Archive for: Music

World Heart Beat

Jul 29th, 2009

World Heart Beat

I recently had the good-fortune of creating a website for a new venture in London: World Heart Beat Music Academy. The project is the dream of my dear friend Sahana Gero, and I'm really proud to play even a small part of making it a reality.

Temple-Song-Hearts Tour of France

Nov 9th, 2008

Temple-Song-Hearts Tour of France

Last week I was fortunate to join Temple-Song-Hearts on their tour of France. Temple-Song-Hearts is an all-female ensemble solely performing the music of spiritual master Sri Chinmoy. We gave concerts in Montpellier, Paris and Nancy, and enjoyed a very warm reception at each venue.

Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov

May 25th, 2008

Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov

The Song-Bird of St Petersburg pays tribute to Sri Chinmoy at the Royal Albert Hall Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov is a living paradigm in the world of music and poetry, justly lauded in his Russian homeland and throughout the world. Tapping the ‘infinite silence’ within as a source of his prolific creativity, his songs are his [...]

Mar 21st, 2008

Good For Your Health: 7 Surprises

MOZART IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Mozart’s music lowers stress, heightens intelligence and relieves heart disease. It could even improve your eyesight, and doctors may soon prescribe it for epilepsy. According to Roger Dobson in The Independent, Mozart is a Medical Maestro: “Mozart soothes the beating heart. A study at Oberwalliser Hospital in Switzerland on [...]

Feb 17th, 2008

Mr Magorium and Pipe Organ Pizza

Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium The heart in this film is undeniable, and it’s definitely not just for children. As the film’s motto goes: “You have to believe it to see it.” (It’s alone worth watching for a cameo appearance by Kermit the Frog, out shopping, dodging stares from the public). Mr Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) is [...]

Not-In-The-Cave: Concert in the Lake District

Sep 18th, 2007

Not-In-The-Cave: Concert in the Lake District

I creep in at the back five minutes early, but my shoes squeak on polished wood, damp from the squalls outside. A stillness has arrived before me and sits like a living presence in the room; the arching roof higher, the golden wood warmer, the white walls purer because of it. Many have followed its [...]

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