Mt Eden’s Fickling Centre will provide the venue for a special interfaith concert this month, with performers and choirs from many of Auckland’s spiritual traditions participating. The evening program has the simple purpose of bringing together our diverse interfaith communities and musicians – from Sikh, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Bahai and Sufi faiths. The free admission public concert will highlight both the diversity of Auckland’s cultures and share the unique music of their rich traditions.

Sounds of the Sacred is being held on Thursday evening, August 26th at 7pm, in the Fickling Centre’s Hillsborough room, located below the Mt Roskill library in Three Kings, Mt Eden.

Auckland’s Sri Chinmoy Centre is again organising the event, following the success of a similar concert in 2018. The late spiritual master Sri Chinmoy was a prolific composer of devotional music himself, and shared his thousands of compositions with audiences worldwide in over 700 free concerts. He saw music as a kind of universal language that unifies people and has the power to create a more peaceful world.

Performers in this month’s Sounds of the Sacred concert each have a ten minute time slot to perform on the stage, with some 7-8 different groups participating. A guest performer from the Jewish culture will open the concert by playing on the Shofar, an instrument traditionally used in Judaism on important ceremonial occasions.

Admission to the concert is free, but groups wishing to attend would be wise to reserve seats. For inquiries or seating requests call/text to: 0221887432

Further information: www.meditationauckland.co.nz