Music Education
Composers tend to be a peculiar lot, particularly as it pertains to the best and most conducive circumstances in which they compose their best music. Of course, reports of that nature tend to be highly anecdotal, but more often then not, they do contain at least a kernel of truth.
Music Education
In Parts 1 and 2 we considered how the pedal works and its effect on tone, texture and legato. Now we will examine how pedalling applies to one of my favourite pieces, the Danza de la Moza Donosa from Danzas Argentinas by Alberto Ginastera. This dance is graceful and gentle,
Music Education
It’s precisely the absence of philosophical reflection that has led to the invasion of the musical arena by half-baked ideas. Not as music, I grant, as philosophers need music, but nevertheless the need is real. In the past our musical culture had secure foundations in the church, in
Throwback Thursday
Nikhil Sardana explores the strangely uncelebrated story of an Indian maharaja’s invaluable contribution to Western classical music. The year was 1948. Europe was limping back to normalcy after seven terrible years of a world war. Richard Strauss had managed to escape his shattered homeland in the last year of
Features
Giving Voice is now ten years old! It has been an exhilarating decade of work for us. What started as a small-scale teaching project – a ‘testing of the waters in India to see what might develop’ – has become an arts foundation producing opera and concerts in India with home
News
The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), India’s first and only fully professional orchestra will perform at the event commemorating the birth centenary celebration of Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar of Mysore on 18th and 20th July 2019 at the Mysore and Bengaluru Palaces. Led by Music Director Marat Bisengaliev, the
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A PROGRAM BY MUSÉE MUSICAL Musée Musical is one of India’s oldest music stores. Established in 1842, Musée Musical has always been a prime name in the Western musical instruments and music education field in southern India. Their 175+ years of unparalleled legacy, in-depth understanding of the changing
Interviews
We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra of India. ALPAMYS BISSENGALIYEV, SAXOPHONE ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Alpamys Bissengaliyev: SOI music director Marat Bisengaliev is very famous in Kazakhstan. Once he came
Reviews
On the last day of the first half of this year, 30th June 2019, two young musicians, unsponsored by any supporting organisation or individual, with the gleam of artistic ardour in their eyes, and armed with the optimism of the young, presented an evening of entertainment to a small but
News
The process of upgrading our facilities at NCPA has recently taken another step forward under the supervision of Technical Director Nayan Kale and his team. By Richard Nowell It is worth noting that it has taken two full years to find the time to close the theatres at the NCPA
Music Education
If you’ve not yet seen Connection Lost (The Tinder Opera), you should probably stop what you’re doing and watch it now. Seriously, it’s our current obsession. Written and directed by Adam Taylor, with music brilliantly composed by tenor Scott Joiner, Connection Lost isn’t just funny “for
Interviews
While Dr Pheroza J Godrej is best known for her work and writings in the field of art history and the environment, one of her many passions and interests is Western classical music. In this, as in so many other areas, activism is her hallmark. She has taken her keen