" A Voice for Indian Classical Music"
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HarmoNYom
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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DECEMBER 2012
December 2012
Dear Friends,
Musicians and Music Lovers,
HarmoNYom would like to THANK YOU for your loyalty in year 2012.
Every year, we promote hundreds of artists performing Indian Classical Music in New York for the pleasure of thousand of music lovers all over NY. We help communities to connect, explore and share their common love for the music.
With your support and fidelity, we are growing and planning great new programs for this coming year including our new Website and
The Music Room Festival in April 2013
(more details to come soon)!
Today we need your help to keep sharing the cultural traditions of Indian Classical Music!
If you are doing tax planning, you can support us by sending a donation before December 31, which is fully tax deductible. You can send it online through ArtSpires/NYFA, our fiscal sponsor. This will help us to build up our brand new Website
and extend as well our activities worldwide for more
Indian Classical Music.
Thank you for supporting HarmoNYom!
Best wishes for 2013...
HarmoNYom's Team
SATURDAY DECEMBER 1
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2
Ananda Ashram presents Deepak Kumar
This class introduces the fundamentals of the classical Indian music system (raga) as well as devotional songs (bhajans), chanting (kirtan) and the philosophy and awareness of singing in correct tone. Deepak guides students in meditative vocal exercises exploring raga and compositions and in use of the tamboura as a drone for the voice. This class will help to perfect your voice no matter what your singing style is. For students of all levels.
Ananda Ashram, Yoga Society of New York, Inc.13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY, 10950
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 @ 7:00 PM
WKCR 89.9 FM will be broadcasting the recording of the Debashish Bhattacharya Benefit Concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy on Sunday from 7-9PM.
Featuring:
Pt. Debashish Bhattaracharya on slide guitar,
Suhbasis Bhattacharya on tabla
and young talented vocalist, Anandi Bhattacharya for her debut in NY!
Concert presented on November 9 2012 in NYC and co-organized by HarmoNYom, Rageshree Music, Radio Live NYC and Bread and Yoga.
Media support by WKCR 89.9FM.
Streaming at www.wkcr.org or on 89.9 FM
The recording is also podcast at www.nycradiolive.org and on itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nyc-radio-live!/id437086502?mt=2
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 @ 8:00PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive presents "AFRICA MEETS INDIA"...
Africa Meets India - The kalimba music of Ghana, when merged with some of the sweetest ragas of India, creates an intuitive and beautiful musical journey.
Kevin Nathaniel Hylton is a celebrated mbira player, composer, songwriter and percussionist. His mentors were Zimbabwean mbira legends Ephat Mujuru (with whom heworked closely for 16 years), and Dumisani Maraire. He is founding member of the Spirit Ensemble, Heritage OP,Forestdance, Music for Guitar and Mbira, and several other groups.
Eric Fraser (bansuri flute) (www.ericfraser.com) is an exponent of a unique vocal style of North-Indian flute playing, which is known for it’s depth and purity. He has learned in the guru/sishya parampara tradition under the training of his guru Pandit Gopal Roy (www.gopalroy.com). With authenticity, pure tone, subtlety and maturity, Eric's playing is both emotionally and technically compelling, which immediately takes listeners on a journey. Eric is a 2011 Fulbright senior research scholar for Indian music, and has a diverse background playing for Indian classical dance (Kathak, Odissi, Bharat Natyam) as well as in musical projects ranging from Jazz, World, New Age, Indie and more.
Tea Lounge Park Slope
837 Union Street Brooklyn Park Slope, NY 11215
SATURDAY DECEMBER 8 @ 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Shruti Laya cordially invites you to participate in the Sanskrit Compositions Day
festival on Saturday, Dec.8, 2012. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: NOV. 4.Shruti Laya has been following a tradition of celebrating a different composer each year. This year, we decided to focus on compositions in Sanskrit, rather than a specific composer. In order to bring out a wide selection of lesser known krithis, and ensure that these are taught to our children, we are restricting this festival to Non Trinity compositions.
All students of music and dance to perform in groups are invited. Performances will be grouped by the teacher, so please contact your teacher and have her or him contact Shruti Laya with details of the participants. Artists and teachers in our area are also invited to participate on their own. In order to defray some of the costs of this program, there will be a Five Dollar participation fee per participant. This is the chance for all our young artists to sing or perform on stage, and show their skills. Due to the expected large turnout, group performances are preferred. Shruti Laya will work with the area music and dance teachers, so please contact your teacher if you want to participate. If you are a music or dance teacher and would like your students to participate (or if you are an artist and would like to participate yourself), please contact us at sanskrit@shrutilaya.org.
In addition to the student groups, Shruti Laya plans to have a grand musical concert or dance performance at the end of the day.
More details: http://www.shrutilaya.org/events/12-08-2012-sanskritDay/index.html
PS 115 Auditorium
81-51 - 26 Street, Floral Park, NY 11004
Free
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9 @ 4:00 PM
Carnatic violinist Dr Subramaniam and Hindustani vocalist Kavita
Krishnamurti Subramaniam, together in Concert!Presented by SAMAA.
Dr Subramaniam, Padmashri and Padmabhushan award winner and composer of Carnatic music and Western orchestral works for NY Philharmonic, San Jose Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta's Fantasy of Vedic Chants, etc . Scored for films like Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala, featured soloist for Little Buddha and Cotton Mary of Merchant-Ivory Productions. He has worked with western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, Steven Seagal, Herbie Hancock, and many more.
Kavita Krishnamurti, famed playback singer and Padmashri award winner who was trained in Hindustani classical music. She has performed with maestros Pandit Jasraj and BalaMurali Krishna. Few of her famous movie songs are from hum dil de chuke sanam, 1942 love story, Bombay, Dil chahta hai, Kabhi Khushi kabhi gam, etc...Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 Laguardia Place, New York, NY, 10012, New York
Tickets available at http://www.nyuskirball.org/calendar/samaa
VIP Tickets and Brochure ads contact 917-409-SAMA/ simmi.bhatia@samaa.us
More info at http://samaa.us/events.html
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 12PM (noon)
until THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 8:20AM
Stay tune today on WKCR 89.9 FM...
A special Memorial Broadcast portraying the legacy of
Pt. RAVI SHANKAR!
To listen: www.wkcr.orgor on the radio on 89.9 FM
MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 9PM
until TUESDAY DECEMBER 18, 9AM
All-Night Tribute Concert to Pt. Ravi Shankar presented by Brooklyn Raga Massive
December 11th 2012 the Indian Classical Music world lost one its legends. Pandit Ravi Shankar had such a profound influence on the world of music that artists from all styles and traditions pay homage to him. His musical contribution is beyond words.
In an effort to pay our respect towards this great Maestro, the Brooklyn Raga Massive crew has come together for an all-night concert to be held on Monday December 17th from 9pm - 9am.
The lineup will include Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury, Shouri Lahiri, Abhik Mukherjee, Nitin Mitta, Arun Ramamurthy, Trina Basu, Shivalik Ghoshal, Eric Fraser, Sameer Gupta, Andrew Mendelson, Ehren Hanson, Camila Celin and more...
JACK505 1/2 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Between Fulton and Atlantic in Clinton Hill (C or G train to Clinton-Washington).Tickets: $10 (per set), $20 (all-night)
http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/
SATURDAY DECEMBER 15 - SUNDAY DECEMBER 16
Ananda Ashram presents Deepak Kumar This class introduces the fundamentals of the classical Indian music system (raga) as well as devotional songs (bhajans), chanting (kirtan) and the philosophy and awareness of singing in correct tone. Deepak guides students in meditative vocal exercises exploring raga and compositions and in use of the tamboura as a drone for the voice. This class will help to perfect your voice no matter what your singing style is. For students of all levels.
Ananda Ashram, Yoga Society of New York, Inc.13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY, 10950
FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 @ 7:00 PM
Holiday Celebration with Yoga Sitar Concert with Yogi Charu & Ikhlaq Hussain.
Learn the Classical Six Sun Salutation Kriyas from Yogi Charu to live music of Ikhlaq Hussain followed by an hour of divine spirtual sounds from the Sitar.
Sitar maestro Ikhlaq Hussain is an accomplished sitarist with musical roots in the renowned Delhi Gharana (school) of Hindustani classical music. Trained by his father, Ustad Imdad Hussain, in Karachi, and later by the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar in India, Ikhlaq's expressive playing has enthralled audiences in India, Pakistan, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Ikhlaq''s deeply spiritual music is played in the "Gayaki" style, emulating the human voice and passionately conveying the human soul''s yearning for the divine. In addition to concert recitals, Ikhlaq Hussain is committed to preserving and disseminating his rich musical heritage through performances and teaching of Indian classical music. www.ragasitar.comBorn in Belize, Central America, Yogi Charu is a globally sought-after yoga master. He was personally trained in the arts of kriya, yoga and tantric meditation by Anandakapila Saraswati in the lineage from Swami Satyananda Saraswati, founder of the prestigious Bihar School of Yoga. Yogi Charu augmented this formal training through regular studies with Yogi Vijaya in the remote caves high in the Himalayas where he lived the life of a traditional yogi. He is one of the few masters initiated in the 6 traditional Bengali Kriyas as well as in Angk Jotis (Vedic Numerology). In 1994 he was initiated into the Bhrama Madhva Guadiya Sampradaya (lineage) of bhakti-yoga.
Pure West
204 W. 77th St. @ Amsterdam Ave., NYC
Tel: 212.877.2025
http://pureyoga.com/en/newyork/pureevents/pt_workshops.php?event_id=1255
Ticket: $40
FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 - SUNDAY DECEMBER 30
Ananda Ashram presents Acharya Roop Verma
A monthly class series offering study of the Sitar in authentic oral tradition under a master teacher and performer. Instruction in other string instruments such as guitar, violin and cello, as well as in voice, is also included.Acharya Roop Verma shares a unique and concise system of musical training. His experience comes from observation of how we learn things. He has simplified the process for this age of technology, where less time is available, by re-arranging essential features and filtering out non-vital elements that are irrelevant to the learning experience. Students will receive an introduction to the Indian musical system of notes and to simple music-making techniques.Ananda Ashram, Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY, 10950
SATURDAY DECEMBER 29Ananda Ashram presents Acharya Roop Verma on Sitar
Celebrating the birthday of the enlightened sage whose teachings are highly respected at Ananda Ashram.Preceded by Meditation & Selected Readings with Joan Suval beginning at 7:00PM (by donation).
Ananda Ashram, Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY, 10950
TUES. DECEMBER 11
Legend maestro
Pt. Ravi Shankar
passed away! His music and inspiration for millions of music lovers will be missed... 
Nitin Mitta 
(Concert - USA December 1956 - Photo courtesy by Life)
LOVE and MUSIC do not have any boundaries!
Pt. Ravi Shankar's spirit and legacy will live on forever in the heart of millions who have been inspired by his visions and passion and in his music.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and loved ones.
May your soul rest in peace...
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