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🎼 BACH TO BOLLING
Selections from previous musical incarnations
Bhagavati (Sharon Brooks) Nani, classical flute
Accompanied by piano, harpsichord, flute, violoncello, guitar, orchestra, and/or jazz trio!
* All three movements on tracks 1 and 2 were inadvertently combined into one track. Sorry for the inconvenience!
From Bhagavati: All the music on this CD was performed at recitals and concerts in San Francisco between 1983 and 1994. Originally recorded to cassette tapes, I learned how to convert them to mp3 format using my trusty laptop.
I hadn’t listened to these recordings in years and years, so while working on this I really did feel like I was revisiting previous incarnations within this lifetime!
I originally put together this CD in support of our move to Los Angeles in 2010. I’m offering it again in order to help achieve my health goals. Hope you enjoy it.
(released 2010)
🎼 INDIA BENEFIT CONCERT
(from Italy)
Sharon Brooks (flute & voice), Fabio Nani (violin, guitar, voice), Lila Hoogendyk (harmonium)
How it happened: Once upon a time a flutist-turned-singer from San Francisco moved to Italy to be part of a singing group. She met many wonderful people while she was there, including a young violinist-guitarist-singer from Lugano (Switzerland). They were acquaintances, who–over the course of a year–became good friends.
Sharon (the flutist/singer) was hoping to go on pilgrimage to India and decided to organize a concert to help raise money for the trip. Fabio (the violinist/guitarist/singer), wanted an opportunity to get to know her better, and was already planning to spend that very week at Ananda Assisi (where she lived). This gave Sharon the great idea to ask Fabio if he would join her on the concert, which he did. They had one day to rehearse, of which perhaps one-fourth was dedicated to the music, while the other three-quarters was spent talking..and laughing…and talking some more!
This is a recording of that concert, which was amazingly well-received, though truly, the music seemed almost besides the point. More important was the birth of a collaboration which led, a day later, to an official “first date”, followed within the year by a wedding and the forming of The Harmony Duo.
Now known as Bhagavati (Sharon) and Ramesha (Fabio) Nani, they’ll soon be celebrating the 19th anniversary of their marriage, and are still laughing and talking and making music together as music ministers and co-directors of Ananda Music Worldwide.
P.S. Bhagavati’s music duties in Assisi kept her from going on the pilgrimage to India that year, but when they reached their 15th anniversary (four years ago already!) they decided to once again make this CD available (on a donation basis) to celebrate that pivotal event in their relationship. And now they’re offering it again, in support of Bhagavati’s health goals. They hope you enjoy it!
(released October 28, 2003)