This is a very musical weekend coming up. It’s the final (sold out) weekend of the Magical Mystery Tour at Orcas Center…
On Saturday in Seattle at St. Mark’s Cathedral from 6-11 PM is a very unique (sold out) musical experience called The Circle, which will happen underneath one of Eric Morris’s Earth Globes…
More about this concert from the organizers:
THE SETTING
Imagine 1,000 humans together under the majestic architecture of St. Mark’s Cathedral. Imagine a circular stage at the center of us all, encircled by culture tenders from every continent, directly under a gigantic suspended Earth. Imagine dozens of rugs, floor pillows, pews and chairs in concentric circles throughout the cathedral. Imagine dynamic lighting and immersive surround sound bringing us all into resonance as we listen to – and sing with – some of the most engaging musicians and storytellers of our modern era.
REVIVAL GATHERINGS
Revival Gatherings are highly participatory in nature. Despite what you may have been told about your voice, we wholeheartedly welcome your courageous engagement… We’re honored to host revered culture tenders and wisdom keepers from many nations, who’ll be offering up their gifts through prayer and poetry over musical accompaniment throughout the evening… And last but not least, in typical Revival fashion, there will be many unique and experimental musical configurations throughout the evening that will never happen again… (Enjoy it while it’s here 🙂
6:00 Paul Chiyokten Wagner (Coast Salish Flutist & Storyteller) and Alyx Somas (Native North American Ritualist) will guide us into our evening through song and prayer, offering stories about this time of year, and intentions for our time together.
6:30 Mamuse (An uplifting, 4 piece folk-soul-revival group with hauntingly-beautiful female harmonies) will lead us in collective song to open our hearts wide to the incredible moment of history that we find ourselves in.
8:00 Intermission (Bring light food to share with your neighbors! Quiet packaging only please).
8:30 Black Medicine (Aaron Johnson and his bellowing trio of sibling song holders) will lead us in vocal expressions born deep within the roots of the African diaspora, inviting us into a sanctuary of soul, celebration, and sanctity.
8:55 Max Ribner (and the 10 piece “Resilient Beings Orchestra”) will lead us in a raucously-powerful collective song experience that you’ll never forget. Culture Tenders, Song Leaders & Wisdom Keepers will be highlighted throughout this set.
10:45 Closing Circle Ritual, integration and moving forward…
Saturday and Sunday the Victorian Valley Chapel will host Leah Song and Duncan Wickel from Rising Appalachia, a folk music group led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith (you will recognize some land and sea features in this music video)…
There are still tickets available for the concerts at the Victorian Valley Chapel.
