Calendar of Events

DateTimeWhereDescription
September 06, 2008

until 9:30 pm. Indian supper at 6:30 pm.

07:30 PMVintage House, 264 First Street East
Sonoma,California
USA
An Evening of Kirtan Presented by Sonoma Ashram
Jai Uttal with Radhanath Das
This annual event is a benefit for the Sonoma Ashram.
www.sonomaashram.org - 707-996-2748
September 13, 2008

until 5:00 pm

01:00 PMSt. Bede's Episcopal Church
Palo Alto,California
USA
Half-day Chant Camp with Susan Hellauer and Marsha Genensky of Anonymous 4
Fee: $40 includes materials and hospitality
Email Jane McDougle for more information.

September 13, 2008

Doors open at 8:30 pm.

09:15 PMMarin Headlands, Hawk Hill Tunnel, off Conzelman Road
Sausalito ,California
USA
Kirtan in the Heart Cave.
The Green Music Network and Hawk Hill Tunnel host 
an evening of chanting, silence and deep instrumental explorations. 
Jai Uttal, Alan Tower and Radhanath Das
For more information, directions & tickets
visit Green Music Network Cave Concerts
September 14, 2008

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

09:30 AMHoly Cross Mission Chapel, 130 Emmet Street, on Mission Plaza
Santa Cruz,California
USA
Community Music School presents Medieval Chant Camp with members of the internationally-acclaimed early music quartet, Anonymous 4.

Admission at door: $35 half day (morning or afternoon), $60 full day. Advance reservations (required): 831-429-1691 email Janet Herman  for more information.

For driving directions, please visit the Holy Cross website.
September 19, 2008

dinner Friday 9/19 through lunch Sunday 9/21

05:00 PMWisdom House
Litchfield,Connecticut
USA
Weekend Chant Camp with Susan Hellauer of Anonymous 4. Email ChantCamp or Susan Iadone (workshop administrative director) for more information.

October 01, 2008

Exact dates in Oct. '08 TBD. Check back with website for scheduling

01:00 PMChurch of St. John the Evangelist
Stamford,Connecticut
USA
Second Annual “Learn by Singing” workshop in October of 2008. Check  Stamford Schola website for details as they become available.
From October 04, 2008 through October 05, 2008

Saturday Oct 4: 9:45 am - 4:45 pm; Sunday Oct 5: 1:20 pm - 5 pm

09:45 AMSt. Paul's Catholic Church, 29 Mt Auburn St.
Cambridge,Massachusets
USA
Two Chant Camp sessions, a full day on Saturday, and a half-day on Sunday. The Sunday session will be a brief version of the Saturday Chant Camp. Sponsored by Recorders/Early Music MetroWest. Takes place at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Harvard Square.

For registration information, please contact R/EMM program director Sheila Beardslee, 978/264-0584 or e-mail sheilabb@verizon.net, or visit the R/EMM web page
October 08, 200808:30 PMMonastere Royale de Brou
Ain,France
Premiere of Dalmatica
at the Festival d’Ambronay on October 8th

The female singers of Dialogos join six traditional cantors from Croatia (ensemble Kantaduri, dir. Josko Caleta)
to explore the richness of Dalmatian liturgical traditions, at the boundaries of Roman Catholic and Byzantine
influences since the Middle Ages. Following the principal liturgical celebrations of the year, they will bring
together written sources of the liturgical melodies with the orally transmitted traces that are still alive today in
the repertoire of the traditional cantors. Coproduction Dialogos Compagnie - Centre culturel de rencontre d’Ambronay.
www.ensemble-dialogos.org

From October 10, 2008 through October 13, 2008TBA Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville Route 1, Box 1720
Buckinham,Virginia
USA
The Bliss of Chant Kirtan Festival

Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul, Wah!, and David Newman (Durga Das) with Mira.    www.yogaville.org   800-858-9642  iyi@Yogaville.ORG


October 12, 2008

to 9:30 pm

07:30 PMLongview Center 118 South Person St.
Raleigh,North Carolina
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul
www.flyingmonkey.ws     919-358-5274

October 13, 2008

to 9:30 pm

07:30 PMJubilee Church, 46 Wall Street
Asheville,North Carolina
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul
www.pramainstitute.org    828-649-9408
October 15, 2008

to 9:30 pm

07:30 PMKashi Atlanta, 1681 McLendon Ave
Atlanta,Georgia
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul
www.kashiatlanta.org    404-687-3353
From October 17, 2008 through October 18, 2008TBA TBD
McLean,Virginia
USA
Sacred Music Workshop, Scott Turkington, director. See MusicaSacra events for additional info TBA.
From October 17, 2008 through October 19, 2008TBA Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health West Street, Route 183
Lenox,Massachusets
USA
Passion and Grace: The Art Of Devotional Singing:
A Weekend Workshop with Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

Explore the practice of Kirtan; or chanting the ecstatic songs of ancient India. Using call-and-response singing and storytelling, recording artist Jai Uttal will invoke a space of prayer and heartfelt expression, joined by his good friend, tabla maestro and vocalist Daniel Paul.   No previous experience is needed. This is an exploration of the heart, independent of vocal or musical technique.

www.kripalu.org    800.741.7353  reserve@kripalu.org

October 19, 2008

to 9:00 p.m.

07:00 PMMountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave
Woodstock,New York
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul

www.mtnviewstudio.com   845-679-5599

Tickets available at www.pondi.biz and www.dharmaware.com
October 21, 2008

to 10:00 p.m.

08:00 PMYoga on Main, 4363 Main St.
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul :

www.yogaonmain.com   215.482.7877
From October 22, 2008 through October 23, 2008

7:30 to 9:30 pm, Wednesday; 11:00 am - on Thursday

07:30 PMSaraswati River Yoga, 408 York Rd, 2nd Floor
New Hope,Pennsylvania
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan
7:30PM- 9:30PM, Wednesday

Passion and Grace: The Art of Devotional Singing Workshop
11:00AM, Thursday

Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul

www.saraswatiriveryoga.com   215-862-4520
From October 24, 2008 through October 26, 2008TBA Integral Yoga Institute, 227 West 13th Street
New York,New York
USA
Passion and Grace: The Art Of Devotional Singing: A Weekend Workshop with Jai Uttal and Daniel Paul

www.iyiny.org   212-929-0586   info@iyiny.org

No previous experience is needed. This is an exploration of the heart, independent of vocal or musical technique.
October 26, 200808:00 PMSan Jose's Church
Elche,Spain
Judith
at the Festival medieval d’Elche
The staged musical drama based on the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, from the Croatian poetic masterpiece by 16th century writer Marko Marulic, will echo the « Mysteri », piece of religious theatre traditionally performed in Elche since the Middle Ages. (Classified by UNESCO as “Masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of Humanity”).
               
http://festivalmedieval.com   www.ensemble-dialogos.org
November 02, 200808:00 PMUBC Recital Hall
Vancouver,British Columbia
Canada
Judith - The staged musical drama based on the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, from the Croatian poetic masterpiece by 16th century writer Marko Marulic
              
www.earlymusic.bc.ca   www.ensemble-dialogos.org

November 07, 200807:30 PMHyde Park Union Church
Chicago,Illinois
USA
Judith - The staged musical drama based on the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, from the Croatian poetic masterpiece by 16th century writer Marko Marulic
 
http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu   www.ensemble-dialogos.org

November 08, 200808:00 PMGrace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
Kansas City,Missouri
USA
Judith - The staged musical drama based on the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, from the Croatian poetic masterpiece by 16th century writer Marko Marulic.

www.chambermusic.org   www.ensemble-dialogos.org
Starting December 12, 2008

Start time listed as 7:00, event also listed as 7:30 - 9:30

07:00 PMTruckee Yoga and Wellness Center, 10770 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee,California
USA
An Evening of Ecstatic Kirtan Chanting
Jai Uttal with Radhanath Das
7:30PM - 9:30PM - www.tahoeyoga.com - 530-550-8333
Starting December 13, 2008

11:00 am - 2 pm

11:00 AMTruckee Yoga and Wellness Center, 10770 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee,California
USA
Passion and Grace:
The Art of Devotional Singing Workshop (Kirtan)

Jai Uttal with Radhanath Das
www.tahoeyoga.com   -  530-550-8333
From December 27, 2008 through January 04, 2009TBA Villa Sumaya at Lake Atitlan
Santa Cruz,Guatemala
Bring in the New Year in a wave of prayer and song with a joy-filled study of the yoga of chanting known as Kirtan at beautiful Villa Sumaya.  Chanting, along with training in dancing and singing led by Jai Uttal, Daniel Paul and Nubia Teixeira.
For more information and to reserve your spot contact Nubia at: Nubia@bhaktinova.com, or at: registration@jaiuttal.com
Contact Phone: 415-963-3551 (leave message).
From February 13, 2009 through February 14, 2009

from 1:00pm on Friday to the 5:00pm vigil Mass on Saturday. The St. Theresa Schola will also sing a concert on Friday evening, with a focus on the music of William Byrd. This workshop is designed t

01:00 PMSt. Theresa Church
Sugarland,Texas
USA
Gregorian Chant Workshop led by chant master Scott Turkington
for both parish musicians and laypeople who would like to become practically familiar with the beauty and spiritual richness of chant. Conference fee is $75.00.  See the CMA website events page for more information and registration

April 18, 2009

through 4:30 pm

09:30 AMSeventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1329 7th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122
San Francisco,California
USA
One-day Chant Camp, led by Susan Hellauer and Marsha Genensky of Anonymous 4.  Sponsored by San Francisco Renaissance Voices. Registration at the San Francisco Renaissance Voices website.
April 19, 2009

to 5:00 pm

01:00 PMSt. Bede's Episcopal Church
Palo Alto,California
USA
Afternoon Chant Camp, with Susan Hellauer and Marsha Genensky of Anonymous 4. Fee $40, which includes materials. Limited to 40 participants. Email Chant Camp to reserve your spot.
May 01, 2009TBA TBA
Portland,Oregon
USA
Byzantium in Rome
Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble, Byzantine chant soloists
Alexander Lingas, Artistic Director
A breathtaking presentation of Medieval Byzantine Chant sung from manuscripts produced at the Abbey of Grottaferrata in the suburban hills of Rome, which has operated continuously in the Byzantine rite since its founding in 1004, fifty years before the Great Schism. This presentation also bears unique witness to music sung in Constantinople before the Crusader sack of 1204.
Cappella Romana website for further details
May 02, 2009TBA TBA
Seattle,Washington
USA
Byzantium in Rome
Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble, Byzantine chant soloists
Alexander Lingas, Artistic Director


See May 1, 2009 entry for details
May 16, 2009TBA The Cave
Sausalito ,California
USA
Kirtan Cave Event - Saturday Cave Concert

Green Music Network website -
or email Alan Tower  for information; or Adam Moss  for reservations - seating is limited
From June 15, 2009 through June 19, 2009

Monday afternoon through Friday noon, ending with 2:00 pm Mass.

TBA Loyola University
Chicago,Illinois
USA
Summer Chant Intensive, with Scott Turkington
Immersion in Solesmes style chant, before the CMA Colloquium.  Limited to 40 participants. See the CMA website events page for more information and registration.


From June 22, 2009 through June 28, 2009

Monday noon through Sunday morning

TBA Loyola University
Chicago,Illinois
USA

Sacred Music Colloquium XIX. Presented by The Church Music Association of America 

Instruction and experience in chant and the Catholic sacred music tradition, participation in chant and polyphonic choirs, nightly lectures and performances and daily celebrations of liturgies in both English and Latin. Open to professional and amateur musicians interested in improving the quality of music in Catholic worship. Visit the Church Music Association of America Colloquium web page for more information and registration.