This video explores what #americancultureis, according to people protesting the killing of Philando Castile outside the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota. What they say may surprise you, and the community of love they’ve built while protesting injustice will inspire you:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 20, 2016 Contact: William Harvey CHICAGO—A project in which a concert violinist travels to each state for one week, asking the question “What is American culture?”, has reached its halfway point. That occasion will be marked with an eclectic musical event and broadcast in Chicago, as well as a fundraiser in […]
Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (21:00 GMT) Periscope handle: @cih2005 Tune in to this global music event showcasing American classical music for violin and piano, featuring violinist and Cultures in Harmony founder William Harvey and world-renowned concert pianist Frederic Chiu. Together, they will play music by Charles Ives, David Baker, George Gershwin, […]
The ABC affiliate in Philadelphia did a story about the Delaware week of Cultures in Harmony’s “What is American culture?” project! The camera crew came to LaFate gallery for my world premiere performance of “Four LaFate Pictures,” a solo violin work I composed based on paintings by Eunice LaFate. Check out those pieces on YouTube […]
In 2015, our Passacaglia Project created passacaglias based on the same bass line with youth and musicians in the Bahamas, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Pakistan. Here is the video of the performance (in August 2015 at the church in Mustafapasha, Turkey) of the passacaglia created with children from Cappadocia, teachers from Klasik Keyifler, and […]
Our partners in Zimbabwe, Revival Arts Trust, released this documentary about our work there at the Pfumvudza Arts Festival: Thank you to them (especially to director Ronald Badza) for their partnership, to Mr. Ty Bhojwani for underwriting our work there, and to our other outstanding Zimbabwe partners, Dr. Solomon Guramatunhu of Eyes for Africa and […]
Please check the blog regularly for updates on our year-long American culture project! In case you miss them, here are the videos & reports for Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2016 Contact: William Harvey Year-Long Project asks “What is American Culture?” Violinist to travel throughout 2016, one week per state INDIANAPOLIS—Music, food, literature, legend and faith: all those things—and more—make up the culture of an area. Each state takes the spotlight by turns in 2016 as a new program […]
Tomorrow, Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. EST, William will be live on Periscope to chat about our #AmericanCultureIs project. Download Periscope to your smartphone, follow @cih2005, and tune in!
Cultures in Harmony is pleased to announce our 2016 project, “What is American culture? A 50-state, 1-year exploration.” The project will inspire thousands of artists and members of the public to reflect on the question it poses through live concerts, workshops, and events, as well as through contributions to social media. Please check out the […]
