MUSIC NEWS - The 19th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert will be held on February 3, 2009 at NYC's Carnegie Hall. The concert; under the direction of Tibet House Artistic Director Philip Glass, will this year feature rock icon Patti Smith along with her daughter Jesse Smith, New York's hometown band, Vampire Weekend, and Brooklyn's The National. In the past, concerts have starred a similar stellar mix of talent ranging across eras and musical genres that included David Bowie and Paul Simon to Sigur Ros and Emmylou Harris. A fundraising reception with the show's performers and honorary chairpersons will follow the concertperformance. Tickets for the reception include premium seats for the show; check tibethouse.org for more information.
As in the past, Tibet House US will share the proceeds from the annual concert with other charitable organizations. This year's recipients are a local Tibetan Group, Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey, Farm Aid, and the Karin Berg Fund for the Myositis Support Group. The Tibet House Benefit Concert commemorates the Monlam Prayer Festival traditionally held around the Tibetan New Year. During the festival, numbers of monks, citizens and pilgrims from all over the country gather to pray for world peace and prosperity. Tibet House US, a non-profit organization founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, serves as a center for the preservation and presentation of the endangered Tibetan culture.
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