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Music has the power to reach across boundaries, spreading hope and understanding like nothing else can. Nova Southeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Arts Program invites the public to share in “A Global Celebration of the Arts”––a breathtaking evening of original music, visual art, and cultural harmony, held at 5:30 p.m. on Apr. 28 in the NSU University Center Performance Theatre. A pre-concert reception in the University Center will feature an art exhibit, food, and refreshments, as well as offer attendees a chance to personally connect with the performers.
NSU Interdisciplinary Arts Program graduate and recording artist Melissa Axel will debut new original music and perform songs from her spring 2009 CD Transition. Centered on themes of love, humanity, and metamorphosis, Axel’s music has been described as “heartbreak, hope, and transformation distilled through gorgeous piano and a fearlessly intimate vocal.” Prior to earning her master’s at NSU, Axel studied at Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music. Axel was also awarded a scholarship to WOMAD Summer School (World of Music and Dance, founded in 1980 by Peter Gabriel) in the UK, where she studied songwriting and African music. Her drive to create personal yet universal songs is inspired by travels in Europe, Polynesia, and the U.S.
International fiddler for peace Kailin Yong will perform with Axel and also present compositions rooted in his own exploration of world cultures––sounds of the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The Singapore native is a graduate of the Vienna Academy of Music and recently won an Independent Music Award for his instrumental “Does It Really Matter?” As a musical ambassador and recipient of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin, Yong honors diversity and international friendship through artistic collaboration, spreading a message of hope across cultural divides and inspiring a sense of unity and purpose.
This event will also feature the artwork of NSU Interdisciplinary Arts Program graduate student Nathan Markham. Upon graduating from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1999, he and his wife spent two years backpacking around the world, collecting images, stories, and videos concerning the migration of the King family of Guyana throughout the British Colonies and Dominion. Markham makes paintings and videos from memories of this experience, and he has created visual projections specifically for this live performance and will exhibit selected artworks based on their connection to the themes explored in the music being presented.
To explore the works of these artists prior to the show, please visit their websites:
http://www.melissaaxel.com
http://www.kailinyong.com
http://nathanmarkham.blogspot.com/News & Events Archive