Samavesha presents
Breathe from the Heels
Respirational Arts and the Zen Flute of Nothingness
- When
- Sat Jul 6, 2013
- Where
- Berkeley Rose Labyrinth
- Time
- 2:00 - 4:00
- Cost
- $15 - $30
- Tags
- Music, World Music, Health & Wellness, Alternative Medicine
Description
The Japanese shakuhachi flute reflects the raw sound of nature and conjures primordial dream states. Spiritually and psychologically, esoteric monks played them as breath awareness, energy cultivation and ego-crushing tools since circa 800 C.E.View a recent performance at the Berkeley Rose Labyrinth: http://www.youtube.com/watch
Drawing on his 30-year musical career, woodwind master and breath wizard Cornelius Boots offers a peek behind the curtain into these "mysterious" practices. Experience their deep resonance in a "lecture performance" at the nexus of contemplation and sound, featuring traditional Buddhist and nature songs as well as original compositions and arrangements.
Cornelius will incorporate direct personal experience in the context of Zen and Taoism, and share the shakuhachi's practical relevance to modern life in this fun, yet reverential event for students of music and life.
"All follows from the return to the breath, so there is a reverent and contemplative side. But there is also the fact that I view the shakuhachi players as the vocalists among the woodwinds~and the Jedi of the music world." Cornelius Boots
Cornelius Shinzen Boots is an award-winning composer, performer, and teacher, specializing in bass clarinet and Taimu-shakuhachi. He has presented classes at San Francisco Conservatory, Cal Arts, and UCLA, and has been teaching privately since 1997. Cornelius holds three music degrees from Indiana University, and a Jun Shihan in shakuhachi from Grandmaster Michael Chikuzen Gould.
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