Thomas Amelio and special guest musician Nacho Arimany

Kirtan is the ancient practice of communal chanting, a powerful and profound way of elevating the spirit, expanding consciousness and awakening the heart. Join Thomas Amelio (Shivanand), who has led Kirtans for over 25 years, for an inspiring evening of devotional music and song.

Saturday, June 23, 8pm
12SAP45N
$15 (No Member Discount)
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Thomas Amelio

Thomas Amelio intensely studied yogic disciplines in India, where he edited Rajarshi Muni's classic, Yoga--The Ultimate Spiritual Path, in 1994. He is a founding member of and has been a senior teacher at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health for 20 years.

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Other Classes Taught By This Teacher:

The Alchemy of the Chakras

FREE INTRO: The Alchemy of the Chakras

Meditation, Concentration and Breath

FREE INTRO: Meditation, Concentration & Breath

FREE INTRO: Integrative Sound & Music Practitioner Training

FREE INTRO: Integrative Sound & Music Practitioner Training

Enrich Your Life with Meditation

FREE INTRO: The Sound & Music Instititute: Integrative Sound & Music Practitioner Training

The Sound & Music Instititute: Integrative Sound & Music Practitioner Training

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Media Available From This Teacher:

Introduction to Mantra and Meditation

John Mason

Jam Ja Band, formed in 1998 by Yoruba scholar and priest (and a percussionist with 48 years’ experience) John Mason, has performed widely at prestigious cultural institutions including The American Museum of Natural History and Yale. Mason is first to take traditional, ritual Yoruba song lyrics praising the orisa in Cuba, Brasil, and the United States, and translate them into English, while retaining the original idea content, aim, and melodies of the songs. Tonight’s concert will focus on music and songs in praise of feminine power and will include some of NYC’s leading jazz and classical musicians. Come be inspired by the powerful rhythms and melodies of West African traditional music, which have had such an impact on modern popular music.

Saturday, July 7, 8–9:30pm
12SAN01P
Members: $22 / Nonmembers: $25
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Amir Vahab and Ensemble, with The Daf Caravan

Amir Vahab has been described by The New York Times as an “ambassador for a silenced music.” One of NYC’s most celebrated composer/vocalists of Persian sacred and folk music, he has recorded six albums, and sings in the evocative, traditional Persian style which embodies millennia of mystical tradition. This evening, Amir Vahab and ensemble will perform songs selected from the poetry of the great Sufi masters Rumi and Hafiz and other legendary mystical poets—to transport us to 13th century Persia with all its beauty and exoticism. The ensemble will also perform lively traditional music from Persian, Turkish, Kurdish and other sources featuring the mystical reed flute, ancient lutes, and the daf drum. The concert concludes with a dynamic drumming performance that echoes the universal heartbeat of existence.

Saturday, July 14, 8pm
12SAN02P
Members: $18 / Nonmembers: $20
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The Actors’ Ensemble

Join the Actor’s Ensemble as they delve into early 19th century Manhattan through
selected scenes from Henry James’ masterpiece “Washington Square,” of which Cynthia Ozick says, “every line, every paragraph, every chapter is a fleet-footed light brigade, an engine of irony ...”

Saturday, May 12, 7pm
12SA16P
$10 (No Member Discount)

Sri Shyamji Bhatnagar

This evening offers us a rare opportunity to experience authentic traditional mantric chanting by a world-renowned Nada (sound Yogi, a master of using sound and music as a vehicle of spiritual attainment and as a healing art. Sri Shyamji Bhatnagar will play the tambura and chant mantras especially designed to create surya akasha, a spacious state of deep peace and contentment that opens the mind and heart to profound meditative states.

Note: It is advised not to eat for a few hours prior to the concert if one wishes to experience deeper states of awareness.

An Evening Concert
Saturday, May 19, 7:30pm
12SAP31N
Members: $18 / Nonmembers: $20
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Joshua M. Greene and Godfrey Townsend

by Murray Silver

This evening the author of an acclaimed biography of George Harrison, Joshua M. Greene, will be joined by renowned singer/ guitarist Godfrey Townsend as they present a tribute to George Harrison featuring live music, film clips, narration and a rarely seen filmed interview of Harrison in his later years. They will trace Harrison’s rise from the streets of postwar Liverpool to the summit of pop stardom, his discovery of spirituality in the ragas of Ravi Shankar and his efforts to bring the other Beatles along on his journey to self-realization. Professor Greene will also examine the role that yoga and chanting played in Harrison’s post-Beatles musical compositions, while Townsend provides performances of the songs to illustrate that influence. Don’t miss this fascinating evening that celebrates the most spiritual of the Beatles and offers a unique lens through which to view his crucial but rarely examined role in the phenomenal rise of yoga culture in the West.

AN EVENING LECTURE and PERFORMANCE
Saturday, April 28, 7:30pm
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Members: $22 / Nonmembers: $25
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*Please note this concert has been canceled.**

Cantor Robert Micha'el Esformes

Combining the ancient words of Jewish liturgy and venerable old love songs with unique and beautiful melodies from around the world, Micha'el reveals the rich diversity of the Jewish soul to the soulful listener.  The evening will include Sephardic songs and ballads, Hassidic melodies and niggunim,  cantorial compositions, improvisations on Middle-Eastern modes, liturgical hymns, and  psalms. Join us for a musical evening of depth, subtlety and unique beauty.

AN EVENING CONCERT
Saturday, May 5, 8pm
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Members: $20 / Nonmembers: $22