International Concert in New York
Presents Extraordinary Program for Peace

Oct. 14—The Saturday, Oct. 26, indoor peace rally and concert in New York City, jointly hosted by Jose Vega and Diane Sare, is shaping up to be an unprecedented event. Designed to have a powerful impact internationally as well as for the United States, the event is titled, “Build a Peace Chorus Against the Ghouls of War.” The program will be livestreamed from the Manhattan concert hall, with simultaneous interpretation into multiple languages.

The sponsors of the event, Vega and Sare, are independent candidates for Senate and Congress from New York: Diane Sare for Senate, and Jose Vega for Congress, 15th CD in the Bronx.The website of the special-purpose joint fundraising committee created for this event provides information on viewing and participation in English and Spanish.

Below is a partial list of speakers, performers, and musical selections. The section titles are provided only for pre-event information and may not be final. The Chorus referred to throughout is the Friends of Sare-Vega Chorus. Additional contributions of music and presentations are invited for this and future events, including for sister events internationally.

Opening—
‘Because All Men Are Brothers’

Little Fugue, J.S. Bach (1685-1750); Piece for Brass Quintet, Victor Ewald (1860-1935, Russia)—Sare Brass Quintet

“Because All Men Are Brothers” (text, Tom Glazer; music, Bach’s Passion Chorale)—Friends of Sare-Vega Chorus

Welcome

Diane Sare, Candidate for U.S. Senate, New York

Jose Vega, Candidate for Congress, 15th CD, the Bronx, New York

Call to Action—
‘Go Down, Moses’

Dennis Fritz, Director of the Eisenhower Media Network; Command Chief Master Sergeant (ret. U.S. Air Force)

“Go Down, Moses” (spiritual)—Chorus

Russ Dobular, co-founder of Due Dissidence

Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the Schiller Institute; convenor of the International Peace Coalition

“O, Freedom” (spiritual)—Chorus

Stop the Nuclear War Madness—
‘Hold On’

Garland Nixon, veteran progressive radio and television talk show host; member of the National Board of the ACLU

“Hold On” (spiritual)—Chorus

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (ret. U.S. Army); Chief of Staff of former Secretary of State Colin Powell

Freedom from War—
“Steal Away”

“Steal Away to Freedom” (spiritual)—Chorus

Jimmy Dore (invited) podcaster (Host of the Jimmy Dore Show); comedian, political commentator

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst, co-founder of VIPS (Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity)

Jose Vega

Diane Sare

Classical Principles—
Beauty, Courage, Statecraft

“Quia Respexit” from the Magnificat in D, by J.S. Bach (“He has looked upon my lowliness”)—soprano, oboe duet

South African Youth Chorus (invited)

Special contributions of Classical music from Iran, Syria, Albania, and Sweden

Additional Music

String Quartet No. 12, “American,” Op. 96 B. 179, Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)—NEO String Quartet

Shalom Chaverim canon (Hebrew traditional folk tune)—Chorus and audience

“My Country ‘tis of Thee” (arr. by Fred Haight from Dvorak’s String Quartet, Op. 97 B. 180 Larghetto)—Chorus and NEO String Quartet

“Battle Cry of Freedom” (George Root, 1862)—Chorus and audience