Parvati - Mount Shasta's ecstatic Kirtan group
 
Laura Berryhill .. Alyssa Narum.. Anton Mizerak

Parvati (pArvatI) means Craggy Mountains in Sanskrit - and that is where we live
Upcoming Parvati Kirtans:
Tuesday July 9
Shastasong Events Studio
519 Red Bud Drive. Mount Shasta, CA
   7:30PM Kirtan
Friday July 26
Shastasong Events Studio
519 Red Bud Drive. Mount Shasta, CA
   7:30PM Kirtan
Sunday August 18

Unity in Redding
1905 Hartnell Avenue; Redding, CA

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Saturday August 31
Shastasong Events Studio
519 Red Bud Drive. Mount Shasta, CA
   7PM Kirtan
Sunday September 1

Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley
540 North Holly; Medford, OR

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Sunday September 1
House Concert at the home of Andy Anderson
1145 Sable Drive
   6PM Kirtan
Sunday September 8

Unity in Redding
1905 Hartnell Avenue; Redding, CA

   10:30AM church service; Kirtan at noon
Friday September 13
Shastasong Events Studio
519 Red Bud Drive. Mount Shasta, CA
   7PM Kirtan
     
Youtube Videos:
     
Kirtan with Parvati: Anton Mizerak, Laura Berryhill and Alyssa Narum on June 4, 2023 at Soul Connections Community Room in Mount Shasta, CA. This was our first public performance. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This is a bit of the slow (vilambit) section.  
Kirtan with Parvati: Anton Mizerak, Laura Berryhill and Alyssa Narum on June 4, 2023 at Soul Connections Community Room in Mount Shasta, CA. This was our first public performance. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This is a bit of the fast section.  
The Pavamāna Mantra a purification recitation from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad sung in the traditional three tone system first attested in the Sama Veda. Alyssa Narum on lead vocals and harmonium, Anton Mizerak on tabla and response vocals, Laura Berryhill on response vocals and manjira. This recording is from an August 13 church service at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon.  
Gaṇesha sharaṇam is a traditional chant to Gaṇesha, the remover of obstacles . It is traditionally sung at the beginning of a Kirtan. The musical group, PārvatI, consists of Anton Mizerak on tabla and vocals, Laura Berryhill on manjira vocals and manjira, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium. This recording is from an August 12 Kirtan at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon. The melody was composed by Laura Berryhill in the Rag Charukeshi.  
Gopi Gopala (the cow protector of the cowgirls) is a traditional Indian chant to Krishna, an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu, the protecting energy of the universe. Pārvatī, consists of Anton Mizerak on tabla and vocals, Laura Berryhill on manjira vocals and manjira, Alyssa Narum on vocals and harmonium. This recording is from an August 12 Kirtan at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Vally in Medford, Oregon.  
Good News by Parvati is a traditional gospel song sung by the Kirtan trio group Parvati. Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This video was recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on August 13, 2023.  
The Lords Prayer by Albert Hay Malotte performed by Parvati. The three of us have been performing this piece separately for years. This is the first time that we all performed it together on August 13 at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley. The musical group, Pārvatī, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals.  
Maha Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance and consort of Vishnu. The Sanskrit Mantra Om shri Maha Lashmiyai svaha translates to: OM obeisance (pra-anjali) to the great resplendent goddess Lakshmi. The music was composed by Jaya Lakshmi. Performed and recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on November 5, 2023. The musical group, Pārvatī, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This is part of the alap section.  
Maha Lakshmi is the goddess of abundance and consort of Vishnu. The Sanskrit Mantra Om shri Maha Lashmiyai svaha translates to: OM obeisance (pra-anjali) to the great resplendent goddess Lakshmi. The music was composed by Jaya Lakshmi. Performed and recorded at the Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley on November 5, 2023. The musical group, Pārvatī, consists of Anton Mizerak on keyboards and vocals, Laura Berryhill on vocals, and Alyssa Narum on vocals. This is part of the drut (fast) section.  
     
 

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