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Mssng Lnks uses a three-pronged approach; Education, Inter-gration, and Historical Perspective Mssng Lnks programs bridge racial, cultural and economic divides by bringing together truly diverse groups of people to create collaborative programs and workshops where each participant is important.

Mssng Lnks develops and implements educational and performance programs that connect local arts organizations with urban neighborhoods and promote the performance and preservation of works by minority composers. The non-profit and their affiliations are pleased to present a second program of And So We Sing. The program's purposes is to share traditional sounds and voices and celebrate cultures and dance from all over the world. And So We Sing provides all types of rhythms/ folk sounds that represent different language as well as historic and religious values.

The 2014 program will include o Una Voce; Community Music Center of Boston Community Music Center of Boston Mission Statement: Community hub where people of all ages and abilities share music as common ground. A place where diversity, expression and self transformation are the very air we breathe. Halalisa Singers The Halalisa repertoire includes African, Latin, American Spirituals, Gospels, Jewish, and Jazz music. Dedicated to the performance of music across all cultures and nationalities. Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Associations Choral Society Organization affiliated with Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA). Their mission is to promote public awareness of Chinese cultural and heritage, and to provide a multicultural and multi-lingual environment for members and the public .

Artist-In-Training, Mssng Lnks An auditioned group of students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience performing operas and musical theater. Perform repertoire that includes the works of composers-of-color.

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o 3 Iranian Artist;
Shadi Ebrahimi Soprano Shadi Ebrahimi, hailed by Lloyd Schwartz of The Boston Phoenix as superlative, has performed extensively as a soloist with a wide variety of Bostons musical organizations, most notably Masterworks Chorale, Florestan Recital Project, New England Light Opera, Longwood Opera, Longfellow Chamber Opera, and The HarvardRadcliffe Orchestra and Chorus. Ms. Ebrahimi has performed in many recitals. In 2009, she appeared in the Voice of America BarberFest, where she premiered several unpublished songs by Samuel Barber. She has also performed new music by contemporary composers, including John Howell Morrison and Paul Brust.

Shelia Eghbali;
Artistic Director of Iranian Dance Artists in Boston, MA. Her goal is to reach the Iranian and the non Iranian community. This program will help break the stereo types that have been built upon her culture and promote the beauty of the her ethnic dance.

Amir Mahallati
Received his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from McGill University, after completing the Harvard fellowship for Persian studies in 2005-06. Mahallati has taught graduate courses and given lectures at Columbia, Princeton, Yale, and Georgetown Universities. He has served as senior scholar and affiliate with several academic and religious institutions focused on international relations, including the Middle East Institute, the Center for Strategic and International Affairs, and Search for Common Ground (all in Washington DC).Also a composer and pianist, he says "music is the underlying force in my spirit that enables me to understand, innovate and juxtapose everything I do in concord."