Lamonte Young - Just Alap Raga Ensemble in NYC 6/20 & 6/27

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble

Pandit Pran Nath 12th Anniversary Memorial Tribute

Two Concerts in the MELA Dream House
Friday Evenings, June 20 and 27, 2008, 9 pm

La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Da'ud Constant, voice
Charles Curtis, cello
Jon Catler, fretless sustainer guitar
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD

MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Friday Evenings, June 20 and 27, 2008, 9 pm
Admission $24. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $18.
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019; mail@...

Two Concerts of Evening Ragas in the contemporary Kirana gharana
(style) of North Indian Classical Music will be performed by La Monte
Young and Marian Zazeela with The Just Alap Raga Ensemble in a
memorial tribute to Pandit Pran Nath on the 12th anniversary of his
passing, Friday Evenings, June 20 and 27 at 9 pm in the MELA
Foundation Dream House light environment, 275 Church Street, 3rd
Floor. PLEASE NOTE: To prepare for the scheduled concerts the last day
of the Dream House for this season will be June 7; we will reopen in
September.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela will be accompanied by Jung Hee Choi
and Da'ud Constant, voices; Charles Curtis, cello; Jon Catler,
fretless sustainer guitar; Naren Budhkar, tabla; and The Tamburas of
Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD. The Just Alap ensemble will
perform a composition by La Monte Young featuring extended alap
sections and sustained vocal and instrumental drones in just
intonation over tamburas.