Sangit Om is the stage name of the German musician and composer Stefan Petersilge, who was born in 1954. He studied composition at the Musikhochschule Mannheim-Heidelberg and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, completing a Staatsexamen in 1979. He began a professional career as a jazz pianist and theater composer before studying world music and mastering the bansuri. He released his debut studio album, True Stories, in 1988 through Nightingale Records. His discography includes the studio recordings Dimensions of Life (1991), Inspiration (1997), The Spirit of Tai Chi (2002), and The Spirit of Yoga (2010). Petersilge has also served as a producer and musician for numerous artists including Bindu and Chinmaya Dunster. He moved to Greece in 2002 to work as a producer and educator.
