What is The Crystal Journey? It’s a musical odyssey with some amazing instruments. Having performed for over 12 years with shows across North America, Crystal Journey visits Welkin for an amazing evening of sound on Sunday, September 21st to celebrate the arrival of Fall Equinox.
Welkin has been home to some great CJ concerts over the years and the acoustics are one of the reasons among many others. We even reordered a double live CD a few years back entitled “Knowing”
If you have not been to one of the Crystal Journey concerts this is what you can expect. Two sets of improvised and soul moving music with the incredible tones of Paiste Planet Gongs, Quartz Crystal Bowls, Vibraphone and Iranian Santoor.
Paiste Planet Gongs are tuned to the natural harmonic series based on the orbital properties of the Earth, Moon, Sun, and Planets. All of these gongs resonate in harmony with the celestial bodies and communicate a distinct aspect of the Music of the Spheres, which was first documented by Pythagoras in the 6th Century BC. Each planet gong contributes a vital pitch to the total harmonic resonance of our solar system.
The Bowls are made of 99.992% crushed quartz crystal that is heated to 4000 degrees in a centrifugal mold. The thickness of the bowl determines the note, digitally tuned to C D E F G A and B corresponding to the charkas, our energy centers; root (C), sacral (D), solar plexus (E), heart (F), throat (G), third eye (A), and crown (B). The diameter of the bowl determines the pitch, ranging from 6 inches to 22 inches.
Persian Santoor consists of a trapeziform case made of walnut wood, approximately 90 cm wide at the broad end, 36 cm wide at the narrow end and 6 cm deep. The strings are fixed to hitch-pins along the left-hand side and wound round metal wrest-pins on the right by means of which they are tuned with a tuning-key (Tuning Wrench). Each quadruple set of strings rests on a movable bridge of hardwood (kharak). The bridges are placed so that the strings are divided into three sections, giving the fundamental note and two higher octaves.
The Vibraphone (also known as the vibraharp or simply the vibes) is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family. The vibraphone is similar in appearance to the xylophone, marimba and glockenspiel.
So as you can see there is a lot of sound at a Crystal Journey concert. It is all woven together like a colorful tapestry. Come and join us for this very special event. Cost of the performance is $20/person and the start time is 7:30pm. Be sure to bring a yoga mat or blanket to lie on. You will want to be as relaxed as possible to Journey into Outer Space….
