SUNDAY JANUARY 1 @ 10:30 AM

Ananda Ashram presents a Sitar Concert for the New Year by

Acharya Roop Verma with Tabla Accompaniment. 

Acharya Roop Verma is an internationally respected sitarist, composer and teacher of Indian classical and sacred music, meditation and Nada Yoga philosophy. He was formally trained in the oral tradition under highly revered teachers of our time: maestros Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati and Swami Shyam of the Himalayas. Roop Verma has performed and taught widely in Europe, North and South America, India and Northern Africa and conducts Nada Yoga intensive retreats internationally. As director of the East-West School of Music, he regularly teaches and performs at Ananda Ashram.

Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.

13 Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY 10950

Phone: 845.782.5575

www.anandaashram.org

Admission $15 / members $12; included in overnight guest rate

Auspicious morning ragas to initiate the New Year.

Preceded by Meditation and Fire Ceremony for World Peace beginning at 9:00AM (by donation).



From January of 2012...

Little Ustaads and Anamika-Navatman will be working together in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Beat a tabla, strum a sitar, groove to teen taal and rock to a raga!
Little Ustaads allows children (0 – 4 years) and parents to discover and appreciate the world of Indian classical music through rhythmic tunes, rich vocals, mini instruments and vibrant visuals.
Each 45 minute structured session will encompass the secrets and charm of traditional music presented in a contemporary style. The carefully designed content will promote emotional development, hand and eye coordination, mental stimulation, auditory refinement and exploratory play in a fun and effortless manner.

Now is the time to expose your child to the sounds of Indian Classical music, and unleash the artist within themselves.

Upper West Side ~Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:15 PM
Midtown West ~ Tuesdays 5 - 5:45 PM
Downtown - City Treehouse ~ Saturdays 10 - 10:45 AM
Brooklyn/Park Slope ~ Sundays 10 - 10:45 AM

Classes start January 2012
Please email classes@navatman.org for registration/more information.

SUNDAY JANUARY 8, 7:00 PM

GlobalFest 2012 presents the Silk Road Ensemble in NYC!

Like the ancient route that gave the group its name, the Silk Road Ensemble continues to unite across cultures and continues to produce connections of deep relevance. This international collective of virtuoso musicians has vowed to carry on founder, artistic director, and cello star Yo-Yo Ma’s musical legacy in their own distinct way, maintaining their dizzyingly high standards and strong commitment to tradition, while composing, innovating, and further developing their sonic rapport.

globalFEST will see fourteen musicians take the stage, ranging from Western classical cello virtuosi handpicked by Ma to traditional masters from across Eurasia, including a Galician bagpipe diva, for an evening of the highest musicianship and border-breaking creativity.

Nick Cords, viola; Sandeep Das, tabla; Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Joe Gramley, percussion; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Cristina Pato, gaita; Shane Shanahan, percussion; Ko Umezaki, shakuhachi; Wu Man, pipa; Wu Tong, sheng; Mike Block, cello; Eric Jacobsen, cello; Jeff Beecher, bass; Haruka Fujii, percussion. The Silk Road Ensemble

Webster Hall

125 East 11 Street (4/3 Avenues)

New York, NY

Tickets: $40

http://www.globalfest-ny.com/

TUESDAY JANUARY 10 @ 7:30 PM

Falu (aka Falguni Shah), Indian vocalist / singer and songstress , whose music seamlessly blends her signature adult contemporary / alternative rock style with a formidable Indian classical music talent will be performing a concert in NYC!

This special show will be a tribute to Falu's esteemed teacher Ustad Sultan Khan, who sadly passed away this past month. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to his family in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. So come celebrate his life, jump-start the new year with us, and share a night of inspiring sounds. http://www.falumusic.com/

Joes’s Pub,

425 Lafayette Street (Astor Place), NYC
TICKETS: $15.00 - http://bit.ly/fyRtaK



SUNDAY JANUARY 22 @ 8:30 PM

Carnatic Sundays presents their first 2012 event with Karavika

and Arun Ramamurthy Quartet (ARQ).

KARAVIKA | Set 1, 8:30pm
Trina Basu - violin
Amali Premawardhana - cello
Perry Wortman - bass
Avi Shah - tabla

ARQ | Set 2, 10pm
Arun Ramamurthy - violin
Perry Wortman - bass
Sameer Gupta - drums
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - mridangam

One year ago, CARNATIC SUNDAYS began with the mission of bringing Carnatic music to broader audiences. Great artists like Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Ashvin Bhogendra, V.K. Flute Raman, Prasant Radhakrishnan & more took Cornelia's stage. In August, we presented a very su...ccessful 3 day festival "Sangeet Utsav", featuring traditional concerts and innovative projects based in Carnatic music. To round out the successful year, The Hindu featured CARNATIC SUNDAYS on the front page of their Arts Magazine. <http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article2621372.ece

Cornelia Cafe

29 Cornelia Street (Bleeker street), NYC

Call 212.989.9319 for reservations.