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A Musical Exploration of South Indian Music, with David Schonfeld
On Thursday morning, November 30, 2023, Musical Club members, guests and the public are invited to attend this season’s first Musical Exploration program – a multi-faceted, multi-media exploration of the Classical Music of Southern India (Part 2) with host David Schonfeld.
David’s introductory lecture last season was so absorbing, informative, and fun that audience members enthusiastically requested a return engagement to continue the exploration!
The program will take place in the Fellowship Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford. Admission is free for members of the Musical Club and students with ID; admission for the general public is $5. Ample off-street (free) parking and handicap access are available.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
In this follow-up event, David will delve deeper into key South Indian musical concepts including raga (melodic organization), tala (metric cycles), compositional forms, improvisational structures, performance conventions, and instrumental and vocal training. As in the first lecture, David will place this ancient, but still vibrant culture in context with insights into history, esthetics, and demographics, and will illustrate his points with YouTube clips of performances, films, and recorded portions of lessons. He will also demonstrate musical concepts live on vina (a 24-fret, long-necked, pear-shaped lute played while seated on the ground).
MORE ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Presenter David Schonfeld – well known in the Hartford musical community as an oboist, clarinetist, music arranger/composer, and host of WWUH Tuesday Evening Classics – spent many years studying music in South India (termed Karnatak/Carnatic music) when he was a young man.
Expect to be entertained, as well as informed!
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2015746-0
