Date: Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Time: 7:15 PM

Title of event: Music & Conversations

Program:

J.S. Bach, Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1005
W.A. Mozart, Piano Trio in C Major, KV548
Jane Brockman, New Work for Cello and Piano

Yuval Ron, Sacred Music of the Middle East
with percussionist Jamie Papish

Date: Friday, February 10th, 2012

Time: 1:00 PM

Title of event: The Mysticism of Sound - A Workshop with the Yuval Ron Ensemble

Description of event: Composer, record producer, performer and teacher Yuval Ron shares sacred Sufi (Islamic) chants and ancient Hebrew prayers as he discusses the history of the music and the ways in which these two traditions create a devotional trance. Participants discover how to use sound to side step the brain and to use the heart for the experience of sound meditation and prayer of Unity and Oneness. Free workshop open to public, pre registration required due to space limitations.

Location: Jefferson Hall, 607 26th Street, Ogden, UT 84401

Admission: Free, must pre-register 801-626-6570

For RSVP and more info: Diane Stern, 801-626-6570, wsuculturalaffairs.org

Parking: Street and parking lot adjacent to building.

Date: Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Title of event: Mystical Music and Dance of the Middle East - a Concert by the Yuval Ron Ensemble

Description of event: Public performance by the Yuval Ron Ensemble.

Location: Peery's Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401

Admission: Tickets $12/$15 Ticket office: 801-626-8500 or weber.edu/ticketoffice

For RSVP and more info: Diane Stern 801-626-6570, wsuculturalaffairs.org

Parking: Parking on street or paid parking in structure to rear of theater.

Date: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Title of event: Jewish Story Telling and Music

Description of event: Experience the deep teaching brought about through Jewish story telling and live music. The ancient art of engaging mind and soul while teaching deep human values under the cover of a folk tale.

Featuring: Rabbi Ed Feinstein - (Story teller), Yuval Ron (Oud)

Address: VBS 15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino , California 91436

Admission: Free.

For more info: 818-788-6000

Date: Friday, February 24th, 2012

Time: 7:00 PM

Title of event: "My Heart is in the East"

Description of event: We start at 5:35 with candle-lighting and Shabbat blessings, 5:45 a buffet style Persian Jewish dinner, then we will rearrange into auditorium seating for a program on Sacred Jewish Music of the Middle East by Yuval Ron, appearing with a Trio.

Presenter and Cosponsors info: Congregation Beth Israel. Made possible by a Community Development rant from the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region. Advance reservations required with a "VIP Ticket" that includes Friday night's program plus a ticket to the Saturday Concert at Bidwell Presbyterian Church. Limited seating for Friday night: call 342-6146 for details.

Address: 1336 Hemlock Street (corner of 14th Street), Chico, CA 95928

Admission info: Advance reservations required for Friday.

For more info and RSVP: 342-6146, admin@cbichico.org, www.cbichico.org

Date: Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Title of event: Yuval Ron Ensemble

Description of event: Sephardic Soul Of Spain: a concert of Jewish Sephardic music from Andalusia to Jerusalem.

Presenter and Cosponsors info: North Valley Productions

Location and Address: Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 West First Street Downtown Chico, CA , 95928

Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2012

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Title of event: The reGeneration Concert For Possibility

Description of event:

Christians, Jews and Muslims are sitting together
for one extraordinary evening
supporting the education of all children in the Middle East.

A historic gathering for possibility with honorary co-chairs, Imam Jihad Turk, Reverend Ed Bacon, Rector, and Rabbi Sharon Brous.

In concert:
World-renowned Yuval Ron Ensemble

and guest artists: Noor, Craig Taubman, Ahmed El Asmar, Hazzan Danny Maseng, Rabbi Hagai Batzri, Riad Abdel-Gawad, Cantor Rita Glassman, Rowan Storm, Temple Emanuel Choir with cantor Yonah Kliger.

Special guest:

Golden Globe and Emmy Winning Modern Family's Ed O'Neill

An interfaith benefit for reGeneration
Seeding the Middle East with an education that empraces life, learning, the arts
the earth and all the children
Imagine the potential...

Date: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Title of event: The Yuval Ron Ensemble presents an interfaith feast of Mideast Music, Song, and Sufi Devotional Dancing

Presenter: Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (JCC)

Endorsed by the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council

Description of event: On April 3rd - just days before spring religious festivals - The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, with the endorsement of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, is proud to present the Yuval Ron Ensemble. Formed in 1999, this group consists of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian artists who by their performances endeavor to nurture peace and fellowship between historically opposing people in the middle east.

The result is a stunning feast for the eyes and the ears, as musicians combining sacred musical traditions and songs of the middle east play in concert behind Sufi devotional dancing performed by a whirling dervish. Following their performance, the group will receive questions from the audience and speak about their mission, their passion, and their experiences.

Location: Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, Jewish Community Center
5801 W 115th Street, Overland Park, KS.

Admission: $10/adult; $5/student-reserved seats purchased through the JCC Theatre Box Office, 913.327.8054.

Parking: Free parking adjacent to the building.

Contact: Jill Maidhof, Director of Jewish Life and Learning 913.327.8077/jillm@jewishkc.org

Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Title of event: The Mystical Music and Dance of the Middle East

Presenter: McCain Auditorium

Description: The Yuval Ron Ensemble includes Arabic, Jewish and Christian artists who come together to unite the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Christian Armenian Church into an unusual musical celebration. Composer and world-music record producer Yuval Ron imparts the ancient and deep inter-cultural connection between these three traditions and the musical influences they share. The concert features songs of Sufi origin from Turkey, Jewish prayers from Morocco, Yemen and Israel and Armenian chants. With the addition of the colorful guest dancers this program is a feast for the senses!

Location: 207 McCain Auditorium, Manhattan, Kansas 66506

Admission info: Reserve tickets by calling 785/532-6428. Tickets are free.

Parking: The K-State parking garage, located on the corner of Anderson Avenue and 17th street, offers convenient parking. Fees for the garage are $1.50 per hour and $12 max per day and are charged 24 hours a day. Handicap parking is available in the K-State parking garage and is charged at the same rate as other stalls.

For More Info or RSVP: 785/532-6428

Date: April 13 - 15, 2012

Title of event: Music, Movement, Meditation, and Your Brain: A Weekend Seminar

Description of event: A workshop retreat at the beautiful and inspiring unique grounds of the Ojai Foundation, Ojai, CA

with Yuval Ron
Award-Winning Musician, Composer, Lecturer, and Peace Activist

and
Mark Robert Waldman
Adjunct Faculty, Executive MBA Program, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Associate Fellow, Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania

Introspective and ecstatic practices of Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and its impact on your brain. Meditations, movement prayers and chanting with live music of Yuval Ron

Join us for a unique experiential weekend, choreographed to take you deeply into the sacred music, movement, and spiritual practices of four ancient paths: Kabbalistic Judaism, Sufism, mystical Christianity, and mindfulness practices of Buddhism andHinduism. Experience the sacred poetry and story telling from these mystical paths as we guide you through meditations and chants that have been shown to alter the structure and function of your brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, social awareness, and cognition. These practices will also suppress the neural mechanisms that generate stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. Each of the five sessions will focus on a different tradition, and they will demonstrate the deep commonality and love for life reflected in these spiritual traditions. The program includes a video presentation of the effects of meditation and prayer on the brain, and live music of the three Abrahamic faiths by Yuval Ron.

Date: Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Title of event: Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel Festival

Presenter: Israel Center is the sole presenter. Israel Center is a project of the Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix and Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center.

Description: Festival in honor of Israel's 64th independence day.

Location: Jewish Community Center Building 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Admission info: Free to the public.

Parking: Parking available in the JCC parking lot

For More Info or RSVP: Tamar Farber, Israel Center Manager. tamarf@vosjcc.org, phone: 480.483.7121 #1109

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Title of event: Rumi and R.Yehuda Levi - the great mysical poets of Islam and Judaism

Description of event: What is the connection between Rabbi Yehuda Halevi - one of the greatest Hebrew poet and philosopher in Jewish history, and the great mystic poet Jalaladin Rumi - arguably the most important Sufi Muslim poet of all times. An insight into the spirit of Sufism and Kabalistic poetry.

Featuring: Maya Haddi (vocals), Jamie Papish (Percussion), Guest Sufi singer (TBA)

Address: VBS 15739 Ventura Boulevard Encino , California 91436

Admission: Free.

For more info: 818-788-6000

Dates: May 18-20, 2012

Title of event: The Spiritual Life in Music and Sound

A weekend seminar in Eslaen Institute with Yuval Ron

Description of event: Award-winning composer, record producer, world-music artist, and educator Yuval Ron shares sacred Sufi chants and ancient Hebrew prayers as he discusses the history of the mystical use of sound to create devotional trance. In this workshop he will demonstrate how to use sound to "sidestep" the brain, engage the heart, and experience sound meditation and the prayer of Unity and Oneness. Participants will explore the mystery of improvised music and trace its connection to mystical experience.

Through live sound meditations, participants will have a chance to witness the process of expanding the mind, leading to becoming a "peaceful warrior" via the process of surrendering to sound. Participants will also investigate the concept of being a vessel and an instrument. The workshop will include an exploration of how to teach unity and tolerance by using music as a platform for meeting an opponent, neighbor, or "the other." In addition, there will be a discussion of the path of music as a way to connect to the reality beyond all realities.

Address: Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920

For prices, more info and registration: http://webapp.esalen.org/workshops/11164

Date: June 29 - July 3, 2012

Title of event: Sacred Arts Mountain Retreat

"Expressing the mystic heart" - Sacred music, poetry, dance, story and song

Description of event: A Sufi Arts Retreat With Yuval Ron, Zuleikha and Friends at the Abode of the Message.

Join Yuval Ron, Zuleikha and Friends to explore and practice the Sacred Expressive Arts

• Music
• Movement
• Story
• Dance
• Song
• Poetry