[ph-qh]*Tibet House to Hold 19th Annual Benefit Concert on Feb 3rd*
Linda Carbone
linda@presshereproductions.com
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Tibet House to Hold 19th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert on February 3rd
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The National, Vampire Weekend, and punk icon Patti Smith to Perform at the
Event
(December 22, 2008- New York, NY) Tibet House US will hold its 19th Annual
Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, February 3rd. Philip Glass, th=
e
concert=B9s Artistic Director, once again brings together an original line-up
of contemporary artists including rock icon Patti Smith and her daughter
Jesse Smith, Brooklyn=B9s The National, and 2008=B9s breakout New York indie
rock band Vampire Weekend, with more performers being confirmed soon. Tibet
House US marks its 22nd anniversary this year.
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The annual concert assembles some of the biggest names in music and offers
audiences a mix of unprecedented musical collaborations and solo offerings.
Past concerts have featured such talents as David Bowie, Paul Simon, Sheryl
Crow, Moby, Sigur Ros, Bright Eyes, R.E.M., Natalie Merchant, Rufus
Wainwright Emmylou Harris, Live, Ray Davies and Damien Rice, among many
others.
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The Tibet House Benefit Concert commemorates the Monlam Prayer Festival
traditionally held at the time of the Tibetan New Year. The festival drew
vast numbers of monks, citizens and pilgrims from all over the country who
gathered to pray for world peace and prosperity. Tibet House US is a
non-profit organization founded in 1987 at the behest of His Holiness the
Dalai Lama that serves as a center for the preservation and presentation of
the endangered Tibetan culture.
Carnegie Hall is located at 881 Seventh Avenue (at 57th Street). Concert
tickets are $35 to $85 and can be purchased by calling CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800 or in-person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. A fundraising
reception with the event=B9s Honorary Chairpersons and artists will be held
following the performance. Tickets for the reception include prime seats a=
t
the concert. To reserve tickets for the reception call Tibet House at (212)
807-0563.=20
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For more information please contact:
Press Here=20
P: (212) 246-2640
Linda Carbone =AD linda@pressherepublicity.com
Gina Schulman =AD gina@pressherepublicity.com
Sarah Usher =AD sarah@pressherepublicity.com
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About Tibet House US
Tibet House U.S is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 at the request
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as a center for the preservation an=
d
presentation of endangered Tibetan culture. This annual fundraiser supports
the work of Tibet House US Each year a portion of the event proceeds are
shared with other charitable organizations. This years recipients are the
local Tibetan group, Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, Farm Aid=
,
and the Karin Berg Fund for the Myositis Support Group.
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About the Performers
Philip Glass Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his
own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from
Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has
had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and
intellectual life of his times. In the past 25 years, Glass has composed
more than twenty operas, large and small; eight symphonies (with others
already on the way); two piano concertos and concertos for violin, piano,
timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra; soundtracks to films ranging
from new scores for the stylized classics of Jean Cocteau to Errol Morris=B9s
documentary about former defense secretary Robert McNamara; string quartets=
;
a growing body of work for solo piano and organ. He has collaborated with
Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Yo-Yo Ma, and Doris Lessing, among many others.
He presents lectures, workshops, and solo keyboard performances around the
world, and continues to appear regularly with the Philip Glass Ensemble.
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Patti & Jesse Smith Born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey,
poet/singer/songwriter Patti Smith moved to New York City and gained
recognition as one of the first visionary artists of the 1970=B9s - known for
the mergence of poetry and rock. She and her band released 8 studio albums
on Arista Records 1975-2002. In 2002, Land, a compilation package of
Horses, Radio Ethiopia, Easter, Wave, Dream of Life, Gone Again, Peace and
Noise, and Gung Ho featured album cuts, as well as rare studio and live
recordings. April 2004 marked the release of Patti Smith and her band=B9s
first Columbia recording trampin=B9, critically acclaimed for its diversity,
which subjects ranging from motherhood to the preemptive strike on Iraq. In
September 2002, the Andy Warhol Museum launched Strange Messenger, an
exhibit containing drawings, silkscreens, and photographs from 1967-2002.
The exhibit has traveled through Europe and Japan. Her published books
include Babel, Early Work, The Coral Sea, Complete, and Auguries of
Innocence (published in 2005 by Harper.Ecco Press.) In June 2005, she was
awarded by the French Republic; the grade of "Commandeur des Arts et des
Lettres" The grade of "Commandeur" is the highest grade which can be given.
She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2007 Patti
and her band issued twelve a CD of cover songs. 2008 included the
retrospective exhibit Land 250 at the Cartier Foundation in Paris, the awar=
d
winning release of Dream of Life: the Movie documentary by Steven Sebring,
and an honorary doctorate degree in arts and letters from Rowan State
University.
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Jesse Smith is the daughter of Patti and Fred Sonic Smith. She spent her
early childhood in Michigan, moved to New York City and toured the world
with her mother's band. She is studying bookbinding, transcendental,
practical, and Zen philosophy, environmental sciences, and sustainability.
Jesse writes and composes songs for piano. She has also written and
performed music for her mother and recorded on the title track of the album
Tramping. In attending the annual Tibetan Freedom Concerts she has develope=
d
an appreciation for the importance of preserving the Tibetan culture.
Tonight will mark her debut as a participant.
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Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend=B9s self-titled debut was released in Januar=
y
2008 to worldwide critical acclaim, including magazine covers, performances
on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night With
Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live and much more. As vocalist and guitarist
Ezra Koenig and keyboardist and vocalist Rostam Batmanglij=B9s time at
Columbia University came to an end, they formed Vampire Weekend with Drumme=
r
Christopher Tomson and bassist Chris Baio. With a distinct vibe in mind,
they began recording and performing around New York City. Drawing on their
diverse backgrounds and interests, they began experimenting and exploring
the intersections of the things they loved: African guitar music, the
Western classical canon, hazy memories of summers in Cape Cod, winters in
upper Manhattan, reggaeton and everything else that would become a part of
Vampire Weekend =AD one of the biggest breakout bands of 2008.
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The National The National are a band of New Yorkers transplanted from
Cincinnati, Ohio: Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan
Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. Their 2005 Beggars Banquet debut,
Alligator, became one of the most widely discussed and critically acclaimed
independent albums of 2005=8Beven =B3album of the year=B2 to one Los Angeles Time=
s
critic. Last year=B9s follow-up, Boxer, has equally impressed audiences and
critics alike, notably being named Paste magazine=B9s #1 album of 2007. Gothi=
c
in its detailing but jaunty in its execution, Boxer is something far richer
than orch-pop (translation: rock =8Cn=B9 roll topped with violins). Rather, the
band finds ways to combine the expressive depth of composed music with the
urgency of pop.
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:13.0px'>(December 22, 2008- New York, NY) <B>Tibet House US</B> will =
hold its 19th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, February 3=
rd. <B>Philip Glass</B>, the concert’s Artistic Director, once again b=
rings together an original line-up of contemporary artists including rock ic=
on <B>Patti Smith</B> and her daughter <B>Jesse Smith</B>, Brooklyn’s =
<B>The National</B>, and 2008’s breakout New York indie rock ban=
d <B>Vampire Weekend</B>, with more performers being confirmed soon. <B>Tibe=
t House US</B> marks its 22nd anniversary this year. <BR>
<BR>
The annual concert assembles some of the biggest names in music and offers =
audiences a mix of unprecedented musical collaborations and solo offerings. =
Past concerts have featured such talents as <B>David Bowie, Paul Simon=
, Sheryl Crow, Moby, Sigur Ros, Bright Eyes, R.E.M., Natalie Merchant, Rufus=
Wainwright Emmylou Harris, Live, Ray Davies</B> and <B>Damien Rice</B>, amo=
ng many others.<BR>
<BR>
<B>The Tibet House Benefit Concert</B> commemorates the Monlam Prayer Festi=
val traditionally held at the time of the Tibetan New Year. The festival dre=
w vast numbers of monks, citizens and pilgrims from all over the country who=
gathered to pray for world peace and prosperity. Tibet House US is a non-pr=
ofit organization founded in 1987 at the behest of His Holiness the Dalai La=
ma that serves as a center for the preservation and presentation of the enda=
ngered Tibetan culture. <BR>
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nt-size:12.0px'><BR>
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YLE=3D'font-size:13.0px'>Carnegie Hall is located at 881 Seventh Avenue (at 57=
th Street). Concert tickets are $35 to $85 and can be purchased by calling C=
arnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800 or in-person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office=
. A fundraising reception with the event’s Honorary Chairpersons=
and artists will be held following the performance. Tickets for the r=
eception include prime seats at the concert. To reserve tickets for the rece=
ption call <B>Tibet House</B> at (212) 807-0563. <BR>
<BR>
<B><U>For more information please contact:<BR>
</U></B>Press Here <BR>
P: (212) 246-2640<BR>
Linda Carbone – <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>linda@pressherepublicity.com=
<BR>
</U></FONT>Gina Schulman – <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>gina@pressherepub=
licity.com<BR>
</U></FONT>Sarah Usher – <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>sarah@pressherepubl=
icity.com<BR>
</U></FONT> <BR>
<B><I><U>About Tibet House US<BR>
</U></I></B>Tibet House U.S is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 at=
the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as a center for the pre=
servation and presentation of endangered Tibetan culture. This annual fundra=
iser supports the work of Tibet House US Each year a portion of the event pr=
oceeds are shared with other charitable organizations. This years recipients=
are the local Tibetan group, Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, =
Farm Aid, and the Karin Berg Fund for the Myositis Support Group. <BR>
<BR>
<B><I><U>About the Performers<BR>
</U></I>Philip Glass </B>Through his operas, his symphonies, his comp=
ositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with arti=
sts ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, =
Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musi=
cal and intellectual life of his times. In the past 25 years, Glass ha=
s composed more than twenty operas, large and small; eight symphonies (with =
others already on the way); two piano concertos and concertos for violin, pi=
ano, timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra; soundtracks to films rang=
ing from new scores for the stylized classics of Jean Cocteau to Errol Morri=
s’s documentary about former defense secretary Robert McNamara; string=
quartets; a growing body of work for solo piano and organ. He has collabora=
ted with Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Yo-Yo Ma, and Doris Lessing, among many=
others. He presents lectures, workshops, and solo keyboard performances aro=
und the world, and continues to appear regularly with the Philip Glass Ensem=
ble.<BR>
<BR>
<B>Patti & Jesse Smith<I> </I></B>Born in Chicago and raised in S=
outh Jersey, poet/singer/songwriter Patti Smith moved to New York City and g=
ained recognition as one of the first visionary artists of the 1970’s =
- known for the mergence of poetry and rock. She and her band released=
8 studio albums on Arista Records 1975-2002. In 2002, Land, a compila=
tion package of Horses, Radio Ethiopia, Easter, Wave, Dream of Life, Gone Ag=
ain, Peace and Noise, and Gung Ho featured album cuts, as well as rare studi=
o and live recordings. April 2004 marked the release of Patti Smith and her =
band’s first Columbia recording trampin’, critically acclaimed f=
or its diversity, which subjects ranging from motherhood to the preemptive s=
trike on Iraq. In September 2002, the Andy Warhol Museum launched Strange Me=
ssenger, an exhibit containing drawings, silkscreens, and photographs from 1=
967-2002. The exhibit has traveled through Europe and Japan. Her publi=
shed books include Babel, Early Work, The Coral Sea, Complete, and Auguries =
of Innocence (published in 2005 by Harper.Ecco Press.) In June 2005, she was=
awarded by the French Republic; the grade of "Commandeur des Arts et d=
es Lettres" The grade of "Commandeur" is the highest grade wh=
ich can be given. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 20=
07. In 2007 Patti and her band issued twelve a CD of cover songs. 2008=
included the retrospective exhibit Land 250 at the Cartier Foundation in Pa=
ris, the award winning release of <I>Dream of Life: the Movie</I> documentar=
y by Steven Sebring, and an honorary doctorate degree in arts and letters fr=
om Rowan State University.<BR>
<BR>
<B>Jesse Smith</B> is the daughter of Patti and Fred Sonic Smith. She spent=
her early childhood in Michigan, moved to New York City and toured the worl=
d with her mother's band. She is studying bookbinding, transcendental, pract=
ical, and Zen philosophy, environmental sciences, and sustainability. Jesse =
writes and composes songs for piano. She has also written and performed musi=
c for her mother and recorded on the title track of the album <I>Tramping</I=
>. In attending the annual Tibetan Freedom Concerts she has developed an app=
reciation for the importance of preserving the Tibetan culture. Tonight will=
mark her debut as a participant.<BR>
<BR>
<B>Vampire Weekend<I> </I></B>Vampire Weekend’s self-titled deb=
ut was released in January 2008 to worldwide critical acclaim, including mag=
azine covers, performances on <I>Saturday Night Live</I>, <I>The Late Show W=
ith David Letterman</I>, <I>Late Night With Conan O'Brien,<FONT COLOR=3D"#FF00=
00"> </FONT>Jimmy Kimmel Live</I> and much more. As vocalist and=
guitarist Ezra Koenig and keyboardist and vocalist Rostam Batmanglij’=
s time at Columbia University came to an end, they formed Vampire Weekend wi=
th Drummer Christopher Tomson and bassist Chris Baio. With a distinct vibe i=
n mind, they began recording and performing around New York City. Draw=
ing on their diverse backgrounds and interests, they began experimenting and=
exploring the intersections of the things they loved: African guitar music,=
the Western classical canon, hazy memories of summers in Cape Cod, winters =
in upper Manhattan, reggaeton and everything else that would become a part o=
f Vampire Weekend – one of the biggest breakout bands of 2008.<BR>
<BR>
<B>The National<I> </I></B>The National are a band of New Yorke=
rs transplanted from Cincinnati, Ohio: Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce =
Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. Their 2005 Beggars Banq=
uet debut, <I>Alligator</I>, became one of the most widely discussed and cri=
tically acclaimed independent albums of 2005—even “album of the =
year” to one <I>Los Angeles Times</I> critic. Last year’s =
follow-up, <I>Boxer</I>, has equally impressed audiences and critics alike, =
notably being named <I>Paste</I> magazine’s #1 album of 2007. Gothic i=
n its detailing but jaunty in its execution, <I>Boxer</I> is something far r=
icher than orch-pop (translation: rock ‘n’ roll topped with viol=
ins). Rather, the band finds ways to combine the expressive depth of compose=
d music with the urgency of pop.<BR>
<BR>
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