2025 Peace Concert
We are excited to welcome guests Taoufik Ben Amor and Gaurav Shah to our New Hope campus for a concert of mystical sounds and shared devotion, “Many Paths to the Divine: Devotional Music from the Indian and Arab Traditions.“
The performance will explore meeting points where different languages, spiritual and mystical traditions use the same metaphors of love and intoxication. Shah and Ben Amor have been making music together for more than two decades. We hope that you will find inspiration in this vibrant collaboration, a contemporary manifestation of harmony between musical and spiritual traditions from centuries past, a role-model for World Peace in the future.
Taoufik Ben Amor (Vocals, Oud, Daf, Bendir) is an active composer, musician, music producer, and luthier. He is currently a Professor of Arabic Studies at Columbia University and director of Columbia Arab Music Ensemble. He performs internationally and has worked on several music projects, including pieces for the Tate and MoMA as well as scores for films and plays.
Gaurav Shah (Vocals, Harmonium, Bansuri) is an Indian classically-trained singer and musician who studied with Sarangi/vocal maestro Ustad Sultan Khan. He has toured extensively and received Grammy nominations in 2019 (Falu’s Bazaar) and 2024 (Abundance in Millets) and a 2022 Grammy win (A Colorful World). As a physician, he serves as CEO of Rocket Pharma, and has appeared in numerous media outlets in music and business.
Tickets are $150 per person, or $75 for students. Advanced registration required. Concert will be followed by light refreshments.