Greetings,
We hope that you are well.
The first of the World Music Concert Series Concerts is fast approaching and it’s been fun to hear the sounds of Turkey and North Africa coming from the practice studio here at the Embodying Rhythm School of Percussive Arts. We would love to fill up the Blue Sage for this concert which would also ensure that the World Music Series can continue for years to come. Many of the sounds at this concert will be new to the North Fork Valley, the oud – an 11-stringed lute from central Asia, the ney – an ancient end-blown reed flute from Persia (same flute written so beautifully about by Rumi) and the morsing – a south Indian jaw harp, which don’t get played so often here. There will also be upright bass and percussion accompaniment. Please support live music, there just isn’t anything else like it. It is an art-form that takes place entirely in the moment and then passes away again into the silence. We hope to see you there.
love,
Arlyn and David
___Upcoming Events___
• David Alderdice plays at the Mountain Harvest Festival: www.mountainharvestfestival.org/event-schedule/
– Grizzly Pears Jazz Band – Friday the 25th of Sept. 7pm. NoFo Foods – Pub Crawl
– Three Tinkers – Saturday the 26th of Sept. 3pm at Paonia Town Park Gazebo
– Grizzly Pears Jazz Band – Sunday the 27th of Sept. 11am at Paonia Town Park Gazebo
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• David Alderdice with Tomchess: Musical Journeys of a 21st Century Musician. Saturday, October 3, 2015 7:30 pm at the Blue Sage. More information. Tickets.
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Riq, Tar, and Frame Drum Class with David Alderdice
Wednesdays beginning October 7th: 7-8:30pm at the Embodying Rhythm School of Percussive Arts teaching studio outside of Hotchkiss. A seven week series October 7 – November 18, 2015. Register by replying to this email or by calling 872-4238. Offered as a gift through The Learning Council
This class will mainly focus on traditional rhythms and grooves of North African, Persian, Arabian, Balkan, and Turkish origin as well as some modern applications and musical sensibilities from these regions. This class is open to all levels and will help to broaden our musical awareness and rhythmic understanding while making these ethnic rhythms fun and accessible. Bring your drum or use one of ours.
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Grizzly Pears Jazz Band – October 23rd. Opening for the Dirty Bourbon River Show 8 pm at the Paradise Theater
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• Youth and Community Parade Band continues on Monday Nights at the Hotchkiss High School Band Room 6:30-8:00pm. Bring your instrument and join the band!
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– Upcoming in the World Music Series:
• David & Arlyn Alderdice with A World Music Salon: Beth Quist, Andy Skellinger, Javier de Los Santos, & the Carbondale Rhythm Collective. Saturday, February 6, 2016 7:30 pm at the Blue Sage. More information. Tickets.
• David Alderdice with Jon Seligman: Near Eastern Sounds, Old and New. Saturday, March 19, 2016 7:30 pm at the Blue Sage. More information. Tickets.
of being separated.
“Since I was cut from the reedbed,
I have made this crying sound.
Anyone apart from someone he loves
understands what I say.
Anyone pulled from a source
longs to go back.
At any gathering I am there,
mingling in the laughing and grieving,
a friend to each, but few
will hear the secrets hidden
within the notes. No ears for that.
Body flowing out of spirit,
spirit up from body: no concealing
that mixing. But it’s not given us
to see the soul. The reed flute
is fire, not wind. Be that empty.”
Hear the love fire tangled
in the reed notes, as bewilderment
melts into wine. The reed is a friend
to all who want the fabric torn
and drawn away. The reed is hurt
and salve combining. Intimacy
and longing for intimacy, one
song. A disastrous surrender
and a fine love, together. The one
who secretly hears this is senseless.
Every thirst gets satisfied except
that of these fish, the mystics,
who swim a vast ocean of grace
still somehow longing for it!
No one lives in that without
being nourished every day.
But if someone doesn’t want to hear
the song of the reed flute,
it’s best to cut conversation
short, say good-bye, and leave.