Schedule
New York Encounter Cultural Festival runs from Friday, January 18 - Sunday, January 20, 2013
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th Street at 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
6:45 PM "Freedom Is the Most Precious Gift That Heaven Has Bestowed Upon Men" (Miguel De Cervantes).
New York Encounter opening remarks by Msgr. ALBACETE, theologian, accompanied by witnesses and a poetry reading by Tony HENDRA, writer and author. Click here to watch the video.
9:00 PM America's Longing For Freedom
The Manhattan Wind Ensemble, directed by Conductor Christopher BAUM and Assistant Conductor Clara YANG, will perform The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives and other American masterpieces, accompanied by images and commentaries by Jonathan FIELDS, musician.
11:00 AM Chesterton and Freedom
A conversation and staged reading with Dr. Dermot QUINN, Professor of History at Seton Hall University, a member of the Board of Advisors of the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture, and Associate Editor of The Chesterton Review. Click here to watch the video.
2:00 PM Freedom, Risk, Responsibility: What Lies Behind a Corporate Success Story
Face to face with Harold KORELL, Chairman of the Board of Southwestern Energy.
The business and corporate worlds have become dominated by policies. Has the increasing proliferation of regulations and risk-management directives displaced personal responsibility and risk, which are always implied in free human relationships? Click here to watch the video.
3:30 PM Liberty in Modern and Contemporary Art
A presentation by Francis GREENE, art historian.
This presentation will explore ways in which artists and their art have always sought to break free from constraints upon liberty, be they social, political, or other. Click here to watch the video.
5:00 PM Freedom in Politics: The Story of Shahbaz Bhatti
The eyewitness account of the life and death of the murdered Pakistani Minister For Minority Affairs by his brother, Paul BHATTI, Pakistan's Minister for National Harmony. Click here to read Paul Bhatti's speech or watch the video.
9:00 PM The Katrina Letters
In the cleanup of Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans family discovered 500 letters exchanged by their parents at the time of their courtship during World War II. Ensemble piece for actors and singers with music ranging from Schubert to Tango to Broadway. Created and directed by Christopher Vath, musician. Open seating. Tickets are $15. Click here to watch the video clip.
9:45 AM Maria Yudina: The Pianist Who Moved Stalin
A documentary on the life of the Russian pianist, presented by the artist Michael ODNORALOV, who knew Yudina
Born September 9, 1899 in Nevel, Russia; died November 19, 1970 in Moscow, Russia. A devout Russian Orthodox Christian born into a Jewish household, Maria Yudina was outspoken and openly opposed the Communist regime, despite Stalin's fondness for her playing. Click here to watch the video.
11:00 AM Holy Mass
Celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Edward M. EGAN, Archbishop Emeritus of New York; with the Communion and Liberation Choir. Click here to watch the video.
2:00 PM Faith, Soul of Life
A reflection on Christian experience in light of Benedict XVI's writings for the Year of Faith, with Fr. Peter CAMERON, O.P., Editor-in-chief of Magnificat, and Fr. Julián CARRÓN, President of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation Movement. Click here to watch the video.
4:00 PM Law and Freedom Put to the Test of Experience
A discussion on how law helps to realize, or suppress, freedom in the age of human rights proliferation, with Michael HANBY, Professor of Biotechnology and Culture, Pontifical John Paul II Institute, John McCARTHY, Dean of the School of Philosophy, Catholic University of America, and Lisa SCHILTZ, Professor of Law, Thomas J. Abood Research Scholar, University of St. Thomas. Click here to watch the video.
6:00 PM Desire, Liberty, and Satisfaction
A witness by John WATERS, Irish Times columnist, on his life-journey, with remarks by Maurizio MANISCALCO, president of New York Encounter. Click here to watch the video.
9:00 PM Pure Afro-Cuban Juice
A night dedicated to the traditions of big band Latin jazz with the 18-piece Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra led by Arturo O'FARRILL. Click here to watch the video.
