About the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music–Los Angeles
Working under a broad definition of “sacred,” the festival was founded on the belief that sacred music has the ability to bring forth our shared human values of peace, understanding and respect for all living things. It offers an alternative, community-oriented model to the corporate values that dominate the entertainment culture of Los Angeles and provides opportunities for people to come together and investigate issues of tolerance and diversity within Southern California’s complex, urban environment. It is made possible through the shared commitment of its festival partners, which produce this event by contributing in-kind assistance and volunteer time. With the fourth WFSM–LA, the festival establishes itself as an ongoing part of the cultural life of this community. Artists, organizers and the audience realize the community-building intention of the festival through their participation.
The World Festival of Sacred Music–Los Angeles is a project of the Foundation for World Arts; the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance and the EarthWays Foundation. It is funded in part by the James Irvine Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission) and the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division. The festival is also supported in part by the Vesper Society, His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Western United States, Time Warner Cable Television (Ovation TV), KPCC, KPFK and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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