SAA-uk’s Annual Community Music Summer School (27th-31st July 2009)

Start Time: Monday, July 27, 2009 at 9:30am
End Time: Friday, July 31, 2009 at 4:10pm
Location: Chapeltown Sikh Centre
Street: Chapeltown Road
City/Town: Leeds, United Kingdom
Phone: 01132445523
Email: info@saa-uk.org.uk

SAA-uk is delighted to present its Annual Community Music Summer School, which will offer tuition in Gurbani Vocals, Sitar, Santoor and Tabla. The Summer School will give participants the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of traditional raags and improve musicianship skills, a chance to make new friends or to catch-up with old ones.

Music leaders will include:

- Ustad Dharambir Singh, renowned International Sitarist and Educationalist
- Ustad Harjinderpal Singh, Santoor and Tabla maestro
- Smt Gunwant Kaur, an esteemed Hindustani Vocalist
- Surmeet Singh, talented Sitarist
- Upneet Singh, a young and upcoming Tabla player

The Summer School is open to any age and covers novice to advanced levels.

Theme:
1) Continuing from last year’s successful theme will be a focus on ‘Solidifying the Foundations’. This will include sessions on helping to improve riyaz discipline and how to structure a riyaz session. The ten Thaat Raags (parent scales) will be used as base raags for riyaz exercises with compositions to follow as well as focusing on technique to improve musicianship. Tabla players will use the eight basic taals as a basis and learn tabla riyaz techniques and also learn new compositions.

In addition, this year we will be looking in depth at:

2) ‘Raag Rang’ – Worlds of Colour, Emotion and Rhythm. Continuing from last year’s focus on ‘Navarasa’ – the nine emotions that provide the basis for Hindustani music – ‘Raag Rang’ shall explore the visualisation of music. The theme will examine the links that can be drawn between individual colours and musical notes, why a particular note can express and correspond to a particular colour and/or emotion, and what this means. This will aim to engage the participants in viewing their music from a different angle – regular riyaz and technique study will remain a large part of the Summer School, but there will be a renewed focus on being aware of the emotional and visual content of Hindustani music.

Fees (all 5 days, 9:30 – 4:00):

£65 Individual
£55 each for 2 or more siblings
£50 each for 4 siblings

1 FREE adult place is offered to help support your children in their learning and development.

Discounts are available for family groups and those on benefits. Contact us to discuss requirements.

Supported by The Sikh Centre, Chapeltown & Swara-Sangeet

(Source: 07/2009 – Facebook)

News: Registration opens for 3rd IMC World Forum on Music

Registration opens for 3rd IMC World Forum on Music

The International Music Council (IMC) is a global network of expert organisations and individuals working in the field of music. Founded in 1949 by UNESCO, IMC is mandated to promote musical diversity and support cultural rights for all.

Paris, July 10, 2009 – The International Music Council (IMC) is pleased to announced that registration has opened for its 3rd IMC World Forum on Music and 33rd General Assembly to be held in Tunis, October 17-22, 2009 under the title “Access to musical diversity”. It will be organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation of the Tunisian Republic.

The 2009 World Forum on Music will focus on five areas which IMC considers being of crucial importance to the world of music:

• Cultural diversity: where do we stand?
• Music as a vector for dialogue
• Creativity and innovation in music distribution
• New approaches to music education
• Changing audiences: challenges for art music around the world

To access GENERAL INFORMATION and the REGISTRATION FORM, please go to the Forum section on the IMC website.

Information: International Music Council, Silja Fischer
1 rue Miollis, 75732 PARIS cedex 15, France
Tel. +33 1 45 68 48 50 – Fax +33 1 45 68 48 66
e-mail: wfm@imc-cim.org

(Source: 07/10/2009 – IMC – www.imc-cim.org | contact:  wfm@imc-cim.org )

Hamburg: Sitar & Sarod Jugalbandhi – KEDIA Brothers (07/10-12/2009)

The Kedia Brothers – Mormukut & Manoj Kedia , the gifted torch bearers of the Senia Maihar Gharana ( School ) , are a frequently mentioned name in the contemporary technical expertiseand spontaneous aesthestic sparkle have enable them to spread wings and soar the heights of splendour. Recipent of the National Award Mormukut and Manoj the son of Nationally acclaimed Tabla Player Pt. Sanbhu Dayal Kedia took to SITAR & SAROD at the age of Seven ( 07) and Nine (09) under the guidence of Shree Praja Nandy Jee, Acharya Raja Ram Sukhla & their father Pt. Shambhu Dayal Kedia. There after they were nutured by Mr. S.D. David.

Padma Bibhusan Ustad Ali Akbar Ali Khan impressed with the enormous talents and wonderful acumen of Mormukut & Manoj to grasp the intricacies of Ragas , formally baptisedhim as his discipline in 1975.They also started to take taleem from Guru Maa Annapurna jee daughter of great wizard of Indian classical music ustad Allaudin Khan Saheb of maihar. Presently they are under the guidence of Pt. Sunil Mukherjee , Sarod Meastro of Delhi .

Today they are taking the breath away from the listeners by their glistering musical performances around the country.

Dates…

10th July 2009 – 02:00 pm: Workshop – music school Universum Altona
11th July 2009 – 08:00 pm: 1st concert – musik school Universum Altona
12th July 2009 – 07:00 pm: 2nd concert – St. Pauli church (Hamburg, Altona)

More Info: Swapan Bhattacharya (Tabla Maestro) – www.terekete.de (eMail: swapantabla@gmx.net)

concert and discussion moderated by Partha Bose and Esha Bandyopadhyay. Recorded at Weaver’s Studio (part 1 & 2)

part 1…

part 2…

The AACM Audio Project (30th April 2009)

(AACM Youtube Channel -04/30/09) – The Ali Akbar College of Music has been working towards creating a public library to maintain our ongoing collection of music in order to make it accessible to students, scholars, researchers, and music lovers. People throughout the San Francisco Bay Area have attended concerts, classes, and films, at our college campus and are very familiar with our work. Now, we are looking forward to extending the life of Indian Classical music through this unique library that will be open to the public right here at our campus in Marin County.

Our founder and principal teacher, Ali Akbar Khan, known affectionately as Khansahib, is now 87 years of age. He first came to the U.S. in 1955 at the request of the late Yehudi Menuhin. During his 44 years of teaching and performing in the U.S. he has received: a MacArthur (Genius) Award, a National Heritage Fellowship Award, he was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, and has received 5 Grammy nominations. Khansahib continues to teach master classes at his college as he has been for the past forty years. Hopefully, he will continue in this capacity for many years to come.

Our immediate concern is to preserve the archives of his classes, concerts, photographs, newspaper articles, etc. This collection is comprised of the personal library of Ali Akbar Khan as well as the archives of his non-profit music college. It is an unbroken line of music dating back to the 16th century court of Emperor Akbar. Between Khansahib and his father, Baba Allauddin Khan, it spans over one hundred years of musical compositions and concerts. It is by far the largest single collection of Indian classical music. The collection emphasizes the teaching of the music as well as concerts. The teaching is the future of Indian classical music, and Khansahib has taken great care to make sure it survives by teaching 4-6 classes weekly, nine months of the year for the past forty years. His daily teaching is part fixed composition with the majority of the class focusing on his composing music on the spot as he would put it. This method has left behind a treasure trove of new compositions specifically designed to help the student better understand the movement of the ragas.

Our largest need is to transfer and reference over 4,500 hours of audio tapes of Ali Akbar Khans classes spanning from 1980-2001, and approximately 1,000 of his concerts. This does not include the 15 years of video tapes of his classes. In 2007, we were finally able to begin to work on this exciting project with the help of a very generous grant from the James Irvine Foundation of $150,000. The award was intended to partially fund this project for a 2 year period. We have also received a very generous $10,000 award from the Rex Foundation, and $15,000 from individual donations totaling $175,000. Our budget for this crucial phase of the library is $375,000. We are still $200,000 short of our goal.

It is of the utmost importance to us to have Khansahibs input on all aspects of the library. As an example, when we have transferred older concerts we have discovered that many of the tapes have nothing written on them. Khansahib has been instrumental in telling us who was accompanying him on tabla, drums, and has identified obscure ragas. Sometimes he has been able to recall an interesting event that took place around the concert, all of which will not be possible in the future. It is vital that we continue to preserve this great body of work that Khansahib has so lovingly passed on. We need help from the community to ensure that this tradition is carried on to our children, and our grandchildren.

For a full description and to donate to this project, visit www.aacm.org.

AACM Audio Project…

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam: Vocal Violin Camp 2008

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam announces the Vocal and Violin Music Camp to be conducted by B.U.Ganesh Prasad from India at Savitha and Prasad Ramachandran’s residence in Naperville.
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Camp Schedule

Conductor: B.U. Ganesh Prasad
Dates: 1st Apr 2008 to 31st May 2008
Hours: 9 AM to 7 PM
Session Duration: 1 hour

Fees will be communicated directly by the Camp Conductor to interested parties. There will be a minimum charge for each session with no proration.

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If you are interested in attending, please respond to camp-request@tyagaraja-chicago.org with the following information:

• Your email address and phone number
• Your availability to attend the camp
• The top three choices for the time periods that would be most suitable to you for attending
• Number of students from your family who would be attending
• Total number of sessions you are planning on attending during this period

Please note:

• Dates are subject to change based on the Camp Conductor’s schedule and convenience.
• Payment for each session is due in cash made out to the Camp Conductor at the end of each session.
• Sessions will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis.
• All sessions start and end on the hour.
• Please contact info@tyagaraja-chicago.org if you have any questions.
• Please register your latest contact information here if you would like to be informed of such events in the future

Contact: Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam, 129 N. Ardmore – Villa Park, IL 60181

(Source: tyagaraja-chicago.org | info@tyagaraja-chicago.org )

Indian Classical Music Conference 2008 (LearnQest Academy for Music)

LearnQuest Music Conference 2008 (Boston / Cambridge / Waltham MA – U.S.A.)

While there has been no dearth of great masters visiting the Boston area, we intend to serve the community by taking the listening and appreciation of music to the next level. To this end, our goal is to present authentic Indian classical music the way it is practiced and enjoyed in India through multi-day classical music festivals (Sangeet Sammelans) and conferences. This is an attempt at creating an Indian Sangeet Sammelan-like environment that would cater to all music lovers, both the aficionado as well as the uninitiated. Our goal is to present the famous and established artists, as well as promising rising stars of Indian classical music.

This music conference, a five day event, will be held from April 9th to April 13th 2008 at multiple locations in the Boston area. The opening concert on April 9th will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the second day, April 10th, events will be held at the Stata Center of MIT, Cambridge. The remaining events from April 11th to April 13th will be held at the McDevitt School in Waltham, MA. This year’s conference is being  co-sponsored by two very prominent artistic organizations of Boston – MFA and MITHAS of MIT. We are excited about this partnership.

Some of the featured Artists include:

Abhishek Raghuram – Carnatic Vocal
Anindo Chatterjee – Tabla
Anirban Dasgupta – Sarod
Aruna Sairam – Carnatic Vocal
Debashish Bhattacharya – Guitar
Geeta Murali – Carnatic Vocal
Gundecha Brothers – Dhrupad Vocal
Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flute
Jayanti Kumaresh – Veena
Kedar Naphde – Harmonium
Kumkum Sanyal – Hindustani Vocal
Madhav Gudi – Hindustani Vocal
O. S. Thiagarajan – Carnatic Vocal
Partho Chatterjee – Sitar
Phil Scarf – Saxaphone
Prabha Atre – Hindustani Vocal
Prabhakar Karekar – Hindustani Vocal
Purbayan Chatterjee – Sitar
Ramdas Palsule – Tabla
Ronu Majumdar – Hindustani Flute
Shashank Subramanyam – Carnatic Flute
Shujat Khan – Sitar
Steve Gorn – Hindustani Flute
Vishal Nagar – Tabla
Warren Senders – Hindustani Vocal

Program

April 9, Wednesday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Guitar Gayan (Singing Guitar)
At Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
· Debashsish Bhattacharya and Group (Sutapa Bhattacharya – Vocal, Subasish Bhattacharya – Tabla)

April 10, Thursday, 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. - Confluent Winds
At Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge MA
· Music Triveni 2008 by Natraj with Phil Scarf on the Saxaphone, Shashank and Steve Gorn on the Flute
· Showing of a rare film on Hindustani Music

April 11, 12, 13 (Friday – Sunday) - Cascade of Melodies and Rhythms
At McDevitt School, Waltham MA

April 11, Friday, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
· Hindustani-Carnatic Flute Jugalbandi – Shashank and RonuMajumdar
· Hindustani Vocal – Prabhakar Karekar

April 12, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
· Hindustani Vocal – Prabha Atre
· Sitar and Tabla Legacy Group -
Partho Chatterjee, Anindo Chatterjee, Purbayan Chatterjee, Anubrata Chatterjee
· Hindustani Vocal – Madhav Gudi
· Carnatic Vocal – Abhishek Raghuram
· Sarod – Anirban Dasgupta
· Hindustani Vocal – Kumkum Sanyal
· Carnatic Vocal – Geeta Murali
· Mridangam and Tabla Lecture Demonstration – J. Vaidyanathan and Vishal Nagar

April 13, Sunday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
· Carnatic Vocal – Aruna Sairam
· Dhrupad – Gundecha Brothers
· Carnatic Vocal – O. S. Tyagarajan
· Sitar – Shujat Khan
· Veena – Jayanthi Kumaresh
· Hindustani Vocal – Warren Senders
· Hindustani Vocal Lecture Demonstration – Gangadhar Rao Telang

(Source: LearnQuest Academy of Music | ICM Conference 2008 | Program | eMail)

Learnquest 2007: Festival of Indian Classical Music

Symposium – 23rd Dec 2007: Innovation in Teaching and Practice…

Madhukali is holding a two-days award ceremony to give away the first-ever Sangeetendu Dr. Lalmani Misra Awards on 22nd and 23rd December 2007 at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal (M.P.)

Omenad has decided to organize a Symposium on this occasion focusing on Areas of Innovation in Teaching and Practice of Indian Classical Music. Consent from some scholars has been received who shall discuss philosophy of presentation, myth and facts about inter-relationship of Raga-s and new methodology of learning ICM etc.

There are many facets of Indian Classical Music which have to be understood in modern perspective regarding preservation, promotion and dissemination of this art-form. Many artistes despite having concrete ideas regarding presentation have never brought them out due to hostile public reception or outright rejection. In India music still languishes being branded either as entertainment or an ancient practice. As entertainment it suffers due to market forces resulting in use of synthesised music that has replaced human accompanists; being branded as an ancient art very few students opt to learn at the right age (8 to 12) and then too, music is rarely a part of formal education system. Academics and activists have tried to convince people and authority to give music its place in school curriculum. Music is indeed therapeutic but its commodification as an alternate therapy is detrimental to genuine practice.

Several papers have been received on different aspects of learning and performance of Indian music and dance. Some of the speakers are:

• Techniques of Wind Instruments – Pt. Raghunath Seth

• Electroninc Music Instruments – Shri G. Rajnarayan

• Indian Musical Notation: Accuracy versus Universality – Dr. Ragini Trivedi

• Ragamala paintings as Musical Texts – Dr. Naval Krishna

• Visualizing New Possibilities of Raga Presentations - Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyaya

• The element of Mystery and Rationality in Indian Raga-s – Dr. Bageshri Joshi

• Raga Presentation: Tradition and New Dimensions - Dr. Suneera Kasliwal

• Music Therapy: An Objective Evaluation - Dr. Sharada Velankar

Mr. Niranjan Haldar would present his musical innovation, Ranjan Veena before the gathering of scholars. An introduction to Prof. R C Mehta’s recent book, Eminent Musicians of Yester Years shall be given by Tabla virtuoso Prof. Kiran Deshpande.

The symposium shall start at 9:30 am with Registration on 23rd December at Bharat Bhawan Bhopal.

( Source: Omenad.net | eMail Contact )

Barock ist hip! – Ein fächerübergreifendes Projekt …

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gesehen bei: www.musikpaedagogik-online.de (eMail Newsletter vom 27.06.2007)

klasse musik 2/2007, Seite 6
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Schlemmer, Cornelia und Ohligschläger, Bettina

Barock ist hip!

Ein fächerübergreifendes Projekt für die Klassenstufen 5 bis 10

Die SchülerInnen tauchen ein in das Lebensgefühl des höfischen Barocks. Sie befinden sich etwa in der Zeit von 1650 bis 1770; sie tanzen, musizieren, kleiden und bewegen sich wie am Hofe König Ludwigs XIV.

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