Sharifah C. Rosso
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| Industry | Technology |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Formerly Music Teacher, College Administrator, University Administrative Analyst/Consultant, and Business Systems/Programmer Analyst |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | Born in Santa Monica, CA, I took an A. Sci. in Computer Science from Glendale College, and a B.A. from Immaculate Heart College in Music Theory, minor in Psychology. There I took Piano Master classes with Carol Rosenberger and studied Music Theory with Dorrance Stalvey. Mills College gave me a Graduate Audio-Visual Assistantship/Scholarship, where I studied with David Behrman and Terry Riley, and earned a Master in Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music and Media. At CalArs I was an Ensemble Associate and specialized in the musics of Africa, Indonesia, and India. There I taught Music Theory and Beginning Piano, was a member of World Music Ensembles, studied privately N. Indian Vocal Singing with Amyia Dasgupta, Gamelan Music with KRT Wasitodiningrat, Njomen Wenton, and Omartopo, and private Composition with Leonard Stein and Alan Chaplin. I was a private Piano student of Eva Naiditch Cooper (Young Musicians Foundation Judge, International Women's Piano Competition Winner, and Pianist Laureate of France). From 1993-2010 I studied N. Indian Vocal Music with Mala Ganguly. In 2013 I began to play occasional keyboard for SRF's Glendale Temple. |
| Interests | Saints, Meditation, Humanitarian Service, Education, and the Visual & Performing Arts. |
| Favorite Movies | "Glimpses of a Life Divine" by Self-Realization Fellowship. Also, I am very fond of "Jesus of Nazareth", "St. Teresa of Avila", "St. Bernadette", "Mahabharata", "Ramayana", "Lagaan", and "Jodhaa Akbar". |
| Favorite Music | Devotional Chants by the Nuns of Self-Realization Fellowship; Vocalists: Bramacharini Mirabai, Lakshmi Shankar, Mala Ganguly, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Guiseppe Di Stefano, Elizabeth Schwartzkopf; Keyboard & choral works including those all works of French Comoser, Lilia Boulanger, J.S. Bach, Mozart, & Morton Lauridson. Robert Schumann's "Romance in C# minor", "Funeral March Sonatas" by Frederick Chopin & Ludwig von Beethoven for Piano; Instrumental Music, especially performed by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Zakkir Hussain, Gamelan Music of Indonesia and West African Music of the Ewe speaking people of Ghana, and Inspirational Music such as John Michael Talbot, Cantors, and Saints. |
| Favorite Books | "Autobiography of a Yogi", and, "Scientific Healing Affirmations" by Paramahansa Yogananda, "Only Love" by Sri Daya Mata, and "Baghavad-Gita" a Discourse between Lord Krishna & Arjuna. I was very fond of the "Interior Castle" and "Spiritual Soliloquies" by St. Teresa of Avila. Currently, I am studying Paramahansa Yogananda's Masterpiece, "The Second Coming of Christ, the Resurrection of the Christ within You." |