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The Power Auto Group and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents Paul Winter in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 9 on the Alice Silverman stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center. This is the fourth performance of the Power Performance Series.

Paul Winter's musical realm has long embraced the traditions of the world's cultures, as well as the extraordinary voices of what he refers to as "the greater symphony of the Earth." His concert tours and recording expeditions have taken him to 37 countries and to wilderness areas on six continents, into which he has traveled on rafts, mules, dog sleds, horses, kayaks, sailboats, steamers, tug-boats and Land Rovers.

Since 1980, the Grammy Award-winning Paul Winter Consort has celebrated the Winter Solstice, the seasonal rite of passage, with a musical feast from the cornucopia of cultures and creatures of the world, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. To commemorate their 25th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Living Music has released a new box-set entitled Silver Solstice, featuring the Consort with a host of special guests. The album includes the entire performance of the 25th celebration, plus 10 tracks from previous years' solstice events.

For three decades, Paul Winter has put forth his musical vision of the community of the Earth, beginning with his landmark album "Common Ground" in the 1970s. Silver Solstice embraces the musical traditions of many cultures, and includes voices from what Winter calls "the greater symphony of the Earth" - whale, wolf and uirapuru (the musical wren of the Amazon rainforest) - a trilogy of voices representing the sea, the land, and the air.

The special guests on Silver Solstice include gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Brazilian diva Luciana Souza, sean nos (old style) Celtic singer Noirin Ni Riain, Armenian singer and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, Irish Uillean piper Davy Spillane, Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, mbira master Chris Berry, and the nine-voice Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble from Russia.

Paul Winter's recordings will be available for sale at the concert.

This performance is part of the Power Performance Series and sponsored in part by the Power Auto Group, City of Newport, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, and Western States Arts Federation touring support.

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