After a short period of silence the musicians introduce their instruments. Basic meditation instruction is then offered and the audience is invited to meditate while the musicians play improvised acoustic music to support and facilitate their practice. Sometimes an additional reading is presented. To end there is a period of silence followed by time for discussion and questions. Professional musicians will play acoustic instruments from both Western and non-Western cultures. Blaise Siwula: sax and/or clarinet Nicole Devault: harp and vocals Ken Ya Kawaguchi: shakuhachi Ken Silverman: guitar and oud Jonathan Saraga: trumpet John Murchison: upright bass Jun Ando: koto Nicholas Handahl: transverse flute Philip Foster: spoken word Hear samples of our music at https://www.reverbnation.com/openmusicensemble