Frame Drum Workshop with Rowan Storm and Carpet Concert:
Music of the Middle East and Mediterranean
w/ Rowan Storm, Lise Liepman and Beth Bahia Cohen
19 & 20 September 2009

World Dance Fitness
40 Greenfield Ave . San Anselmo . California . 94960 . USA
For Pre-Registration: 415 457.8787 . worlddancefitness@sbcglobal.net OR rowanstorm@carpetconcert.com

Introductory Survey of Middle Eastern Frame Drums
Saturday . 19 September . 2pm - 5pm
$40 in advance, $45 at the door ~ for all levels . no experience necessary
  • Become synchronized with the therapeutic roots of rhythm.
  • Learn essential elements common to Middle Eastern Frame Drums, including those with jingles, rings, and with nothing added. Develop deep rhythmic integration and confidence through practice with the frame drum, voice and movement.
  • A variety of Frame Drums will be available at the workshop for use and purchase. Rowan's signature Frame Drum, the Rowan Storm Dayereh by Cooperman, is available with a special discount at the workshop. www.cooperman.com/coopermanaiseries.php

Carpet Concert ~ Music & Songs of the Middle East and Mediterranean
Sunday . 20 September . 7pm - 9pm
$20 in advance, $25 at the door . no charge for Saturday workshop students

Rowan Storm
Rowan Storm is recognized internationally for her command of Middle Eastern percussion instruments and music, singing in several languages, and her performances with masters of Middle Eastern music. Together with her signature frame drum, the Rowan Storm Dayereh by Cooperman, Rowan is presenting her unique Essential Frame Drum Method Workshops and Carpet Concerts throughout the world. Rowan teaches at the annual Middle East Music and Dance Camp in Mendocino, California. www.middleeastcamp.com | www.rowanstorm.com | www.cooperman.com/coopermanaiseries.php

Lise Liepman
Lise Liepman began her studies of santouri in 1985 with Yiannis Roussos, continuing with one year in Greece with santouri master Tasos Dhiakogiorgos. Recently she studied with Marios Papadeas, a young, innovative player in Athens. Lise plays santouri with traditional Greek band Ziyiá since 1990 and also accordian with dance band Édessa, performing throughout the US and as far afield as Canada, the Netherlands, and Japan.
www.ziyia.com

Beth Bahia Cohen
Beth Bahia Cohen has studied the violin and a variety of bowed instruments with master musicians from Hungary, Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East. She is a recipient of many grants, including an NEA award for music studies in Turkey. Beth is on the World Music faculty of Tufts University, teaches and performs with many groups throughout the U.S. and Europe, including Ziyiá, Orkestra Keyif, and her solo 'Art of the Bow' performances.
www.bethbahiacohen.com