Music Education
Harlekin’s aria is one of the more thoughtful, organic uses of the “song within the song” device in opera. In Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, Harlekin is part of Zerbinetta’s comedy troupe; when he and his fellow players are thrown into a serious case of stage improv, he
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Running up to the Spring 2018 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India, the National Centre for the Performing Arts had no less than five orchestral concerts in the months of January and February 2018. On 14th January was the Martinů Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The next Sunday was the Bombay
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It was a privileged audience who was invited to one of the most delightful concerts of the season at the new auditorium of the Goethe Institut, now in Park Mansions Park Street. On an early Saturday evening, even with the traffic at its most frenetic state, who would have cared
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Creative partnerships, between Western classical music societies and NGOs supporting the legitimacy of waste-pickers, formed the basis of my 6-city tour of India in 2012. These partnerships re-positioned an otherwise conventional Western classical music piano recital tour into one that made impact in unexpected and inspiring ways. The importance of
Know Your Composer
What happens when new neural connections within your brain break down the boundaries that normally exist between the senses? For one, hearing a particular musical note might cause you to see a particular color, or you may actually taste spoken words. In medical terms this neurological phenomenon is called synesthesia,
Throwback Thursday
In the summer of 2017, I had the uniquely rewarding experience of attending the Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival (PSN). Produced by Classical Movements—the premier concert tour company for the world’s great orchestras and choirs—Prague Summer Nights is an intense, immersive 30-day performance/educational program
Music Education
The music staff has been a fundamental component of music notation since its introduction, nearly 1000 years ago. Since that time, countless innovations in music notation have been incorporated into the staff, including the key signature, time signature, accidentals, ornamentation, and dynamics. It’s hard to imagine written music without
Music Education
Zane Dalal looks at the music, the drama and the pervasive social message of Richard Wagner’s epic music drama, Der Ring des Nibelungen Much has been written on the life and work of composer Richard Wagner, and even more on his famous tetralogy of operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Internationally-renowned artists led by conductors Jacek Kaspszyk, Gavin Carr and Zane Dalal to regale the audience through the Season | 11th February – 6th March, 2018 | Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) is all set to enthrall Western classical music aficionados once again. With the likes of Wagner,
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Over 30 Artistes, 14 concerts, 10 Nations and 5 Venues Music aficionados in Bangalore have much to rejoice over, as The Bangalore School of Music and Fine Arts (BSM) is delighted to announce the launch of the 16th East West Music and Dance Encounter and the closing of the year-long
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In this very select Masterclass presented by Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, renowned baritone Benjamin Appl will offer training to six handpicked singers interested in classical music, especially in German art song. Benjamin will work with each participant on enunciation, stage presence, and vocal technique. This masterclass will take place
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Children sorting rubbish in the freezing cold, teenage hawkers operating amidst traffic, homeless men and women huddling by the motorway: a walk down the Avenue de la Porte d’Aubervilliers does not readily suggest the world’s sixth wealthiest country. But this is the 19th arrondissement of Paris, home to