SOAS World Music Summer School
Tibetan Singing Bowls
Led by
Michael
Ormiston and Candida Valentino
10am to 5pm Saturday July 29th £50 (concessions £35)
Department
of Music School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG
booking contact Sareata Ginda 020 7898 4515
Email: worldmusic@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/summermusicschool/index2.html
Tibetan singing bowls ring with an ancient power that is a mystery to most of us.
They have their roots in the animistic shamanic religions of the Nepalese/Tibetan border
area of the Himalayas where master craftspeople fashioned the bowls from seven or five precious metals.
This introductory workshop will be an experiential journey through the sounds of the bowls,
their history and use in meditation/relaxation and deep listening practices.
Attendees will learn the various techniques of making the bowls sing in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Michael Ormiston and Candida
Valentino have been playing and studying the bowls for 20 years and have given
concerts and recorded with Tibetologist Alain Presencer, Gongmaster, Don
Conreaux and Frank Perry.
They recently played for His
Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Foundation.
Instruments: A limited number of bowls
will be available; please bring your own if possible.
Experience: Beginners welcome.