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Auspicious morning rāgas on Bansuri Flute to initiate the New Year.

Preceded by Ashram Meditation Program beginning at 9:00 AM in the Main House (by donation).

Steve Gorn has performed on the bansuri bamboo flute throughout the world. His gurus are the late masters Sri Gour Goswami of Kolkata and Pandit Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, whom he often accompanied in concert. He also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. Steve is featured on the Grammy winning recording Miho – Journey to the Mountain, with Dhruba Ghosh and the Paul Winter Consort. In recent years he has turned his attention to the “Dharma of Sound”-- the transformative power of music which synchronizes mind and body. His bansuri flute is said to “re-align the cells.” Visit his website for more information.

Naren Budhakar was born into the music tradition of India and began performing at a young age. A disciple of Tabla Maestro Ustad Shabbir Nisar, Naren has played with prominent instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers including Pandit Birju Maharaj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Jasraj and Shaed Parvez and has performed at prestigious venues in the U.S. and Europe. He has provided Tabla accompaniment for various musical genres and has played with La Monte Young and Bobby Mc Ferrin and recorded with Alicia Keys. Naren is co-director of the East-West School of Music and as a faculty member teaches and performs regularly.