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BCAA INVITES YOU TO ATTEND AN EVENING AT
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE.

PAUL WINTER'S 26th ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
THURSDAY, DEC 15th, 2005 @ 7:30 PM


PAUL WINTER'S 26th ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION - The observance of
the winter solstice transcends--and predates--Christianity. It celebrates
the return of light after the longest night of the year, and is more
universal and inclusive than most religious holidays. Paul Winter is a
"Solstice Claus" for this humanist holiday and has become the most popular
annual secular event at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The
multicultural, ecumenical event celebrates the triumph of light over
darkness and features an eclectic blend of music and dance, singing and
chanting, and shadow and light. The audience is taken on a symbolic
journey through the longest night of the year using sun, earth, and tree
theatrical effects that highlight the titanic space of the Cathedral. For
all cultures, the solstice was a method of reconnecting with the world of
nature, the earth, and the sky.

Paul Winter started out as a Bossa Nova Jazz saxophonist before embracing
an astonishing array of the world's musical cultures. In the course of his
career he has performed and recorded with musicians from Russia, Ireland,
Brazil, Zimbabwe and beyond. He has incorporated the calls of humpback
whales, bull elk, and wolves into his music. He has played in the White
House, (at the invitation of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy), in the Grand
Canyon and on a vast Siberian lake. Apollo astronauts have taken his
recordings to the moon. Along with Paul Winter and the Paul Winter
Consort, special guest artists this year include the Dmitri Pokrovsky
Ensemble, (Russian village singers and dancers), the Forces of Nature
Dance Theater Ensemble, (African-American dancers and percussionists), and
Brazilian singer Renato Braz.

You can be part of one New York's most keenly anticipated holiday spectacles,
so get your tickets NOW!
BCAA Members: $30; Non-members: $35.
For ticket orders and additional information contact:

BARUCH COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ONE BERNARD BARUCH WAY, BOX A-1605,
NEW YORK, NY 10010-5585
PHONE: (646) 660-6080, FAX: (646) 660-6116