Music Education
This text was quickly sketched before an evening seminar, “The Collaborative Pianist” at The Bangalore School of Music, 18th June during the festival “Voices of Bangalore”. Apart from my own experiences as a singer and vocal coach, the text is based on the brilliant book by Martin Katz, “The Complete
Know Your Composer
This month, the tenth edition of Con Brio will shine a light on the oft-overlooked works of history’s finest female composers. We explore the lives of these path-breaking women who, despite possessing musical genius, were hardly celebrated in their time. By Beverly Pereira “A woman must not desire to
Meet the Maestro
There has long been a nimbus of greatness and moral quandary around Wilhelm Furtwängler, but listening to his wartime work in chronological order is a demythologizing experience. The German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler has long held an exalted place among practitioners of the enigmatic art of waving one’s arms in
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 the
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 grown
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
News
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 need
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