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UNH to Feature South Indian Music
UNH
to Feature Classical South Indian Music Nov. 21
WEST HAVEN, CONN. --- A workshop and concert featuring the classical
music of South India will take place at the University of New Haven on Thursday,
Nov. 21.
The
workshop will take place from 4:30
to 5:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 6 p.m. Both will be in University
Theater in Dodds Hall on the University’s West Haven campus, 300 Boston Post
Road, and are free and open to the public.
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The performance will feature
vocalist B. Balasubrahmaniyan. accompanied by violin, mrdangam (double-headed
drum), kanjira (frame drum) and tamboura (drone lute).
South Indian classical music is
considered one of the most sophisticated music traditions in the world, and the
associated drumming on mrdangam is regarding as among the most complex
percussion traditions.
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The music featured will be
Carnatic, a system of music
commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is
one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical
music that evolved from
ancient Hindu traditions. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most
compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they
are meant to be performed in gāyaki
(singing) style.
Balasubrahmaniyan
performs and teaches Karnatak music in India and in the United States. He is a
regular performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan television, He is an
adjunct professor of music at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
Other
performers include:
L. Ramakrishnan began his study of music at age two and performed his first
solo concert at the age of 12 in Mumbai. He has performed all over India and
across the United States.
David
Nelson plays the mridangam and has been performing and teaching South Indian
drumming since 1975, He is an adjunct professor of music at Wesleyan University,
and he has written extensively on South Indian drumming.
Sriram Ramesh performs on
the Khanjira, drums, rhythm pads and morsing (a wind-percussion instrument).
