Community Events

Symphony of Emotions

The year of incognito. Well hidden from Duryodhana’s spies, an event bears the risk of exposing them to the Kurus.

Two years since the start of DMS, we are excited to have our get-together to celebrate our pursuit of musical knowledge and excellence.

Sauti, Vaishampayana, and Sanjaya were present at the Kaurava court when Sri Krishna came to broker peace between the Pandavas and Kauravas. These three observers have agreed to join us on Zoom to narrate the story from the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata.

Abhinaya Deconstructed; Bharatanatyam Master Class for practitioners and advanced students

Vocalist Bharathi Ramasubban shares her thoughts and examples of a variety of compositions where the composers have used nature for themes and ideas in their compositions.

A lecture demonstration on the exceptional qualities of this ancient and sonorous instrument by Ranjani Sivakumar.

A lecture-demonstration about the chitravina and its precursor, the Gootuvadyam. Bhargavi will demonstrate how these instruments are played and the nuances of the tones they can produce.

The art of the storyteller

A discussion and demonstration on the art, science and techniques of singing swarakalpana in concerts.

A discussion and demonstration on the art, science and techniques of singing swarakalpana in concerts.

Sharing music to build bridges between communities. A conversation with the musicians of Maithree and members of the American Composers Forum.

We will be introduced to the bamboo flute and playing techniques by Jayanth.

A Dhvani Exclusive: A short solo veena recital by the talented young musician followed by a virtual reception with the artist. Ramana plays solo and sings along.

How does institutional injustice impact Indian classical art practice and performance in America? Preethi Ramaprasad and Ananya Ashok explore this intersection…

Amritha Murali will share some insights into approaches to Raga Alapana. She will show us how different types of ragas can be handled In accordance with their intrinsic flavor.

Aishwarya Srinivas will share her insights into the quintessential aspects of D.K Pattammal’s music, her way of rendition, and her unique bani.

We often think of ragas as being a structure of notes in a structured sequence. As with our understanding of colors, we realize that just as colors are both more and less that their chromatic numeric codes. so it is with ragas.