Philomena Thumboochetty: Portrait of an Artiste
The few, grainy, black-and-white photographs date from a century ago. Yet, together with the short ‘sketches’, and a couple of newspaper articles, they tell a c... Continue Reading...
Features
India’s Harmony Chorus visits the University of York’s Music Department, UK
On Tuesday 28th May 2019, Sandra Oberoi and her Harmony Chorus from Bangalore visited the Music Department of the University of York (UK) for an open-day. Below... Continue Reading...
It’s been quite a journey
Rishan Bhatnagar is the first child from India to be in the over 500 year old Vienna Boys' Choir. After spending four years with the group, he is set to graduat... Continue Reading...
The Eternal Bridge
The story of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra is the story of survival during terrible wars and times of strife. However, its message is simple: peace and uni... Continue Reading...
LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: THE WORLD, THE MOON, AND MUSIC
On March 13, 2019, a 13-year-old pianist from India faced Kukkiwon, a 27-member adult Olympic-level crack taekwondo team from South Korea in a clash for the tit... Continue Reading...
A Giant Leap
Zane Dalal traces the origin of the NCPA in a familiar story that finds its voice again, in our fiftieth anniversary celebrations. Half a century is a mileston... Continue Reading...
LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: BEYOND THE BLINDFOLD
Lydian Nadhaswaram’s sterling performance in the audition round of The World’s Best (a talent show on the American television station, CBS) not only advanced hi... Continue Reading...
Lydian Nadhaswaram’s Bumblebee
“Ladies and gentlemen, today I will be playing The Flight of the Bumblebee.” With these words, uttered with a charm that made the audience smile and give a rou... Continue Reading...
