“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.
Shamanic Sound Concert with Tito La Rosa
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Saturday, December 12, 8PM
Peruvian Sound Shaman Tito La Rosa returns to Unity of Berkeley for a powerful evening of shamanistic sound and blessing. This profound experience can help you start the new year with clarity and strength.
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
Brazilian Love Songs
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Join us for Brazilian Love Songs, an exciting musical offering to open your heart! Enjoy a taste of joyful and sweet music and devotional chants featuring artists from Brazil and Trinidad. Also performing: The California Institute of Integral Studies Sound, Voice, and Music Healing Ensemble, including vocalists Silvia Nakkach and Francine Lancaster, Joseph Garcia, Tad Toomay, and Vox Mundi Faculty from Rio de Janeiro.
Bring your friends, celebrate life, delight your heart!
Suggested love offering: $20
