New York Society for Ethical Culture 64th Street and Central Park West New York City
Cities of Peace-Transforming Your World
The Music will be inspired by Ellen Frank's
visionary paintings of cities of our troubled times
Eugene Friesen Cello
Glen Velez Percussion
Steve Gorn Bansuri and Clarinet
Fred Thompson
The Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Rd,
Watchung, New Jersey
tickets are $18 for adult non-members,
$16 for members, and $8 for students and children
Reservations please call Bindia Puri (908) 753-0190
Luminous Ragas: Indian Classical Music
Steve Gorn: Bansuri Flute
Dibyarka Chatterjee: Tabla
RAGA
TARANGA
Various Artists
SYDA 106385
0637
1995
Inspired by the devotional
chants of Siddha Yoga, the beautiful melodies of Raga Taranga
were created to draw the listener's awareness inside, to the place
of inner stillness.
When we listen to instrumental
renditions of these melodies, we can experience the exquisite beauty
and power of the classical Indian ragas, melodic forms on which
the chants are based. Each raga evokes a different mood, such as
joyousness, tranquility, or bhakti (love and longing for God). A
characteristic of the chants of Siddha Yoga is the blending of Indian
and Western music and instruments, and this is a distinctive feature
of this album.
Raga Taranga,
which means "waves of melodies" in Sanskrit, is an interweaving
of six arrangements to form a continuous flow of meditative sound.
