As the programming team approached building the 2021-22 season at the Walton Arts Center with cautious optimism, the first priority on their minds was previous artist commitments. How many pre-pandemic bookings could be honored as things begin to reopen? Travel restrictions, particularly international, have prevented some rebookings, but Executive Producer and Vice President of Programming Scott Galbraith admits the staff are otherwise thrilled with how many contracts were reissued.
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Jayanthi Kumaresh tells stories through the veena
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Veena exponent Jayanthi Kumaresh’s new series attempts to catch listeners young
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Veena exponent Jayanthi Kumaresh’s new series attempts to catch listeners young
An insolent lion roams about in the forest roaring majestically in Nattai. A peacock dances to the onset of the monsoon in Amritavarshini. A cuckoo tweets a song in Varamu. A grasshopper jumps about on a mound of hay in Kadanakuthuhalam. And Jayanthi Kumaresh tells little children stories, her fingers flitting gracefully over the frets of her veena.
Creativity explodes in different ways. While Carnatic musicians of yesteryear gave room to their creative instincts by letting themselves spontaneously present new phrases of notes in a raga or by evolving their own distinctive style (bani), musicians of the current age don’t seem content with that. They try multiple outlets. For instance, fusion: Carnatic jazz (Madras String Quartet)
The ongoing Svatantra 2021 festival is dedicated to maestro T.N. Krishnan
The ARTery is dedicating its recently inaugurated Svatantra 2021 festival to the late violinist Prof. T.N. Krishnan. Professionally recorded, hour-long concerts by several recognised artistes will be released every fortnight for about 15 Sundays, culminating with Krishnan’s first death anniversary in November.
Ramanathan Iyer, who has curated the series, says, “ each performance will feature one major piece – it could be a kriti, a varnam, a pallavi. The pieces are painstakingly selected to showcase as much variety as possible across banis, composers, ragas, etc. They will be presented by vocal and instrumental artistes, representing different styles, with careful attention paid to ensure that not only are the compositions highlighted but the beauty of the instruments as well.”
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