Symphony Of Peace Prayers 2014

 *Please scroll down to see photos of SoppAmsterdam 2013

SOPP is one step on that path, creating a place (moment ) of peace, and connecting cities and countries on the same day world wide:  
            http://www.symphonyofpeaceprayers.com/

          

                       A Program:  SOPP 2014 Amsterdam

                         On Saturday  17^th May , 18:00 ~ 22:00  
                    at Maarten Luther  Kerk (Dintelstraat 134,  near RAI)

                

     Exhibition by    Bas van Buuren
         Wooden shoe series "Klompjekt"
                         & paintings
                        http://www.van-buuren.net/bas/

         

   18:00                                                                                                                        

              1.  opening speech                     Shinji Kasema
                                                                rep, Byakko & WPPS the Netherlands

                         & Introduction of place    rev. dr. A Wöhle 

           
              2. Yamakage Shinto                   Paul de Leeuw 
                                                                                                                                http://www.shinto.nl/

                     Shinto ceremony accompanied with SHO music played by Naomi Sato
                                                      http://www.sato-naomi.com/sho_e.html

   18:35    3.  Flag Ceremony

                19:20 ----------------Food is served----------------19:45                             

              4. Duo Kodama　　SHO  played by Naomi Sato 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＆
　　　　　　　　　　Shakuhachi played by Harrie Starreveld

              5. TONGLEN meditation:
                         "compassionately exchanging oneself and others"                                                                                         Matthieu Vaessen

20:30       6."Birth in modern times"   Catharina Ooijens

              7. Hindu Chanting choir     Sandhya Sanjana & friends 

              8.  "Ukrainian flute"&"batoukin" played by German Popov

                        "Ricoder" prayed by                Ayumi matsuda
                      performance by                 Shinji  Kasema     

                                                        http://www.byakko.org/4_project/proj_grati/grati_more.html

                                      

 21:40      9.  Lutheran tradition       rev. dr. A Wöhle 
                                                         http://www.luthersamsterdam.nl/maartenlutherkerk/        

         

 22:00    10. Ending speech              rev. dr. A Wöhle