ResoNation: Sacred Sounds Beyond Borders

09/07/2019

In two weeks, Saturday, Sept. 21, is the International Day of Peace. We are celebrating by bringing incredible musicians from a variety of cultures and a variety of spiritual traditions for a deeply moving evening of music. We invite you to join us in this peace-building event.

09/06/2019

What sounds are sacred to you?

09/06/2019

Miriam Peretz is an internationally celebrated dance instructor and performer. Over the past twenty years her signature dance style has spread across continents through her international dance collective Nava, and through the intensive training’s she offers worldwide. Miriam’s format draws heavily on sacred dances from around the world, Central Asian dance, devotional Sufi whirling and ritual. Her movement quality and aesthetics also incorporate her years of martial arts training, contemporary dance, Flamenco, and many other world dance forms.

"Parvoneh" (Moth/Butterfly) Solo dance by Miriam Peretz Presented in the Bustan Veradim project of 2014

09/05/2019

Qadim is a word found in both Arabic and Hebrew meaning ‘ancient’ as well as ‘that which will come.’ The ensemble’s repertoire includes Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, Hebrew-Yemenite, Armenian, Greek, Ladino and Moroccan music, celebrating the common musical and spiritual heritage of the region’s cultures, while honoring the great diversity found within them.

Acclaimed for their passionate performances, The Qadim Ensemble is comprised of accomplished and acclaimed musicians. The San Francisco based band has attracted a growing global audience who are responding to their authentic musicianship and timely message of peace and cross-cultural appreciation.

Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble receive a rave review from NPR's "All Things Considered" www.EliyahuMusic.com The Qadim Ensemble play music from many cultures o...

09/04/2019

We are thrilled to present The Qadim Ensemble and Miriam Peretz as part of our opening concert on September 21. Stay tuned for some videos from these wonderful performers, and in the meantime, here is their page for your liking.

Timeless Music of the Near East QadimMusic.com

09/04/2019

As the most recognized woman Baul performer in the world, Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer, story teller, painter and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India. She has performed in over forty countries, in many prestigious concert halls and music festivals. In February 2019 , she was conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Award , by Government of India for her contribution to the ancient Baul tradition. She is now creating a dedicated learning center for Baul tradition in Bengal.

Dive deeper into this song! Explore its lyrics, translations and lots more on our website - https://bit.ly/2PXC3Yh This is one of a series of uploads for Aja...

09/03/2019

Mahsa Vahdat is a prominent performer of Persian vocal music and strong advocate of freedom of expression in music ,a dedicated singer and musician in her musical path and artistic cause . Her career has given a deeper knowledge about Iranian poetry and music to large audiences in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.

08/31/2019

In 1992, Linda Tillery came across a treasure trove of field recordings of traditional African American music. Within months she had assembled the Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir originally a six-member ensemble to perform spirituals, work and play songs, field hollers and other slave songs in the folk tradition. Her research introduced Tillery to the folk music catalog of the Library of Congress, the documentary recordings of the Lomaxes, the ethnomusicological work of Bernice Johnson Reagon, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and Eileen Southern's indispensable Greenwood Encyclopedia of Black Music.

Today, the Cultural Heritage Choir - featuring Rhonda Benin, Elouise Burrell, Melanie DeMore, Emma Foster-Fiege, and Linda Tillery - is one of the vital performing groups in its field, bringing traditional forms of African American culture to the stage. Solidly rooted in the past, all the way back to the African-derived Gullah culture of the South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands, the CHC has a powerful vision of the future, as well. In addition to songs and chants, delivered through such stylistic forms as call-and-response, multi-layered harmonies, and repetitive verse, the CHC repertoire includes intoned sermons, folk tales, polyrhythmic percussion and dance.

In celebration of Black History Month, the SFJAZZ Family Matinee presented a performance by Linda Tillery and The Cultural Heritage Choir highlighting Africa...

08/30/2019

Over the next couple weeks, we will be posting videos of the artists that we are featuring at the first-ever ResoNation festival.

Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble is an American women’s vocal arts ensemble inspired by traditional songs and vocal techniques from Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Founded in 1979 as an offshoot of the Westwind International Folk Ensemble, Kitka began as a grassroots group of amateur singers from diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds who shared a passion for the stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, and resonant strength of traditional Eastern European women’s vocal music. Since its informal beginnings, the group has evolved into an award-winning professional touring ensemble known for its artistry, versatility, and mastery of the demanding techniques of regional vocal styling, as well as for its innovative explorations in new music for female voices.

SHEN GIGALOBT Georgian Orthodox tradition, as sung by Georgian women's ensemble Ialoni, who met with Kitka in Tbilisi in October, 2010 In the Georgian Orthod...

08/28/2019

Check out some of the ResoNation Festival artists on Spotify. Briget Boyle put this playlist together for your listening pleasure!
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A playlist featuring Kitka, Eliyahu Sills, Linda Tillery And The Cultural Heritage Choir, and others

08/28/2019

Tickets for the first ever ResoNation festival are moving fast. Get yours today! The Saturday night concert is shaping up to be an incredible event.

The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce ResoNation: Sacred Sounds Beyond Borders, a sacred world music festival premiering with a concert Saturday night, September 21, 7:30. Sunday, September 22, 1:00 - 5:30 will be a free community music day featuring participatory workshops with Kitk...