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BISAN TORON Vocal Artist Composer| | Instructor
“The music of Bisan Toron is so perfectly crafted and created that it transcends all genres of music and of art in general... Every lush second of it is packed with thought
and style and personal presence. Absolutely beautiful!”
- Thomas MooreAuthor, Care of the Soul
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About Bisan Toron
“Bisan’s voice is a delight to the ear and heart. Her approach is not traditional. It is an experimental search for the right expression of inner landscape and yearning. Her work comes in the footsteps of giants such as Meredith Monk but her style is more personal
and unpredictable yet rooted in a distant Middle Eastern heritage.”
- Yuval Ron, Yuval Ron Ensemble
Bisan Toron is an internationally acclaimed vocal artist and voice teacher. Born in Syria and raised in Paris and New York, Bisan studied classical voice performance at NYU and holds masters in Ethnomusicology from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, with further studies in voice and improvisation with the Roy Hart-based company, Pantheatre, in France.
Her music is informed by a multitude of cultures and vocal traditions, which she threads with vocal articulations that arise from the moment. Bisan has been a recording artist for several film soundtracks, including the acclaimed film, ‘NYsferatu’, which she performed live at 2017 Rome Film Festival. Her music and teaching is grounded in the process of re-imagining the voice as a “muscle of the soul,” bridging the chasm between our inner impulses and outer expression. Bisan is currently teaching and performing on stages around the world and makes
her residence in Richmond, VA.
Toward the RoarBisan Toron, 2015
Bisan’s latest album, fusing her signature vocals with soulful lyrics, resulting in compositions that blend east, west, contemporary and classical. The result is bold, nuanced, unique and fresh.
Backstage Reveries, Voice Sketches by Bisan Toron, 2008 Bisan’s debut album: Meditative soundscapes based on vocal improvisations, fusing contemporary lyrical and Middle Eastern genres.
“Bisan Toron’s voice is a door that opens out to mystery.” - Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
President Sufi Order InternationalMUSICSolo Albums
Featured Vocalist Recording Artist
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Toron lends her exclusive vocal style to a variety of creative projects, including film soundtracks, music for choreography, and video. She enhances one’s vision by being able to performing both pre-composed material and improvisations, creating unique harmonic, tonal and textural embellishments.
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‘Láska’
CHRIS LASTOVICKA
The Seven Pillars: Journey Toward
Wisdom
Mother TongueShort Film
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In my opinion Bisan Toron is a miracle worker. I don’t think I have ever seen anyone teach with so much wisdom, clarity, and energy...She does more than teach music. She changes lives.”
- Justin Nielsen Director, Fresco Arts Academy
As an act of presence, vocalization involves the conscious, physical act of managing energy – a co-
creating with Life. The question becomes: How can the body-voice meet the moment in full resonance? From this perspective, the voice is not a thing but rather, a
space that surpasses boundaries and is not beholden to any single texture, color or mode - a vast array of
human sounds so deeply felt and allowed, that even the singer is dissolved into Presence.
Rooted in Western classical vocal technique while motivated by elements of mysticism, Bisan teaches
through a unique lens that re-imagines the traditional approach to the voice. She developed the concept of ‘Voice Creatures,’ a title she gives to the rich, hidden
voices within us, waiting to be heard.
Offerings:
Master Classes Vocal Series
WorkshopsPrivate Lessons
The Boundless Voice
VOCAL INSTRUCTOR
‘Invocations: A concert with Bisan Toron and Simone Giuliani.’ Yanchenma Healing Arts & Music Series. Topanga, CA‘Láska.’ Vocalist for original composition by Chris Lastovicka. New York, NY‘Invisible Essence: The Little Prince.’ Featured vocalist for documentary soundtrack by Charles Officer. Toronto, Canada ‘NYsferatu, Symphony of a Century.’ Featured vocalist and co-composer on animated feature film Soundtrack for multi-media art project by artist Andrea Mastrovito. Performed live at the Rome International Film Festival; Bergamo & PallermoMNISOTA Recording ProjectNineteen-year Roses Song Fundraiser for SAMS (Syrian American Medical Society)Calling for Peace (Benefit for Syrian Film, Jasmenco2). Dara Global Arts Gallery, Reston, VARe-Imagining the Voice. Performance/Presentation. American School of Dubai, U.A.E. IgniVox. The 12th Night. House of Yes, Brooklyn, NY You Are So Lucky. New Years Eve Performance. Alder Manor, Yonkers, NY LEIMAY. HANASAKA: Inaugural Annual Benefit. The Cave, Brooklyn, NY You Are So Lucky. Halloween Performance, NY, Alder Manor. Yonkers, NY Universal Worship. Zenith Institute, Ticino, SwitzerlandToward the Roar. Album: original compositions and vocals. BeeHave, Overground Physical Theatre Co., The Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, NYThe Seven Pillars Soundscape: A Contemplative Journey Toward Wisdom, Co-composed and performed vocals for soundtrack. Dawn of Interspirituality, Satyana Institute, Cascadian Center, WABanquet for the Soul, 85th Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan, New Lebanon, NY Pillars of Sophia: A Benefit Concert, New Lebanon, NY Ecocentric, Overground Theatre Co., Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, NYAMATRIA, Overground Theatre Co., DUMBO Festival, New York, NYVanishing Art: An Intimate Festival of What May Be, New Lebanon, NYCalidad de Vida, San Juan, Puerto RicoInto Sunlight, Robin Becker Dance, New York, NYVoices of Light, Bard College, NY Dances with Rumi, St. James Church, Chatham, NYSeven Pillars Inauguration, New Lebanon, NYZonta: World Music & Intercultural Exchange, Paris, FranceTransit Performance Group, Ramallah, West Bank & Haifa, Israel Karluma, Ramallah, West Bank Remain: 5 Days of Myths and Rituals, New York, NYOthello, Inverse Theater Company, New York, NY
PROJECTS / PERFORMANCES
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Bisan performs at festivals, retreats, schools & universities, and on concert stages around the world. For bookings, contact [email protected]
