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Limited to 20 participants, on a first-come, first served basis.
Join Tusen Takk composer-in-residence Shruthi Rajasekar at the Old Art Building for moments of deep listening to assist in meditation; humming, intoning, and “singing” together (in quotes because this doesn’t require musical expertise); and responding through discussion to the philosophies of an excerpt from a sacred Hindu text that connects with yogic practices. Yoga instructor Jeanine Mamary Ball will guide a movement-based response to a curated selection of music.
Jeanine Mamary Ball RYT-500 yoga teacher, is an experienced practitioner and teacher of meditation, yoga and inquiry. She is an ordained teacher in the Ridhwan Spiritual School, home of The Diamond Approach®, teaching in the U.S. and Europe.
Artist Bio
Shruthi Rajasekar is an Indian-American composer and vocalist exploring identity, community, and joy. Named by The Guardian as a composer "who will enrich your life,” Shruthi creates intersectional art reflecting her unique background in the Carnatic (South Indian classical) and Western classical idioms.
Shruthi has won numerous honors, including the KHORIKOS ORTUS International Award and the Global Women in Music Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights & Fondazione Adkins Chiti. Praised as “lushly beguiling music” by The Times, Shruthi’s compositions are performed across the world and have been featured on Spotify's Official Classical Releases, BBC Radio 3, and YourClassical. Recent and current commissions include new works for VOCES8, Hertfordshire Chorus, ABRSM, Seattle Pro Musica, and Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. In November 2021, her piece for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus was premiered at the United Nations COP26.
Shruthi has been an artist-in-residence at the Anderson Center and Britten Pears Arts. A graduate of Princeton University, she received a Marshall Scholarship for further study in ethnomusicology (SOAS, University of London) and composition (Royal Northern College of Music). Currently based in Minnesota, USA, Shruthi serves on the board of new music chamber ensemble Zeitgeist.
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