Interviews
Nikhil Sardana: The year after the Israeli Philharmonic concerts in India in 1993, Zubin and Zarin Mehta decided to set up the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation in memory of their father. What were the initial activities carried out by the foundation? Mehroo Jeejeebhoy: The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation was set
Music Education
The best thing about opera is that it takes any human emotion, and blows it up to huge proportions. There’s really no such thing as “mildly happy” or “somewhat down” in opera; even an explosive emotion like anger is amplified. With so many anger-inducing headlines on our news feeds
News
Be a voyeur! Witness a classic family feud unfold – Brahms caught between the essentially percussive piano on the one hand, and the sustained, singing voices of the violin, viola and cello on the other. How does it pan out? Kolkata Classics presents “Three Strings and a Hammer” with pianist Jennifer
Know Your Composer
Shyam Benegal’s composer for most of his films, Vanraj Bhatia’s music has the unusual quality of being both loved and ignored at the same time. By Vipasha Aloukik Pai There are those who have heard his music but not his name. Play for them one of his more
News
During its most recent National Executive Board meeting in January 2017 in Anaheim, CA, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) approved the bylaws and constitution of the Western Music Education Association (WMEA) and formally approved affiliation with the organization, which serves music educators in India. Through the NAfME/Western
Music Education
Gaining a distinction in a music exam is a great achievement. A distinction means that the candidate has achieved a high percentage when measured against pre-determined criteria: ABRSM: A distinction mark is 86% or higher Trinity College London: A distinction mark is 87% or higher London College of Music: A
Interviews
Serenade Team: Is this your first time performing in India? Please share your background with us. Aveline Gram: Yes, this is my first time in India and thus also my first performances in India. I am very much looking forward to that! I have performed many times in European countries,
Features
As a visitor to India, locals have told me that sometimes things don’t appear on digital maps where it seems they should, or sometimes at all. Yet, when asking auto drivers if they could take me to Delhi School of Music, “near the US Embassy”, the typical response was
News
Year-long cultural programme set to inspire throughout UK-India Year of Culture in 2017, celebrating deep cultural ties and the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence. Indian High Commission, the Ministry of Culture, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and leading Indian festival producer Teamwork Arts to deliver a festival of Indian
Reviews
CARLO RIZZI | SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF INDIA 30 JANUARY 2017 Included in this season were three performances of a semi-stage production of Puccini’s early masterpieces depicting bohemian life among six friends in Paris. As a curtain raiser to the opera were two concerts – an orchestra concert and a gala vocal
Throwback Thursday
From reclaiming new land to finding the right acoustics, Dr. Jamshed Bhabha had to undergo every struggle imaginable to launch the NCPA. By Anil Dharker “We will build the NCPA on this part of the Arabian Sea.” These could well have been the words of Dr. Jamshed Bhabha as he
Meet the Maestro
Serenade Team: You have performed in practically every style of the Choral repertoire ranging from the Gregorian chant to the 21st century. Do you have a personal stylistic preference? David Hill: I don’t have a stylistic preference or, indeed, favourite composer as I have always felt deep connections with