(These directions are to the parking lot of the Circus School, off of the W. Cliveden side street. Walk up the driveway to the house, not the church. If the lot gets full, there's plenty of street parking in the neighborhood)
Featuring:
"Laura Cerrano is a REMO-endorsed certified drum circle facilitator, sound healer and Feng Shui Reiki Master based out of New York. Laura began her healing arts journey along side her mother, Carole Provenzale in 1997. During that time, Laura founded Feng Shui Manhattan Inc. Her consulting firm and healing arts programs provide wellness services, classes, workshops and events throughout the United States and internationally. Laura’s work has been featured "Oprah magazine, New York Times, PBS, HGTV's, TEDxTalks anf other media outlets"
Prana Rising is a handpan artist, percussionist, educator, and founder of Sound Artist, a modern school for handpan & creative music making in Centerport, NY. With degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance from the Eastman School of Music, Prana offers a unique blend of musicianship, improvisation, and community connection in performances, workshops, sound baths and other musical experiences. Their work is rooted in the love of making music and the belief that all people are born with the ability to express themselves through music. Prana Rising Youtube | info@thesoundartist.com | 631 365 4184
Francesca Genco is a singer, sound healer and interdisciplinary arts teacher. Her singing is featured in many films and TV shows, including Neill Blomkamp’s film Elysium and the BBC’s An Honourable Woman. She was also a featured vocalist in the world premier of Serj Tankian’s (lead singer of System of a Down) orchestral concert, Invocations. Visit www.lilacmusic.com to learn more about Francesca and her music.
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Kath Weider is an Ann Arbor-based singer, vocal teacher, writer and devotee of the art of improvisation. A long-time meditator, she is most delighted in the shared threads between music, movement, improvisation and spiritual practice - to deepen one’s attention to the inner body through sound and to feel alive through the joy of spontaneous music making. Kath leads body-based singing workshops, meditative improvisational song circles & teaches private
sessions on the somatic depth and creative potential of the voice.
Frances Crowhill Miller ... violin, voice, hang, is an improvisational musician, singer-songwriter, facilitator and composer who enjoys working across artistic discipline; inter-weaving story, words and intention with sound. Frances studied arts-based peacebuilding at the Center for Justice and Peace Graduate Program and community music facilitation through Music for People. She has released a number of CD's and one movie soundtrack. She recorded and performed with Grammy-Award winning cellist David Darling and studied a variety of violin/fiddle traditions including Cajun/Creole music and North Indian classical music with Humayun Khan. Frances performs with various groups, teaches lessons through Music For Everyone and facilitates community based improvisational music events. She believes in the power of music to restore balance in both individuals and community, as well as to connect us with the earth, each other and the core of our lives. She lives in Lancaster County at Fiddle Creek Farm where she is developing a vision to create a nature-based creative arts hub.
Michael London is a Philadelphia Area musician with a soulful voice and a great touch on acoustic and electric guitars. His latest recordings feature interpretations of classic folk, jazz and soul songs in his own unique, exciting and expansive style. London is also a passionate interpreter of Rumi’s poetry, the great 13th century Sufi poet. He offers us a musical window into the ecstatic poems, which reveal and make tangible our connection with the self, humanity, nature and beyond. His CD's and original songs, inspired by this mystical poet speak directly to us, and get to the central themes and issues of living with passion and true joy. An accomplished improviser, Michael plays with Playback for Change, accompanies dancers is adept at many guitar styles.
Eric Geoffrey - In a parallel universe, Eric is a real-life Buckaroo Banzai, but here and now he's just a guy who's said for decades, "Who needs therapy if I've got an instrument to play?" Obsessed with translating inner landscapes into sonic creations as well as real-time collaborations, Eric plays a wide range of stringed instruments, including his beloved kora.
Natasha Dastur is a long-time musician focused on percussion. She has been formally inspired by polyrhythms of West Africa, dance grooves of Brazilian samba, the intricate and melodious rhythms from Middle Eastern drumming, and everyday sounds nature around us. She has recently begun offering beginner percussion lessons on frame drum, djun djuns, and djembe, as well as rhythmic tune up classes for experienced players wanting to add more rhythmic intrigue to their playing on any instrument.
Natasha Dastur, OTR/L
(610) 888-9214
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Quentin Davis is a sculptor and a self taught percussionist. He started by building musical instruments from junk and after a chance meeting with Ron Kravitz back in 1990 became a lifelong improvisor.
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Ron Kravitz is an improvisational percussionist, vocalist, and longtime community music facilitator who believes music belongs to everyone. Through Music in the Moment, he brings people together in inclusive, expressive, and alive musical spaces, helping individuals and groups discover their authentic voice through rhythm.
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