Music Education
Animals in music occur in everything from children’s pieces to great serious works. Their rhythm in the world is something that a composer can take up and develop and also their aspect: fierce or calming. In his ballet The Firebird, Stravinsky gave us the magnificent mythical bird of The
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The Gustav Mahler Society of Colombo is the most recent performing arts organisation established in Sri Lanka. The Society hosts the 100+ strong orchestra and the GMSC Chorus which makes it stand out among its peers as the largest performing ensemble in the country. Early days The Gustav Mahler Society
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Parma in northern Italy nestled in the region of Emilia-Romagna is a well kept secret among Italians. Famous for its architecture, art, music, ham, cheese and surrounding countryside it is also home to one of the oldest universities in the world. What is less known is that every year in
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The SOI Chamber Orchestra performed at the MTV India Music Summit 2018. For the past two years, the MTV India Music Summit has been bringing musicians and music aficionados together for a three-day long festival in Jaipur. This year, the SOI Chamber Orchestra travelled to Jaipur for the first time
Music Education
In the last century, very often the concept of “progress” was projected upon the arts as a measurement of quality: “good art” was “progressive art.” If an artist did not commit some “groundbreaking” artistic deed, his work was considered worthless. While progress in science is a fundamental notion, in the
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DAY ONE The Volksoper at Währinger Straße is Vienna’s main stage for operetta musicals and ballet. Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán wrote their works brimming with world famous melodies for this theatre. On 17th September I saw the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd - six Tony Awards winner
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With the Artie’s Festival set to return this month, we talk to the Artie’s soloists to trace the beginnings of this project and get an insight into the spectacular programming of chamber music repertoire at the 22nd edition of this biannual festival. By Beverly Pereira There’s a
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Katharine Rawdon: Sören Sieg, the first time I heard your music I nearly fell off my chair with delight! It made me tap my foot, smile, and want to get up and dance (and I’m no dancer!). So in this interview I would love for you to answer for
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“Indian Classical Music on the Piano” with Nitin Mitta on Tabla Raga Malkauns – Alap Jod Jhala Raga Jaijaivanti – Gat in Rupak Taal Raga Puriya – Alap Jod Jhala Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Vande Mataram “The biggest grounding force for me in my musical journey is my guru Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar and
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DAY ONE Wednesday 19th September was a red letter day. I turned up well in time to take my seat in the orchestra stalls not knowing what to expect. At 8 o’clock sharp two men in full evening dress strode on to the stage and launched straight away into
Music Education
Some folks have an inner pulse that rivals most metronomes. Others have to work for rhythmic perfection. Singers, we know you all get bad reputations among classical music circles for not being able to count, and frankly, sometimes you earn the stereotype. Singers who work regularly have excellent rhythm, and
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A one year Certificate Course starting November 15th, 2018 Under the aegis of the Neemrana Music Foundation and its fifteen years of experience in training singers, the Neemrana Music Academy offers effectively designed academic trainings in Western classical vocal music. India’s best opera singers have benefited from the Neemrana