Here II Here Concert: Awakening into Peace
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Saturday, May 15 ~ 7pm
Fundraiser for Unity Peace Project. HERE II HERE, recently featured on ABC GOOD MORNING AMERICA in front of 4 million viewers, is an intoxicating “Conscious Pop” music group of five experienced entertainers dedicated to creating powerfully infectious mainstream songs that promote a peaceful planet. Driven by their signature rhythmic blend of tribal pop, illuminated rock, and oul-inspired R&B harmonies, HERE II HERE’s music penetrates audiences straight into the heart with moving, innovative lyrics of peace, awareness, connection, laughter, and of course – divine love.
Formed in 2002 (as “Inner Voice”), HERE II HERE’s iriesistably mesmerizing live performances have garnered them wide attention as the foremost up-and-coming “mainstream-spiritual“ music band of our time. Their unique style has led to performances at the United Nations; on ABC TV; at Miami Dolphin Stadium; at Agape International Center (LA); as well as appearances on “conscious music” expert panels at major music conferences and performances alongside the most world-renowned spiritual leaders and best-selling authors of our time.
Tickets $20-$50 (no one turned away) http://unityberkeley.org/donate-to-unity/
www.hereiihere.com
Oneness Concert with Angelika
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Sunday, April 25 ~ 12:30 – 1:30pm
Angelika is an international traveling performer, song-writer and recording artist, who dedicates her life to uplift, inspire and heal through the gift of her angelic voice and music. She grew up in Germany, expressing her love and natural talent for music with her guitar, flute and voice.
Angelika and her partner Nick are sharing the Oneness Deeksha Blessing locally and worldwide, combined with Angelika’s sacred music concerts and in private sessions. Music is another way the Oneness Blessing can be transmitted. Deeksha ceremonies generate a powerful spiritual energy field, in which Grace truly descends upon us.
Healing energy flows like a blessing from above during Angelika’s concerts and kritans. Her music transcends mere entertainment, touching a deep spiritual chord within.
Suggested Love Offering $10
http://www.angelikahealingmusic.com
Ritual Gathering : Honoring Ancestry
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with Filipino Babaylan and musicians, Lizae Reyes and the Sound Voice Music Healers of CIIS
Friday, March 12, 2010
Ritual Begins 6:30pm
Creative Offerings 7:00pm
Unity Berkeley with the Center for Babalyan Studies in collaboration with CIIS Alumni SVM Healers Ensemble
proudly and joyously presents this special ritual and concert for everyone.
Ritual Gathering: Honoring Ancestry is a benefit for the Center for Babaylan Studies & the First International Babaylan Conference, to be held at Sonoma State University on April 17-18, 2010.
“In Filipino indigenous tradition a Babaylan is “a person who is gifted to heal the spirit and the body, who serves the community through her role as a folk therapist, wisdom-keeper & philosopher.” — Leny Strobel
Location: Unity of Berkeley ~ 2401 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley, CA
Suggested donation is $25.00. Make checks payable to IHC. Write in memo: Center for Babaylan Studies.
For general information about the Center for Babaylan Studies, contact Leny Strobel at 707-494-4967 or go to http://www.babaylan.net
Panto Shamanico Concierto
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with Tito La Rosa ~ Saturday, December 12 ~ 8pm
A benefit to support the work that the non-profit organization, Ayni Projects, is co-creating in the Andes of Peru, where Tito grew up. This extraordinary shaman and healer will take you on a journey deep within floating in the winds of spirit.
Tito La Rosa Returns to Grace our Sanctuary!
Tito la Rosa has spent his life investigating the music from the Old Peru. Through a constant search of a cultural dialog between times and dreams Tito reunites the ancestral with the contemporary intended to find the balance and harmony with oneself and with nature.
Special Unity Price: $15
Please call Dana at 415-272-8517 or visit www.ayniprojects.com for your reservation.
“The Road to the Stupa” Benefit Concert
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Friday, November 20, 7PM
The Road to the Stupa Benefit Concert (for Vajrayana)
A wonderful benefit concert for the Vajrayana Foundation with headliners Silvia Nakkach and Val Serrant and featuring Michael Knapp, Francine Lancaster, Philip Poerter, and the Sound Voice Music Healers.
This sound journey will lead you through the inner pathways to the soul of the world ~ exquisite.
A stupa is the most sacred monument found in all ancient Buddhist countries. Unique amongst all forms of sacred architecture, it is the quintessential symbol of enlightenment. Traditionally, stupas are filled with sacred images, mantras, and the relics of holy beings. The foundation, symmetry, orientation, and contents of the stupa create incredible power, even to those who merely look upon it. The stupa transcends the limitations of language and activates enlightened knowledge.
Advance tickets available at www.vajrayana.org (click the link to the Silvia Nakkach Concert)
Advance tickets: $30
At the door: $35
Viaje de Curaçion Flower Ceremony
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with Peruvian Sound Shaman Tito La Rosa. Wednesday, December 9, 5PM
Viaje de Curaçion Flower Ceremony:
Handed lovingly down from the Q’ero Nation of Peru, Tito La Rosa gives to us the legacy of the flower ceremony. Steeped in the tradition of Munay (The Power of Love) and invoking the Pachamama (Earth), he transforms the music from his ancient instruments into a healing medium. Ceremony can last between 4-5 hours as Tito enters into the plane of no time, where the power of love and healing also know no limits. If you have something to let go of, something to mend, a prayer to send out, or something to celebrate, this ceremony is unlike anything you have ever experienced. (Limit 12) *Please call Dana at 415-272-8517 or visit www.ayniprojects.com for your reservation.*
Tito La Rosa Bio:
Tito La Rosa, a descendent of Quechua Indians of the Peruvian Andes, has for more than a decade, has been recovering and preserving, studying, and intuiting the ancestral music of Peru.
La Rosa was asked by the Peruvian Institute of Culture to play 2,000-year-old instruments at the Museum of the Lord of Sipan to reinvent the sounds these instruments made. In recreating the sounds of this culture that had disappeared into time, La Rosa stated “Time, like death, is a lie.”
Experimenting with the sounds of these 2000-year-old musical instruments, speaking with the archeologists, listening to the sounds of the wind and the murmuring of the birds when flying, La Rosa was deeply moved by this acoustical and magical mochican world, resulting in new “ancient” compositions.
Featured guest artist on New Age superstar Kitaro’s 2001 Grammy-winning CD “Thinking of You,” La Rosa has toured with Kitaro in Japan. Kitaro has said of La Rosa, “His attraction to the Spirit dimension and his love of all things from the natural world allow him to traverse musical landscapes with tranquility and deep passion.” La Rosa has also recorded with Mary Youngblood on his Silver Wave record label (www.SilverWave.com), of which BILLBOARD Magazine says: “La Rosa and Youngblood interweave North and South American winds like smoke..” La Rosa’s 2002 CD, “The Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor” was nominated for a Native American Music Award, for Best World Music Recording.
Tito is also a Curandero de Sonido, a Shaman of Music. When performing ritual and ceremony for healing, he enters into an altered state to bring forth sound that elevates the frequency of an individual and allows for healing and balance to occur.
La Rosa was a main presenter at the International Conference on Traditional Instruments in Contemporary Music, sponsored by the French Government. He also took part in “Heart and Hands: Musical Instrument Makers of America,” a Smithsonian traveling exhibit.
Two Divine Divas: A Benefit Concert for Unity of Berkeley
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Two Divine Divas
Friday, October 16 ~ 8pm
Francine Lancaster and Rosana Schutte
Heavenly! Funny! Passionate! Moving! Hot!
Two dynamic energies explode onstage in the Unity of Berkeley sanctuary. Francine and Rosana will amaze and delight you with classic operatic duets and songs from contemporary musical genres, offering comic and poignant insights into life’s little dramas. There will be plenty of humor, not to mention chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne at a 6:30 reception before the performance.
Francine Lancaster has performed all over the world as a professional opera diva, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She was recently certified as a sound therapist through the California Institute of Integral Studies
Rosana Schutte has also performed all over the world as a professional singer, including the Sydney Opera House. She continues to perform one-woman cabarets as her favorite medium.
These two women combine the joy of singing with the love that heals to offer you a fun, exciting, and touching night of entertainment.
Ellen Hoffman will complete the trio as accompanist, lending her gift as a talented pianist. She will perform as a solo artist, as well, adding her magic to the mix. Charles Moselle and Tad Toomay will also contribute their musical talents to this amazing evening of song.
Benefit for Unity of Berkeley. Suggested donation: $30 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Please tell your friends!
A Healing Sound Journey of the Heart
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with Francine Lancaster & the Sound Voice Music Healers
Friday, September 25 ~ 7:30pm
Come again to be transformed through the healing practices of many cultures in sacred music, sound, dance, and song. Your body, mind, and spirit are sure to be refreshed and enlivened by this experience.
Cost: $20 suggested offering, no one turned away.
International Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Consort Bash
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International Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Consort Bash
wth Erika Miranda
Friday, August 14 ~ 7:30pm
A collaboration of gifted young musicians of different ages, places, and backgrounds come together to perform inspirational music sponsored by St. Mary’s Cathedral and supported by Unity of Berkeley. Featured favorite works of chamber music and vocal consorts include excerpts of Vivaldi’s “Gloria” for orchestra and chorus.
2nd Concert on August 16th at 7:30 pm ~ Masterpieces Finale Sunday
St. Mary’s Cathedral 1111 Gough St. San Francisco, CA.
A celebration of some of the most spectacular orchestral and choral masterpieces.
More info at www.YouthMusicInternational.com
Sound Voice Healing Music
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with Francine Lancaster
Wednesday, October 18th ~ 7:00 – 9:30
This will be a regular monthly class on third Wednesdays
Join Us in Sacred Sound Circle. Bring your instruments, your voice and your desire to create a healing. Our Sound Voice Music Healers will come together to share medicine melody, silence, song, tuning forks, and a sacred sound to take us on a journey of discovery.
Since time immemorial, every spiritual tradition of the world has used sound for healing.
All are welcome. More info: Call Francine at 510-524-6996 or email Celestevox@aol.com
Suggested love offering: $20/no one turned away for lack of funds
