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The September Concert Foundation was created in April, 2002 for
the sole purpose of organizing an annual citywide music festival in New York, in
remembrance of September 11th and a celebration of our universal humanity. Our
vision is to mark this day as a day of music and prayers for a peaceful world year
after year, and build it to become the largest Peoples’ Concert in the world,
and possibly a multi-city event. The September Concert is based on the principles
of musical equality, freedom, and accessibility, and the spirit of giving. Our
future activities might expand beyond the yearly September Concert, to include
activities that reflect these principles.
Principal
Haruko Smith, Founder and president of the September Concert Foundation. As the Director of
Felissimo New York, she is spearheading a new joint project with UNESCO called "Design 21 Social Design Network." S
he is also the Executive Director of UNESCO/Tribute 21 Fund which has been building DREAM Centers for art/music/dance
education in post-conflict regions of the world. Formerly founder and president of Trans Pacific Bridge, Inc.,
she has over 25 years of experience in international business and facilitating/producing cross-cultural
projects and events. In 2005 she was a New Yorker of the Week on NY1, and a nominee for
NY Public Library’s Brooke Astor Award.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jacques d'Amboise, celebrated dancer, National Medal of Arts
recipient and founder of the National Dance Institute.
Milagros del Corral, Deputy Assistant Director-General for
Culture, Director of the Division of the Arts and Cultural Enterprise,
Director of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture at
UNESCO, and member of the Board of Directors of the Ford Foundation's
World Culture Forum.
David Earls serves as director of development for the Tribeca Film
Institute, a cultural organization founded by Robert De Niro. David
also spends time on special projects for Tribeca Enterprises, a
diversified entertainment company that owns Tribeca Productions, the
Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Cinemas. Prior to joining Tribeca,
David worked in the investment management division of Goldman Sachs.
David is a member of the Board of Advisors of Bottlenotes, Inc., an
online wine company, and is involved with the research institute Drug
Strategies, where he serves as a juror of the Nancy Dickerson
Whitehead Awards. David is also a former director of the Young
Executive Board of the National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship (NFTE). David received a Bachelor of Arts in 1998
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of
their soccer team.
John Daly Goodwin Well known to audiences in New York City, across America and
around the world, Mr. Goodwin has conducted more than ninety concerts in and around New York City
including thirty performances in Carnegie Hall and six at Lincoln Center, and he has led eight
international concert tours at music festivals and major concert halls in Europe and Asia.
He has conducted for many national television broadcasts including the 1998 Grammy Awards
from Rockefeller Center, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala from Lincoln Center, a July 4th
concert from Liberty State Park with Andrea Bocelli, and numerous appearances on the Today Show on NBC.
He is the music director of the New York Choral Society, on the music faculty at New York University,
and also a founding member of the professional vocal quartet A Viva Voce.
Veronica Kelly Former executive for Tyco International, Veronica now focuses her
energy on causes that will impact the stability, health, and happiness of fellow New Yorkers
and citizens of the world. She serves on the boards of the Ann S. Kheel Charitable Trust,
which provides scholarships to individuals who are engaged in community service and
The Sister City Program of New York, which facilitates people to people exchanges in the
areas of tourism, security, technology, and culture. Mrs. Kelly is also the
Project Coordinator for the Women’s Initiative of the Bowery Mission, a Christian based
program that offers safe and dignified housing, career and social skills to homeless women.
Robert Rauschenberg, distinguished artist and National Medal of
Arts recipient.
Taro Patrick Smith PhD, His passion for the mountains brought him to
University of Colorado at Boulder, where he went on to receive a Ph.D. in Integrative Physiology.
Mr. Smith’s professional background includes the development of exercise models of rehabilitation
as well as business development and operations work for various medical and fitness companies.
He also conducts research in the fields of physiology and immunology. Taro is an avid cyclist
with ten years of racing and is a competitive skier.
Sundaram Tagore, New York-based curator and gallerist. A descendant of
Rabindranath Tagore, he promotes East-West dialogues through multicultural and
multidisciplinary exhibitions and events. Previously a director at Pace Wildenstein,
Sundaram has worked with many international organizations including The Peggy Guggenheim
Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MOMA, New York; the United Nations;
and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. In 1999, he was nominated by Avenue
magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Asian-Americans in the United States.
ADVISORY BOARD
Christy Turlington Burns, a model, entrepreneur, activist, volunteer, and philanthropist who works tirelessly to help organizations like V-Day, Cancer Cares, Camp Okizu, UNICEF and innumerable grass roots groups around the world as well as her own anti-smoking campaign.
Tom Freston, President and CEO, Viacom.
Quincy Jones, the most successful and influential
musician, composer and producer, whose achievements include producing
Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and "We are the world". He is the all-time
most nominated artist with 79 Grammy nominations (won 27) and 7 Oscar nominations.
Todd Oldham, fashion and interior designer.
Ravi Shankar, legendary musician
Nancy Ploeger, Executive Director, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
ABOUT OUR LOGO DESIGNER
Yuko Takao studied art in Tokyo and in Michigan. Now residing in Japan, she is the author of two books: A Winter Concert, a children's book written and illustrated by her, and The Mouse House, written by Rumer Godden and illustrated by her. A Winter Concert is published by Millbrook Press in the U.S., and continues to be a great source of inspiration to the September Concert.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Ralph Bass
Pirchia Broder
Andrew Potenza
Elisa Zazzera
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