Caravan of Souls : From Jerusalem to Cordoba

An All Saints' Celebration & Concert

Join Numina for a special weekend of spiritual and artistic delights as two extraordinary musicians from Paris, Catherine Braslavsky and Joseph Rowe, become our first international artists-in-residence for our annual celebration of All Saints’ Day.

Catherine Braslavsky
Solo chant, dulcimer, bendir

Joseph Rowe
Oud, bendir, darabukka, tanpura, Tibetan bowls, mbira

Candlelit labyrinth walk following the concert.

$20 General Admission

$25 Preferred Seating

Church of the Incarnation

550 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA

A celebration of the religious and mystical traditions of the Mediterranean, from ancient Judaism and Paganism, to medieval Christianity and Islam. Chants in Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, Greek, Occitan, and Arabic. Instrumental accompaniment with Middle Eastern percussion, oud, dulcimer, Tibetan bowls, Indian tampura, and African mbira. Ancient and original compositions. Poems and stories by Meister Eckhart, Ibn ‘Arabi, Yehuda Halevi, Hildegard of Bingen, Cathars and French troubadours.

From Jerusalem to Cordoba is a unique program hailed throughout Europe as “A veritable musical ritual,” “A remarkably successful and moving voyage in sound” that “plunges to the source, and speaks to us of the very foundations of humanity,” “A fascinating performance, with great spiritual power.” About Catherine Braslavsky’s singing, the Paris newspaper Le Figaro wrote, “There is something miraculous about this purity of voice, which leads us into the sublime, where all words dissolve.”

For a preview of this concert, see the Braslavsky Ensemble’s website at http://naturalchant.com/index.htm

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SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS SPONSORED BY NUMINA:

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 6-8 pm

Joseph & Catherine interviewed by Jon Jackson on "Sound Mind," KOWS-FM, Occidental, CA. Open format. The live stream can be accessed on the web at http://kows.fm

Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 7:30 pm

An appearance by Joseph to promote his books at Many Rivers Books & Tea, 130 S. Main St., Suite 101, Sebastopol, CA