Welcome to the Sound Drops seminar.
The one-day workshop gives you the opportunity to go on a unique journey with music, sound and meditation.
The Indian musicians Diptesh (Sarod), Sanjib (Tabla) and Babua (Bansuri Flute) will accompany the participants in this experience.
Music and meditation form the daily program:
- Nada Yoga (the art of listening)
- Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation meditation)
- Sound Healing (meditation with music)
- Abend Konzert (North Indian classical and folklore music)
Course leaders and musicians
Babua PahariSanjib Pal
Diptesh Bhattacharya
The three musicians have dedicated their lives to Indian music with great devotion. Music and meditation form the basis of an expanding consciousness to enrich the listener with new experiences.
The following quote from Babua Pahari is an example of an expanded field of consciousness when music and healing flow together.
«Every performance is improvised, every time it feels different. Previous incarnations can also appear ... Because the ragas of Indian classical music were historically played as offerings to the gods.»
It is a gift to listen to the wonderful rhythms, melodies and sounds of healing music at the concluding evening concert.
Content
Sound and meditation have a strong tradition in Indian music. Classical Indian music moves these inner spaces of realisation to bring about feelings of deep relaxation and healing. The virtuosity in the playing of the music trio opens the doors to the soul into unimagined worlds of sound.Mind, body and soul are called into unity and stillness.
Target Group
Apart from a love of music, there are no prerequisites for participation. The exercises are simple and require no prior knowledge. The desire to perceive the listening experience holistically is deepened by the experience and mindfulness of the course team.Costs
CHF 200.00or CHF 180.00 for earlybirds who will register until friday, 27th of september.
Fine vegetarian cuisine with snacks, lunch and dinner are included in the course price.
Day Schedule & Program Flyer
- 10:00 - 13:00 Welcoming and Indian Snacks & Tee, Nada Yoga, Meditation with live music
- 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
- 14:30 - 18:00 Yoga Nidra Sound Bath and Sound Healing
- 18:00 - 19:30 Dinner
- 20:00 - 21:00 Concert for Mind and Soul
Registration / Information
For more information or your registration please contact:
Jens Ludwig
Phone: +41 (0)77 50 63 114
Mail to Jens Ludwig go.jensludwig@gmail.com
Course Instructor
Diptesh Bhattacharya
is a sarod virtuoso who has won the hearts of audiences around the world with his unique sound quality and his ‘khayal aang baaj’ (playing like singing), both on stage and through his compositions for film and theatre. He received classical vocal training from the age of 3, and at the age of ten he fell in love with the sarod and began his training with Pt. Alok Lahiri. After earning the coveted degree of Sangeet Pravakar, Diptesh successfully completed a music course at the State Music Academy, Govt. of West Bengal, and received intensive taleem (training) from Pandit Kushal Das - one of the greatest sitar maestros of the Seni-Maihar Gharana of that era. Diptesh also received taleem (training) from Pandit Anindya Banerjee, the world-renowned sarod maestro and one of the oldest disciples of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan sahib, as well as from the world-renowned sitar maestro, the late Pandit Subroto Roy Chowdhury. He is currently researching under the guidance of the doyen of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan.
Babua Pahari
Babua (Prasenjit) Pahari was born in Kolkata into a family with a strong musical heritage. His father (late Indubhusan Pahari) was a respected tabla guru and taught his son the art of classical Indian percussion. At the age of fifteen Babua Pahari widened his knowledge and learned to play Bansuri (Indian bamboo flute) from late Sri Parth Bhattacharyay and Sri Jayanta Chatterjee. His emphasis is on Indian classical, semi classical, Bengali songs, fusion. He gave numerous performances in India and since 2004 also in Germany. Nowadays he composes for himself and others. He is a permanent member of „Back to India“, „Integra“ and the founder of „Ananda Dhara“ and "Kalkutiran".
Sanjib Pal
is an award-winning and renowned tabla virtuoso from Kolkata, known for his balanced and clear accompaniment of vocal and instrumental music. He was taught at a young age in Nabadwip (West Bengal) by Sunil Karmakar and Hironmoy Biswas. Later he became an important disciple of the legendary tabla maestro Pandit Shankar Gosh, who is known for his brilliant accompaniment of Ustad Ali Akhbar Khan, Ustad Vilayet Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. Sanjib is a recipient of the National Award (2000) and the National Youth Festival Award of Ahmedabad and has performed on various international platforms on television and radio in India and around the world.
Personal advice
Sarah Waldhauser
Main Number: +41 33 676 26 76 | E-Mail: sarah.waldhauser@kientalerhof.ch