Ozora Festival 2026

Sound.
Love.
Family.

We are the Gong Orchestra. A collective of players from different countries, backgrounds, and experiences, united by one passion. We come together to celebrate the pure joy of life through sound and love.

Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power.

Gong Orchestra artwork

Collective

Gong Orchestra

A living circle of sound artists, gong players, facilitators and space holders gathering at Ozora Festival 2026 to create moments of listening, grounding and shared presence.

“Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power.”

Gong Orchestra · Ozora Festival 2026

The Gong Orchestra brings together different lineages, instruments and sensibilities. Through gongs, voice, silence and intention, the collective offers both intimate experiences and a powerful main-stage ceremony.

Each member contributes their own way of listening: sound healing, meditation, performance, ritual space, movement, painting, technical care and the simple joy of being together.

Voices

What makes this project special

“The possibility of bringing all this beautiful people together at a utopian place like the Ozora Festival I feel truly grateful and excited”

Portrait of Aron Sanal
Aron Sanalposeigong

“I felt a great deal of love and passion from day one with all of the amazing artists contributing to this unique project. Sharing this beautiful vision of the Gong Temple as a calm, centered anchor in the otherwise vibrant and dynamic energy of the festival, and the Gong Zen Team Supporting the Ozora crowd to embark on profound inner journeys, experience mental resets, and share powerful collective resonance through live, high-quality gong sound”

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Daniel Kizilirmak

“It is a beautiful opportunity to connect with inspiring people, musicians, and experiences, and to grow through the shared language of sound”

Portrait of Fabio Vescarelli
Fabio VescarelliGONG whisper

“Its like a dream vision becoming reality”

Portrait of Jens Zygar
Jens ZygarStar Sounds Orchestra

“Healing frequencies and correction of magic”

Portrait of Johannes Rakel
Johannes RakelJojo's Mojo

“For me, this project is about creating a space where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and experience deep relaxation through sound and mindfulness. It’s an honor to contribute to a community that values presence, connection, and personal growth”

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Katarina Naira

“Being part of such a momentous vibration, that will resonate in most hearts and leave the a beautiful feeling that we are there to share. An join our to stand by brother and sisters, with a good intention”

Portrait of Louie Robert Golds
Louie Robert GoldsGong Orchestra

“This project is special to me because I get to create something magical in the most beautiful locations with the best crew”

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Marcel WagnerOrdnung im Chaos

“To be able to connect to and cooperate with fellow sound practitioners is most fulfilling to me, always”

Portrait of Max Mandt-Merck
Max Mandt-MerckKlangauszeiten

“The possibility to create a space where we can send out high frequencies of unity and love”

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Peter HagePeetlypeet

“Expression and experiences that expand what is possible”

Portrait of Torsten Schröter
Torsten SchröterTósta Lebenskunst

Crew

The players

Portrait of Alejandro Notz

Alejandro Notz

Fractal Gong

Switzerland

Alejandro Notz is a Swiss-Venezuelan sound artist and founder of Fractal Gong. For over ten years, he has explored the gong through vibration, deep listening and silence. His work, shaped by years of training and embodied sensitivity, creates immersive spaces where the body can slow down, release and reconnect.

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Anja Monden

die Mondin

Portugal, Germany, Austria, Greece

Anja Monden is a sound artist and Clown with a multidimensional holistic approach. Born with the passion to let people know that Sound, Laughter and Dancing is the main language.

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Aron Sanal

poseigong

Portugal, Germany, Balkan

Driven by Aron’s passion for music and balance, playing the gong and gather beautiful souls around it, is a deep way of expressing himself. In the sound therapies and sound journeys that he hosts, the wellbeing of everyone and the understanding of the collective consciousness is his approach.

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Daniel Kizilirmak

Germany · Munich

Sound & Gong Facilitator · Singing Circle Leader/ Multi-Instrumentalist · Sound Artist · DJ & social worker Daniel Kizilirmak creates immersive and meditative spaces of self-experience through music and sound. His work invites to pause, reconnect, feel fully alive and harmonize within.

Portrait of Fabio Vescarelli

Fabio Vescarelli

GONG whisper

Italy

Fabio Vescarelli is a musician and sound facilitator devoted to meditative concerts, live soundtracks for dance and readings, and vocal exploration. His work moves through sound healing, overtone singing, transformative free singing, nada yoga, and other practices of personal expression, listening, and inner evolution.

Portrait of Jens Zygar

Jens Zygar

Star Sounds Orchestra

Germany

Jens Zygar is a German gong musician, sound artist, educator, and pioneer of Planetary Gong Music. Since 1984, he has developed innovative instruments, trained practitioners worldwide, and promotes the Cosmic Octave through performance, research, and international education.

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Johannes Rakel

Jojo's Mojo

Portugal

My name is Jojo and I live in the deep forests of northern Portugal as sustainable as possible. Main passions I like to share with the world are music through guitar, food through tajine and movement through Kalaripayattu.

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Katarina Naira

Slovakia

Katarína Naira is a certified Sound Master and Mindfulness Lector. She has been guiding immersive sound journeys with singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, and mindfulness practices to support relaxation and inner balance.

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Louie Robert Golds

Gong Orchestra

Portugal

An English/Portuguese, Surfer/Highliner, Juggler/Hulahopper, Harmonica playing Festival lover.

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Marcel Wagner

Ordnung im Chaos

Germany

Trade fair construction, event technology, setup and dismantling, decoration, lighting installation, and carpentry.

Portrait of Max Mandt-Merck

Max Mandt-Merck

Klangauszeiten

Germany

My name is Max. Music, instruments and percussion have been around all my life. I love facilitating deep states of relaxation, so you can re-connect to yourself and re-discover your very essence. Sound, voice and energy are my central tools.

Portrait of Peter Hage

Peter Hage

Peetlypeet

Portugal / Germany

I'm Peet, currently living on my sailboat and discovering the element water. I grew up in a musical family and since then music has been at the heart of my journey. As a Sound Artist, DJ and Space Creator I aspire to bring people, passion and love together in order to create magic.

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Rachel Towgood

Netherlands

Rachel is a Mexican-American yoga instructor and certified Reiki healer. She loves to share healing vibrations through sound and movement.

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Torsten Schröter

Tósta Lebenskunst

Germany

Torsten Schröter is a jack-of-all-trades, free spirit, nature lover, craftsman, artist, qualified social educator, consultant, coach, musician and aspiring writer — “Everyone should have a Tósta.” He believes life should be fulfilling and self-created.

Sacred space

Gong Temple

25 July–1 August · Open 10:00–18:30 · Sessions every full hour from 10:00 to 17:00

In our sacred space we welcome each and every one of you to step inside and let go. The Gong Temple offers a daily journey through sound, silence, planetary resonance and shared presence. On 30.07 the Temple will be closed for Gong Zen, as all gongs and players gather on the Ozora Stage.

25.07

The Call

“I hear a voice inviting me to enter”

Moon · 210.42 Hz · silver / soft white

The Moon represents intuition, the inner voice, the call from the unconscious and the beginning of a spiritual journey.

26.07

The Roots

“I find my stability and my body”

Saturn · 147.85 Hz · deep red / earth brown

Saturn embodies foundation, structure, physicality, grounding and stability. He is the planet of roots and material reality.

The Gong PujaNight immersion · 21:00–09:00
27.07

The Breath

“I discover that breath is also music”

Mercury · 141.27 Hz · bright blue

Mercury rules breath, communication, sound, rhythm and mental agility. He connects mind and expression.

28.07

The Heart

“I understand that resonance arises from relationship”

Venus · 221.23 Hz · emerald green / rose pink

Venus is the planet of the heart, love, relationships and harmonious resonance. She stands for connection and emotional vibration.

29.07

The Void

“I learn to listen to the silence”

Neptune · 211.44 Hz · deep indigo / violet

Neptune represents emptiness, the unfathomable, deep silence, ego dissolution and mystical void.

30.07

The Offering

“What is received becomes a gift for others”

Jupiter · 183.58 Hz · royal purple / gold

Jupiter stands for expansion, generosity, abundance and sharing wisdom or gifts. He is the great giver and teacher.

Temple closedAll gongs and players move to the Ozora Stage for Gong Zen.
31.07

The Oneness

“Everything returns to a single vibration”

Sun · 126.22 Hz · pure gold / white light

The Sun symbolizes the One, the center, pure essence and divine light in which everything becomes unified again.

The Gong PujaNight immersion · 21:00–09:00
01.08

The Grounding

“I anchor the journey and bring the light back into the earth”

Earth · 136.10 Hz · rich green / terracotta brown

Earth represents embodiment, integration, nurturing and the sacred return to the physical world. It is the grounding force that allows us to live the journey in everyday reality.

Main Stage Ceremony

Gong Zen

Ozora Stage · 30.07.2026 · 16:30

Get ready for a sacred moment of silence and grounding. In the heart of the festival, we step out of the noise and let the ancient vibrations flow through us—connecting every soul, heart and Mother Earth.

More than twenty players and forty-two gongs gather for a collective ceremony dedicated to wellbeing, centering and unity. Gong Zen is an invitation to pause, breathe and experience the festival from a deeper inner space.