Sunday, September 13 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
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.
Sunday, September 20 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
We will be introduced to the bamboo flute and playing techniques by Jayanth.
Sunday, October 11 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Sharing music to build bridges between communities. A conversation with the musicians of Maithree and members of the American Composers Forum.
Zoom Event
Sunday, November 1 11:30 am EST
A discussion and demonstration on the art, science and techniques of singing swarakalpana in concerts.
Sunday, December 13 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
How can maths be used to learn and produce good music? How can music be used to make learning maths fun? How do musical and mathematical concepts interplay and how can this be used to create better engagement with both? And how can you have fun while doing all this? Let us explore!
Saturday, April 10
Hemmige S Prashanth – vocal | Charulatha Ramanujam – violin | BR Srinivas – mridangam
FREE for Annual Subscribers.
Available through April 25th.
Saturday, May 8 – Monday, May 10 7 pm EDT | 4 pm PDT
Bharatanatyam by Kavita Thirumalai interprets five emotions
Artist Reception on Zoom immediately following.
FREE for Annual Members
Sunday, May 2 1:00 pm EDT
A lecture-demonstration about the chitravina and its precursor, the Gottuvadyam. Bhargavi will demonstrate how these instruments are played and the nuances of the tones they can produce.
FREE for Annual Members.
Saturday, October 30, 7:30 PM EDT
This concert will celebrate the music of the four brothers, Chinnayya, Ponnayya, Sivanandam and Vadivelu whose contributions transformed many aspects of what we now call Bharatanatyam.
Bharathi Ramasubban – vocal | Vittal Rangan – violin | NC Bharadwaj – mridangam | Anirudh Athreya – kanjira
Sunday, June 20 1 pm EDT
Dhvani Presents The Song of the Tambura a lecture demonstration on the exceptional qualities of this ancient and sonorous instrument by Ranjani Sivakumar.
Sunday, July 11 1:00 pm EDT
Kalpavriksha; celebrating nature with Carnatic Music
Bharathi Ramasubban
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. There is an 80-minute video – available from Wednesday evening to Sunday morning.
Please watch this video before the Zoom discussion with the artist at 1 PM.
The Video will be available here for viewing from 5 PM Wednesday July 7th to 11 AM Sunday July 11th (EDT).
FREE for Dhvani Annual Subscribers.
Sunday, July 25 1:00 pm EDT
War or Peace; story from the Mahabharatha
by Theater Nisha
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.
Sunday September 12 1:00 pm EDT
The Year of Silence – stories from the Mahabharata
The year of incognito. Well hidden from Duryodhana’s spies, an event bears the risk of exposing them to the Kurus.
Saturday, October 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 6:30 PM PDT | 7 AM IST (on 31st)
Tanjavur Quartet Compositions and their current-day relevance, a panel discussion with Bharathi Ramasubban, Charu Chandrasekar, Christopher Gurusamy, Ganesh Vasudeva and Preethi Ramaprasad.
Held on Friday, February 19 6:30 pm PST | 9:30 pm EST (Saturday, February 20, 8:00 am IST)
Discussion and Workshop with Melvin Varghese and Gautam Marathe
When Eyes Speak – Indian Choreography Festival 2021