Harare, August 6, 2025— Cultures in Harmony and Atlas Music Academy have concluded their 2025 partnership in Tunisia. From July 23 to August 1, our four teachers (William Harvey, violin; Colin Davin, guitar; Hanan Aseelah Davis, voice; Melinda Faylor, piano) taught 18 young Tunisian musicians in the idyllic port town of Tabarka. We presented a […]
Indianapolis, July 14, 2025— Cultures in Harmony is pleased to announce projects in Tunisia, Zimbabwe, and Colombia for our 20th anniversary. In Tunisia, singer Hanan Aseelah Davis, guitarist Colin Davin, and pianist Melinda Faylor will join violinist and CiH Executive Director William Harvey to teach at the Atlas Music Academy in Tabarka from July 23 […]
Cultures in Harmony seeks a pianist (performer and teacher) to teach piano in Tabarka, Tunisia, from July 23 to August 1, 2025. A successful candidate would need to have a US passport and be at least 21 years old, as well as show a clear interest in cultural diplomacy, teaching, working in a team, and […]
Mexico City, February 10, 2025— Our 20th anniversary year is off to a great start! Major donors We are excited and deeply grateful that two major donors share our commitment to forging connections across cultural and national barriers through the medium of music. Thank you to the Michael and Mary Ann Wells Charitable Trust and […]
Indianapolis, December 27, 2024—Continuing down “Memory Lane”… in 2021, Cultures in Harmony began two projects—one we chose, one we did not—in places where music, and the connections it facilitates, seems to matter even more than elsewhere. In the Sierra Tarahumara mountains of northern Mexico, we began to work with the Rarámuri community, partnering with Romayne […]
Indianapolis, December 25, 2024—Please enjoy the new documentary about our work in Mexico, Violins Crossing Canyons.
Mexico City, December 13, 2024— The above is a saying from Belize, taught by singer Harrison “Dawgie” King to me in the middle of a concert in 2013! He called it out encouragingly during a concert, and from the context, it meant, show me what you can do. Now, I ask you: show me what you […]
Mexico City, December 7, 2024— As we close in our 20th anniversary, let’s look back at 2015…when we celebrated our 10th anniversary with the Passacaglia Project! This project produced original compositions created alongside local musicians in the Bahamas, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Each one was based on the theme of four descending notes […]
Mexico City, December 3, 2024—The pace of globalization threatens to exceed our capacity for tolerance. This is why we need cultural diplomacy: so that we may know one another before we fear one another. For Giving Tuesday, I hope you will consider supporting Cultures in Harmony as we prepare for our 20th anniversary year in […]
In this season of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the donor of the first donation we received as part of our campaign to $20,000 to present projects in 10 countries on 5 continents for the celebration of our 20th anniversary in 2025. The donation was not from anyone I would expect. In fact, as soon […]
