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“Musical Meditation” & “The Transformative Power of Music”Contributed by Teri Reinemann on 10/16/16 Steve Gorn, ethnomusicologist, world traveler and performing musician presents a series of events that are free and open to the public. Sponsored by Hospicare and Palliative Care Services in partnership with the Ithaca College School of Music and the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. No reservations are required. “Musical Meditation” Far more than entertainment, music is a portal for mind-body synchronization; a conduit for engagement in ritual, group catharsis, and entrainment, and a holder of mythology and history. Often the musician is exalted, but is also seen as liminal, or dangerous to the order of society, which speaks to the power and the Dionysian nature of music. Music pushes boundaries taking people over the edge into ecstasy, trance and possession. In India, Krishna’s flute intoxicates the women of Braj, who leave everything for him; in Haiti, music invokes the ‘crossroads,’ the vertical axis of the link between the visible world and the invisible immortal realm. Speaking from personal experience as an ethnomusicologist, world traveler and performing musician, Steve Gorn explores this role of music worldwide. Supported by images, youtube excerpts, and Gorn’s mastery of the Indian Bansuri flute, the talk invites a wider understanding of the role of music in our lives. Inspired dialogue with the audience to follow. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Teri Reinemann at treinemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1607. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible. |
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