Those of you who have read my blog may already be familiar with Robert Muller. Many of his quotes can be found throughout my site and I have written a few entries about him in the past. For those of you who are not yet familiar with him, here is your chance. On Friday April 14th at 8 pm, Frank K. Kelly and Douglas Gillies will present the 1st Annual Glorious Beings Award at the the Music Academy of the West in honor of the significant and visionary contributions to peace made by Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Chancellor Emeritus of the University for Peace and his wife Barbara Muller, international spokesperson, educator, and peacemaker. The event, entitled Rhapsodies for Humanity & the Glorious Beings Award, which is a benefit for Sonneblauma Danscz Theatre, begins with "a musical journey delving into the rich roots of classical music, as Stephen Kelly leads the audience into the passionate visions of Brahms, Chopin, and Beethoven. Ray Tischer, an eminent violist who has thrilled audiences from Hong Kong to Carnegie Hall, will join Stephen Kelly to perform one of the most moving masterpieces of modern classical music: the Sonata for Viola and Piano by Dmitri Shostakovich, completed on the composer's deathbed, and embodying a transcendent elegy to Beethoven." The evening continues with a "celebration of the joyous wisdom and hard-working pragmatism Robert and Barbara Muller have brought to our planet, and in honor of their visionary contributions to humankind," and is followed by an Artists' and Awardees' Reception, with local wines, hors d'oevres, and a silent auction featuring the fine art of Misa Kelly.

For more information, please visit: http://www.sonneblauma.com/rhapsodies.php, call (805) 569-0389 or email: future.traditions@verizon.net