Yuval Ron Music

Music as Medicine in the Ancient East
2018-03-06 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO, 80303, United States
Music as Medicine in the Ancient East

Music, ACE, Adults, Menorah
Date: March 6, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Show map
Boulder JCC
6007 Oreg Ave

Boulder, CO 80303

Contact: Kathryn BernheimerPhone: 7207492530Email: kathryn@boulderjcc.org

Music as Medicine in the Ancient East
With Yuval Ron
Tuesday, March 6 | 2 pm | $15 in advance| $18 at the door
REGISTER HERE
A lecture-demonstration on how sound was used as medicine in biblical times by the Hebrews, and earlier in India as well as in the Ottoman Turkish empire. An analysis of the musical modes of the Mid East and some mention of the Indian ragas as powerful tools of the healers of the past. A live music demonstration how these modes modulate our feelings, emotions, and sense of light and darkness. Based on Yuval Ron’s recent collaboration with neuro-scientists Andrew Goodman and Mark Robert Goodman (authors of How God Changes Your Brain), this talk includes references to some of the latest research in Music Therapy and Neuro-science.
A composer, educator, peace activist, and record producer, Ron creates unique original film scores, music for contemporary dance, theater, museums, new media, marketing, medical and healing modalities, as well as concerts, tours and recordings of the international renowned ethnic music and dance group The Yuval Ron Ensemble.
To listen to the music of Yuval Ron and to find more information about his recordings, books, talks, master-classes, workshops and concerts, please visit: www.yuvalronmusic.com
REGISTER HERE

Music of the East - Central Asia, Near East and Indian sub-continent
2018-03-06 09:30 | University of Colorado, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
A lecture-demo with Yuval Ron
Location: University of Colorado, chamber hall (room C199) in Imig music building, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO 80302
For more info: info@yuvalronmusic.com

Unifying the Elements: Sacred Sound and Movement Meditations
2018-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver, 2305 S Syracuse Wy, Ste. 214, Denver, CO, 80231-3784, United States
A workshop with Yuval Ron presented by the Kabbalah Experience.
Location: Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver, Shrine Room, 2305 S Syracuse Wy, Ste. 214 Denver, CO 80231-3784. Suggested donation: $15
For More info: https://denver.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=354830
Tel. 303-369-2807 Email: denver.shambhala.info@gmail.com

The Great Stupa Concert Series: Unity of the Heart Sacred World Music
2018-03-04 15:30 - 17:30 | Shambhala Mountain Center, 151 Shambhala Way, Red Feathers Lake, 80545, United States
The Great Stupa Concert Series: Unity of the Heart Sacred World Music
March 4, 2018

Concert Start Time: 3:30 PM (MT)

This program is being run by Yuval Ron and held at Shambhala Mountain Center. For more information, please visit the artist’s website: www.yuvalronmusic.com.
To purchase tickets, visit https://yuvalronstupa.brownpapertickets.com/
“This stupa is to be showered with offerings and praised with all manner of flowers, scents, silk banners, and music skillfully sung and played.” – The Lotus Sutra
Join us at Shambhala Mountain Center for an uplifting concert of unity, grace and spirituality featuring Sufi, Hebrew and Christian devotional music of the Middle East. Experience the soulful Moroccan-Israeli vocalist Elinor Sitrish in the Stupa’s acoustic resonance. Soak in the mastery of Yuval Ron’s oud playing to the rhythm of exotic grooves. This truly unique multi-cultural musical experience is not to be missed.
Concert Start Time: 3:30 PM (MT)
Purchase tickets: https://yuvalronstupa.brownpapertickets.com/
Price: $20 + service fee
Seating is limited in the Great Stupa so please reserve your seat.
Presenter: Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer. Graduating Cum Laude as a Film Scoring Major at Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has continuously researched various ethnic musical traditions and spiritual paths worldwide. Among his many honors, he composed the songs and score for the Oscar winning film West Bank Story in 2007, was the featured artist in the Gala Concert for the Dalai Lama’s initiative Seeds of Compassion in the Seattle Opera Hall in 2008, and has collaborated with the Sufi leader Pir Zia Inayat Khan since 2006. His awards include the Los Angeles Treasures Award in 2004 and prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Composers Forum, California Council for the Humanities and the Rockefeller Foundation. Listen to a teaser of Yuvol Ron’s latest album Unity of the Heart: https://youtu.be/dGr1Djk0TM8
Yuval Ron will also be in residency and offering master classes in Colorado at the following venues:

Colorado Springs (Colorado College)
Denver (Mizel Center)
Boulder (JCC)
Naropa, University of Colorado
University of Denver
University of Northern Colorado

This program is being run by Yuval Ron and held at Shambhala Mountain Center. For more information, please visit the artist’s website: www.yuvalronmusic.com. To purchase tickets, visit https://yuvalronstupa.brownpapertickets.com/

Program Details

For more information, questions, and to register, please the website above.

Light in the midst of Darkness
2018-02-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Olandar, home of Carla and Leigh McCloskey in Malibu, near Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA, United States
Olandar Foundation Presents:
Light in the midst of Darkness
Songs and tales of exile and hope
Yuval Ron – Oud, voice
Catherine Braslavsky – Voice, Dulcimer, Bendir

Award winning composer and world music artist Yuval Ron joins French singer and composer Catherine Braslavsky for an offering of exquisite early music songs and mystical prayers that come out of the pains of exile, both physical and mental. The enchanting tapestry of songs and prayers from early Judeo-Christian traditions inter woven with Sufi and Kabbalistic tales and poems of hope and splendor of Divine essence; an uplifting vision in the midst of troubled times.

Pre concert guided tour in studio of painter Leigh McKolsky at 7pm •

French singer and composer, Catherine Braslavsky is specialized in Gregorian chant, troubadour music, and especially in the music of Hildegard of Bingen. She also studied Indian music and for six years, was a member of the Harmonic Choir of David Hykes. Catherine has recorded eight albums: Chartres, the Path of the Soul (recorded at the cathedral’s labyrinth); Hildegard of Bingen, the Marriage of Heaven and Earth; The Kingdom; and most recently, Pilgrimage, with the Terra Sancta choir, released byJade/Universal. From Jerusalem to Cordoba concert program has been shown more than 500 times in France, Spain, England, Italy, Switzerland, in the US, and in Costa Rica. For more info: http://www.naturalchant.com/
Yuval Ron is an award-winning composer and oud player, educator, writer, peace activist and record producer. Among his many honors, he composed the songs and score for the Oscar winning film West Bank Story, was featured artist Dalai Lama’s initiative Seeds of Compassion concert in the Seattle Opera Hall and the Fez Festival of Sacred Music in Morroco. His awards include the Los Angeles Treasures Award and prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Composers Forum, California Council for the Humanities and the Rockefeller Foundation. His TV and films scores include Breaking the Maya Code, Proteus, and The Spiral Staircase. Yuval has taught at Yale, John Hopkins University, UCLA, Middlebury College, MIT and many others. Yuval’s book Divine Attunement: Music as a Path to Wisdom won Gold Medal for Best Book in Spirituality Category in the Indie Book Awards 2015. For more info: YuvalRonMusic.com
Location: Olandar, home of Carla and Leigh McCloskey in Malibu, near Zuma Beach
Please RSVP to carlamccloskey@aol.com or call 310-457-5398 as space is limited
Admission: $25

Yuval Ron live in Paris, France
2017-12-22 - 2017-12-24 | Theatre de l’ile Saint Louis, Paris, France
Yuval Ron live in Paris, France:
Friday Dec 22 at 21hr, Saturday Dec 23 at 15hr, Sunday Dec 24 at 21hr
Lumières dans la Nuit
Sacred songs of exile and hope

Award winning composer and world music artist Yuval Ron joins French master singer Catherine Braslavsky for an offering of exquisite early music songs and mystical prayers that come out of the pains of exile, both physical and mental. The enchanting tapestry of songs and prayers from early Judeo-Christian traditions interwoven with tales and poems of hope and the splendor of Divine essence; an uplifting vision in the midst of troubled times.

Catherine Braslavsky – Voice, Dulcimer, Bendir
Yuval Ron – Oud, Voice
3 Concerts only!
Friday Dec 22 at 21hr, Saturday Dec 23 at 15hr, Sunday Dec 24 at 21hr
at: Theatre de l’ile Saint Louis, Paris, France
The 3 shows will sell out – space is limited and it is the Holiday season! – so PLEASE ORDER YOUR TIX TODAY!!!
Please call the Theatre de l’ile saint louis directly for ordering tickets : 01 46 33 48 65.
(price are 15 euros, students under 25: 10 euros).
People are asked to give exact date and hour of the show they wish to buy tickets for as there are other shows during same dates in the theater. If you get the answer machine leave all the info on the machine.

Yuval Ron Trio - Mystical Music of the Middle East
2017-11-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Mandala, 719 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Following Yuval’s workshop at Mandala from 1:00-4:00pm, Yuval is joined by his band for this special musical concert.
An uplifting concert of unity, grace, hope and deep spirituality featuring the Hebrew and Arabic devotional music of the Middle East including Yemenite, Iraqi, Andalusi-Moroccan and Israeli. Come and dance to the ecstatic drumming and chanting of the ancient East.
Watch a beautiful Yuval Ron Ensemble, three minute video of concert highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wPmtWhoV0o&t=13s

Healing and Transforming Consciousness Through Sacred Sound, Music and Dance
2017-11-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Mandala, 719 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Join Yuval Ron as he facilitates this special workshop at Mandala, Healing and Transforming Consciousness Through Sacred Sound, Music and Dance
Experience introspective and ecstatic practices of three ancient spiritual paths: Zen Buddhism, Nada Yoga, Kabbalistic-Judaism. This unique experiential seminar will journey deep into sacred music chanting, movement, and spiritual mindfulness practices, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the traditions of the East. These practices result in heart opening, increased compassion, deepening of inner explorations, and have been shown scientifically to impact the structure and function of the brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, and awareness. These practices also promote healing by lowering stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. The activities are based on Yuval Ron’s work with master spiritual teachers of the East and neuroscientists of the West. Through this incredible journey to your inner world, you will have a rare perspective into the worlds of Zen Buddhist masters, mystic Sufi leaders, Kabbalistic Rabbis, leading Neuroscientists and scholars of the mysticism of Christianity.
This workshop is experiential, and will NOT be lecture-based. Its focus is to provide a deep spiritual experience through walking meditation, sacred movement from Zen, Hebrew and ecstatic chanting meditations, storytelling, poetry, and live Oud music by Yuval Ron.

Yuval Ron Ensemble NEW Album Release Concert in Los Angeles
2017-10-29 16:00 - 18:00 | University Synagogue, 11960 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90049, United States
FREE ADMISSION – CHARITY EVENT –
Bring food for people experiencing homelessness!

Come and join us in this exciting afternoon to witness the new Cd release concert of Yuval Ron Ensemble’s new album! Not to be missed.
Entitled ‘Unity of the Heart’, the ensemble’s long-awaited brand new album explores new musical territories and promises an exhilarating musical journey full of joy, oneness & peace – all echoing the core message of Unity across people of different nations, races, religions, and culture.
Admission: FREE
Required for participants: Please BRING a donation of *Food* or *Gift Cards* which will be provided to people experiencing homelessness.
Details on donation:
– Adult socks or underwear (new)
– Canned or dried goods, or
– Grocery, Subway, or El Pollo Loco gift cards

ALL gifts will be donated to St. Joseph Center and Safe Place for Youth.
Event is hosted by University Synagogue. and co-sponsored by: The Aga Khan Council for the Western United States, Ward AME Church, Safe Place for Youth, and St. Joseph Center.
Venue Contact Information:
Phone: (310) 472-1255, ask for Cantor Shapiro
Fax: (310) 476-3237
Email: info@unisyn.org
Website: http://www.unisyn.org/

If you are not Los Angeles, you may watch the concert release live online on Oct 29 at 4pm PST, using this link!
http://www.unisynmedia.com/live.html
Please make sure you have the latest adobe plugin installed.
**Please note that a prompt will appear that says “Your connection is not private”. Please click “Advanced” and then “Proceed”.**

Whirling and Chanting - Sacred Movement and Chanting from the Sufi and Kabbalah traditions
2017-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | 14148 Magnolia Blvd, 14148 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States
Date: Saturday 10/28/2017 From: 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Whirling and Chanting – Sacred Movement and Chanting from the Sufi and Kabbalah traditions with Yuval Ron Ensemble

An experiential two hour workshop with one of the Whirling Dervishes of the Mevalvi Order (of Mevlana Rumi linage), Yuval Ron and his Ensemble featuring the stunning Arabic singer Najwa Gibran, on the inner workings of Whirling, the ecstatic Sufi practice of moving prayer-meditation and Kabbalistic mystical prayers that unify body and soul through unifying the four nature Elements.

Location: 14148 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA | 818.990.0282
Free parking in lot behind the building
Admission: $30 advance tix online, 35 at the door

For Advance tix:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=1392&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000533
Fro more info: info@risinglotusyoga.com

Sukkah of Peace: Cultivating A Place of Sanctuary
2017-10-05 - 2017-10-08 | Eatwell Farm, Dixon, CA, 95620, United States
Thursday, October 5 — Sunday, October 8, 2017
Wilderness Torah Presents:
Sukkah of Peace: Cultivating A Place of Sanctuary
Sukkot on the Farm
with music and musical workshops by Yuval Ron

Come co-create our multi-generational village and enjoy a long weekend with farm-fresh organic food, harvest opportunities, Shabbat and Sukkot celebrations, bonfires, music, learning, kids’ and teen programs, meditation, movement, and more! The festival culminates Saturday night with our Simchat Beit Hashoeva (Joy at the House of Water Drawing) as we awaken the ancient water and rain honoring ritual, followed by celebration late into the night with a live band.
Location: Location: Eatwell Farm in Dixon, CA (1 hour from Bay Area)
rsvp and more info:
http://wildernesstorah.org/festivals/sukkot-on-the-farm/register/?mc_cid=97c8f2b4e3&mc_eid=3de3c1fef0
Phone: 510-926-4648
Email: info@wildernesstorah.org
Registration ends Monday, September 25 at 5pm PST or until sold out

The Mystical Tree of Life - A weekend seminar with Yuval Ron and Gilla Nissan
2017-09-09 | Private Sanctuary, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States
Sat-Sun Sept 9-10, 2017:
The Mystical
Tree of Life
A weekend seminar with Yuval Ron and Gilla Nissan
Join us for two days workshop combining heart-opening music,
guided meditations, sacred movements and chants from ancient texts.
Prepare for the High Holy-Days with Sound, Movement and the Hebrew Letters.

In this experiential weekend we will explore the mystical Tree of Life, a system of ten energy centers, which exist in our bodies as well in the world around us. Attunement of these energy centers may lead to mindful and wholesome way of living, improving health and well being. The contemplative practices we will explore may “bring to life” the attributes of the Tree of Life and will lead to a quick and light yet, deep and transformative experience.
Uniquely led by Yuval Ron and Gilla Nissan, two mystic teachers in a
private sanctuary in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, CA.
Full Retreat: $180
Admission to each individual session: $30
Space is limited… RSVP Now!
To RSVP and receive the exact address, e-mail: info@yuvalronmusic.com
Schedule:

Sat, Sept. 9:
10am-12pm: Intro to the Kabalistic mystical tradition and the Tree of Life, sacred movement, devotional singing and Guided Meditation on the Crown Sephira
12:15pm – lunch break
1:30-3:30pm: Music and Guided Meditation on Wisdom and Knowledge sephirot of the Tree of Life
3:30pm – Tea and refreshments
4:30-6:30pm: Chanting and Guided Meditation on the Loving-Kindness and Heroic-Justice sephirot.

Sun, Sept. 10:
10am-12pm: Music and Guided Meditation on Balanced Beauty and Eternity Sephirot.
12:15pm – lunch break
1:30-3:30pm: Music and guided Meditation on Glory and Foundation Sephirot
3:30pm – Tea and refreshments
4:30-6:30pm: Music and Guided Meditation on Shekhinah-Kingdom Sephira and an embodying the Tree of Life.

Bring your own lunch!
Tea and refreshments will be served at 3:30pm each day.
Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer who was the featured artist in the Gala Concert for the Dalai Lama’s initiative Seeds of Compassion in the Seattle Opera Hall in 2008, and has collaborated with the Sufi leader Pir Zia Inayat Khan since 2006. Yuval is a noted lecturer and has been invited to speak at numerous schools including: Yale, John Hopkins University, UCLA, Middlebury College, MIT, University of Chicago, Pittsburgh University, and numerous others. His book Divine Attunement: Music as a path to Wisdom, won the Gold Medal Award for Best Spirituality Book at the Indie Book Awards 2015. For more information visit: http://www.yuvalronmusic.com

Gilla Nissan is a visionary, teacher of spirituality and meditation and an author who frequently writes to Parabola on Kabbalistic themes. She is a first prize winning poet and a capturing speaker.Her forthcoming book, The Hebrew Letters-A Guide to Change is a ground-breaking teaching based on a transmission received uniquely on the Letters, their universal message and how to use them in everyday life. For more information, visit: http://www.thehebrewletter.com/

The Yuval Ron Ensemble In Concert w/ Elinor Sitrish
2017-07-15 20:00 - 21:45 | Urban Adamah, 1151 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, 94710, United States
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
In Concert
Featuring the soulful Moroccan-Israeli vocalist
Elinor Sitrish
An uplifting concert of unity, grace, hope and deep spirituality featuring the Hebrew devotional music of the Middle East including Yemenite, Iraqi and Israeli prayers that comes from Judaism’s birthplace. This truly unique musical experience is not to be missed. Limited tickets available. This event will sell out!
With special guest: Ali Paris – Kanun and vocals
and Asaf Ophir – woodwinds
Location: Urban Adamah, 1151 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Admission: $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event
For more info and to rsvp:
https://urbanadamah.org/events/yuval-ron-ensemble-in-concert/ tel: 510-649-1595

Music of the Middle East - Sunset Concert
2017-06-02 18:30 - 19:35 | HEISLER PARK AMPHITHEATER, HEISLER PARK, CLIFF DRIVE, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651, United States
Music of the Middle East – Sunset Concert
Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Bassem Rashidi

Admission: FREE
Location: HEISLER PARK AMPHITHEATER,
HEISLER PARK, CLIFF DRIVE,
LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651

Sacred Ecstasy in Sufism and Hasidic-Judaism
2017-03-25 10:00 - 2017-03-26 18:30 | NY
This weekend retreat will provide an experiential spiritual exploration into the inner workings of devotional ecstatic Hasidic-Hebrew music and dance, and the Sufi practices of moving prayer-mediation ritual. We will explore how one transcends the limits of reality, reaching toward the non-dual state, using music and movement in these mystical practices. This will include the historic foundations as well as the growing body of music and variety of ways in which these two traditions create a devotional trance. Participants will discover how sacred sound facilitates in transcending mind-chatter, tuning into the heart for a deeper experience of Oneness and inner peace. Yuval will bring his gifts of live Oud and percussion music to this work.

Tuition:
Full Retreat: $195
Admission to each individual 2-hr session: $30
Schedule:
Sat, March 25:
Session 1 – 10am-12pm: Hasidism, its meditations and devotional Nigunim music
12:15pm – lunch break
Session 2 – 1:30-3:30pm: Hasidic teaching stories and ecstatic songs
3:30pm – Tea and refreshments at the bookstore
Session 3 – 4:30-6:30pm: Hasidic dances and Kabalistic concept of Sacred Ecstasy

Sun, March 26
Session 4 – 10am-12pm: Sufism, its ecstatic chanting and the Union with the Beloved
12:15pm – lunch break
Session 5 – 1:30-3:30pm: Sufi teaching stories and devotional songs
3:30pm – Tea and refreshments at the bookstore
Session 6 – 4:30-6:30pm: Sufi ecstatic movement and chanting rituals

Bring your own lunch!
Tea and refreshments will be served at the bookstore at 3:30pm each day.

Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer who was the featured artist in the Gala Concert for the Dalai Lama’s initiative Seeds of Compassion in the Seattle Opera Hall in 2008, and has collaborated with the Sufi leader Pir Zia Inayat Khan since 2006. Yuval is a noted lecturer and has been invited to speak at numerous schools including: Yale, John Hopkins University, UCLA, Middlebury College, MIT, University of Chicago, Pittsburgh University, and numerous others. His book Divine Attunement: Music as a path to Wisdom, won the Gold Medal Award for Best Spirituality Book at the Indie Book Awards 2015.

Address: Yuval Ron Music
Studio City, CA, 91604
Exact address will be provided upon registration
Rsvp and more info: info@yuvalronmusic.com

Yuval Ron Ensemble and the Klezmatics in Concert
2017-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Synagogue Bet Shalom, Calle I, esquina 13, El Vedado, Havana, Cuba
SATURDAY, MARCH 4 at 6:00 pm ~
Yuval Ron Ensemble and the Klezmatics in Concert
Yuval Ron and his musicians will perform a concert with the Klezmatics music band at the Jewish Culture Festival of Cuba. Guest artists include Cuban children’s choir Coro Diminuto.
Location: Synagogue Bet Shalom
Synagoga Bet Shalom, Calle I, esquina 13, El Vedado, Havana, Cuba
For more info and tickets:
Tel: (537) 832 8953, Fax: (537) 33 3778
Email: beth_shalom@enet.cu, patronato_ort@enet.cu

Yuval Ron Ensemble Concert in Havana , Cuba
2017-03-03 21:00 - 23:00 | La Fábrica de Arte Cubano, FAC, Nave 4, Calle 26 esquina 11, Havana, El Vedado, Cuba
FRIDAY, MARCH 3 at 9:00 pm ~
Yuval Ron Ensemble Concert in Havana , Cuba
The Yuval Ron Ensemble will be performing a concert of Mystical Music of the Middle East at Havana’s hippest new magnet for the urban and chic: an old peanut factory transformed into a multi-level and almost infinite art and music space. Guest artists include all women drummers group Obini Batá of Cuba. This new cultural hangout is an entrepreneurial project of Cuban celebrity musician X Alfonso. It’s a shining reflection of what the future might hold for Havana as the cosmopolitan trend-setting cultural capital of Latin America (optional – cost not included).
Location: La Fábrica de Arte Cubano
FAC, Nave 4, Calle 26 esquina 11, El Vedado
For tickets and more info
Phone: +53 7 8382260

Concert Tour to Havana, Cuba
2017-02-28 08:00 - 2017-03-06 17:00 | For ALL questions: please call our Tour Operator Mr. Sage Lewis of Project Pour Amour, Havana, Cuba
Join Yuval Ron on a Concert Tour to Havana Cuba featuring concerts, tours, workshops, classes, visits to artist studios and more! For more details view the itinerary form below.
Tour to Cuba – Itinerary
To register, see below: Registration Form
Prices, Terms & Conditions
For ALL questions: please call our Tour Operator Mr. Sage Lewis of Project Pour Amour at 310 961 1574 or email: sagelewis@gmail.com

Yuval Ron Ensemble Celebrating World Cultures & Earth's Shared Resources
2017-02-25 13:00 - 18:00 | Valley Performing Arts Center, Great Hall, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, United States
GLOBAL CURRENTS Festival Presents:
Yuval Ron Ensemble Celebrating World Cultures & Earth’s Shared Resources
with

Brazil — Ballet Folclorico do Brasil

West Africa — Futa Toro West African Drummers & Dancers

Hawaii — Halau Keali’i O Nalani

Mexico — Las Colibri

Japan — On Ensemble

Middle East — Yuval Ron Ensemble

Special appearance by The Nile Project with L.A. ensemble master artists
Based upon the ancient water ritual of the Israelite tribes in Jerusalem, the Yuval Ron Ensemble presents a program of sacred Hebrew prayers for bringing rain, pilgrimage songs and ecstatic tribal music and dance. The origins of the ritual goes back thousands of years to a regular annual festival that took place every autumn in the capital of the ancient Israeli kingdom. Themes of forgiveness, redemption, engaging with the water and the earth below in order to stimulate the water of the higher world were interwoven in this ritual which ended with intense joyful celebration

Water is life. It sustains us, and everything around us. It’s the original “highway,” linking us together. And it inspires us—the subject of poems, songs and dances.
VPAC celebrates water on February 25. A daytime performance festival in the VPAC Courtyard features six Los Angeles ensembles with origins in six regions of the world. These traditional artists have one thing in common — music and dance that honors and evokes water.
VPAC honors arts and culture from around the globe, and uplifts the artists who honor what is most elemental to all of us — H2O.

Admission: Free

Location: Valley Performing Arts Center, Great Hall: 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8448

For tickets and more info: Phone: (818) 677-8800

webpage: http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/details/global-currents

The Seeker of the Truth: Yuval Ron Ensemble
2017-02-23 19:30 - 21:15 | Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States
Presenter and Cosponsors info: UMass Amherst, The Arts Block, and WGBY57
Title: The Seeker of the Truth: Yuval Ron Ensemble
Description: The Seeker of Truth unites Middle Eastern musical traditions, blending powerful and rich music with global traditions of spirituality, healing, culture and mysticism. Featuring four musicians and a Whirling Dervish, the Yuval Ron Ensemble performs music that is exhilarating, hypnotic, ecstatic and even meditative. As an educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron is dedicated to bringing cultural harmony through music.
Location and address: Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA. 01003
Admission info: $35, $30. $20; Five College and 17 & Under: $10; Five College Faculty & Staff: Please call the Box Office
Parking info: For Concert Hall events, free and secure parking is available off Massachusetts Avenue in University lots 32, 34, and 71, and in Visitor Parking, after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. While #62 lot (across North Pleasant Street from Bezanson Recital Hall) has fewer spaces due to construction, there is a new #62 lot near French Hall (one block north from the current #62 lot) with 86 spaces. Access is via Thatcher Way or Stockbridge Road. Lot #63 (across from current #62), is also available with 46 spaces. A map with pathways near #62 lots is below or refer to the UMass interactive parking map.
Contact info for more info and rsvp:
Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/h986v8o
Website: http://fac.umass.edu
Phone: 413.545.2511

'My Heart is in the East': Sacred Hebrew Music of the Middle East with Yuval Ron
2017-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Arts Block, 289 Main St, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Presented by: UMASS and The Arts Block

Description:
How does this ancient music connect the Jewish people to their roots as a Middle Eastern tribe? Where does it originate from and why is it important for Jewish identity and peace with the Arab world? Lecture-demo with live music.

Funded in part by the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies.

Location and address:
The Arts Block, Greenfield, MA. 289 Main St. Greenfield, MA 01301

Admission info:
Free admission

Contact info for more info and rsvp:
https://www.umass.edu/events/my-heart-east-sacred-hebrew

Sacred Hebrew Music for the Soul
2017-02-20 17:30 - 19:15 | Magen David Sephardic Congregation, 11215 Woodglen Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852, United States
Magen David Sephardic Congregation presents:

Sacred Hebrew Music for the Soul
A concert with Yuval Ron Ensemble

featuring Rabbi Haim Ovadia – vocals
and guest musicians
Ramy Adly and The Magen David Ensemble

Location: Magen David Sephardic Congregation
11215 Woodglen Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852

Plenty of parking in the lot and on the street

More info at – www.magendavidsephardic.org
Tel: 301-770-6818
email: rabbi@magendavidspehardic,org

Public Workshops
2017-02-12 12:00 - 15:00 | MUSIC REHEARSAL HALL – PNW-201, Wellesley, MA, 02481, United States
Public Workshops
Sunday, February 12, 12:00-3:00pm
MUSIC REHEARSAL HALL – PNW-201
Reservations Required
12:00-12:45: Rhythms of the Middle East
A family friendly demonstration of the various rhythms used in Middle Eastern music and the unique drums being used in the area. Participants will learn trance rhythms from Iran and how to count ‘exotic’ beats like 7/8, 10/8, and 9/8, and to play them on their own drum.

1:00-2:00: Healing and Transforming Consciousness through Sacred Sound, Music, and Dance
Experience introspective and ecstatic practices of four ancient spiritual paths: Zen Buddhism, Kabbalistic Judaism, Early Contemplative Christianity, and Sufi-Islam. This unique experiential seminar will journey deep into sacred music chanting, movement, and spiritual mindfulness practices, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the traditions of the East. These practices result in heart opening, increased compassion, and deepening of inner explorations, and have been shown scientifically to impact the structure and function of the brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, and awareness. These practices also promote healing by lowering stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. The activities are based on Yuval Ron’s work with master spiritual teachers of the East and neuroscientists of the West. Through this incredible journey to your inner world, you will have a rare perspective into the worlds of Zen Buddhist masters, mystic Sufi leaders, Kabbalistic rabbis, leading neuroscientists, and scholars of the mysticism of Christianity.

This seminar is experiential, and will not be lecture-based. Its focus is to provide a deep spiritual experience through walking meditation, sacred movement from Zen, Hebrew, and Sufi sources, ecstatic chanting meditations, storytelling, poetry, and live Oud music by Yuval Ron.

2:00-3:00: Music as a Bridge: Bringing People Together with Music
A talk with live music, exploring ways to teach unity and tolerance, using music as a platform for meeting your opponent, your neighbor, and the other. In addition, a discussion of the path of music as a way to connect to the reality beyond all realities.

Yuval Ron Ensemble: Seeker of Truth
2017-02-11 19:30 - 21:15 | Houghton Memorial Chapel, Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Evening Concert:
Yuval Ron Ensemble: Seeker of Truth
Saturday, February 11, 7:30pm
Houghton Chapel
Reservations recommended
The internationally renowned Yuval Ron Ensemble performs the ecstatic music of the mystical Sufi, Hebrew, and Christian traditions of the Middle East and North Africa. The concert features hypnotic whirling dervishes; sacred songs of the Sufi Turkish tradition; Jewish sacred music from Morocco, Yemen, and Andalucia; and early Christian Armenian chants. A feast for the senses! Reception with the artists will follow in the Multi-Faith Center.
More information and RSVP at: http://www.wellesley.edu/event/node/98816#qhGEEpmKkh7ytD7V.97

Sacred Music and Dance: Tradition and Ethics, Exploration and Appropriation
2017-02-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Houghton Memorial Chapel, Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Panel Discussion
Sacred Music and Dance: Tradition and Ethics, Exploration and Appropriation
Thursday, February 9, 6:00-9:00pm
Houghton Multi Faith Center
Reservations required
Join a discussion about the phenomenon of learning cultural spiritual traditions: Where do the lines of appropriation lie? How are traditions changing, both in context and out of context…or in “new” contexts? How can “outsiders” learn and honor dance and music techniques and traditions, with respect? Are there elements of sacred traditions that are embedded in their practice, engendering particular experiences regardless of your relation to the culture’s spirituality? This discussion of arts, ethics, spirituality, and virtuosity will be fascinating and far-reaching…bring your questions!

Music and Healing: Brain, Body, Spirit
2017-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Science Center: Faroll Focus / Leaky Beaker, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA, 02481, United States
Music and Healing: Brain, Body, Spirit
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00-9:00pm
Science Center: Faroll Focus / Leaky Beaker
No reservations required
Tiffany Steinwert, Dean of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, will facilitate this roundtable discussion featuring guest artist Yuval Ron, guest scholar Dr. Ani Patel, and faculty members from the Neuroscience and Music departments. The evening will explore recent research and experiences relating music and healing. Q & A and conversation, light refreshments, and participatory activities led by guest artist Yuval Ron and members of his ensemble will be included.

A Place for Peace and Midday Muse: Yuval Ron Ensemble
2017-02-08 12:30 - 14:00 | Houghton Memorial Chapel, Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Yuval Ron Ensemble & Friends:
A Place for Peace and Midday Muse: Yuval Ron Ensemble
Wednesday, February 8, 12:30pm
Houghton Memorial Chapel
No reservations required
Yuval Ron and his ensemble will join us in our weekly community reflection through sacred music from diverse world traditions, and will lead us in a discussion of the role of music in building bridges across faith and culture.

"In Search of Peace and Wholeness: An Evening of Music and Storytelling”
2017-02-07 19:30 - 21:15 | Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd, Newton Centre, MA, United States
“In Search of Peace and Wholeness: An Evening of Music and Storytelling”
With The Yuval Ron Ensemble & Friends
Special Event, co-hosted by Hebrew College and Wellesley College
Date, time: Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 7:30pm
Presenter and Cosponsors info: Co-sponsored by Hebrew College, The event is Co-sponsored by The Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership at Hebrew College, and Boston University School of Theology, and Wellesley College.
Description: Join us for a soulful journey of sound and speech as we explore the themes of peace and wholeness across religious and cultural traditions, and in our relationship with life as a whole.

We are pleased to welcome the renowned Yuval Ron Ensemble to Hebrew College. An eclectic group of outstanding musicians from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, this gifted troop views its work as a vehicle for cultivating greater understanding and cooperation across lines of difference. They will be joined on stage by local storytellers and teachers for this evening of spiritual search and celebration.

In observance of the Jewish holiday of Tu b’Shvat–the New Year of the Trees–we will be serving various fruits and other seasonal refreshments.

Location and address: Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd. Newton Centre, MA
Admission info: Free
Tickets Purchased here: https://secure.hebrewcollege.edu/form/yuval-ron-ensemble
Parking info: free parking adjacent to the college
Contact info for more info and rsvp: Marilyn Stern (mstern@hebrewcollege.edu)

Sacred and Folk Music of the Middle East
2017-02-07 14:00 - 15:45 | Brandies University, Slosberg Recital Hall, 415 South Street,, Waltham, MA, 02453, United States
A lecture/demonstration with Yuval Ron Ensemble

Brandies University
Slosberg Recital Hall, in Slosberg Music Building.
415 South Street, Waltham

Free admission

Parking: visitors can pick up a parking pass and parking directions at the the guard booth at Campus entrance

The Spicy Score with Yuval Ron Ensemble: East Meets West in Film Scoring
2017-02-07 11:00 - 12:45 | David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee College of Music, 921 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
In this master class, composer and Berklee alumnus Yuval Ron (score and songs for the 2007 Oscar-winning West Bank Story) will discuss and demonstrate the unique properties of Middle Eastern instruments and Eastern musical modes, as well as innovative approaches in film scoring. Ron has consulted with numerous film composers, including James Horner and Joel Goldsmith, on the use of ethnic instruments and Eastern musical styles. YRM Records has released Film Music of Yuval Ron: 20 Years of Innovative Scores. A TED talk presenter, his ensemble has toured the world and worked in film, TV, video games, theater, dance, and performance arts for more than 30 years.

Free Admission.
Location: David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee College of Music, 921 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02215
