WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4 @ 5:00 PM

Sitarist Abhik Mukherjee and Ehren Hanson on Tabla under the Spiral!

Rubin Museum

150 West 17 Street, New York, NY

Free

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4 @ 6:00 PM

OPEN VOICE - A session course with Samita Sinha

 What does it mean to have an open and embodied voice?  We begin with a ground in Indian vocal music and folk and ritual (vibratory) songs from different traditions, and open into an improvisation practice where we excavate the range and possibilities of our human voice.
Our study of Hindustani (North Indian classical) vocal music will focus on pitch, deep listening as a basis for sounding, and two ragas--melodic modes that provide frameworks for composition and improvisation.  Through vibratory songs we will organically learn basic elements of vocal music, becoming channels for the songs to move through us. From this base we unlock our individual body-sound, using our voice to explore our internal movements and blocks and discovering an elemental, primal way of sounding.
This workshop is open not only to singers and movers but anyone with a curiosity to explore their voice and body as a vehicle to connect with themselves and others, and the space within and around them.
 
Space on White

81 White Street in Tribeca (1/ ACE/ NQR/ JMZ/ 6 trains to Canal Street), NYC
Price: $25 drop-in (work study options available, please contact samita.sinha@gmail.com)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 to THURSDAY JANUARY 2 2014

SATURDAY DECEMBER 14 @ 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Shruti Laya presents: Telugu Compositions Day.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: NOV. 14, 2013

Shruti Laya cordially invites you to participate in the Telugu Compositions Day festival on Saturday, Dec.14, 2013. Following the hugely successful tradition of Shruti Laya Composers Days (Annamacharya Day in 2008, Purandaradasa Day in 2009 and Papanasam Sivan Day in 2010, and Swathi Thirunal Day in 2011, Sanskrit Day 2012), Shruti Laya is planning another composers day this year.

Grand Violin Concert by Smt. Lalitha (of the Lalitha & Nandini duo).There will also be three mini vocal concerts by upcoming young artists in their area.

Continuing the process begun last year of focusing on one language, this year's event will be dedicated to compositions in TELUGU. To continue to encourage students to learn new compositions, we will be focusing on compositions other than Trinity, Annamacharya and Swathi Thirunal. All students of music and dance are invited to perform in groups. Performances will be grouped by the teacher, so please contact your teacher immediately 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. In addition to the student groups, we also plan to have a grand musical concert or dance performance at the end of the day. http://www.shrutilaya.org/events/2013-12-14-telugu/index.html 

www.ShrutiLaya.Org

SATURDAY DECEMBER 21 @ 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Sapta-swar, sapta-rang - Concert... Holiday Season in an intimate setting.

Supported by HarmoNYom

Manoj Govindraj (vocal),
Rucha Muley-Jambhekar (vocal),
Rohan Prabhudesai (harmonium & keyboard),
Tejas Tope (tabla & pakhawaj),
Seema Limaye (narrator)

An exquisite bouquet of musical art-forms; ghazals, thumris, popular and film songs, dadra, tappa, dhrupad, nazm, chaitis, kajaris, sufi kalaam, khayal, taranas, bhajans and more.....

Upsky Long Island Hotel (former Sheraton) - Vanderbilt Room
110 Motor Parkway, Happaugue, NY 11788 (just north of LIE at Exit 53).
Snacks and tea/coffee will be served during intermission.

Admission: $50, $25, and $10 for students with valid ID.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP by December 19th:

http://tejastope.com/click_here_to_reserve_tickets_for_sapta_swar_sapta_rang_concert

For more details:  call (631)645-1438 or email Achyut Tope at tope250@gmail.com.

www.HarmoNYom.org

SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 @ 2PM to 5PM

SRI RANGA RATNA MALA.

A unique and grand Carnatic music garland and salutations to Lord Sri Ranganatha!

By Smt. Sashi Nandakumar Balija

(Disciple of Smt. D.K. Pattammal)

(Disciple of Dr. M.S. Subhulakshmi)

(Grand Niece of Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi)

Special Note: Dr. Sri Venkat Kanumulla (Chairman, Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY ) will render his devotional speech about the glories of Sriman Narayana and about Sri Ranga Ratna Mala.

Sri Ranganatha Temple

8 Ladentown Rd, Pomona NY 10970

Admission: All are welcome

SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 @ 8:30 PM

Luminous Ragas: A Bansuri Flute Concert by Steve Gorn with Ray Spiegel on Tabla

Steve Gorn