After concert. Backdrop, picture of Sri Chinmoy

International musicians from Sri Chinmoy Centre performing with Purushottama

Purushottama with Samir Chatterjee

Purushottama with Premik Russell Tabbs.

Photos by Jowan and Prabhakar.

earlier in August, another Songs of the Soul concert had been offered at the Riverside Church NY.

Related

• Concert at Songs of the Soul
• Concert at Royal Albert Hall 2008
• Interview with Purushottama at Sri Chinmoy TV

Performers from the Songs of the Soul concert.

Sitars, guitar and tabla. Coverage at the Himalayan Times

Sri Chinmoy visited Nepal on two occasions in the 1990s. After a visit to Nepal, Sri Chinmoy wrote:

“The moment I use the word ‘Nepal’, inside my heart something so deep and haunting I feel, like a most melodious tune. Such a sweeter than the sweetest melody I hear when I use the word ‘Nepal’. I am very happy to be of service to Nepal, to all the Nepalese hearts, Nepalese souls and Nepalese lives.”

- Sri Chinmoy ¹

Nepalese performers.

Related

• More photos from Kathmandu concert at Songs of the Soul

Photos top two by Jowan

Sangit Surabhi performing at The Garden of Light in Ottawa.

Sangit Surabhi perform the devotional songs of Sri Chinmoy, who composed many thousands of meditative songs. Sri Chinmoy writes of music:

Music knows no frontiers.
It is free all-where.
Its contribution to emotional integration,
Human and divine,
Can never be fathomed.

The Songs of the Soul concerts feature a range of musical interpretations from the music of Sri Chinmoy.

Groups who performed included  Ghandarva Loka, Temple-Song-Hearts, Paree’s International group, Arthada and friends and an international ensemble arranged by Sahadeva.

The tour has played to packed-out venues in Amsterdam, Paris, Oxford and Bristol. At the weekend the tour moves onto Dublin and then finishing in London on November 11th.

Many members of the public have offered comments for how much they enjoyed the concert.

“Thank you so much for this concert. It was very beautiful, exquisite!”

“Hello I have just returned home after a joyous evening at St Georges (Bristol), listening to the heavenly sounds of the singers and musicians performing some of Sri Chinmoy’s beautiful songs. It was a remarkable and uplifting evening; so wonderful to see the sparkle of joy on the smiling faces and shining eyes of all the performers….”

Read more and more photos at Songs of the Soul

The Grand finale – The international music group, Gandharva Loka comprising students of Sri Chinmoy.

Top Indian musicians Tapan and Santanu joined by Premik and others.

A musical tribute to Sri Chinmoy by Maestro Leonard Bernstein.

During his lifetime, Sri Chinmoy met with the great musical maestro, Leonard Bernstein. Leonard Bernstein was so moved he composed a short song in honour of Sri Chinmoy. During the concert, this song was performed.

“Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy,
Free in joy!
Thank you, thank you, Sri Chinmoy-
You brought Leonard Bernstein joy.”

From: Four Summit-Height Melodies at Sri Chinmoy Library

Photos by Jowan and Prashphutita.

More photos and comments at New York Songs of the Soul

Ananda Concert

The concert was held in the Charterhouse an ancient part of Bristol Cathedral. Over 100 people attended the concert of soulful music, performed by Ananda.

“When we play soulful music, we elevate our consciousness most rapidly. Soulful music is a form of aspiration, a form of meditation.”

- Sri Chinmoy

Excerpt from Sri Chinmoy Speaks, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy.

Bristol Cathedral

After the concert – Sadanand (from Dublin Ireland), Devashishu, Upasana.

Ananda at Radio Sri Chinmoy

The music played was all composed by Sri Chinmoy, but had a range of interpretations, from the dynamic and energising Ghandava Loka Orchestra, to the beautiful singing of Mountain Silence

Gandharva Loka Orchestra

Roberta Flack

Madan Shankar Mishra

Shambhu Vineberg and Viddyut Ballmer

Sahadeva’s group

Members of Orchestra

Mountain Silence

Comments on Concert

“An amazing concert, a meditative experience full of warmth and grace. All performances were spectacular, and I especially appreciated seeing Roberta Flack who’s performance I’d been trying to track down for years. Thank you for this gift.”

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Japaka Orchestra

Songs of the Soul Concerts have recently been offered in New York, Seattle and Vancouver. These are a few selected photos from the New York concert on April 16th. The concerts involved a variety of music groups playing performances of Sri Chinmoy’s music.

Audience enjoying the concert in the beautiful Riverside Church.

Photos by Jowan

More photos at Songs of the Soul New York

San Francisco Sri Chinmoy Centre, organised two successful concerts entitled ‘Songs of the Soul’. These concerts offered the soulful music of Sri Chinmoy by a variety of international performers.

Songs of the Soul Concert

Songs of the Soul – a concert dedicated to Maestro Sri Chinmoy

On August 25th, a variety of illustrious performers offered a concert of music dedicated to the musical spirit of Sri Chinmoy.

The concert featured music from:

• Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov
• Roberta Flack
• Samir Chatterjee
• Kristin Hoffmann

Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov

The concert was held in Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 7 West 55th Street. A capacity audience enjoyed the concert which lasted for over 3 hours.

More pictures at Songs of the Soul Concert site

• New York Meditation