"Listen for Life" Events in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 15th and 16th

presents Spring Reverie A "Notes for Nourishment" Concert Sunday May 15th, 2011 at 7pm Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church 5339 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96821  [map] ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) FREE ADMISSION (free-will donation encouraged) Concert Program: Elegie (arr for viola and piano) Selected dances from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites (transcribed for solo viola) Gabriel Fauré J.S. Bach Other selections for viola and piano duo, to be announced Erin Nolan, viola, and Donna Stoering, piano “A Walk within Winter” (for solo piano, composed  in 1995 for Donna Stoering) Brent Heisinger Donna will announce other solo piano works that she will play on this evening. Additional events on Monday May 16th, 2011: 12 noon - 1pm: "Change Your Music, Change Your Life" A Talk by Donna Stoering, founder of Listen for Life Rotary Luncheon, hosted at Willows Restaurant, 901 Hausten St, Honolulu, HI 97826  [map] 7pm: "Music and Spirituality" A Lecture Recital by Donna Stoering, sharing music and words on the theme of Music and Spirituality Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church 5339 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96821  [map] Admission to the above events are FREE to the public. However, free-will donations will be collected to benefit: Sounding Joy Music Therapy in Hawaii, The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, and Listen for Life projects worldwide. Donna Stoering would like to extend personal thanks to: Mr. Tom Poole at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church, for his help in setting up the two events here on May 15 and 16, and especially to Miho Miki May, for donating a tremendous amount of time, organizing assistance, contacts, love, support, and generosity of spirit, in making these events happen www.listenforlife.org Further details on Notes for Nourishment Concerts are at www.notesfornourishment.org and   www.listenforlife.org/notesfornourishment

MUSICIAN BIOS: Donna Stoering is an internationally known concert pianist and singer, and Grammy award nominee, and has been an artistic ambassador for both the USA and Great Britain. Donna is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Listen for Life Foundation. Erin Nolan has performed at Carnegie Hall with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project and toured as part of the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  She is the founder of   Notes for Nourishment.

"Notes for Nourishment" Concert in Oakland, Wed May 11th, 7pm

presents a Benefit Concert "Nourish Your Neighborhood" Wednesday May 11th, 2011 at 7pm (refreshments will be served at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7pm) Our Lady of Lourdes Church 2808 Lakeshore Ave Oakland, CA 94610  [map] (510) 451-1790 ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) plus the Listen for Life Chorale (making their Oakland debut) FREE ADMISSION (free-will donation encouraged) Concert Program: Elegie (arr for viola and piano) Selected dances from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites (transcribed for solo viola) Vocalise  (arr for viola and piano) Gabriel Fauré J.S. Bach Sergei Rachmaninov [There will then be a brief pause to appreciate the work of St Vincent de Paul volunteers in our neighborhood and to pass baskets to collect donations to benefit their activities] “A Walk within Winter” (for solo piano, composed  in 1995 for Donna Stoering) Brent Heisinger Donna will announce other solo piano works that she will play on this evening. Several choral selections will then be performed by the recently-formed Listen for Life Chorale, making their Oakland debut. Admission to the concert is  FREE to the public. However, free-will donations will be collected to benefit the work of the St Vincent de Paul Society services in the neighborhood of the church. Donations may also be made online here. www.listenforlife.org Further details on Notes for Nourishment Concerts are at www.notesfornourishment.org and   www.listenforlife.org/notesfornourishment

MUSICIAN BIOS: Donna Stoering is an internationally known concert pianist and singer, and Grammy award nominee, and has been an artistic ambassador for both the USA and Great Britain. Donna is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Listen for Life Foundation. Erin Nolan has performed at Carnegie Hall with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project and toured as part of the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  She is the founder of   Notes for Nourishment. A new choir formed from singers across California, from Santa Cruz to Sacramento to Berkeley. Singers at this performance will include: Andy Anderson Liz Calame Mario Cuestas Jenny Griffin John Kevin Harcharik Erin Nolan Erin Stokes Oliver Rebecca Sulek Conductor / Accompanist: Donna Stoering The Chorale gave  its debut performance  in San Jose on April 20th; the May 11th concert  will be its Oakland debut.

"Notes for Nourishment" Concert in St Louis area, April 30th, 7pm

presents an Evening of  Classical and Sacred Music Saturday April 30th, 2011 at 7pm St Justin Martyr Church 11910 Eddie &  Park Road Sunset Hills, Missouri 63126  [map] ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) will perform the music of Fauré, Bach, Schubert, and Chopin NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION. Free-will contributions at the concert will benefit the education  of the postulants of the Daughters of St. Paul. You can also donate directly online at fsppostulants.blogspot.com. THE DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL are a self-supporting missionary congregation of religious Sisters serving throughout the United States and the world. Using all forms of social communications, they proclaim the Gospel message. For more information, please visit the website of the order at  www.daughtersofstpaul.com. The complete CONCERT PROGRAM is available for download and printing; please click on the thumbnail image at left for the full PDF file (1.5MB). Further details on Notes for Nourishment Concerts are at www.notesfornourishment.org and   www.listenforlife.org/notesfornourishment

[Click on poster for larger version to download /print.] MUSICIAN BIOS: Donna Stoering is an internationally known concert pianist and singer, and Grammy award nominee, and has been an artistic ambassador for both the USA and Great Britain. Donna is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Listen for Life Foundation. Erin Nolan has performed at Carnegie Hall with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project and toured as part of the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  She is the founder of   Notes for Nourishment,  and in 2010 she became a postulant with the Daughters of St. Paul. Many thanks to Father Weber and St Justin Martyr Church  for their generosity in hosting this event.

"Notes for Nourishment" Concert in San Jose, April 20th, 7pm

presents a Cross-Cultural Music Concert Wednesday April 20th, 2011 at 7pm St Leo the Great 88 Race Street, San Jose, CA 95126 [map] Program: Donna Stoering, internationally renowned concert pianist, will play works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, and San Jose-based world music composer Brent Heisinger. Three cellists (Ellen Sanders, Gerald Miller, and Graham Nelson) from the San José Chamber Orchestra will join Ms. Stoering (piano) in playing "Requiem" by David Popper. The Listen for Life Chorale  conducted by Ms. Stoering, will perform several short contemporary sacred works and then conclude the evening with "Service of Darkness" by Dale Wood, a haunting and powerful contemporary setting of the Seven last Words (Tenebrae) which will have spoken meditations by Fr. Marcelo Navarro, IVE before each of the 7 short pieces.   The concert is a Listen for Life  "Notes for Nourishment" event hosted by: St Leo the Great parish, 88 Race St, San Jose, California 95126, and will take place in the church but is FREE and open to the public of all faiths, cultures and demographics Donations will be collected to benefit the work of the St Vincent de Paul Society services in the neighborhood of the church. Please make any checks payable to St. Leo the Great. The concert program is available for download and printing; please click on the thumbnail image to the left for the full PDF file (1.5MB).

PERFORMERS: Donna Stoering is an internationally known concert pianist and singer, and Grammy award nominee, and has been an artistic ambassador for both the USA and Great Britain. Donna is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Listen for Life Foundation. A new choir formed from singers across California, from Santa Cruz to Sacramento to Berkeley: Andy Anderson Don Borges Bernadette Breen Liz Calame Jenny Griffin John Kevin Harcharik Catherine Heck Sarah Klauer Sara Moravej Erin Stokes Oliver Conductor / Accompanist: Donna Stoering The three guest cellists: Ellen Sanders Gerald Miller Graham Nelson appear by courtesy of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra and its director,  Barbara Day Turner.

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POST-CONCERT UPDATE:

Audio and video recordings were made of this April 20th concert, 

and excerpts will be posted on this page as soon as editing is completed.

 Thank you for your patience!

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Slavyanka Performances -- Oakland, Sat April 2nd and Sacramento, Sun April 3rd, 2011

[San  Francisco]

and

[Sacramento]

will perform two joint concerts this weekend

Oakland, Saturday Saturday April 2 2011, 7:30pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church 114 Montecito Ave Oakland, CA 94610 [ Map of location ] Tickets at the door: $15 general, $12 students and  seniors.

Sacramento, Sunday Sunday April 3, 2011, at 2:00pm First United Methodist Church 2100 J Street Sacramento CA 95816 [ Map of location ] Tickets at the door: $15 general, $12 students and seniors.

• Listen for Life founder Donna Stoering will sing 3 solos in the concert.
• Listen for Life Exec. Director Andy Anderson sings bass with Slavyanka.

Happy Birthday Listen for Life!!

Today, March 31, 2011, is Listen for Life's (www.listenforlife.org) thirteenth birthday, and from its vast store of proprietary music content it is celebrating with videos from around the world, all of which help with its mission to preserve music everywhere.

If you're not familiar with Listen for Life, check out its website (www.listenforlife.org) and its YouTube channel videos (www.listenforlife.org/youtube).

YOU'VE GOT TO Check out our YOUTUBE channel!!  www.listenforlife.org/youtube

Find out what we're all about and say hi!

Find us at Facebook too: www.facebook.com/listenforlife

Follow us at Twitter: http://twitter.com/listenforlife

Listen for Life is a hybrid social venture organization. We are a global family of music listeners and music performers, working together to restore music as a unifying force for good worldwide. We focus our efforts on classical, world, traditional, native/ethnic, cross-cultural or acoustic instrument styles. We have thus far had projects, programs, productions or volunteers in 45 countries, and impacted the lives of 9 million people. Our projects are designed to use music in unique ways that will meet particular needs of each specific location or community.

Listen for Life is looking for Interns/Volunteers in the Los Angeles region!

Listen for Life is looking for Interns/Volunteers in the Los Angeles region! Interviews near airport (LAX), Feb 10-12.

Listen for Life (www.listenforlife.org) is a hybrid social venture organization. We are a global family of music listeners and music performers, working together to restore music as a unifying force for good worldwide. We focus our efforts on classical, world, traditional, native/ethnic, cross-cultural or acoustic instrument styles. We have thus far had projects, programs, productions or volunteers in 45 countries, and impacted the lives of 9 million people. Our projects are designed to use music in unique ways that will meet particular needs of each specific location or community. We are launching some projects in the LA area that will require on-the-ground volunteers or interns, and we are also looking for cyber-volunteers that can help our global projects online from anywhere.

We are going to be coming to Los Angeles this week to hold 3 days of interviews with any interested individuals age 18-98. You do not need to be a musician - just love music and believe in its power to effect positive change in your own life and in your own community.

SOME of the skills we need could include:

• Webmaster(s)
• Web designer
• social media gurus
• people-skilled persons to represent us in one-to-one meetings with city officials or in phone calls
• grant researcher(s)
• grant writers
• PR
• marketing - both locally and internationally
• videographers
• audio recording interns
• audio/video editors
• digital graphics artists/interns
• cultural anthropology and/or ethnomusicology research students for our upcoming educational productions
• copy writers
• data entry volunteers
• admin assistants for specific projects or time periods
• performer liaisons
• event planners
• event producers
• video production assistants
• event production assistants
• lobbyists
• CD duplicating, cover designers
• fundraising advisors/assistants
• social mavens to help liaise with potential individual donors
• accountant
• bookkeeper(s)
• financial oversight/CPA
• languages/translation/interpreters
• volunteer coordinator

We have worked out arrangements/agreements with high schools, colleges and universities for credits from volunteer or internship positions in other regions, so we do not anticipate any difficulties in being able to offer similar benefits in LA. We would also welcome employee-volunteer partnerships with LA-based corporations.

We also welcome potential interested board (or advisory board) members to apply.
If you are retired or currently under-employed and would like to share your skills, knowledge, expertise and time - or learn a new skill while volunteering for a cause that helps many other causes all at once - then please contact us via email to send your resume and set up an interview slot for later this week - interviews will be conducted at a hotel near LAX airport. If you have friends who would like to be involved in something, but do not have email access, just phones, those friends can come along with you.

Thank you!

Donna Stoering [Founder and Artistic Director, Listen for Life]
dstoering@listenforlife.org