Opensound is a monthly concert series that explores improvised music,
bringing artists from disparate backgrounds together for unique events.

Symptomatic
Steve Norton, reeds | Vic Rawlings, speaker elements + exposed circuitry

Katze
Noell Dorsey, voice and electronics | Morgan Evans-Weiler, violin and electronics

solo:
Andrew Neumann, electronics

Apocalypso
Joe Burgio - movement | Shayna Dulberger - double bass, electronics
Chris Welcome - guitar | Walter Wright - electronics, video

doors open at 7:30; concert at 8pm
$8
contact: Lou Bunk 617-650-2065 www.opensound.org

Taketina: Finding Inner Stillness in a Chaotic World
A movement meditation workshop with Elaine Fong

As our outer world becomes faster and more complex, do you find yourself becoming more stressed? Do you yearn for the chance to slow down, and focus from a silent place within yourself - to find your inner ground? Our daily to-do lists, current events, family obligations and the myriad responsibilities we "perceive" ourselves to have makes us easily lost in confusion and tempted to control the uncontrollable. However, when we find our inner ground, we can relax and focus in any situation.

TaKeTiNa is a powerful process that can rapidly quiet the chatter in your head and bring you into connection with your inner core. Through vocalization, clapping and stepping you are guided into three separate rhythmic layers which directly affects your nervous system and brings a more clear and direct experience of the world. TaKeTiNa is a powerful tool for awakening one's ability to sense our inner ground.

For more information: email enf1234@att.net
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Please make checks payable to Elaine Fong and mail to:
Elaine Fong, 68 Parkman St., Brookline, MA 02446.

Elaine N. Fong is a certified Taketina instructor with over ten years experience. She is also the founder of Odaiko New England, the first taiko (Japanese drum) group in Massachusetts.

A Heart Opening Yoga Workshop
to lift depression and lethargy from the body/mind
with Natalie Brooks, Kripalu Yoga Teacher

A two hour yoga workshop including a full physical yoga practice focusing on opening the chest, heart, and lungs. Also included are tips to help lift sluggishness/depression out of the body and mind. Uplifting poetry will be read and guided meditations/chanting to relieve tiredness and lethargy. Hope you can join us!

Cost: $25.00 Pre-Registration at www.yogawithnatalie.net or in an ongoing class with Natalie.

SINGING OURSELVES ~ A Workshop In Voice Movement Therapy
Led by Christine Isherwood and Mali Sastri

A workshop of exploratory voice and movement. The voice is a unique instrument ~ the player and the played-upon are one. As it connects the space between the head and the belly, it acts as a direct expression of the self ~ communicating our emotions and our thoughts. It also acts as a bridge between our inner world ~ our personal feelings and perspectives ~ and our outer world ~ our relationships and interactions.

This workshop will begin with an introduction to the core vocal and movement components of Voice Movement Therapy, leading into an exploration of our voices and ourselves ~ encountering ourselves as breathing, sounding, moving beings. As we voice down into the depths of ourselves, we allow growth and the possibility of new life by breathing into, and expressing in sound, some of what resides inside the bodies, stories, and lives we inhabit. You do not need any experiences to attend, only willingness. If you have a voice, you can sing.

"I live by breathing in and breathing out. I sing by transforming this breath into sound, sound which in turn forms the material for the contents of the soul". Alfred Wolfsohn

Please contact Christine (508-685-7445, christine@vmtuk.com) or Mali (781-290-6381, malisastri@gmail.com) for more information and to pre-register ~ space is limited. Workshop is $100 ~ scholarships/sliding scale available.

Opensound is a monthly concert series that explores improvised music,
bringing artists from disparate backgrounds together for unique events.

BOLT
Jorrit Dijkstra, alto sax, lyricon | Eric Hofbauer, guitar
Junko Simons, cello | Eric Rosenthal, drums, percussion

Composition by Morgan Evans-Weiler
Violin (tbd) | Violin: David Delaney | Viola: David Michael Curry | Cello: Junko Simon
Sax: Joshua Jefferson | Bamboozle and trombone: Jules Vasylenko
Violin: Morgan Evans-weiler | Percussion: Flandrew Fleisenberg

flunk:
Lou Bunk, unexpected paraphernalia | Flandrew Fleisenberg, percussion

Duck Soup
Douglas Urbank, handmade films | Keiichi Hashimoto, trumpets, duck calls
Joshua Jefferson, reeds, duck calls | Steve Norton, reeds, duck calls, other things
Angela Sawyer, voice, electronics, duck calls, other things

doors open at 7:30; concert at 8pm
$8
contact: Lou Bunk 617-650-2065 www.opensound.org

You Don't Have to Go Far to Go Within...
A Winter Yoga Weekend Retreat with Natalie Brooks, Kripalu Yoga Teacher

Saturday, 2/25, 9am-5pm | Sunday, 2/26,  9am-12:30pm

Join us for a weekend on Yoga Retreat! You don't need to leave the country, state, or city to delve deep into your practice, connect with your truest self, and find peace and relaxation to guide you through the rest of the winter!
The weekend includes loads of yoga, opening and balancing the chakras, yoga and relationship exploration, meditation, pranayama, yoga nidra (yogic sleep), and hanging out with some really cool people in your community! Don't miss out!

Price: $125.00
How to Register:
Pay online: www.yogawithnatalie.net or in an ongoing class with Natalie.
Email nbrooks323@gmail.com for a mailing address to mail your payment.

Opensound is a monthly concert series that explores improvised music,
bringing artists from disparate backgrounds together for unique events.

TuvaTronic: clarinet + voice + computer
Gregory Oakes, clarinet and electronics
Ken Ueno, voice and electronics

Videos by Bebe Beard
with sound by Lou Cohen

any Bee
Lou Cohen, wiimote/laptop | Steve Norton, reeds
Matt Samolis, flute | Walter Wright, analog synths

COLLIDE-O-SCOPE MUSIC

doors open at 7:30; concert at 8pm
$8
contact: Lou Bunk 617-650-2065 www.opensound.org