The incredible orchestra of professional blind musicians led by Baluji Shrivastav OBE. Celebrating the power of music to transform lives. 🎶🎵🎶
London, England
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We are thrilled to announce the release of transformative insights from our "Blind to the Facts" report, shedding light on the challenges faced by blind and visually impaired individuals within the UK music industry. Click here for a full summary:
balujimusicfoundation.org/bl…
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The Inner Vision Orchestra had a fantastic performance at @NewWolsey in Ipswich. Thanks to everyone who attended, it was a lovely evening!
#balujimusicfoundation #innervisionorchestra #newwolsey #holi #springfestival #livemusic
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On 4 June 8pm at @RichMixLondon, we will be screening three short films by director Marie-Cécile Embleton, which reveal the sensory world of three blind musicians (myself, Takashi Kukuchi & Victoria Oruwari)
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The Inner Vision Orchestra will be performing at The New Wolsey Theatre on 26 March to celebrate the Spirit of Spring and the Indian Festival of Holi.
Tickets here:
wolseytheatre.co.uk/shows/ba…
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Thank you @ChellowHeights, for inviting us to play for your wonderful students. Hope to see you all again soon.
It is such a beautiful day for busking on the Southbank ! Catch Ziad on Fridays under Hungerford bridge and say hello! Here he is singing love song Min habibi ana
Members of the orchestra had a fantastic induction day meeting other fabulous new musicians at Live Music Now. Thanks to @Vision_Fdn for making this happen and to @LiveMusicNowUK for being inclusive. More opportunities for blind and partially sighted musicians!
“Live Music Now is leading the way in welcoming #blind musicians. They are setting an example for the whole music industry."
We’re super excited to welcome 12 guest musicians from #BalujiMusicFoundation's @InnerVisionOrch to our London team.
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Takashi Kikuchi busking today on the Southbank ! Cold day but warm people. Thanks to @southbankcentre for being inclusive. Come and see IVO musicians performing Fridays on the Southbank ! youtu.be/mfW1X1YyMAU
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We hope you can come to Inner Vision Orchestra's very own Takashi Kikuchi film screening and viola performance 6pm 22nd March at Daiwa Foundation (near Baker Street tube). Image shows Takashi on stage, holding his viola and smiling. Book at the link below.
🎻Upcoming Special Event:
An Evening with Takashi Kikuchi - Award-winning blind Japanese viola player.
Join us on 22 March 6-7pm for:
- A short documentary screening
- Solo performance from Takashi
- Q&A with Takashi & director @CecileEmbleton
Book here: bit.ly/3IcAXVo
Abi, Takashi and Ziad will be busking on the South Bank under Hungerford Bridge tomorrow afternoon - do drop by and say hello at around 1-3pm!☀️
Here are some clips of them performing there before youtube.com/shorts/9tm_vxwSz…
Congrats Eye Matter Singers' for a brilliant first performance ! You smashed it! Thanks to IVO's wonderful workshop leader @LionessOyinbo, fab pianist @FionaDunnSings, an amazing audience, lovely volunteers & @spectaclemakers @EyeMatter1 @baluji1 😍youtu.be/VibxF6OAUVw
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Video taken from the middle of the audience who are seated in a church hall playing percussion. Left to right: Fiona playing piano, Linn standing to her right with the Eye Matter Singers and Baluji on sitar seated next to Takashi on viola
Don't miss wonderful Argentinian piano duo @chaveztwins at Birmingham Symphony Hall 1pm tomorrow for World Sight Day! Music by Mozart, Ravel and Argentinian composer Ariel Ramirez. Tickets are free! Sign up here: bmusic.co.uk/events/blind-sp… @BMusic_Ltd @chris_proctor_ @ace_national
ALT Paul and Fabiana are identical twins and are dressed in white evening gowns and are looking at each other and smiling across a grand piano inside an auditorium
Join our fun and friendly free online singing workshops every Monday at 7pm ! Led by fab IVO member @lionessoyinbo with Eye Matter + Baluji Music Foundation for all blind+partially sighted people who like music. Email [email protected] to find out more!
youtu.be/-x0sXX48aJo
Join us at Classic Women with Inner Vision - this Friday 16th Sept 7.30pm @LauderdaleHouse, a short walk from Archway Tube. With talented Argentinian classical piano duo The Chavez Twins who will perform with multi-instrumentalist Abi Baker @chaveztwins lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats…
Tomorrow looks like a great day for a trip to the Southbank! Stop by and say hello to the IVO's own Ziad Sinno (oud player extraordinaire) and Takashi Kikuchi/Abi Baker (viola+violin maestros) who will be busking just below Hungerford/Golden Jubilee bridges (1-3pm).😎🎻⛵️
Don't miss our upcoming free shows at St Mary le Bow London! Sounds of the East, today 6:30pm ft. @baluji1, Fereshteh, Ziad, Takashi and 'In Praise of Summer' Weds 31st August 6.30pm ft. @baluji1, @FionaDunnSings, Adil and Thuy eventbrite.com/e/summer-in-t… Thanks @cityoflondon
Looking forward to catching Kevin's first program for @bbcworldservice tomorrow. Check it out, when you can! 🎵
I’ve co-produced my first program for the BBC! Tune in to The Cultural Frontline tomorrow to hear incredible disabled musicians talk about their work and activism. Ft @lachimusic, @RUTHLYON_, Babsy Mlangeni and Pehli Baarish: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct37r…
Thanks to everyone @ArtsKeele for being so accommodating, and thank you to wonderful audience.
Here's a snippet from last night, hope to see you again soon. 🎶 – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
What an incredible concert last night in the Chapel from @InnerVisionOrch - such good energy in the room ✴️to see our other concerts take a look here >> keele.ac.uk/about/artskeele/… <<
Only a few hours to go, remember to tune in.
Inner Vision is back for another FREE Online performance.
"Sounds of the Middle East"
12:15pm: Monday 28th Feb.
Catch Lebanese oud mistro Ziad Sinno, alongside the phenominal Iranian singer Fereshteh Khosroujerdy.
Click the link to subscribe or view: youtube.com/channel/UCy69ljU…
Inner Vision is back for another FREE Online performance.
"Sounds of the Middle East"
12:15pm: Monday 28th Feb.
Catch Lebanese oud mistro Ziad Sinno, alongside the phenominal Iranian singer Fereshteh Khosroujerdy.
Click the link to subscribe or view: youtube.com/channel/UCy69ljU…