You are invited to this special concert to recognize and observe the return of the Autumn Equinox at Kinstone! We host seasonal intentional events that remind us to honor our home, the Earth and to connect with the sun, moon and stars in our larger, universal home. Join us as we welcome Autumn with enchanting music and sacred sound!
Experience an incredible soundscape created by world-class musicians Peter Phippen and Rahbi Crawford! Special guests, Victoria Shoemaker and Tiit Raid will also perform. Crawford is a force of flowing energy as she evokes ethereal sounds from crystal and metal singing bowls, a gong, and her hauntingly beautiful voice. Phippen, Shoemaker and Raid represent a melting pot of three generations of cultural music. Phippen is mentor to Shoemaker and Raid is mentor to Phippen. These three are passing along the spirit of the music through time and generations. True kin! Together they elicit music from ancient and modern flutes (wooden, bamboo and crystal) and exotic instruments such as the berimbau and kannal, as well as moyo drums, frame drums and other percussion instruments. Read more about the performers below.
This concert will wrap up just before the setting of the Equinox sun. Afterwards, if the horizon is clear, you may even get a glimpse of the Kinstone Equinox Sunset Alignment!
Featuring:
Peter Phippen (Antique, Bamboo and Wooden Flutes)
Rahbi Crawford (Crystal Singing Bowls)
With Special Guests:
Victoria Shoemaker (Silver, Crystal and Wooden Flutes)
Tiit Raid (World Percussion, berimbau, kannal, frame drum, moyo drum)
IMPORTANT: This is a non-smoking, alcohol free, family-friendly event. This event will be held rain or shine. If the weather is not ideal for outdoor listening we will hold this event inside the Kinstone Education Center and in that case, we will not see the sunset or the alignment. No refunds.
Date: Friday, September 20 Time: 5:00 pm
Tickets: $20.00 in advance / $25 at the door
Purchase tickets by clicking HERE or on the link to Eventbrite to the right; your printed receipt is required for entry; kids 12 & under are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult with a paid ticket for this event.
Paying at the door requires a reservation in advance, so if you plan to come and pay at the door please CONTACT US to register and then bring the correct cash amount with you! Advanced ticket purchases are preferred.
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
- Bring your own chair, blanket or mat to sit on.
- Dress for the weather and bring your own insect repellent and/or sunscreen if needed.
- A flashlight may be helpful if you stay until dark.
- There will be no food available for purchase, however; please feel free to bring your own picnic meal. We practice a “leave no trace” policy here, so make sure you take all garbage and left overs home with you. Park in designated parking areas only.
- Upon arrival, proceed to the Stone Circle (or the Education Center Classroom in case of bad weather).
- No refunds.
Rahbi and Peter have collaborated on several performances and recordings. Their music is transformational. Listen to a sample of music by Rahbi Crawford and Peter Phippen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwj42n29zj8
About Peter Phippen:
Peter Phippen is a Grammy Award Nominee, International Acoustic Music Awards Nominee and Native American Music Awards Nominee. Phippen is a performer and recording artist specializing in traditional flutes from around the world. Over the last three decades Phippen has researched the history and performance technique of flutes both ancient and modern. Since 1993, Phippen has performed an enchanting mix of the very old and very new in music. Peter has shared the stage with R. Carlos Nakai, Coyote Oldman, and Xavier Quijas Yxayotl to name a few. As a recording artist for Canyon Records, Phippen has recorded four albums of original music. He was featured as flutist and composer on renowned Shamanic practitioner, percussionist and ceremonial leader Byron Metcalf’s “Inner Rhythm Meditations”, charting in the Top 20 of the Zone Music Reporter’s Top 100 from February to June of 2017 and nominated for a ZMR Music Award in the Best Relaxation/Meditation Album category for 2017. Phippen also contributed bamboo and wooden flutes on Byron Metcalf’s “Inner Rhythm Meditations Vol. II,” nominated for a 2018 ZMR Music Award and featured on the Journeyscapes Radio Top 25 albums of 2018. Phippen’s recordings have been aired on radio and television worldwide. In his approach to world flute performance, he is an experiential, natural folk musician with a penchant for creative and artistic musical improvisation. Peter offers a captivating collage of sound images, covering the folklore and history of flutes from around the world and throughout time. Learn more about Peter Phippen at his website: www.peterphippen.com.
Listen to a sample of music by Peter Phippen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsKMtmTX6_o
“Peter Phippen’s music comes from the heart and touches the soul. That is God’s gift to a musician.” – G. S. Sachdev, Bansuri Flute Master
About Rahbi Crawford:
Rahbi (Roberta) Crawford has accepted her calling as a Musical Mystic. (Mystic: A seeker of Spiritual truths). She holds Master Degrees in Music Education and in Choral Conducting. She has 6 years of advanced training in professional orchestral conducting organizations including International workshops in the Czech Republic with the Zlin professional orchestra. Her sound healing training includes Levels I & II from Tama-Do, Academy of Sound, Color and Movement, in the South of France. Besides her extensive musical skill and training, Rahbi brings to her music her own emotional and spiritual depth. Rahbi has provided the background music for Mayo Clinic’s, “Mindful Movements: Gentle Yoga” DVD and has been giving presentations in the Mayo Clinic Cancer Education Center as part of its Creative Cancer Renewal Program. Learn more about Rahbi Crawford at her website: www.Rahbicrawford.com.
“Rahbi has more healing wisdom in her experience than millions of other professionals have in their training and academics. American Mindfulness uses this elegant system of healing because of one overriding reason. It works”. – Kenneth Dennis, PhD, Rehabilitation Psychologist and Marriage/Family Therapist
Victoria Shoemaker grew up studying flute and piccolo. She went on to study bamboo flutes, native American style flutes, and other traditional flutes with Peter Phippen. In 2015, Victoria earned a degree in music education from the VanderCook College of Music. Shoemaker began teaching music in 2017 and has been nominated for the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) People’s Choice Award for Best Music Teacher in North West Wisconsin in both 2018 and 2019. Shoemaker maintains an active performing schedule, and writes and records her own music. Learn more about Victoria Shoemaker HERE.
Listen to a sample of music by Victoria Shoemaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbaaYrJsr3k
“Listen to Shoemaker’s techniques on flute, they are simply breath-taking. She performs so fluently and peacefully, her breath work is something special; at times it is as if she is performing in an entirely different time and dimension.” – One World Music Radio, Cyprus Greece
Tiit Raid was born in Tartu, Estonia. He received his BA and MFA degrees from the University of Minnesota, and he taught basic design and painting at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 1967 to 2002. He has exhibited widely in the Midwest, and has taken part in exhibitions in Boston, New York City, Toronto, Stockholm, and Tallinn, Estonia. Past gallery affiliations include Suzanne Kohn Gallery, St. Paul; Julia Schmidt Fine Arts, New Orleans; Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago; and Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis. Tiit is a “found object percussionist”, an expert at playing the berimbau and kannal, and a master at the frame drum and moyo drum. He is a mentor to Phippen.
Raid gifted Phippen a bamboo flute in March 1987 while teaching Phippen the finer points of improvisation, which Raid and Phippen have been passing on to Shoemaker over the past five years.
The ancient ones await this musical treat and your visit.
