I was able to find some time to met Kobi Hagoel in Israel this weekend. I traveled by train from Tel Aviv to his home in a small town outside of Tel Aviv.
Israel is an interesting place. I am glad that I was able to visit Kobi and experience how the "rest of Israel" lives, so that my impressions of life in Israel weren't skewed by experiencing life only in Tel Aviv (which is a big city, with all of pros/cons of a big city...).
Kobi welcomed my into his home and his studio (which happens to double as a bomb shelter...). We spent lot's of time working on Riq technique's (I was woefully out of practice...) and then some time on rhythm's. Again I was reminded of how fast a player Kobi is. He is well practiced and articulate in his style.
Near the end of our session, I pulled out my Native American Flutes and we jammed for bit.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Friday, May 01, 2009
NAFDA North 2
NAFDA North 2 - Cooperman Frame Drum Festival - Oct. 2-3, 2009 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
$100.00 per person for all workshops & concert (not including travel, lodging and meals)
Director: Todd Roach
Oct. 2 - Informal Concert / Jam Session
featuring all artists & special guests
Free
Workshops: Oct. 3, 2009
Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
Todd Roach - Frame Drum Compositions
Shane Shanahan - Modern Lap-style Bodhran Techniques
N. Scott Robinson - Riqq Techniques
Randy Gloss - Pandeiro Techniques
Oct. 3 - Concert - 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
(Open to the public - ticket required - $12.00)
Featuring
Todd Roach, Randy Gloss, N. Scott Robinson, Shane Shanahan, Patrick Graham with guest musicians: Mac Ritchey (oud) & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic Vocals)
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
$100.00 per person for all workshops & concert (not including travel, lodging and meals)
Director: Todd Roach
Oct. 2 - Informal Concert / Jam Session
featuring all artists & special guests
Free
Workshops: Oct. 3, 2009
Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
Todd Roach - Frame Drum Compositions
Shane Shanahan - Modern Lap-style Bodhran Techniques
N. Scott Robinson - Riqq Techniques
Randy Gloss - Pandeiro Techniques
Oct. 3 - Concert - 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
(Open to the public - ticket required - $12.00)
Featuring
Todd Roach, Randy Gloss, N. Scott Robinson, Shane Shanahan, Patrick Graham with guest musicians: Mac Ritchey (oud) & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic Vocals)
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
Broken riqq
OUCH! Unfortunately, I went to pack my riq for my trip to Israel and I discovered that the fish skin head had pulled away from the shell. Looks like no riq for this trip. I talked to the guys at Cooperman today and I am shipping it back to them for reheading. I am going to go with the weatherking head this time, the fish skin is too temperamental.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
NAFDA West
NAFDA West - California Frame Drum Festival
October 17, 2009 - North Hollywood, California, USA
REMO Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon (1/2 block North of Sherman Way)
North Hollywood, California 91605 USA
$100.00 (US) - all-inclusive for workshops & concert (lodging, travel
& meals not included)
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
Workshops: Oct. 17, 2009
9:00 am - 10:15 am - Dror Sinai - Introduction to Tar & Bendir
BREAK - 15"
10:30 am - 11:45 am - Houman Pourmehdi - Techniques & Rhythms of Persian Daf
BREAK - 15"
LUNCH on own - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm - N. Scott Robinson - Modern Bodhran Techniques
BREAK - 15"
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm - Brad Dutz - Pandeiro Techniques & Rhythms
BREAK - 15"
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Randy Gloss - Kanjira Techniques
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Abbos Kosimov - Uzbek Doyra Techniques
DINNER on own - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Concert: John Bergamo Tribute
Oct. 17, 2009 - Concert - 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Doors open: 7:30 pm
(Open to the public - $15.00 at door - cash only)
Featuring:
John Bergamo Dedication,
Hands On'semble (Randy Gloss, Austin Wrinkle & Andrew Grueschow),
Abbos Kosimov,
Houman Pourmehdi,
K. S. Resmi (Carnatic Vocals) & N. Scott Robinson,
Dror Sinai,
Miranda Rondeau,
Brad Dutz
--
North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com
October 17, 2009 - North Hollywood, California, USA
REMO Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon (1/2 block North of Sherman Way)
North Hollywood, California 91605 USA
$100.00 (US) - all-inclusive for workshops & concert (lodging, travel
& meals not included)
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
Workshops: Oct. 17, 2009
9:00 am - 10:15 am - Dror Sinai - Introduction to Tar & Bendir
BREAK - 15"
10:30 am - 11:45 am - Houman Pourmehdi - Techniques & Rhythms of Persian Daf
BREAK - 15"
LUNCH on own - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm - N. Scott Robinson - Modern Bodhran Techniques
BREAK - 15"
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm - Brad Dutz - Pandeiro Techniques & Rhythms
BREAK - 15"
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Randy Gloss - Kanjira Techniques
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Abbos Kosimov - Uzbek Doyra Techniques
DINNER on own - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Concert: John Bergamo Tribute
Oct. 17, 2009 - Concert - 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Doors open: 7:30 pm
(Open to the public - $15.00 at door - cash only)
Featuring:
John Bergamo Dedication,
Hands On'semble (Randy Gloss, Austin Wrinkle & Andrew Grueschow),
Abbos Kosimov,
Houman Pourmehdi,
K. S. Resmi (Carnatic Vocals) & N. Scott Robinson,
Dror Sinai,
Miranda Rondeau,
Brad Dutz
--
North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NAFDA South
NAFDA South
[Editor's note: updated on 5/1/2009]
NAFDA South - Southern Frame Drum Festival
September 12, 2009 in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdasouth.php
Hosted by
Georgia Center for the Arts / Murray Arts Center
2250 Stilesboro Road
Kennesaw, Georgia 30152 USA
$100.00 per person for all workshops & concert (not including travel, lodging and meals)
Director: Dave Holland
Featuring:
Workshops by
-Yousif Sheronick - Modern Bodhran Techniques
-Matt Kilmer - Ocean Drum & Kanjira Techniques
-N. Scott Robinson - Riqq Techniques
-Randy Gloss - Hand Held Frame Drum Techniques
-Rafael Pereira - Pandeiro Techniques
Evening Concert with (Subject to Change):
-Winthrop University Percussion Ensemble
-B. Michael Williams
-Todd Roach
-The New Aiyê Project - André Rievers (guitar & vocal), Rafael Pereíra, Juan Bonini (percussion)
-Paul "River" Guerguerian & John Vorus (didjeridu & electronics)
-N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals)
-Matt Kilmer
-Yousif Sheronick
-Randy Gloss
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
[Editor's note: updated on 5/1/2009]
NAFDA South - Southern Frame Drum Festival
September 12, 2009 in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdasouth.php
Hosted by
Georgia Center for the Arts / Murray Arts Center
2250 Stilesboro Road
Kennesaw, Georgia 30152 USA
$100.00 per person for all workshops & concert (not including travel, lodging and meals)
Director: Dave Holland
Featuring:
Workshops by
-Yousif Sheronick - Modern Bodhran Techniques
-Matt Kilmer - Ocean Drum & Kanjira Techniques
-N. Scott Robinson - Riqq Techniques
-Randy Gloss - Hand Held Frame Drum Techniques
-Rafael Pereira - Pandeiro Techniques
Evening Concert with (Subject to Change):
-Winthrop University Percussion Ensemble
-B. Michael Williams
-Todd Roach
-The New Aiyê Project - André Rievers (guitar & vocal), Rafael Pereíra, Juan Bonini (percussion)
-Paul "River" Guerguerian & John Vorus (didjeridu & electronics)
-N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals)
-Matt Kilmer
-Yousif Sheronick
-Randy Gloss
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Frame Drums and Singing ~ Private Lessons and Workshop
with Rowan Storm
Athens Greece, 27 April - 23 June 2009
Frame Drums and Singing
~ and other Middle Eastern Percussion
~ Private Lessons and
~ Frame Drums and Singing Workshop (more info soon)
Private lessons for percussion instruments including:
- Frame Drums: bendir, tambourine (riq), daff, and Rowan Storm Dayereh, now in production at Cooperman Drums
- Darbukka, (dumbek or tumbeleki), tombak, finger cymbals
- For beginners through advanced
- Learn efficient technique, empowering you to play for many hours with stamina and confidence
- Learn to play with authority and power, from the most basic to complex rhythms
- Learn to improvise and stay grounded 'in time'
- Learn to play with ensembles of traditional music
- Learn to play with percussion groups
- Learn to sing and play simultaneously, with songs from Armenia, Greece, Turkey, Iran
- Greek, English, Persian languages spoken
ALSO:
30 and 31 May
Frame Drums and Singing ~ Weekend Workshop
with Carpet Concert
~ more info coming soon
Please contact
rowanstorm@carpetconcert.com
0030 210 3643685
Athens Greece, 27 April - 23 June 2009
Frame Drums and Singing
~ and other Middle Eastern Percussion
~ Private Lessons and
~ Frame Drums and Singing Workshop (more info soon)
Private lessons for percussion instruments including:
- Frame Drums: bendir, tambourine (riq), daff, and Rowan Storm Dayereh, now in production at Cooperman Drums
- Darbukka, (dumbek or tumbeleki), tombak, finger cymbals
- For beginners through advanced
- Learn efficient technique, empowering you to play for many hours with stamina and confidence
- Learn to play with authority and power, from the most basic to complex rhythms
- Learn to improvise and stay grounded 'in time'
- Learn to play with ensembles of traditional music
- Learn to play with percussion groups
- Learn to sing and play simultaneously, with songs from Armenia, Greece, Turkey, Iran
- Greek, English, Persian languages spoken
ALSO:
30 and 31 May
Frame Drums and Singing ~ Weekend Workshop
with Carpet Concert
~ more info coming soon
Please contact
rowanstorm@carpetconcert.com
0030 210 3643685
Monday, April 27, 2009
NAFDA Canada - Canadian Frame Drum Festival
NAFDA Canada - Canadian Frame Drum Festival - 6 spots left!
Cost: $90.00 Canadian (or $75.00 US dollars) for all 6 workshops and the 2 hour concert.
Event is all-inclusive only - pay one price for entire day
(does not include travel, meals or lodging).
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
June 14, 2009 - Sunday
at The Royal Conservatory
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada
Workshops - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
with Trichy Sankaran - South Indian kanjira, Ziya Tabassian - Persian daf, Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine, N. Scott Robinson - modern bodhran, Steafan Hannigan - Irish bodhran, Alan Hetherington - Brazilian pandeiro.
Concert - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (open to public - $15.00 per ticket)
featuring: Trichy Sankaran, Todd Roach, Thamima Sousa de Carvalho, N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi, Cairdeas (Steafan Hannigan with Saskia Thomkins and Elizabeth Barlow), Patrick Graham & Gary Diggins, Alan Hetherington & Wagner Petrilli and Escola de Samba de Toronto.
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada.php - ENGLISH
http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada2.php - FRENCH
__________________________________________________________
NAFDA Canada Frame Drum Scholarship - APPLY NOW!
Awarded to a one deserving Canadian university percussion student to cover the workshop & concert cost of NAFDA Canada frame drum festival (90$ CAD total value). To apply, applicants should send proof of student status (meaning a copy of your university ID and a recommendation letter from your private teacher at the program you are registered for on university letterhead in English), a short 3-5 minutes video demonstration (DVD-R minus video in NTSC format only) of your percussion ability with a letter stating your full name, address, e-mail, and experiences and interest in hand drumming. The winner will be decided by vote by a panel of 3 judges drawn from the NAFDA Canada artist roster with attention given to university percussionists with a demonstrated hand drumming ability who send in complete applications by the deadline.
DEADLINE to apply: May 15, 2009
Winner announced by e-mail - June 1, 2009
Send completed applications to:
Patrick Graham
308 Murray Street
Greenfield Park, Quebec
J4V 1N7 Canada
Cost: $90.00 Canadian (or $75.00 US dollars) for all 6 workshops and the 2 hour concert.
Event is all-inclusive only - pay one price for entire day
(does not include travel, meals or lodging).
RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com
June 14, 2009 - Sunday
at The Royal Conservatory
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada
Workshops - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
with Trichy Sankaran - South Indian kanjira, Ziya Tabassian - Persian daf, Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine, N. Scott Robinson - modern bodhran, Steafan Hannigan - Irish bodhran, Alan Hetherington - Brazilian pandeiro.
Concert - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (open to public - $15.00 per ticket)
featuring: Trichy Sankaran, Todd Roach, Thamima Sousa de Carvalho, N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi, Cairdeas (Steafan Hannigan with Saskia Thomkins and Elizabeth Barlow), Patrick Graham & Gary Diggins, Alan Hetherington & Wagner Petrilli and Escola de Samba de Toronto.
WEB: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada.php - ENGLISH
http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada2.php - FRENCH
__________________________________________________________
NAFDA Canada Frame Drum Scholarship - APPLY NOW!
Awarded to a one deserving Canadian university percussion student to cover the workshop & concert cost of NAFDA Canada frame drum festival (90$ CAD total value). To apply, applicants should send proof of student status (meaning a copy of your university ID and a recommendation letter from your private teacher at the program you are registered for on university letterhead in English), a short 3-5 minutes video demonstration (DVD-R minus video in NTSC format only) of your percussion ability with a letter stating your full name, address, e-mail, and experiences and interest in hand drumming. The winner will be decided by vote by a panel of 3 judges drawn from the NAFDA Canada artist roster with attention given to university percussionists with a demonstrated hand drumming ability who send in complete applications by the deadline.
DEADLINE to apply: May 15, 2009
Winner announced by e-mail - June 1, 2009
Send completed applications to:
Patrick Graham
308 Murray Street
Greenfield Park, Quebec
J4V 1N7 Canada
Sunday, April 26, 2009
I will be in Israel in May
I will traveling to Israel for 10 days next month. I am looking forward to connecting with Kobi Hagoel and others. Drop me a line if you're in Israel and want to get together and jam, I'll be bringing my Riqq and several Native American style flutes with middle eastern tunings...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Cooperman Artist Series Riqq on eBay
There's an auction for a Cooperman Artist series Riqq:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250382348751
It's not particularly cheap, especially with the $67.68 shipping...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250382348751
It's not particularly cheap, especially with the $67.68 shipping...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tamburi Mundi 2009
Tamburi Mundi - huge international frame drum festival in Freiburg,
in Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg - Germany
Info: info@tamburimundi.de
Web: http://www.tamburimundi.com/circle/index.php? ?
option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=100026&lang=en
Featuring workshops & concerts by:
in Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg - Germany
Info: info@tamburimundi.de
Web: http://www.tamburimundi.com/circle/index.php? ?
option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=100026&lang=en
Featuring workshops & concerts by:
- Glen Velez & Lori Cotler
- Ramesh Shotham
- Hakim Ludin
- Andrea Piccioni
- Murat Coºkun
- Todd Roach
- N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi
- David Kuckhermann
- Joss Turnbull
- Michael Metzler
- Gilson de Assis
- Nora Thiele
- Michael Metzler
- Thórralf Schuh
- Bruno Spagna
- Shakir Ertek
- Sattor Fozilov
- and more!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
NAFDA North 2 - Cooperman Frame Drum Festival 2
NAFDA North 2 - Cooperman Frame Drum Festival 2
WHEN: Oct. 2-3, 2009 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
COST: $100.00
Reservations: nafda1@gmail.com
Info: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
Workshops by:
Get this event on your calendars now! It will sell out again this year!!
WHEN: Oct. 2-3, 2009 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
COST: $100.00
Reservations: nafda1@gmail.com
Info: http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
Workshops by:
- Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
- Yousif Sheronick - Lap Style Frame Drumming
- David Kuckhermann - Tar & Hand Held Frame Drum Techniques
- N. Scott Robinson - Riqq Techniques
- Todd Roach - Frame Drum Compositions
Concerts on Oct. 2 & 3, 2009
Featuring: Yousif Sheronick, David Kuckhermann, N. Scott Robinson &
K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals), Patrick Graham, and Todd Roach & Mac
Ritchey (oud).
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
NAFDA Canada
NOTE: The date has been changed! This is a revised post!!
NAFDA Canada - Canadian Frame Drum Festival - June 14, 2009 - Sunday in Toronto!
Featuring artists from Canada, India, Ireland, USA, and Iran.
Location:
The Royal Conservatory of Music
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada
COST - $90.00 Canadian ($75.00 US) - all-inclusive (lodging, travel &
meals not included)
RESERVATIONS - nafda1@gmail.com
INFO - http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada.php
Workshops: June 14, 2009 - SUNDAY - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Trichy Sankaran - Kanjira Techniques & Style
Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
Ziya Tabassian - Persian Daf & Dayereh Techniques & Rhythms
N. Scott Robinson - Modern Bodhran Techniques
Alan Hetherington - Brazilian Pandeiro Techniques & Rhythms
Steáfán Hannigan - Irish Bodhrán Techniques & Rhythms
Concert: June 14, 2009 - Sunday - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring
Trichy Sankaran & Suba Sankaran,
Steáfán Hannigan (percussion, uilleann pipes, tin whistle & laptop)
with Cairdeas: Saskia Tomkins (fiddle, nyckelharpa), Elizabeth Barlow
(voice & harp), Oisin Hannigan (bodhrán) & dancers Eile Hannigan and
Ayisha Hannigan,
N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals),
Patrick Graham & Debashis Sinha (percussion & electronics),
Ziya Tabassian,
Todd Roach,
Alan Hetherington & Escola de Samba de Toronto,
& Alderville First Nation Drummers (all-female singing frame drummers)!
VENDOR: Cooperman will have a booth with frame drums for sale.
NAFDA Canada - Canadian Frame Drum Festival - June 14, 2009 - Sunday in Toronto!
Featuring artists from Canada, India, Ireland, USA, and Iran.
Location:
The Royal Conservatory of Music
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada
COST - $90.00 Canadian ($75.00 US) - all-inclusive (lodging, travel &
meals not included)
RESERVATIONS - nafda1@gmail.com
INFO - http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada.php
Workshops: June 14, 2009 - SUNDAY - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Trichy Sankaran - Kanjira Techniques & Style
Patrick Graham - Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
Ziya Tabassian - Persian Daf & Dayereh Techniques & Rhythms
N. Scott Robinson - Modern Bodhran Techniques
Alan Hetherington - Brazilian Pandeiro Techniques & Rhythms
Steáfán Hannigan - Irish Bodhrán Techniques & Rhythms
Concert: June 14, 2009 - Sunday - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring
Trichy Sankaran & Suba Sankaran,
Steáfán Hannigan (percussion, uilleann pipes, tin whistle & laptop)
with Cairdeas: Saskia Tomkins (fiddle, nyckelharpa), Elizabeth Barlow
(voice & harp), Oisin Hannigan (bodhrán) & dancers Eile Hannigan and
Ayisha Hannigan,
N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals),
Patrick Graham & Debashis Sinha (percussion & electronics),
Ziya Tabassian,
Todd Roach,
Alan Hetherington & Escola de Samba de Toronto,
& Alderville First Nation Drummers (all-female singing frame drummers)!
VENDOR: Cooperman will have a booth with frame drums for sale.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Glen Velez San Francisco Frame Drum Intensive Training
Glen Velez
San Francisco Frame Drum Intensive Training, sponsored in part by Cooperman
Three Weekends: February-May 2009
Join Grammy-award winning musician Glen Velez for an intensive training with the frame drum. This 3 part weekend series will explore the wide range of frame drum techniques which form the basis of Velez's playing. Included in the series are detailed exercises and systematic approaches to developing the sounds and finger manipulations needed to produce the extensive array of musical forms and rhythms used by Velez in his performances.
Students will learn methods for enhancing their sense of steady pulse by using vocalizations and stepping. This use of voice and simple body movements effectively increases one's feeling of groove and syncopation. As an important support to our drumming we will use overtone singing to increase our awareness of breathing as well as drum language to accelerate our learning of new rhythms. Frame drum techniques from the Middle East, South India, Central Asia and South Italy will be thoroughly covered in the classes. We will learn how to master the individual styles, as well as incorporate them into a hybrid frame drum style, while using our new knowledge to examine and develop drum compositions. As a group we will discover the potential of the frame drum as a solo instrument, a drum ensemble instrument, and as an instrument for meditative self reflection.
INFO will appear here: http://www.ciis.edu/publicprograms
Event contact: publicprograms@ciis.edu
Glen Velez: http://www.glenvelez.com
San Francisco Frame Drum Intensive Training, sponsored in part by Cooperman
Three Weekends: February-May 2009
Join Grammy-award winning musician Glen Velez for an intensive training with the frame drum. This 3 part weekend series will explore the wide range of frame drum techniques which form the basis of Velez's playing. Included in the series are detailed exercises and systematic approaches to developing the sounds and finger manipulations needed to produce the extensive array of musical forms and rhythms used by Velez in his performances.
Students will learn methods for enhancing their sense of steady pulse by using vocalizations and stepping. This use of voice and simple body movements effectively increases one's feeling of groove and syncopation. As an important support to our drumming we will use overtone singing to increase our awareness of breathing as well as drum language to accelerate our learning of new rhythms. Frame drum techniques from the Middle East, South India, Central Asia and South Italy will be thoroughly covered in the classes. We will learn how to master the individual styles, as well as incorporate them into a hybrid frame drum style, while using our new knowledge to examine and develop drum compositions. As a group we will discover the potential of the frame drum as a solo instrument, a drum ensemble instrument, and as an instrument for meditative self reflection.
INFO will appear here: http://www.ciis.edu/publicprograms
Event contact: publicprograms@ciis.edu
Glen Velez: http://www.glenvelez.com
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Glen Velez & Lori Cotler - Concert & Workshop
Glen Velez & Lori Cotler - Concert & Workshop
Live Performance
When: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Glen Velez & Lori Cotler with special guest Cello Virtuoso Dr.
Constance E. Barrett
Workshop
(No experience necessary)
When: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Frame Drum & Shakers with Glen Velez
Rhythm Voice with Lori Cotler
For info & registration:
http://www.stjosephofarimathea.dioceseny.org/outreach.htm
Hosted by St. Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church
2172 Saw Mill River Road
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 592-7166
Live Performance
When: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Glen Velez & Lori Cotler with special guest Cello Virtuoso Dr.
Constance E. Barrett
Workshop
(No experience necessary)
When: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Frame Drum & Shakers with Glen Velez
Rhythm Voice with Lori Cotler
For info & registration:
http://www.stjosephofarimathea.dioceseny.org/outreach.htm
Hosted by St. Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church
2172 Saw Mill River Road
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 592-7166
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Jarrod Cagwin Frame Drum solo
Here's a Video of Jarrod Cagwin on an Eckermann 55 Conductor Series frame drum
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Bergamo Project
There will be a special tribute to John Bergamo at PASIC this year. The special evening takes place on Friday night, November 7, 2008. This showcase concert will feature the work of John Bergamo by his colleagues and students. A wide range of Bergamo's percussion compositions will be performed by members of Repercussion Unit, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri with Hands On'semble and Houman Pourmehdi.
Sponsors: Cooperman Drum, Remo, Marimba One, and OMRadio.com
For more details (and to contribute to the event): http://www.bergamoproject.org/
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Upcoming Drumming events on the East Coast
**COOPERMAN FRAME DRUM FESTIVAL IN VERMONT!**
Featuring clinics and performances by:
Todd Roach, N Scott Robinson, David Kuckhermann, Marla Leigh, Patrick Graham
and Yousif Sheronick
+ special guests: KS Resmi, Mac Ritchey, John DeKadt & Rowan Storm
Price is only $75 for all workshops and concerts!!
CONCERT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC on Nov 1 for $12, (reservations recommended)!
MORE INFORMATION : http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
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**Workshops in Rochester & Woodstock NY:**
YOGA OF DRUMMING AND RHYTHM:
Workshop includes experiencing:
DRUMMING:
*Drumming styles & rhythms from India, Africa & Middle East
*South Indian rhythmic exercises for the voice (³Solkattu²)
*Introduction to Tabla language & Indian time cycles
*How to easily improvise in even/odd meters
*Fun group pieces based of West African/Moroccan Drumming Music
PLUS:
*Gentle yoga stretches for Drummers
*Movement meditation & Pranayama to live music by Marla
Please bring a drum, all levels welcome!
October 26th- 2:00pm- 4:00pm $15 pre/$20 door
Sage Center For Healing Arts, Woodstock, NY
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION: http://www.sagehealingarts.com
November 15 @ 1pm, $15 member, $20 general
Rochester Jewish Community Center, Rochester, NY
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION : http://www.jccrochester.org
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**ADVANCED FRAME DRUM WORKSHOP IN NYC!**
In this special workshop, we will learn a variety of techniques that will
truly deepen your knowledge of the frame drum!
Some of the topics covered will include:
*Split Hand Playing Technique
*Snapping and Rolls
*Free Hand Style Playing
*Fancy ³Moroccan² Twirls
*Italian Techniques
*Double Frame Drum Playing
*Solkattu (South Indian Vocal Percussion) reciting while drumming
+ Instructional Handouts for you to take home
Intermediate -Advanced levels. Beginners also welcome, just know we will not
be covering ³the basics² (ie. how to hold drum/play basic strokes etc)
Please bring a frame drum (some will be provided)
Date: November 23
Time: 2-5pm
Location: 20 min outside NYC, from trainline Metro North (w/ free pickup
from train station)
Fee: $40 pre reg, $50 at door
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION:
http://www.marlaleigh.com/AdvancedFrameDrumWkshop.htm
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**LIVE MUSIC FOR ANANDA RITAM YOGA EVENTS with Saul David Raye**
Blissful yoga & music adventures in paradise, please join us! Private
drumming Lessons will be avail @ all retreats.
*Ananda Ritam Yoga class in NYC!!!
Exhale, 980 Madison, NYC
Oct 16, 630-845pm
*Thai Yoga Massage Retreat at Kripalu, MA
(Oct 17-19)
*Ananda Ritam Retreat at Kripalu, MA
(Oct 20-24)
*Thanksgiving Celebration & Retreat in Ojai, CA
(November 28-30)
MORE INFO : http://www.thaiyoga.com
Featuring clinics and performances by:
Todd Roach, N Scott Robinson, David Kuckhermann, Marla Leigh, Patrick Graham
and Yousif Sheronick
+ special guests: KS Resmi, Mac Ritchey, John DeKadt & Rowan Storm
Price is only $75 for all workshops and concerts!!
CONCERT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC on Nov 1 for $12, (reservations recommended)!
MORE INFORMATION : http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php
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**Workshops in Rochester & Woodstock NY:**
YOGA OF DRUMMING AND RHYTHM:
Workshop includes experiencing:
DRUMMING:
*Drumming styles & rhythms from India, Africa & Middle East
*South Indian rhythmic exercises for the voice (³Solkattu²)
*Introduction to Tabla language & Indian time cycles
*How to easily improvise in even/odd meters
*Fun group pieces based of West African/Moroccan Drumming Music
PLUS:
*Gentle yoga stretches for Drummers
*Movement meditation & Pranayama to live music by Marla
Please bring a drum, all levels welcome!
October 26th- 2:00pm- 4:00pm $15 pre/$20 door
Sage Center For Healing Arts, Woodstock, NY
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION: http://www.sagehealingarts.com
November 15 @ 1pm, $15 member, $20 general
Rochester Jewish Community Center, Rochester, NY
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION : http://www.jccrochester.org
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**ADVANCED FRAME DRUM WORKSHOP IN NYC!**
In this special workshop, we will learn a variety of techniques that will
truly deepen your knowledge of the frame drum!
Some of the topics covered will include:
*Split Hand Playing Technique
*Snapping and Rolls
*Free Hand Style Playing
*Fancy ³Moroccan² Twirls
*Italian Techniques
*Double Frame Drum Playing
*Solkattu (South Indian Vocal Percussion) reciting while drumming
+ Instructional Handouts for you to take home
Intermediate -Advanced levels. Beginners also welcome, just know we will not
be covering ³the basics² (ie. how to hold drum/play basic strokes etc)
Please bring a frame drum (some will be provided)
Date: November 23
Time: 2-5pm
Location: 20 min outside NYC, from trainline Metro North (w/ free pickup
from train station)
Fee: $40 pre reg, $50 at door
MORE INFO/REGISTRATION:
http://www.marlaleigh.com/AdvancedFrameDrumWkshop.htm
***********************************
**LIVE MUSIC FOR ANANDA RITAM YOGA EVENTS with Saul David Raye**
Blissful yoga & music adventures in paradise, please join us! Private
drumming Lessons will be avail @ all retreats.
*Ananda Ritam Yoga class in NYC!!!
Exhale, 980 Madison, NYC
Oct 16, 630-845pm
*Thai Yoga Massage Retreat at Kripalu, MA
(Oct 17-19)
*Ananda Ritam Retreat at Kripalu, MA
(Oct 20-24)
*Thanksgiving Celebration & Retreat in Ojai, CA
(November 28-30)
MORE INFO : http://www.thaiyoga.com
Friday, October 10, 2008
Andrea Piccioni has new website
Andrea Piccioni has his new website up, and it's a nice design (in my opinion). He's still putting content online, but you can listen to tracks from his albums, and check out his quiver of instruments. If you have a link to his old site, (the .com site) delete it and link to his new site: http://www.andreapiccioni.net
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