News #105: Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich | Mountain Silence

Mountain Silence ensemble performing at Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich

Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich – Highlights

Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich took place on Sunday, 21 December at Kulturhaus Helferei in Zürich. Nearly 80 people gathered for an intimate evening of meditative music and quiet reflection. Throughout the evening, the atmosphere remained calm and attentive. The audience listened closely, allowing the music to unfold naturally. As a result, the concert created a shared sense of stillness and presence.

At the heart of the program was the Mountain Silence ensemble. The group performed compositions by Sri Chinmoy, whose spiritual music is known for its melodic simplicity and contemplative depth. The music invited listeners inward. The ensemble combined flute, viola, violin, metallophone, guitar, and Indian harmonium. Step by step, the music encouraged reflection, inner quiet, and peace.

About Mountain Silence

Mountain Silence is an ensemble rooted in the spiritual music tradition of Sri Chinmoy. He was an influential teacher and composer whose works often unite mantra, melody, and meditation. For many years, the group has shared this music with audiences across Europe.

The ensemble brings together musicians from Switzerland and other countries. Their instrumentation includes voice, strings, harmonium, and melodic percussion. Because of this combination, their concerts feel both meditative and deeply resonant.

Why the Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich Matters

A Meditative Christmas Concert Zürich is more than a seasonal cultural event. It creates a space where music becomes a bridge between inner practice and shared experience. Especially during the busy holiday period, such an evening offers a rare moment of pause, listeners can reconnect with stillness. Many listeners left the concert with a renewed sense of calm. 

Learn More & Listen

Video #275: Mountain Silence – Concert in Vicenza, Italy 2025

Experience the soulful performance by the Mountain Silence international ensemble as they render spiritual and devotional songs composed by Sri Chinmoy in the historic Basilica of Saints Felice and Fortunato in Vicenza, Italy. Filmed on March 8, 2025, in a venue that still boasts exquisite Roman mosaics, this memorable concert is a heartfelt tribute to Ottaviano Costa, a dear friend remembered with deep admiration. 

To find out more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit the official website: www.srichinmoy.org

Video #181: 827 children sing peace songs by Sri Chinmoy (Pécs, Hungary – October 21, 2019)

On October 21, 2019, 827 children (between 7-19 years old) from 23 schools in Pécs and the surrounding area sang at the famous Kodály Center – one of the best music halls in Hungary – 15 peace songs in Bengali and English by Sri Chinmoy, accompanied by the ensemble “Mountain-Silence” in honor of the United Nations International Day of Peace. At the end all the children – the whole audience – gave a standing ovation, clapping and thrumming enthusiastically. As an “encore” the children sang two songs once more with great joy and enthusiasm.

The next big project will be a similar group of children but coming from many places around the world. The event is planned for the 30th of October 2020 in Győr. If you have ideas to realize this event or want to participate please contact: [email protected].

To find out more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit the official website: www.srichinmoy.org