Near: I Ain't Afraid Libby Roderick: Dancing in Front of the Guns Karen MacKay: Women's Peace Prayer Tom Paxton: Peace Will Come The Brick Church, Bangor
March 28	7:30 pm	California: Irvine	Irvine High School Chorale, Irvine Singers, Treble Chorus and Bass Chorus Round: Dona nobis pacem Private rehearsal Public performance: April 2, 7:30 pm, St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach
March 28	7:30 pm	Colorado: Denver	Denver Gay Men's Chorus "Make Love, Not War" Joseph Gregorio: Dona nobis pacem Ron Jeffers: Workin' for the Dawn of Peace Trinity United Methodist Church, Denver
March 29	7:30 pm	Colorado: Denver	Denver Gay Men's Chorus "Make Love, Not War" Joseph Gregorio: Dona nobis pacem Ron Jeffers: Workin' for the Dawn of Peace Trinity United Methodist Church, Denver
March 29	7:20 pm	Iowa: Fairfield	Snatam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Celebrate Peace Band Works combining Eastern and Western musical traditions Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield
March 29	8:00 pm	California: Orange County/ Costa Mesa	Pacific Chorale "American Treasures" Leonard Bernstein: Missa Brevis Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa
March 29	8:00 pm	New Hampshire: Rochester	Amare Cantare "Bound for Glory" Round: Sim Shalom Thomas Tomkins: O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Moses Hogan arr: We Shall Walk Through the Valley of Peace Yair Rozenblum: Shir Lashalom (arr. J. David Moore) St. Mary's Church, Rochester
March 29	8:00 pm	Washington: Seattle	Seattle Men's Chorus "A Foreign Affaire" Giulio Caccini: Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. Berrington/Seelig) McCaw Hall, Seattle
March 30	9:00 am	Colorado: Golden	Jefferson Unitarian Church Choir Columbine Unitarian Church Choir J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Bill Douglas: Deep Peace Allaudin Matthew: Peace Round Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden
March 30	9:30 am	California: Pasadena	Pasadena Pro Musica Thomas Tomkins: O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Charles Gounod: Da Pacem Domine J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Stephen Grimm: Be at Peace Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Pasadena
March 30	9:30 am	California: Pasadena	Pasadena Pro Musica & Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church Congregation Round: Dona nobis pacem Down By The Riverside Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Pasadena
March 30	10:00 am	Massachusetts: Norwood	First Congregational Church Chancel Choir Morning worship service Tucker (arr): Dona nobis pacem First Congregational Church, Norwood
March 30	10:00 am	New York: Ithaca	New Creation Singers Morning Worship Service Hymn: Dona Nobis Pacem John Watson: Peace Like a River Ray Repp: Peace My Friends Marlene Sack: Peace First Baptist Church, Ithaca
March 30	10:30 am	California: San Diego	St Paul’s Cathedral Choir Choral Mass G.P. de Palestrina: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis Maurice Durufle: Ubi Caritas Randal Giles: Ubi Caritas Amy Beach: Peace I leave with you St Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego
March 23	10:30 am	California: Santa Cruz	Choir of First Congregational Church Worship service J.S. Bach: “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Mass in B minor First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz
March 28	9:00 am	Perth: Australia	Newman College Andre Thomas: I Dream a World Liebergen (arr): Shalom Chaverim Junior School Hall, Newman College, Perth
March 30	10:30 am	Colorado: Littleton	Jefferson Unitarian Church Choir Columbine Unitarian Church Choir J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Bill Douglas: Deep Peace Allaudin Matthew: Peace Round Columbine Unitarian Church, Littleton
March 30	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	First Unitarian Universalist Church Choir Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
March 30	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys Morning worship service "Dona nobis pacem" setting Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
March 30	11:00 am	California: San Francisco	San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Ambassadors Memorial for local hero, Debra Kent Dona nobis pacem The Meadow, National AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
March 30	11:00 am	Missouri: Columbia	First Baptist Church Choir Lightfoot: Dona nobis pacem First Baptist Church, Columbia
March 30	11:30 am	California: Pasadena	Pasadena Pro Musica Thomas Tomkins: O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Charles Gounod: Da Pacem Domine J.S. Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Mass in B minor Stephen Grimm: Be at Peace Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Pasadena
March 30	11:30 am	California: Pasadena	Pasadena Pro Musica & Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church Congregation Round: Dona nobis pacem Down By The Riverside Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Pasadena
March 30	12:30 pm	New Hampshire: Manchester	Peterborough Children's Choir Reopening of the Currier Museum of Art Dave & Jean Perry: Peace New Auditorium, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
March 30	2:00 pm	California: Los Angeles/ Canoga Park	Brownie Girl Scout Troop 121 Junior Girl Scout Troop 418 San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus Thomas Knight: Peace in Twelve Languages (arr. Craig Palmer) Dave & Jean Perry: Dona nobis pacem Madrid Theatre, Canoga Park
March 30	2:00 pm	New Hampshire: Manchester	Manchester Choral Society Reopening of the Currier Museum of Art Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace (excerpts) Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
March 30	2:00 pm	Washington: Seattle	Seattle Men's Chorus "A Foreign Affaire" Giulio Caccini: Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. Berrington/Seelig) McCaw Hall, Seattle
March 30	3:00 pm	California: Los Angeles	The Los Angeles Diaspora Singers William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices Rounds and Shape Note songs Outside in Mt. Washington (call 323/221-5993 for details)
March 30	3:00 pm	Connecticut: Old Lyme	Joyful Noise Productions presents Joyful Noise Chorus, Lakedhen Shingsur, Terry Balough, Che Cartafalsa, MIRA, The Raging Grannies, All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Choir & Madry Temple Choirs Jose Luiz Orozco: Paz y Libertad Pat Humphries: Peace, Salaam, Shalom Bernice Johnson Reagon: We are the Ones Pete Seeger: Bring 'Em Home May Peace Prevail On Earth Round: Dona Nobis Pacem First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Old Lyme
March 30	3:00 pm	New Hampshire: Exeter	Amare Cantare "Bound for Glory" Round: Sim Shalom Thomas Tomkins: O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Moses Hogan arr: We Shall Walk Through the Valley of Peace Yair Rozenblum: Shir Lashalom (arr. J. David Moore) Christ Church, Exeter
March 30	4:00 pm	California: Palo Alto	San Francisco Choral Artists "Music Home-Grown" Mark Winges: Agnus Dei St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
March 30	4:00 pm	California: Portola Valley	Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra "Bach to Spring" J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley
March 30	4:00 pm	California: San Anselmo	Singers' Retreat Thomas Tallis: "Dona nobis pacem" from an Agnus Dei San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo
March 30	4:00 pm	Florida: Temple Terrace	Tampa Bay Children's Chorus Round: Dona nobis pacem Round: Shalom Chaverim Tilley: In Flanders Fields Bart: Blessing Amazing Grace (arr. Nunez) St.Catherine's Episcopal Church, Temple Terrace
March 30	4:00 pm	Maine: Vinalhaven	Island Concert For Peace Folk, Gospel, Traditional Hymn Tunes and Anthems Round: Dona Nobis Pacem Union Church, Vinalhaven
March 30	4:00 pm	Texas: Tyler	Tyler Chamber Chorale Tyler Junior College A Capella Choir First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir "An Interfaith Celebration of Prayers & Music for Peace" Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers Neal Katz: Oseh Shalom Canon: Dona Nobis Pacem Chant: Ubi Caritas Z. Randall Stroope: Inscription of Hope Mary McDonald: Lord, Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace First Presbyterian Church, Tyler
March 31	TBA	Illinois: Wheaton	Elementary Music Methods Class Songs of Peace in Honor of Helen Kemp's 90th Birthday Wheaton College, Wheaton
March 31	2:00 pm	California: Berkeley	Black Pine Circle School Children Round: Dona nobis pacem Ghanian folksong: Salaam alaikum Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley

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