Bio:

Cyprian Consiglio is a monk of the Camaldolese Congregation, musician, composer, writer and teacher. He lived for ten years and did his monastic formation at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, where he served as liturgist, choir director and teacher. Cyprian currently lives near Santa Cruz, California; he spends about half his time at home and half his time on the road performing and teaching.

Much of both his music and his teaching revolve around the Universal Call to Contemplation through spirituality and the arts. He has five collections of original music recorded and published through OCP Publications, three others released through the Equilibrium label with his long time collaborator, percussionist John Pennington, and two other collections self-published out of Singapore. He has also collaborated on several collections of a capella sacred music for the church year with the Collegeville Composers Group.

Cyprian earned his MA in Theology from St Johns Seminary in Camarillo, CA. A student of the writings of Bede Griffiths and Abhishiktananda, Cyprian has a great love for comparative religion, has done work in inter-faith ritual and world music, regularly leads conferences on meditation, and has been to India and other countries in Asia several times, both studying and teaching. He has written numerous articles and a book, Prayer in the Cave of the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation, for Liturgical Press.

 Short Bio:

Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam, is a monk, musician, and spiritual teacher.  A student of the worlds spiritual traditions, Consiglio has offered retreats and conferences around the world. He is the author of numerous articles for books and periodicals. His book, Prayer in the Cave of the Heart, draws on his experience as a Camaldolese monk to give readers an accessible reflection on prayer that is based on Bede Griffith's "universal call to contemplation."  An internationally known performer, recording artist, and composer, he has numerous collections of original sacred, world, and liturgical music to his credit.