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November 10th, 2007:
River Guerguerian, Ashley Bennett, Natalie Brown
CDE studios in the old Lexington mill, 711 East Main
Street, Lexington, SC (in the basement by the coffee shop and the used bookstore)
Vending by Maria and World Emporium Imports
10AM to 12 PM: Drum workshop with River
Guerguerian $30
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM: Advanced drum workshop with
River Guerguerian $30
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM: Out of the Box II, Tribal Fusion
solo with Ashley Bennett $30
2:45 PM to 4:00 PM: Tribal Makeup and Hair with
Natalie Brown $20
If you would like to buy classes ahead of time and use paypal, this is all set up on my website at www.nataliebrown.net/workshops.html . If you would like to buy more than one workshop, there are discounts available, but only ahead of time from my website. Classes are full price at the door day of.
Don't overlook River's classes if you're coming in for the bellydancing. I heard him perform at Triboriginal, and he is absolutely world class caliber. The man plays with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and we are absolutely lucky to have him so close by. River's bio is included below. Check out his awesomeness.
Ashley Bennett continues her tribal fusion solo instruction in Out of the Box II. Ashley is now a full-fledged member of Delirium and Columbia Alternacirque, so she's been working on a lot of neat new stuff.
After attending workshops and performances and hearing people by the tons asking for a hair and makeup workshop, I am finally hearing your pleas. Bring your fake hair and your makeup box, and we'll go through the tried and true Delirium Tribal "warpaint" process together, just in time for our hafla of doom that evening.
We'll be having our hafla of doom starting at 8 PM at Ashley's and my residence. We expect live music, as well as performances by Columbia Alternacirque and Delirium Tribal. Responsible fire performers welcome in the front yard. It's informal, so if you'd like to perform something, bring it along. Our parties get bigger and better each time, and the last one was a blast, so I have no idea what's going to happen this time. Please give me a PM for the address. It's potluck, BYOB, and children are welcome so please drink quietly and responsibly.
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Bio for River Guerguerian:
River (Paul) Guerguerian was born in 1967 (“the summer of love”) in Montreal, Canada to Armenian/Egyptian/Syrian parents. He began playing music at the age of 8, and at 11, moved to the New York City area, studied with world-renowned masters, and began playing professionally soon after. As a multipercussionist, composer, and educator, he is devoted to the subtle and transformative power of the arts.
In 1989, he received his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory and graduated with the school’s award for Most Outstanding Percussionist. While living in NYC, he performed and/or recorded with such groups as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Music Consort, English Chamber Orchestra, NewBand/Harry Partch Ensemble, Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Talujon Percussion Ensemble (co-founder), Chuck Berry, Sophie B. Hawkins, Ziggy Marley/Gipsy Kings, and spent five years developing sounds with Grammy and Oscar winning composer Tan Dun, with whom he won a Bessie Award for “Jo Ha Kyu."
He has been living in Asheville, North Carolina, a center for the arts in the southern Appalachian Mountains, since 1999. He is currently performing with the ensemble of Omar Faruk Tekbilek, world famous ney flute master. River is also a well-known regional artist, performing and recording with world music groups, dance troupes, jazz ensembles, pop and rock groups, experimental ensembles, and singer/songwriters. He can be found playing frame drums, drumset, congas, Middle Eastern and African percussion, tabla, gongs, singing bowls, and various found objects.
Guerguerian has performed at International Music Festivals in Berlin, New York, Moscow, Rome, San Francisco, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Athens, Istanbul, and has recorded on over 90 albums and film soundtracks, including the John Cage documentary film, “I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It”. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by chamber ensembles, universities, modern dance companies, and new music festivals throughout the country.
In 1994, River sold all possessions, left civilization, and lived in the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayas where he delivered his daughter, Amba. For five years, he did not play professionally and gathered new information from being immersed in Nature.
His music has evolved using knowledge and indigenous instruments gathered from research and from travels around the planet. He conducts rhythm and sound exploration workshops throughout the country. Guerguerian enjoys sharing the deep, creative, and rhythmic space from which sound originates.
November 10th, 2007:
River Guerguerian, Ashley Bennett, Natalie Brown
CDE studios in the old Lexington mill, 711 East Main
Street, Lexington, SC (in the basement by the coffee shop and the used bookstore)
Vending by Maria and World Emporium Imports
10AM to 12 PM: Drum workshop with River
Guerguerian $30
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM: Advanced drum workshop with
River Guerguerian $30
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM: Out of the Box II, Tribal Fusion
solo with Ashley Bennett $30
2:45 PM to 4:00 PM: Tribal Makeup and Hair with
Natalie Brown $20
If you would like to buy classes ahead of time and use paypal, this is all set up on my website at www.nataliebrown.net/workshops.html . If you would like to buy more than one workshop, there are discounts available, but only ahead of time from my website. Classes are full price at the door day of.
Don't overlook River's classes if you're coming in for the bellydancing. I heard him perform at Triboriginal, and he is absolutely world class caliber. The man plays with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and we are absolutely lucky to have him so close by. River's bio is included below. Check out his awesomeness.
Ashley Bennett continues her tribal fusion solo instruction in Out of the Box II. Ashley is now a full-fledged member of Delirium and Columbia Alternacirque, so she's been working on a lot of neat new stuff.
After attending workshops and performances and hearing people by the tons asking for a hair and makeup workshop, I am finally hearing your pleas. Bring your fake hair and your makeup box, and we'll go through the tried and true Delirium Tribal "warpaint" process together, just in time for our hafla of doom that evening.
We'll be having our hafla of doom starting at 8 PM at Ashley's and my residence. We expect live music, as well as performances by Columbia Alternacirque and Delirium Tribal. Responsible fire performers welcome in the front yard. It's informal, so if you'd like to perform something, bring it along. Our parties get bigger and better each time, and the last one was a blast, so I have no idea what's going to happen this time. Please give me a PM for the address. It's potluck, BYOB, and children are welcome so please drink quietly and responsibly.
**************************************************************************
Bio for River Guerguerian:
River (Paul) Guerguerian was born in 1967 (“the summer of love”) in Montreal, Canada to Armenian/Egyptian/Syrian parents. He began playing music at the age of 8, and at 11, moved to the New York City area, studied with world-renowned masters, and began playing professionally soon after. As a multipercussionist, composer, and educator, he is devoted to the subtle and transformative power of the arts.
In 1989, he received his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory and graduated with the school’s award for Most Outstanding Percussionist. While living in NYC, he performed and/or recorded with such groups as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Music Consort, English Chamber Orchestra, NewBand/Harry Partch Ensemble, Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Talujon Percussion Ensemble (co-founder), Chuck Berry, Sophie B. Hawkins, Ziggy Marley/Gipsy Kings, and spent five years developing sounds with Grammy and Oscar winning composer Tan Dun, with whom he won a Bessie Award for “Jo Ha Kyu."
He has been living in Asheville, North Carolina, a center for the arts in the southern Appalachian Mountains, since 1999. He is currently performing with the ensemble of Omar Faruk Tekbilek, world famous ney flute master. River is also a well-known regional artist, performing and recording with world music groups, dance troupes, jazz ensembles, pop and rock groups, experimental ensembles, and singer/songwriters. He can be found playing frame drums, drumset, congas, Middle Eastern and African percussion, tabla, gongs, singing bowls, and various found objects.
Guerguerian has performed at International Music Festivals in Berlin, New York, Moscow, Rome, San Francisco, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Athens, Istanbul, and has recorded on over 90 albums and film soundtracks, including the John Cage documentary film, “I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It”. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by chamber ensembles, universities, modern dance companies, and new music festivals throughout the country.
In 1994, River sold all possessions, left civilization, and lived in the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayas where he delivered his daughter, Amba. For five years, he did not play professionally and gathered new information from being immersed in Nature.
His music has evolved using knowledge and indigenous instruments gathered from research and from travels around the planet. He conducts rhythm and sound exploration workshops throughout the country. Guerguerian enjoys sharing the deep, creative, and rhythmic space from which sound originates.
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