Saturday, February 15th, 2025 at 7:30PM - in person at Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA near Harvard Law School
2025 Music for Peace Concert Series
Join Massachusetts Peace Action this Valentine's season for an enchanting program to celebrate love in all its forms. The program features Smetana’s The Moldau, a patriotic anthem, and Psychopomp Ensemble’s heartfelt tribute to Bach alongside works by Hindemith and Kurtág. The ensemble will also offer exciting original arrangements of music by jazz legends Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Ran Blake, and the modern sensation Laufey, among others. Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration where love knows no boundaries!
Benefits Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund. $25 for Mass. Peace Action members, $35 for non-members, $10 for students and low incomes.
reserve your tickets online. or write a check to “Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund” or “MAPA EF” and mail to 1991 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140, or call 617-354-2169 with credit card number.
Donations to support our work for peace are welcome in any amount. Supporters donate $250 or more to Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; they receive two tickets with preferred seating in the first 3 rows and recognition in the program. Sponsors donate $500 and receive four tickets; Benefactors donate $1,000 and receive eight tickets. All contributions above $35 per concert are tax-deductible.
The audience is invited to join the musicians and Peace Action members at a reception after the concert. The venue is wheelchair accessible via a ramp to the left of the church.
Co-founded by pianists Chi-Wei Lo and Xiaopei Xu, Psychopomp Ensemble weaves together a diverse tapestry of traditional serious music, third stream, jazz, pop, blues, minimalist, and contemporary, creating an auditory experience that defies categorization.
Their arrangements—some in their psychopomp mode—blend improvisation, re-composition, and unaltered portions into original works, guiding both connoisseurs and newcomers through their musical universe. The Boston Musical Intelligencer describes them as offering “new directions in pianism” and exploring the “far reaches of musical possibilities.” They aspire not merely to stake a claim but to reshape the landscape, push boundaries, and redefine possibilities within the realm of two-piano as well as four-hand repertoire.
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