Announcing the First Annual Let the Earth Rise! Concert Event
- Apr 10
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2026
Announcing the First Annual Let the Earth Rise! Concert Event
An Earth Day Musical Experience Benefitting Emberlight: Center for Conscious Living & Dying
Swannanoa Valley, NC — Emberlight: Center for Conscious Living & Dying, a nonprofit
known for pioneering community-centered end-of-life care rooted in love, presence, and
belonging, has announced its first annual Let the Earth Rise! An Earth Day Musical
Experience scheduled for April 25, 2026, at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in
Asheville at 7:00 PM. Tickets are priced at $50 each and available for through the Wortham
Center for Performing Arts and the Emberlight: Center for Conscious Living & Dying websites.
Let the Earth Rise! is more than a concert, it is a musical experience featuring world-
renowned artists who will engage the audience in a journey through darkness into shared light through their performances. The headline for the Let the Earth Rise! concert is the
acclaimed Paul Winter Consort. Each year, the Paul Winter Consort dedicates a musical event to the celebration of Earth Day, and this year Asheville is the location chosen for this highly sought-after event. The Paul Winter Consort will be joined by Pianist Arsha Kaviani, Cellist Joshua Roman, and world music group Roots Grown Deep.
More about the Artists:
The Paul Winter Consort has performed the “earth music” they pioneered for audiences around the world from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Miho Museum in Japan. 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.” With his various ensembles, Paul has toured the world, performing over 3,000 concerts in 52 countries. With his music, he has found a means to connect people to a sense of place, promote relatedness to the larger community of life, and assist groups supporting local cultural and biological diversity. He has produced 45 albums for his Living Music label, seven of which have won Grammy Awards.
Arsha Kaviani is a pianist and composer celebrated for imaginative, genre-blending
performances that unite virtuosic classical repertoire, improvisation, and original works. Born in Dubai to Iranian parents, he began as a largely self-taught musician before studying at leading UK conservatoires and working with renowned mentors including Daniel Barenboim and Lang Lang. Named a Steinway Artist and one of International Piano Magazine’s “30 Under 30 Best Pianists,” he has performed with major orchestras worldwide. Known for his originality and warmth onstage, Arsha is dedicated to making classical music vivid, accessible, and alive for contemporary audiences.
Joshua Roman is a cello soloist and composer, hailed for his “effortlessly expressive tone... and playful zest for exploration” (New York Times), as well as his “extraordinary technical and musical gifts" and “blend of precision and almost improvisatory freedom... that goes straight to the heart" (San Francisco Chronicle). His genre-bending programs and wide-ranging collaborations have grown out of an “enthusiasm for musical evolution that is as contagious as his love for the classics" (Seattle Times).
Roots Grown Deep is a cross-continental ‘beyond genre’ musical and educational
ensemble curating a soundscape called Musical Ecology, supported by a wider family leading regenerative projects.
Let the Earth Rise! Details at a Glance:
Wortham Center for Performing Arts
April 25, 2026, at 7:00 pm
Tickets are $50 each
Additional information including tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available on the Emberlight website. Tickets are also available on the Wortham Center for the
Performing Arts website.
About Emberlight
Formerly the Center for Conscious Living & Dying, Emberlight is a nonprofit organization based in the Swannanoa Valley of North Carolina. Its mission is to embrace the experience of dying, death, and grief with community-based compassion, wisdom, and teaching. Through donor funding Emberlight offers residential end-of-life care at no cost, education and training programs, and community gatherings that honor death as a natural and sacred part of life.
Media Contact for Emberlight: Center for Conscious Living and Dying:
Terry Finder
(828) 230-0263
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