Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012

Time: 8:00 PM

Title of event: Sacred Music of the Abrahamic Faiths

Description:

Lecture demonstration with

Yuval Ron Trio

Maya Haddi - vocals
Jamie Papish - percussion
Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director

Date: Monday, May 14, 2012

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Title of event: "Hawks & Doves in the Garden of Peace" with Miko Peled, Saree Makdisi, Yuval Ron & Naser Musa

Description: On May 14, 2012, in a public forum and concert entitled "Hawks and Doves in the Garden of Peace," Israeli American activist Miko Peled will present his watershed book "The General's Son: the Journey of an Israeli in Palestine" (pub. Just World Books, June 15, 2012). The program takes place at the Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills, where a Q & A will be moderated by Palestinian American author and UCLA professor Saree Makdisi. The program will be preceded by a concert for peace with the Palestinian-Jordanian virtuoso performer Naser Musa and his friend and Israeli counterpart, Academy-Award winning musician and composer Yuval Ron. Copies of the new book "The General's Son" will be available for purchase and signing by the author.

Location: Writers Guild Theatre
135 S. Doheny Dr.
Beverly Hills CA 90211

Parking information: Parking lots $3 and $5, street parking

RSVPs: 323.413.2001

Online Ticketing: http://www.levantinecenter.org/event/hawks-doves-garden-peace-miko-peled-saree-makdisi-yuval-ron-naser-musa

Dates: May 18-20, 2012

Title of event: The Spiritual Life in Music and Sound

A weekend seminar in Eslaen Institute with Yuval Ron

Description of event: Award-winning composer, record producer, world-music artist, and educator Yuval Ron shares sacred Sufi chants and ancient Hebrew prayers as he discusses the history of the mystical use of sound to create devotional trance. In this workshop he will demonstrate how to use sound to "sidestep" the brain, engage the heart, and experience sound meditation and the prayer of Unity and Oneness. Participants will explore the mystery of improvised music and trace its connection to mystical experience.

Through live sound meditations, participants will have a chance to witness the process of expanding the mind, leading to becoming a "peaceful warrior" via the process of surrendering to sound. Participants will also investigate the concept of being a vessel and an instrument. The workshop will include an exploration of how to teach unity and tolerance by using music as a platform for meeting an opponent, neighbor, or "the other." In addition, there will be a discussion of the path of music as a way to connect to the reality beyond all realities.

Address: Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920

For prices, more info and registration: http://webapp.esalen.org/workshops/11164/

Dates: Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Time 7:00 PM

Title of event: Muslims, Jews, and A New Song: Building bridges of understanding with Dr. Tricia Gibbs (aka Sarah Isaias), Nafisa Haji and the Yuval Ron Trio

Description of event: Had the tragic events of 9/11 not taken place, neither Tricia Hellman Gibbs nor Nafisa Haji would have written powerful and acclaimed novels exploring interfaith themes. Dr. Haji, who formerly represented the International Association of Sufism as a board member of the Marin Interfaith Council, will speak about her second novel, The Sweetness of Tears, a family saga spans decades while exploring Islam's history, the reach of evangelical Christianity, and the war in Iraq. These Marin County-based Jewish and Muslim authors will be joined by the Yuval Ron Trio at the Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Avenue, San Rafael, to celebrate two civilizations, and to explore the cultural, musical and spiritual ties that can bind us, if we inform ourselves.

Location: Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Dates: Saturday, May 26, 2012

Time 8:00 PM

Title of event: "The Way of the Heart"

Description of event: The poetry of Rumi, presented by Tamir,
with live music by Yuval Ron - oud and Norik Manoukian - woodwind

refreshment following

Location: Wheel of Well Being, 1575 Westwood Blvd, room 303, Los Angeles, Ca 90024

For RSVP and more info: 1-800-978-5778

Date: Thursday, June 28, 2012

Time: 8:00 PM

Presented in association with: The Global Conference of Chaplains in Higher Education.

Title of event: Mystical Music and Dance of the Middle East

Description: THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE
featuring
Najwa Gibran - vocals
Drish Aziz - whirling
Maya G Karasso - sacred dance
Norik Maoukina - woodwind

The Yuval Ron Ensemble unites the sacred music traditions of Judaism, Sufism, and the Armenian Church into an unusual mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration. The ensemble of musicians and dancers includes Arabic, Jewish and Christian artists.

Location: Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall , Yale University
470 College St, New Haven, CT 06511

For more info and tickets: festivalinfo@artidea.org
tel: (888) (278-4332) or (888) 736-2663
or
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase

Date: June 29 - July 3, 2012

Title of event: Sacred Arts Mountain Retreat

"Expressing the mystic heart" - Sacred music, poetry, dance, story and song

Description of event: A Sufi Arts Retreat With Yuval Ron, Zuleikha and Friends at the Abode of the Message.

Join Yuval Ron, Zuleikha and Friends to explore and practice the Sacred Expressive Arts

• Music
• Movement
• Story
• Dance
• Song
• Poetry

Date: Thursday, July 5, 2012

Time: 8:00 PM

Presented by: Mati

Title of event: Across the Blue Sea

Description:

A concert of Israel, Armenian, Greek and Turkish songs of the Mediterranean Sea

Come to sing and dance with

Yuval Ron Ensemble

featuring the powerful voice of:
Hagai Batzri

special guests: the Gypsy Roma musicians of Istanbul

with
Norik Manoukian - woodwind, Virginie Alimian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud and musical director and the Gypsy Roma musicians: Master clarinet virtuoso: Ferit Benli and percussionist: Ali Durac (darbuka).

Dates: Friday, July 6, 2012

Time 8:00 PM

Title of event: Butterflies in a Burning Heart

Description of event: A special intimate evening of a Kablistic-Sufi Kabalat Shabat with Kablistic songs and stories, Sufi devotional music, poetry, teaching stories and Whirling, bringing together Hebrew and Sufi (Qawwali) traditions for an ubplifting mystical feast. Yuval Ron - oud, musical director, Sukhawat Ali Khan, Qawwali voice and harmonium

With appearance of the Whirling Dervish Aziz of the Mevlavi Sufi Order

Award winning Israeli composer, world music artist (Oud), educator and peace activist Yuval Ron come together with Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan of Pakistan to perform the ecstatic music of the mystical Sufi traditions, the sacred music o the Iraqi jews, and the Hassidic Jewish tradition. Sukhawat Ali Khan is a master Qawwali singer who represents the family lineage of the 600 year old Sham Chorasi traditional school of music, which was established during the reign of Emperor Akbar of India. Joining the two is Dervish Aziz of the Mevlavi Sufi Order.

Yuval Ron is a world-renowned musician, composer, and producer for film, television, dance and theater. Among his many honors, he was invited to perform for the Dalai Lama and the Sufi leader Pir Zia Iniyat Khan. In 2006, he won an Oscar for West Bank Story, and received the Los Angeles Treasures Award in 2004. He is the recipient of prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Composers Forum, California Council for the Humanities, and the Rockefeller Foundations. His musical ensemble has been featured on CNN, National Geographic, and in the international press and media.

Location: Private home in Berkeley Hills, CA

Suggested Donation: $20 at the door

For address, RSVP and more info: dianews@mac.com

Dates: July 7-14, 2012

Title of event: Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat

For more info and registration: For more info and registration: http://www.middleeastcamp.com/Middleeastcamp/Mendocino.html

or call: 310-838-4442, or email: joshkun@middleeastcamp.com

Location: Mendocino, CA

Dates: July 15 - 20, 2012

Title of event: Music, Brain, and Spirituality

A 5-day seminar with Yuval Ron and Mark Waldman

For more information and registration: call: 831-667-3000, or via web: http://webapp.esalen.org/workshops/11253

Address: Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920

Dates: Sunday, August 19, 2012

Time 11:00 AM

Title of event: COMMUNITY MEDITATION, INSPIRATION, CELEBRATION - with special guest Yuval Ron

Description of event: Yuval Ron will be sharing and leading singing sacred music from the Abrahamic faiths of the Middle East, celebrating the ONeness of all being and discussing mystical teaching from the Kabalistic Jewish and Sufi muslim traditions relating to the theme of Oneness. People will be invited to dance and sing in door and out doors at the marvelous grounds of a Place of Peace - Spiritual Center.

Location: A Place of Peace, 2021 Sperry Avenue, Suite 22 , Ventura, California 93003

For RSVP and more info: Rev. Teri Kierbel, 805-794-9878
www.aplaceofpeace.org

Dates: January 13, 2013

Time 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Title of event: Sacred Self Expression and Your Brain: An experiential seminar

Description of event: Introspective and ecstatic practices of four ancient spiritual paths of Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and its impact on your brain. Meditations, movement prayers and chanting with live music of Yuval Ron and a brain researcher Mark Robert Waldman.

Join us for a unique experiential day, choreographed to take you deeply into the sacred music, movement, and spiritual Mindfulness practices. Experience the sacred poetry and story telling from the mystical paths of the East as we guide you through meditations and chants that have been shown to alter the structure and function of your brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, social awareness, and cognition. These practices will also suppress the neural mechanisms that generate stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. Each of the sessions will focus on a different tradition, and they will demonstrate the deep commonality and love for life reflected in these spiritual traditions. The program includes a video presentation of the effects of meditation and prayer on the brain, and live sacred music fro the three Abrahamic traditions by Yuval Ron.

This seminar do not include lectures and it is not focus on gaining information, rather it is about the first hand deep spiritual experience of walking, sacred movement and ecstatic chanting meditations. story telling and poetry. Sessions will include insightful commentary and group discussion about the participants experiences and what the latest brain science may expand on our understanding of it.

Please bring along your own lunch and snacks. No prior experience is necessary.

Location: The Ojai Foundation
9739 Ojai Santa Paula Road, Ojai CA 93023

Admission: $74 for seniors and students and $94 for general admission.

Space is Limited and may sell out! - please reserve early!

RSVP and more info: Tel: 805-646-8343, or contact@ojaifoundation.org