World flute master and cultural storyteller Gary Stroutsos will perform an evening community concert entitled “Music without Borders – Celebrating Musical Diversity” at Des Moines United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 5, at 7 p.m. This is the third concert being offered bringing music of a diverse nature to the South King County area.

A prolific artist with more than 25 CDs to his credit, Stroutsos’ work was featured in the Ken Burns PBS documentary, “Lewis and Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery,” which culminated in a command performance before President Bill Clinton at the White House in 1997. He will be joined by drummer David Revelli, a student of Middle Eastern drumming who recently re-connected with the ancient frame drums of that region. Revelli plays delicate global sounds on a variety of world hand percussion that reflect the natural rhythms of the earth.

For the concert, Stroutsos and Revelli will draw upon music from traditions and cultures as diverse and Native American, Chinese, Cuban, and American Jazz. Stroutsos will perform from a varied collection of flutes, including ancient Chinese Bamboo flutes that are rarely heard outside of China. The selections will evoke a spirit of place and voices of the land that include acclaimed pieces originally recorded at sacred sites.

Both Stroutsos and Revelli are residents of the Puget Sound region. Trained originally as a Jazz flutist, Stroutsos has studied with Jazz master flutist and composer James Newton and Afro-Cuban flute master Danilo Lozano. Revelli has recorded with a number of artists and is a teacher at the Hazel Valley Elementary school in the Highline School District.

Des Moines United Methodist Church is located at 22225 9th Avenue S., Des Moines, WA 98198.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 seniors and students. At the door tickets are $25/$20.

To order tickets, call 206-878-8301.