BALUJI SHRIVASTAV PRESENTS The Inner Vision Orchestra UK Tour July – October 2014 The tour will be featured in a full length documentary being made for National TV
Photo by Simon Richardson INDIAN MAESTRO BALUJI SHRIVASTAV BRINGS MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED.
“…An extraordinary musician.” – Charles Hazelwood, Songlines Magazine
“Audience left the auditorium spellbound and humbled.” – Runi Khan, Songlines Magazine
“Yes, Inner Vision have a sense of humour.” – Richard Brookes, Sunday Times
”The love I had for colour has been transferred to music.“ – Victoria Oruwari, The Guardian ABOUT THE INNER VISION ORCHESTRA
Back by popular demand Inner Vision Orchestra celebrates the success of performing alongside Coldplay at the London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony, and their sell-out UK tour of 2013.
Indian maestro and Musical Director Baluji Shrivastav, has brought together incredible musicians from around the world who are blind or partially sighted. Their uplifting music moves between songs from Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, to soulful Gospel and Blues to sublime Indian Ragas and Western Classical compositions. Driven by the intensity of an inner vision they celebrate the power of music to transform lives.
Baluji says: “Each member of the Inner Vision orchestra has a story to tell about the power of music. This is a story about music changing the lives of people. It is about amazing people using music to give their lives direction and purpose.”
ABOUT BALUJI SHRIVASTAV
Baluji Shrivastav has performed and taught all over the world and has recorded many albums with a wide variety of artists and bands such as Stevie Wonder, Massive Attack, Annie Lennox , Madness, Andy Sheppard, Guy Barker and Shakira. He has formed his own Jazz ensemble Jazz Orient which has produced five albums to much acclaim.
LINE UP INCLUDES: Takashi Kikuchi – viola; Victoria Oruwari- soprano; Abbi Baker- piano / violin; Tristram LLewellan – keyboards; Rikki Joldelko - guitar / vocal; Baldev Singh – tabla; Peggy Scott – finger cymbals; Fereshteh Khosroujerdy – vocals; Ziad Sinno – Oud
A report commissioned by the Arts Council England of the Inner Vision National Tour 2013 can be found by clicking below: http://www.baluji.com/uploaded/Final%20Report%20The%20Inner%20Vision% 20Orchestra%20National%20Tour.pdf
PRESS ENQUIRIES AND MEDIA CONTACT:
Linda Shanson Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0207 226 2094
Links to our work
PRESS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES:
Radio report about the Inner Vision Orchestra on Insight Radio by Abi Baker for the RNIB: http://www.insightradio.co.uk/podcast- episode.html?name=2012-05-18_innervision_tx.mp3
Members of the IVO (Takashi Kikuchi, Ziad Sinno, Baluji Shrivastav) speaking and performing on BBC World Update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw- J9Sg4q6M&feature=player_embedded
Victoria Oruwari on, BBC London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQOsP1T6wJ8&feature=player_detailpa ge
Baluji Shrivastav and Victoria Oruwari on the Sunny and Shay Show, BBC London http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQOsP1T6wJ8&feature=player_detailpa ge
Fereshteh Khousrojerdy, at BBC Persian Language Service
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82wvSYhJJaM&feature=player_embedd ed Members of Inner Vision at BBC Asian Network http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivNqPgc8lGA&feature=player_embedd ed
Fereshteh Khousrojerdy, at BBC “100 Women” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI0kqOAIZmw&feature=player_embedd ed
Inner Vision Orchestra perform live on Resonance FM: http://soundcloud.com/baluji-shrivastav/clear-spot-may-16th-2012-the
Article in The Guardian about the Inner Vision Orchestra: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/28/inner-vision-orchestra- blind-musicians-tour
Article about the Inner Vision Orchestra in the Musicians Union: http://www.katienicholls.com/site/wp- content/uploads/2012/09/MUM31.visual.pdf.pdf
Article about The Inner Vision Orchestra - by the Arts Council National Lottery News: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/funded-projects/case-studies/lottery- funding-brings-visibility-blind-orchestra-inner-vision/
PERFORMANCES:
Respect Festival, Plymouth, Finale (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kER_ytYf4p0&feature=player_embedde d
Individual Videos:
On tour:
Preparations for the Show at the Octagon, Yeovil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRliPr4o-0I&feature=player_detailpage
Inner Vision Orchestra at the Octagon, Yeovil – La bella pastorella http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZC54JQMR VYc
Inner Vision Orchestra at the Octagon, Yeovil – Song of the sea http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cWtMLbIxbl I
Fereshteh Khousrojerdy Sings with the Inner Vision Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWwF0QBkwrE&feature=player_detailp age
Afghani Song, The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYTw4YfWwhI&feature=player_detailpa ge
Rehearsal and Performance at Kings Place, London http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JYmYkW0wXk&feature=player_embed ded
The Ganesh Festival 2013 http://vimeo.com/77028874
Denise Leigh Peforms with The Inner Vision Orchestra at Turner Sims, Southampton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ1rAVEtrkc&feature=player_embedde d
Welcome to the Respect Festival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_JUsh9pUcQ&feature=player_embedd ed
Peggy Scott presents Love Is Blind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8SC1iKxzkU&feature=player_detailpage
Respect Festival, Plymouth, Finale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kER_ytYf4p0&feature=player_embedde d
University of Plymouth Music Workshop – with Baluji Shrivastav and Ziad Sinno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IGEGXsymDQ&feature=player_embed ded
Victoria Oruwari and Rikki Jodelko with IVO Orchestra perform Special Place Blues at Leytonstone Library 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLdEPWkYgxc&list=UU3zFE6TaU3hIsUv15 KKQNfg&index=5&feature=plcp
IVO rehearsing ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ at the Pleasance Theatre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2BSHUtw3M&list=UU3zFE6TaU3hIsUv15K KQNfg&index=1&feature=plcp
IVO Takashi Kikuchi and Abi Baker perform ‘Songs of the Sea Shore’ at Leytonstone Library. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOO6qCfcLRA&list=UU3zFE6TaU3hIsUv15K KQNfg&index=3&feature=plcp
Reviews and Testimonials
“Following on from the brilliant performance at the Paralympic Games this event allowed us to host an event that really celebrated the talents and gifts or visually impaired artists. It gave us an opportunity to target and share this with disability and visually impaired groups in the area”
Octagon Yeovil Manager, UK Tour 2013
“Impressive and Emotive”
“It’s amazing how music brings people together”
“What Fusion! How wonderful”
Audience members, The Forum @ Greenwich, London Tour 2012
“I think blind people are very good – it was amazing” – “Blind people are clever at playing without music” – “Blind people have eyes in their ears”
Young audience member aged 11, Wales. UK Tour 2013
“I loved it! Such an amazing experience and an absolute joy to see such enjoyment on the faces of the musicians”
“Absolutely brilliant!”
Audience members from St. Ethelburgas London Tour 2012
Contact
For enquiries about the Orchestra please contact us on the following details if you have any non -press related enquiries about The Inner Vision Orchestra
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0207 226 2094 – 078125 90021
For more information on the tour and the inner vision orchestra musicians please visit our website.
Websites: http://www.balujimusicfoundation.org / http://www.baluji.com