, Mongolian Khöömii Overtone Singing Workshop Led by Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino, Michael Ormiston, Merlyn "Hof ten Dale" -Daalstraat 2 – 9420 Erpe-Mere Belgium, 17 Nov 2012
Mongolian Khöömii Overtone Singing Workshop
Led by Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino
10am to 5pm Saturday 17th November 2012
At Merlyn "Hof ten Dale" -Daalstraat 2 – 9420 Erpe-Mere Belgium
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Tickets: € 75
For Booking and more Information http://www.merlyn.be/concerten.htm
Khöömii is an amazing style of overtone or harmonic singing where one person sings two or more distinct pitches at the same time. It originates among the nomads of the central Asian plateau, particularly the Altai and Sayan mountain regions of Mongolia and Tuva. The nomads of these parts have discovered how to sing melodies that arise from the universal harmonic overtone series.
Listen to your own overtones as you discover the unknown depths and heights of your own voice.
The workshop is open to anyone who wishes to explore the harmonic nature of their voice.
Michael Ormiston is a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in Mongolian Khöömii (overtone) singing, being one of the only non-Mongolians able to sing Khöömii. He has travelled to Mongolia 6 times, firstly in 1993 where he was taught the sacred and secular ways of Khöömii with master keeper of the tradition, Tserendavaa in the Jargalant Altai Mountains. Michael is the only European blessed to teach Khöömii by Tserendavaa and Gereltosgt which he has done internationally for the past 15 years. In 2011 Michael was awarded “The International Outreach Award” by the Mongolian Association in the UK for his special contribution to the promotion of Mongolia’s rich cultural heritage and is the regular overtone singing for the Mongolian Embassy in the UK.
Candida Valentino began studying sound therapy in 1991, working with toning, overtone singing and voice work as a tool for healing. She trained with Chris James & completed The Power of Sound Teacher Training in 1999. Candida is the only British woman to sing Khargyraa, an undertone style that has strong connections with shamanistic practices of Mongolia and Tuva. She uses the healing sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls, Gongs & Sacred Sound instruments in individual sessions and in concerts in the UK & Europe.
The workshop can be recorded for your own personal use.
