<p>5 continents, 21 countries, 32 musicians, infinite creative possibilities.</p>

<p>Moving up the East Coast in September and October 2012, OneBeat will bring novel, collaborative sounds created by 32 young, eclectic international musicians to communities from Florida to New York, as part of a State Department effort to promote “art power” and person-to-person diplomacy via music. Working together and engaging with communities along the way, OneBeat Fellows will perform, create and surprise, with guidance and encouragement from some of America’s best loved names in hip hop, jazz, new music and other genres.</p>

<p>OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. OneBeat builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of “smart power” diplomacy. It embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools, including music, to bring people, especially youth, together for greater understanding.</p>

<p>Since 2008, LiveConnections has served as a creator and curator of innovative, cross-genre music experiences. Our ClassicAlive series “The Collaborators” expands how classical music is experienced by breaking boundaries of repertoire, collaboration and atmosphere in innovative concerts designed to attract both new audiences and long-time classical fans.</p>