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GABRIELLA YOUNG
Gabriella Young, is a visionary performance and recording artist known for her performances of the initiatory poetry of Rumi and other spiritual masters. Concerts celebrate ecstatic reunion with the Beloved, universal harmony and compassion. Programs, retreats and recordings gift an embodied experience of gnostic vision at the heart of all wisdom traditions.
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Ananda Das has been working with classical Indian musical instruments for over 40 years. He began studying sitar in 1969 and later trained under Amiya Dasgupta, a disciple of Ravi Shankar, where he learned sitar repair and jawari alongside Nodu Mullick, who built Shankar’s sitar. Scott earned a BFA in Sitar Performance from CalArts in 1985. In 1987, with a grant from the American Institute of Indian Studies and support from Ravi Shankar, he apprenticed in India with a master instrument maker. Since then, he has worked on hundreds of Indian instruments, continuously refining his craft.
Guest Percusionast to be announced
We feel so honored and blessed to have these incredible performers with us!
For
Rumi's Wedding
📅 Date: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
🕕 Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 120 Deer Trail Drive
💰 Tickets: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
"Beyond the seventh sphere lies the endless realm of whirling. You belong to the whirling and the whirling belongs to you." - Rumi
Celebrate Rumi, the 13th Century Sufi Master, poet and mystic guide, who lived and taught in Konya, Turkey. His initiatory poetry continues to open humanity's mystical heart and awareness. Rumi called his transition from the earth his wedding with eternity. People from all traditions came to honor him on this day in the 13th Century. This celebration continues today globally.
Rumi embodied the presence on the earth of the Beloved. Initiated by his master, Shams of Tabriz, he awakened into divine love. Poetry spontaneously flowed through him while he was ecstatically whirling. Hidden within this timeless transmission is a very precise spiritual teaching for humanity today. The sema or sama is the prayer ceremony of the whirling dervishes of the Sufi Mevlevi Order. This cosmic dance of universal harmony opens the heart and awakens the soul.
Performing artists are:
Gabriella Young, (poetry transmissions of Rumi, Lalla, Hafiz and others).
Special Guest internationally renowned musican, Ananda Das
Why attend...
- Experience the Sacred Fire: Immerse yourself in the mystical poetry of Rumi, Lalla, and Hafiz, performed by Gabriella Young, who channels the divine love and sacred teachings hidden within their words.
- Cosmic Dance of Universal Harmony: Witness the ancient Sufi practice of whirling, a transformative spiritual dance that opens the heart and soul to universal harmony and divine love.
- Enchanting Musical Journey: Be transported by the mesmerizing sounds, enhancing the deep spiritual ambiance of the evening.
WHEN
Wednesday December 17th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
WHERE