You are invited to...

Underground at Ron's #32
Saturday Evening, May 17, 2008
1012 E. Southampton Ave.
Wyndmoor, Pa. 19038
Admission: $20.00 (or less if assistance is needed)
7:30 P.M.  Show-time
&
6:30 P.M.  Community Drum Circle

Presents...the Music of
WhenSheWakes 
“Divine vocal trio share songs for inspiration and transformation.
Hailing from our fair city of brotherly (and sisterly!) LOVE, they sing harmonies with spiritual and folk roots, including Rhetta’s original compositions. 
Bring your vocal chords for some sing-a-long opportunities…!”
Vocalists 
Helen Burke  
began singing at an early age, studying voice and participating throughout her school years in various choirs, and local theater productions. She was recruited by fellow theater loving pals to help create The Avalon Players, a community theater that is still thriving and she has sung with various vocal ensembles including: The Univerisity of Fribourg Choir in Switzerland, The Eucharistic Congress Choir, and the Anna Crusis Womens Choir, and the Common Ground Choir.  Helen co-produced and performed a concert of Old English and Celtic Christmas Carols entitled “In Praise of Winter” in 1999. More recently, she enjoys sharing her love of singing, informally as a hospice chaplain and in performance with the vocal trio “WhenSheWakes.” 
Rhetta Morgan 
sings of a world community that celebrates cultural and spiritual diversity. Rhetta is an international performer and a conservatory trained musician who blends indigenous influences into the songs she writes and sings. She is spirit led to serve this new era in which ancient wisdom meets new thought and transformation is imminent. Rhetta is the creator of Zenvoice, a method of vocal instruction which  weaves spiritual development and vocal healing; which leads to vocal mastery. She is currently choir director of the Common Ground Community Choir and formerly was the Director of Music for the The Center of Peace, both are interfaith, spiritual communities. For the 2006 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, she co-created a show entitled, 'No More Blues Black Woman' with Loi s Moses and Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, a celebratory collaboration of the lives and triumphs of black women through poetry, song, dance and a mixed media presentation. She enjoys making music with Helen Burke and Sherri Riesner as part of the vocal trio WhenSheWakes. Following the path of healer and spiritual aspirant, Ms. Morgan is completing the first year at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, in NY, NY, and will become an ordained interfaith minister in 2009. She is asked to speak at gatherings and spiritual communities frequently and is currently working on a CD of her songs with renowned musical artist and producer, Aaron Graves.
Sherry Riesner
is a founding member of WhenSheWakes with Rhetta Morgan and Helen Burke, and thrilled to also be singing conscious music with beautiful melodies, harmonies, and compositions with two other local groups: the Common Ground Community Choir (www.commongroundfellowship.com) and the kirtan band known as Sam Rossitto and Friends.  Sherry’s musical training began at the age of 5 with Suzuki violin, and she has been in various vocal groups since the age of 10 including an award-winning high school jazz choir where she learned to sing tight harmonies (their 13 voices sang as many as 8 parts!), several musical theater productions, and a women’s a cappella ensemble at the University of Pennsylvania.  Sherry was also selected for the All Eastern and Pennsylvania All-State Choirs. After college she lived in France for several years where she was a member and soloist with Voices Choeur International - a choir singing traditional American songs and spirituals - and a vocal jazz quartet whose performances included one of Paris’ major jazz clubs; followed by a period in New York City where she participated in other vocal collaborations.  Sherry has appeared on several recordings including dance club music and Voices Choeur International (recorded during the Paris years), Sam Rossitto’s recent release “Lotus Tattoo,” and a forthcoming CD for guitarist and composer Rama Bala.
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Monique Canniere
Violinist/Composer/Poet/Improviser
Monique earned her BM in violin performance at Mansfield University; she performed with the MU Jazz ensemble, Concert Choir, and the Williamsport Symphony. Monique attended the Henry Mancini Institute at UCLA. She earned her MM in Jazz studies at University of the Arts in Phila. where she studied with world-renowned jazz violinist John Blake. She has appeared twice on ESPN and has performed with Smokey Robinson and Kanye West. Monique is a freelance musician in the Philadelphia and New York areas; she teaches at Soundstage School of Music and sings soprano with the choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. As a composer and improviser, her influences stem from classical, jazz, folk, country, Celtic, and Eastern European genres. Monique performs as a soloist, as well as in various groups, including the Monique Canniere Quartet, the acoustic duo Snackers, and Western Aparel (a country band—yes, deliberately misspelled).
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Christopher Bohn
Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter
Whether teaching or performing, Christopher's many years of dedication to writing, performing, and recording music come through loud and clear. He values honesty in music and strives to transmit a strong emotional experience through his songs.  Taking a step beyond performance for performance sake, Chris uses his talents to facilitate workshops about sound healing, as well as presenting healing sound concerts. He utilizes toning, chant, mantra, overtone throat-singing, Tibetan and quartz crystal singing bowls, and percussion in his healing sound concerts and sessions. Christopher performs as a singer-songwriter in solo and small ensemble formats, exploring jazz, folk, Western classical, and many other musical traditions from around the globe.  Find out more at www.myspace.com/cbohnmusic.
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Host/Ron Kravitz  & Natasha Dastur 
StereoShruti's/HangHang/Percussion/Vocals  
Ron took voice lessons as a child, began playing and collecting percussion instruments in the early 70's (has over 800, including egg shakers in this collection), discovered the art of improvising music with Music For People and creating music with dance for the Group Motion Workshop in the 80's, facilitates Music in the Moment Improvisational Workshops for Everyone, is creator of the house concert series, Underground at Ron's, is thee acting musician for Philadelphia's Playback Theater for Change, for the past 5 years, has been the sole distributor and the person who has introduced the PANArt Hang to the USA market, Is the US distributor for the finest Shruti Box on the planet and is a dealer for Mother Rhytnm Djembes, a company whose drums come from a sustainable forest and where workers are paid fair wages.  The performance highlight of my musical career took place two summers ago at Omega Institute, where I was invited on stage to perform on the Hang Drum with Cellist David Darling and vocalist, Bobby McFerrin.
Natasha began exploring music as a child on the piano.  She found
her love of hand drumming in high school at the Philadelphia drum circle,
and entered into her studies via West AFrican drum classes taught by local drum master, Pete Barnhart.
She quickly incorporated rhythm into her daily
dose of work and play, facilitating a drum circle for 3 years in high
school.  Natasha recieved a BA in music from Earlham College, where she
focused on choral singing and percussion and performed with many campus
groups. There she became particular entranced with Indonesian Gamealon and
Mallot ensembles.  She has been playing the tabla for three years, with
instruction from Philadelphia local Lenny Seidman. Natasha is presently
appreciating music as an ongoing source of stress relief, inspiration, and
spiritual connection in her life.
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(Space is limited to 70) 
Reserve now at 215 233 0777 or  
Payment will be handled at the door.
A 24 hr. notice is appreciated in case of cancellation.
Some refreshment and non-alcoholic beverage will be provided.
Feel free to bring a Potluck.
There is on street parking, 
as well as at the top of the hill on Flourtown Ave., in the Professional Center.
Support Underground at Ron's by coming to this event,
inviting your friends to join you and by forwarding this invitation to others. Thanks!
Musically yours,
 Ron