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Explore & Learn @ The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall…

CITI GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS (GRADES 9-12)
The Music of India | The Music of Turkey

The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, which creates broad-reaching music education programs, is playing a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible through creative musical interaction and inspiring lifelong learning-Music for Everyone.

Citi Global Encounters 2008-09 integrates the study of world music into social studies, English, and music classrooms. Throughout the spring semester, students and teachers explore the music and culture of the chosen focus country through sequential lessons, Professional Development Workshops, classroom visits by a world music performer, and a final interactive concert in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

The 2008-09 program offers the opportunity to choose between a program focused on the Music of India and a program focused on the Music of Turkey.

GO DEEPER: Connect your classroom with participants around the world via an online community and two videoconferenced concerts in the yearlong Cultural Exchange Program.

Citi Global Encounters: Music of India

The 2008-09 program, which includes all of the features described here, explores wide-ranging musical styles and cultures from the Northern Indian Hindustani region. Students and Teachers study improvisation, rhythmic and harmonic modes, musical texts, traditional forms and recent innovations.

Professional Development Workshops
(Choose one.)
Thurs, Mar 5, 2009, 4 PM
Sat, Mar 7, 2009, 10 AM

Concerts
(Choose one.)
Thurs, May 14, 2009, 10:15 AM
Thurs, May 14, 2009, 12:15 PM

Full Program and Fee Details here | Registration Form (PDF Download)

Teachers involved in the program can also apply for in-depth musical investigations facilitated by Weill Music Institute Teaching Artists. This feature, new in the 2008–09 program, gives teachers an option to take their study of world music to a deeper level.

Program Fees

Students: $6 each
Teachers: $25 each

Optional Teaching Artist Add-On: $50 per classroom

One adult chaperone per 10 children is required at each concert. Chaperones attend the concerts free of charge.

How to Register

Please fill out and submit The Weill Music Institute registration form (PDF 140kb).

Mail:
Carnegie Hall
Attn: Global Encounters
881 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Fax: 212-307-5766

Questions?

For more information or to receive a brochure in the mail, e-mail globalencounters@carnegiehall.org or call The Weill Music Institute at 212-903-9625.

(Source: Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall | http://www.carnegiehall.org)

About the European Year 2008 of Intercultural Dialogue…

Europe is becoming more culturally diverse. The enlargement of the European Union, deregulation of employment laws and globalisation have increased the multicultural character of many countries, adding to the number of languages, religions, ethnic  and cultural backgrounds found on the continent. As a result, intercultural dialogue has an increasingly important role to play in fostering European identity and citizenship.

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008

The European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008 recognises that Europe’s great cultural diversity represents a unique advantage. It will encourage all those living in Europe to explore the benefits of our rich cultural heritage and opportunities to learn from different cultural traditions.

The Year will feature a small number of flagship projects on a European level, as well as EU support for a national project in each Member State, and a Partner programme aimed at mobilising civil society. The active involvement of civil society will be essential in highlighting good practices and identifying needs in intercultural dialogue. Well-known ambassadors have also been appointed to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of intercultural dialogue.

The European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) was established by Decision N° 1983/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. (18 December 2006).

(Source: www.interculturaldialogue2008.eu)

Hindu Calendar 2008…

Hindu Calendar

There are two main theories governing the Hindu Calendar, these two theories have come up with two entirely different calendars. The other calendars are the Lunar Calendar Solar Calendar Kaliyuga Era Kollam Era Bengali San.

According to the Hindu Saka Calendar, we enter 1922 this year. This calendar was developed during the Saka Era in 78 AD. The Saka calendar which is based on the Hindu Astronomy of the holy Vedas is a lunar calendar unlike the Gregorian Solar Calendar. And a section of Hindus in India and Indonesia follow it even today. Indian National Calendar follows the Saka System.

Hindu Calendar 2008

Date……..Festival
Jan. 1……New Year
Jan. 5……Chellam
Jan. 9……Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
Jan.13……Lohri
Jan.13……Maghi
Jan.14……Makar Sankranti, Pongal
Jan.20……Moharam
Jan.23……Subhash C. Bose Jayanti
Jan.24……Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
Jan.26……Republic Day
Jan.29……Swami Vivekanand Jayanti
Feb.11……Basant Panchami
Feb.21……Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Mar. 1……Guru Ramdas Jayanti
Mar. 2……Swami Dayanand Jayanti
Mar. 6……Maha Shivratri
Mar. 21…..Millad-ul-nabi
Mar. 21…..Holi, Good Friday
Mar. 22…..Dulhandi (Rangwali Holi)
Apr. 6……Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)
Apr. 6……Gudi Padwa
Apr. 7……Hindu New Year
Apr.13……Baisakhi
Apr.13……Durga Ashtami
Apr.14……Ramnavami
Apr.14……Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
Apr.18……Mahavir Jayanti
Apr.19……Hanuman Jayanti
Apr.25……Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti
Apr.27……Guru Arjun Dev Jayanti
May 1…….May Day
May 6…….Guru AngaDev Jayanti
May 7…….Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti
May 7…….Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti
May 8…….Akshaya Tritiya
May 9…….Sri Madhwasankara Jayanti
May 19-20…Budh Poornima
Jun.13……Ganga Dussehra
Jun.18……Kabir Das Jayanti
Jul.16……Rath Yatra
Jul.18……Guru Poornima
Jul.30……Shravan Shivratri
Aug. 1……Aadi Amavasai
Aug. 2……Aadi Peruka
Aug. 4……Aadi Pooran
Aug. 8……Tulsidas Jayanti
Aug.15……Independence Day
Aug.16……Raksha Bandhan
Aug.23……Krishna Jayanti/ Gokulashtami
Aug.24……Sri Krishna Janamashtami
Sep. 2……Ramadan Starts
Sep. 3……Vinayaga Chaturthi
Sep.12……Onam
Sep. 5……Teachers Day
Sep.30……Navaratri festival Begins
Oct. 2……Gandhi Jayanti / Shastri Jayanti
Oct. 2……Id-ul-fitar-Ramadan Ends
Oct. 7……Durga Ashtami
Oct. 8……Mahanaomi
Oct. 8……Saraswati Puja/ Ayudha puja
Oct. 9……Dussehra
Oct.14……Balmiki Jayanti
Oct.17……Karwa Chauth
Oct.21……Ahoi Ashtami
Oct.26……Dhan Teras
Oct.28……Deepawali
Oct.29……Goverdhan pooja
Oct.30……Bhai Dhooj
Nov. 3……Guru Gobind Singh Balidaan Diwas
Nov.13……Guru Nanak Birthday
Nov.14……Children’s Day
Dec. 3……Guru Teg Bahadur balidan Diwas
Dec. 9……Id-ul-zuha
Dec.25……Christmas

(Source: Hindunewyear.com | Hindu Calendar)