Durst to perform in Goessel
James Durst, Songs for a Small Planet, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near Goessel.
The whole family will enjoy this concert. It is a benefit for Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church and a freewill offering will be taken.
Come, enjoy and give generously. Durst's CDs will be for sale after the concert.
The public is invited to attend.
Quietly touring the planet since 1965, Durst has performed for audiences of all ages in 44 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, in Russia, Azerbaijan, Japan, Korea and India; drawing from a rich and ever-evolving repertoire of distinctive original and collected songs in more than two dozen languages that reflect a global perspective and underscore the sense of interconnectedness we share with all of life.
Durst engages each disparate audience in a participatory journey distilled from his travels, musically monitoring the pulse of the human condition, bringing us closer to our world and each other.
The interplay of his skillful, rhythmic guitar playing and strong, expressive voice provides a colorful palette which he uses to paint compelling musical pictures that encourage individual empowerment and compassionate relationships, while helping us to feel more hopeful about ourselves and our place on the planet. His performances for adults and/or children are spirited, relevant and often humorous.
Durst uses his role as minstrel to communicate global and social concerns common to us all, such as our environment, world peace and greater human understanding, while employing the uniquely synergistic qualities of word and melody to dissolve language, cultural and other barriers.
