March 15, 2026
We thank Karl Paulnack for helping us frame it. A past guest on the show and area resident, Karl is a spiritual leader, hospital chaplain and former Dean of the School of Music at Ithaca College. Our lives are framed by music. We begin with a cry and end with a moan or sigh. All human communication—in the form of pitch and rhythm—was music from the beginning. Our first and primary instrument is our own body. In the very midst of conflict, how can music bring us together?
| Namgyal Monastery March 2026 Interfaith Event Schedule and Registration Music That Brings Us Together: Come experience a day filled with music from different traditions that invite us to be together through our collective listening and singing. Date: March 22, 2026 Location: The 14th Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center 201 Tibet Drive, Ithaca NY Time: 9 AM to 5 PM with 11:00-1:00 Lunch Break Lunch and Snacks will be provided Suggested Donation of $20 to help cover costs for the event (no one will be turned away) Please register at the link below, so we may know how many people there will be for lunch: https://forms.gle/Bdnq99CMbTU8LR7z6 Schedule 9:00 AM Opening Tibetan Buddhism: Namgyal Monks – Opening Prayers, Tibetan Children – Practice Songs, Dalai Lama – Grammy Award Winning Audio Meditations Islam: Mahmud Burton – The Place of Music in Islam and Islamic Culture 11:00-1:00 Lunch Break Native American: Al White and Michael Bastine – Native sacred songs Judaism: Richard Rosenfield and friends – Jewish cantor and practice songs Christianity: Elizabeth Miller – Taize and harp music Sufism: Elisa S. Keeler – Community songs 4:45 Closing |
201 Tibet Drive, Danby Rd, Route 96B, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 272-2785 – Fax: (607) 272-2782
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