Richard Serra, left, and Philip Glass in the 1970s. Credit Richard Landry.

Two Raxa Collective contributors remember reading and discussing a profile of Richard Serra a dozen years ago (linked in the announcement below) in advance of a visit to the architectural wonder in Bilbao, Spain created by Frank Gehry. Serra’s persona, his strong views on the boundaries between art and architecture, enrich the viewing experience of his sculpture, especially if that sculpture is viewed within a Frank Gehry building. Now there is an opportunity to experience Serra’s sculpture in the context of one of the most revered living composers.

If you are a fan of cross-arts collaboration, this upcoming performance should be on your radar.  If you have been looking for a way to make a contribution to solve a specific problem related to the recent earthquake in Nepal, then the only question is whether you will be in New York City on June 27 when these two luminaries in their respective field offer a remarkable such opportunity:

The composer Philip Glass once worked as an assistant for the sculptor Richard Serra, after the two befriended each other in Paris in the early 1960s and swapped cultural touchstones.

“Phil took me to see Buster Keaton films,” Mr. Serra told The New Yorker, “and I took him to Brancusi’s studio.”

The two are now reuniting in the art world, in a manner of speaking, for a good cause. On June 27, Mr. Glass and the violinist Tim Fain will play a special concert inside Mr. Serra’s heavy-duty installation, “Richard Serra: Equal,” a grouping of 40-ton stacked, forged-steel cubes on view through July 24 at the David Zwirner Gallery at 537 West 20th Street in Chelsea.

The concert will benefit House With Heart, a home for abandoned children and an education center for impoverished women and children in Kathmandu, Nepal, that was severely damaged by the April earthquake. Though none of the residents were hurt, the building needs what supporters say is a combination of rebuilding and significant improvements to make it safe in the event of another earthquake. Concert tickets cost $300 and $1,000, and are available through the Zwirner Gallery and Universe.com.