The 19th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert will be held Feb. 3 at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

The concert--under the direction of Tibet House Artistic Director Philip Glass--will feature rock icon Patti Smith [ tickets ] and daughter Jesse Smith, New York's Vampire Weekend [ tickets ], and Brooklyn's The National. Past concerts have featured a similar mix of talent that ranges across eras and genres from David Bowie and Paul Simon to Sigur Ros and Emmylou Harris, among many others.

A fundraising reception with the event's artists and honorary chairpersons will be held following the performance. Tickets for the reception include premium seats for the show; visit the event's website for more information.

Each year, Tibet House US shares proceeds from the annual concert with other charitable organizations. This year's recipients are the local Tibetan Group, Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, Farm Aid, and the Karin Berg Fund for the Myositis Support Group.

The Tibet House Benefit Concert commemorates the Monlam Prayer Festival traditionally held at the time of the Tibetan New Year. During the festival, vast numbers of monks, citizens and pilgrims from all over the country gather to pray for world peace and prosperity.

Tibet House US, a non-profit organization founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, serves as a center for the preservation and presentation of the endangered Tibetan culture.