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Beethoven 9th Symphony for the Indus Valley Jan 31, 8 PM / Carnegie Hall 20 million Pakistanis have been affected by the devastating 2010 floods. This is more than the combined total of the 2005 Pakistan Earthquake, the 2004 Tsunami, and the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, making it the worst natural disaster in living memory.  Half of those affected are children. Seven million are still without adequate shelter. Beethoven for the Indus Valley is an urgent call to the global community to move as swiftly as possible to give the resources and support that the Pakistani people need to rebuild their lives and communities. 200+ renowned musicians will perform Beethoven's beloved 9th Symphony.   On January 31, 2011, principal artists will gather from the New York Philharmonic, MET Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Emerson Quartet, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, and other international orchestras and ensembles. Donating their artistry, this symphonic Supergroup will be joined by the legendary Dessoff Symphonic Choir and a quartet of young stars from the Metropolitan Opera.   2000+ people will gather at Carnegie Hall for this historic concert on January 31.   Beethoven's 9th Symphony will give voice to the acute need and suffering of voiceless millions affected by this catastrophic disaster. Beethoven 's music and Schiller's words, "Seid Umschlungen, Millionen!" ("Be embraced, you millions!"), speak to the hope and urgency utterly central to the responsibility that we, as a global community, must heed today.   www.beethovenfortheindusvalley.org Photo Courtesy of Acumen Fund Here are three ways you can help. Buy Tickets Now.   Tickets are available at www.carnegiehall.org or CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800. Cost: $35 - $199 (partially tax-deductible) Members of the Indo-American Arts Council community are invited to get 5% off all tickets purchased for Beethoven for the Indus Valley through the Carnegie Hall Box Office by using the discount code VAL10978. *Group Discount* 10% off your entire purchase when you buy 5 or more tickets! Email marketing@beethovenfortheindusvalley.org for a 10% off discount code to use online or by phone at the Carnegie Hall box office. Donate to Acumen Fund  if you cannot attend the concert. Visit www.acumenfund.org/beethoven to contribute ANY amount directly to our beneficiary. Cost: You decide (100% tax-deductible) Spread the Word. Forward this e-mail to people in your personal network. Find us on Facebook or Twitter (#odetoindus). Cost: FREE Net proceeds will benefit Acumen Fund's work in Pakistan. Acumen Fund invests patient capital in businesses that deliver critical goods and services to the world's poor, improving the lives of millions. Acumen Fund has been working in Pakistan since 2002, with more than $11m invested in organizations tackling some of the biggest local challenges. For more information on Acumen Fund and their work in Pakistan, visit www.acumenfund.org. Let the strains of "Ode to Joy" resound and carry our message of solidarity to the children, women, and men of the Indus Valley, who need our financial support so urgently. Tomorrow will be too late. Learn more at www.beethovenfortheindusvalley.org Best wishes, George Mathew  Artistic Director and Conductor music for life international   Awais Khan President & CEO  American Pakistan Foundation www.americanpakistan.org TODAY AT THE IAAC January 31, 2011 Beethoven for the Indus Valley Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, NYC. February 7, 2011 Laura Lau Karmarkar's book launch "Wedding Feng Shui" Aicon Gallery, 35 Great Jones St, NYC. February 10 - May 21, 2011 Jugaad Urbanism Exhibition Centre for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC. February 17, 2011 Special Preview of Vishal Bhardwaj's "7 Khoon Maaf" Big Cinemas, 59th Street at 2nd Ave, NYC. February 19, 2011 Screening of Tariq Tapa’s Zero Bridge, Film Forum, NYC March 2011 Sarita Mandanna’s Tiger Hills book launch Venue TBA March 14-18, 2011 Draupadi Roy Arias Theatre, NYC March 19 - April 10, 2011 IAAC Erasing Borders: Eighth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 March 24 - 28, 2011 hotINK at the Lark Lark Theatre, NYC. April 23-May 27, 2011 Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Art of the Indian Diaspora, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, New York. May 4-8, 2011 Eleventh Annual IAAC Film Festival, Tribeca Cinemas, NYC. June 2011 Rage Theatre: "Pune Highway" and "Flowers" Roy Arias Theatre July 2011 SA SYNC Music Festival Venue TBA. August 16-September 3, 2011 Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Art of the Diaspora Aicon Gallery, 35 Great Jones St, NYC August 17-19, 2011 Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance Asia Society, 725 Park Ave, NYC. September 19 - December 9, 2011 IAAC Erasing Borders: Eigthth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art Jorgensen Gallery, Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Ct.

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