Music and Spirituality from Around the Planet
Concerts are Coming, Starting November 20.

Due to pandemic restrictions, tickets are limited
to 60 people at the UU Society of Amherst, Massachusetts,
and 50 at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Currently masks must be worn indoors.
But, all this may change come November.
North Indian Sarangi Maestro 
​Suhail Yusuf Khan
with Pranav Ghatraju, Tabla
​Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm
UU Society of Amherst, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Suhail, a devoted Sarangi player, has been hailed as a child prodigy in the world of Indian classical music. A descendant of the Moradabad-Rampur and Senia Gharana of MIYAAN TANSEN, he is the grandson of renowned Sarangi legend, Padmabhushan and Padmashree recipient, USTAD SABRI KHAN, and nephew of the Sarangi genius, USTAD KAMAL SABRI.

At the age of seven Suhail started learning to play the Sarangi under the tutelage of his Uncle and Grandfather, in the ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ which is the Traditional Indian Schooling method of imparting of knowledge from the Guru “teacher” to the Shishya “student’ . Suhail gave his first live performance at the age of 11, with his Grandfather and Uncle. Since then he has performed extensively in India & abroad covering France, Belgium, Italy, all of Scandinavia, Switzerland, South Africa, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malayasia, Sri Lanka; the Middle East and has toured the UK extensively.
The Fire and the Ecstasy:
The Music of Hildegard of Bingen
with Ruth Cunningham and Melinda Gardiner, both harp and vocals
​Saturday, December 4, 8:00 pm
Epsilon Spires,190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT
Saint Hildegard of Bingen lived in the 12th century and was a creative force. Also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, she was, among many other things, a musician and composer. She bent the rules and traditions of the medieval church into new forms of musical expression. She is the first identifiable composer in the western world. Her sublime, life-affirming music has been rediscovered in the last several decades.

The Fire and the Ecstasy: The Music of Hildegard of Bingen will feature Ruth Cunningham and Melinda Gardiner, both on harp and vocals. This public concert is a part of the workshop/retreat, Hildegard of Bingen: Magistra, Mystic, Musician, taking place this same weekend, December 3-5, at Hallelujah Farm Retreat in nearby Chesterfield, New Hampshire.
HarpBeat
a ​percussion/harp duo
Saturday, December 18 at 7:30 pm
​UU Society of Amherst, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
HeartBeat is the collaborative creation of percussionist Fabio Pirozzolo and harpist Shelley Otis. Their music blends the soft sounds of the lever harp with the lively rhythms created by hand percussion. The Peruvian cajon, the African djembe and the Southern Italian tamburello find their home in the sweet and haunting sound of the harp. They merge elements of pop and world music into a dynamic and entertaining musical act. 
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