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Forest Reverie
by Dov
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http://innerchangemag.com/musicrev-forest_reverie.htm

- reviewed by Lee Stone for Innerchange Magazine

April/May 2001

The concept of Forest Reverie by Dov is about walking along a musical trail through an ancient forest with nature as a gateway into the spiritual realms. Dov is really a multi-talented artist. He plays 5-string electric violin, acoustic violin, viola and synthesizer keyboards. Dov also does the artwork for the album cover and the insert, and then paints with words a poetic visualization as a description of each song in the liner notes. This CD album has 16 tracks with a total time of approximately 48 minutes.
The vast spaciousness and eloquence of Dov's music somehow seems to speak to the best in us as human beings. Not only is there a gentle kindness as in the title cut "Forest Reverie," but also the ennobling qualities of dignity and honor as in "Spirit Sunrise." Not unlike the music soundtrack for Chariots of Fire by Vangelis, Forest Reverie somehow encourages the listener to stretch and move beyond our day-to-day self into our inspired elegance of spirit.
This music is ambient in its style and creates a calming atmosphere, yet also invites attentive listening to the intimate details. It can be ordered from www.LovestarRecords.com

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Says DJ Leroy Zent, of KGPR Public Radio in Great Falls, MT. about Dov's "Forest Reverie" CD, which is receiving rotation on Morning Freeforms and Instru-mentality :

"Dov's compositions are reminiscent of David Arkenstone's early work, complex and intriguing."

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USC DAILY TROJAN ONLINE
Pakistani relief dinner raises funds, awareness
The sold-out benefit included a dinner, a silent auction and various live performances.
By: Torey Van Oot
Issue date: 10/31/05 Section: News
Article Tools: Page 1 of 1
Media Credit: Ed Ou | Daily Trojan
Raising funds. Safa Mohammad gets a plate of food Friday night at the Earthquake Relief Benefit Dinner. The event raised more than $2,100.Students and faculty gathered Friday night in Upstairs Commons for a dinner, silent auction and various performances to benefit the victims of the Oct. 8 South Asian earthquake. More than $2,100 was raised at the sold-out event.
The USC Coalition of Students for South Asian Quake Relief started a campaign on the University Park and Health Sciences campuses to raise relief aid and promote awareness of the devastation caused by the earthquake. Tickets were $20 for students and $25 for faculty.
Sumayya Ahmad, a senior majoring in biology and creative writing, led fundraising efforts and created the coalition. Ahmad is a staff writer for the Daily Trojan.
The quake struck on Oct. 8 and by Oct. 9 Ahamd had spearheaded the fundraising efforts, said Ishwar Bridgelal, a freshman majoring in English who volunteered to collect tickets at the door of the event.
Southern California Indo Americans and USC Student Senate sponsored the event. The USC organization Planning at the Last Minute donated $500 to cover the costs of the event.
"We knew there is a need to help the victims in South Asia and so when Sumayya brought this idea to us we wanted to help," said Sahil Chaudry, a sophomore majoring in political science who is the SCIA financial chair and director of community affairs for Senate.
Senate also helped sponsor the coalition's fundraising table on Trousdale Parkway, he said.
TrojanHospitality provided a buffet of traditional Indian and Pakistani cuisine, which included chicken tikka masala, samosas, rice, naan and gulab jamun.
Artists and designers donated items for the silent auction, which raised $237.
Items for bid in the silent auction included four prints of paintings and digitally created pieces donated by artist Phil Dunan, a velvet embellished skirt by the designer Chaudry and several pieces of handcrafted jewelry from Layali designs by Tamara Hamdan.
An array of performances followed a power-point presentation about the effects of the earthquake on the region and relief efforts.
Cantor Estherleon, who described herself as appointed ambassador for peace and spiritual leader, performed sacred prayers and poetry.
Estherleon said she does concerts on behalf of poverty and disasters out of love "to give hope (and) to restore hope."
Ivor Pyres, Estherleon's producer, who said he was inspired by the community to participate in the event, also read poetry.
Dov, a member of Musicians for Peace who graduated from USC in 1981 with a degree in entrepreneurship, played the electric violin and chose songs that he said have an "international flavor."
The evening ended with a set by TEE-M, who played guitar and sang songs in both English and Urdu, a language spoken in Pakistan.
The audience clapped and sang along as TEE-M, a Pakistani singer and songwriter, performed renditions of American and Pakistani pop songs.
Guests at the event emphasized the need for more people to get involved in the relief efforts.
"There are so many people … they really need help, you might as well help out in a small way to make a difference," said Mukta Tewani, a sophomore majoring in business administration who heard of the event through Facebook.com.
Ali Ahmad, a sophomore majoring in business administration whose sister lives in Islamabad, said that Ahmad feels more students need to know.
Organizers and guests of the event were pleased with the turnout and the support shown by the community.
"So many people on campus say that students are apathetic, so for a very small group of students to put on an event like this is commendable," said Sumun Pendakur, assistant director of the Asian Pacific American Student Services.
The coalition plans to continue fundraising events. For the past three weeks, they have set up a booth on Trousdale across from Bovard Auditorium where they are accepting donations and providing information about the affected areas and relief efforts. Prior to the event, $1,500 had been raised.
All the students involved stressed that even spare change from lunch is a significant donation. One U.S. dollar is worth 60 Pakistani rupees.
The earthquake, which registered at 7.6 on the Richter scale, hit 70 miles north of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, at 10:46 a.m. UTC, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Recent surveys of the most devastated regions have set the death toll at more than 79,000.
The donations will be sent to relief efforts through the Edhi Foundation, a non-profit agency that runs out of South Asia.
Edhi provides 24-hour relief efforts in disaster situations abroad.
"(Edhi) already has the infrastructure and resources in place to help in Pakistan," said Ahmad of the decision to send aid through this particular foundation.
Hala Mohammad, a sophomore majoring in sociology, said that a friend of hers who lives in Pakistan has been "in a state of shock" for more than a week.
"There is a sense that the response has been really good, but the area which has been affected is rural and mountainous so response to victims is hard," Mohammad said.
This is only the second time an earthquake of such magnitude has hit the region and most of the area north of Islamabad is underdeveloped and unprepared for such a high-intensity relief program, she said.
"We have a very community-oriented student body. If everyone could contribute $1, the total could come up to $30,000 … that adds up to a lot," Mohammad said.
The coalition hopes to enlist the help of more USC students and community members in the coming weeks, members said.
"It's really hard to reach students. People are involved in their own lives," Ahmad said. "We want people to know that we live in Los Angeles, and an earthquake can happen anytime. If we extend our hands to them, when we need help, they will respond."
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Additional donations can be made by sending a check payable to the Edhi Foundation to The Edhi Foundation, c/o Asian Pacific American Student Services, 3601 Trousdale Pkwy., Student Union 410, Los Angeles, CA 90089-4851.

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