BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130620T072445CEST-29614VtZbF@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130620T052445Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Kancheli\, Sibelius\, Shore\nEvent Url: http://www. artsboston.org/event/detail/52593/Kancheli_Sibelius_Shore\nEvent Date Begi n: 2009-12-05\nEvent Date End: 2009-12-05\n\nIn this evening of mystery an d mythology\, Maestro Jonathan McPhee and the Longwood Symphony Orchestra take the audience with them on a musical journey. Jean Sibelius’ Tapiol a and Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings depict the world of wood sprites and the dark mysteries of Middle Earth\, while the highlight of the evenin g is the New England Premiere of Giya Kancheli’s Styx featuring violist Roger Tapping and the New World Chorale\, Holly MacEwen Krafka and John Zi elinski\, directors. Written for Viola\, Chorus and Orchestra\, Styx is h ailed as “ a masterwork of the 21st century\,” the solo viola represen ts Charon\, who ferries souls down the river Styx\, between the land of th e living and the dead. This concert will benefit the Dr. Susan Spencer Me morial Epilepsy Research Fund of the American Epilepsy Society.\n\nLongwoo d Symphony Orchestra is a unique Boston-based ensemble dedicated to perfor ming concerts of musical excellence and innovation while supporting medica lly-related nonprofit organizations.” Over seventy-five percent of LSO s 120 musician members are health care professionals\, including doctors \, medical students\, research scientists\, nurses\, therapists\, and othe r caregivers. Longwood Symphony Orchestra combines music\, medicine and s ervice to Heal the Community through Music.\n\nStart time: 8pm DTSTART:20091205T000000 DTEND:20091205T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Kancheli\, Sibelius\, Shore TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR