Ramayana — A New Initiative for 2011
We are proud to announce a new opportunity for the 2011 Cleveland Thyagaraja festival. Please see our page on the Ramayana project.
posted on June 10, 2010 | Categories: Announcements
Podcast — Trichur Brothers: all-access pass
The Trichur Brothers performed at the Cleveland festival as part of their first North American tour. This episode gives you an all-access pass to get to know the young artists as they prepare for their last performance on this tour.
You can download episode 2 here.
Podcast: Keeping the Beat - The pulse of the Cleveland festival
Episode: Trichur Brothers: all-access pass
Producer: Savithri Sastri
Music performed by: Trichur Brothers, V.V. Ravi, Trichur R. Mohan, Karthik Venkataraman
posted on May 3, 2010 | Categories: Podcast
Competition results
The results to the music competition and dance competition are now available.
posted on April 16, 2010 | Categories: Announcements
Schedule changes
The schedule of events has changed. We no longer have any events on Monday. Please have a look at the schedule for details.
posted on April 7, 2010 | Categories: Announcements | Schedule 2010
Sangeetha Sangamam
As Carnatic music spreads across the world, we're seeing musicians in different countries taking up this musical style. Sangeetha Sangamam is an attempt by the Aradhana Committee to showcase the talent of musicians in North America alongside musicians from India, performing together in concert. It is also to show that the rising talent in North America is equal to the talent available in India.
Putting together two different musicians from two different continents trained in two different styles of music seems like a recipe for disaster. However, the beauty of Carnatic performance is that even under constraints like this, there is tremendous scope for creativity.
With differing styles, the manodharma aspect of concert performance predominates. With two main artists plus accompanists, there is much more opportunity for interplay between performers, rapid-fire bursts of creativity, and artists playing off of one another, leading to a happy confluence of minds and musical styles.
We expect an exciting series of concerts unlike anything seen before.
posted on April 6, 2010 | Categories: Schedule 2010
