<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/Classical%20Characteristics.pdf" alt="Characteristics of Classical Music Cultures">Characteristics of Classical Music Cultures</a>Last season, David Schonfeld presented an Introduction to the Classical Music of South India. David didn't even get through the "teaser" videos he had assembled by way of overview, but these elicited an eager and interested response from the large audience. Many people requested a return engagement. In this follow-up talk, David will go into more detail about melodic organization (raga), metric cycles (tala), compositional forms, improvisational structures, performance conventions, instrumental and vocal training, history, esthetics, and demographics. He will illustrate his points profusely with selected YouTube clips and will also demonstrate on the vina. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Note that today's event will take place in the church's Fellowship Hall.&nbsp;​ You may wish to read David's <a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2022-09-29_karnatak_intro.pdf" alt="Introduction to Part 1">Introduction to Part 1</a>, from September 29, 2022. At that session he showed excerpts from the following videos, to evoke reactions and questions:​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/Tala%20chart.pdf" alt="Common Talas">Common Talas</a>​ ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFq462me6k">Saroja dala/സരോജ ദള /sopanam movie song/Yesudas/Jayaraj/ - YouTube</a> ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-8eA7Fl4q4">Nikhila paapa nivaranaika-Chembai, Chowdiah and Palakkad Mani in Vaani(1943) - YouTube</a> ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Jq8of08sk">Svaralankara - 9th Annual Music Festival 2018 - Carnatic Vocal duet byRanjani &amp; Gayathri - YouTube</a> ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmDrTKY_mUs">T Brinda &amp; Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan at University of Washington, Seattle, 1969 - YouTube</a> ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hfoJGa3sQ">Mysuru Asthana Sangeetothsava - Karnatic Flute by Heramba &amp; Hemantha - YouTube</a> ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw44sE_mNMc">Mallari - Nagaswaram Thirumeignanam T P N Ramanathan Pandamangalam G Yuvaraj - YouTube</a> <h3>Post-Presentation Materials </h3>Many attendees requested that David post his documentation and suggest links for further exploration. Here are some document download links: ​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-11-30_classical_characteristics.pdf" alt="Characteristics of Classical Music Cultures">Characteristics of Classical Music Cultures</a>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-11-30_distinctive_features.pdf" alt="Distinctive Features of Carnatic Music Compared to Western Classical Music">Distinctive Features of Carnatic Music Compared to Western Classical Music</a>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-11-30_melakarta_matrix.pdf" alt="Melakarta Raga Permutations">Melakarta Raga Permutations</a>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-11-30_tala_chart.pdf" alt="Common Talas">Common Talas</a>​ ​ Excellent contemporary artists, for whom good-quality video exists:​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=t.m.+krishna" alt="T.M. Krishna - YouTube" target="_blank">T.M. Krishna - YouTube</a>​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ranjani+gayatri" alt="Ranjani &amp; Gayatri - YouTube" target="_blank">Ranjani &amp; Gayatri - YouTube</a>​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Learn+Ragas+with+Charulatha+Mani" target="_blank" alt="Learn Ragas with Charulatha Mani - YouTube">Learn Ragas with Charulatha Mani - YouTube</a> There are countless videos and audio recordings now available on YouTube. You can access them by entering search phrases such as "carnatic concert video",&nbsp;​<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">"carnatic audio"<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">, "carnatic vocal", "carnatic violin", "carnatic flute", etc. ​ ​ ​ ​

Introduction to the classical music of South India, Part 2

11/30/2023: Musical Exploration - South Indian Music, Part 2

This morning, the Musical Club of Hartford presents a lively and eclectic concert to welcome winter and the holiday season with music for voice, violin, and piano, as well as viola da gamba, hammered dulcimer, recorders, harp, and kantele! The concert--performed by Musical Club members and guests--will be followed by an informal reception with light refreshments to which all audience members are warmly invited. ​The concert will run without intermission for about 60 minutes and will include:· Three songs for mezzo-soprano and piano, performed by Susan Mardinly (mezzo-soprano) and Bridget de Moura Castro (piano). The set will include Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck, Veni Jesu, Amor Mi by Cherubini, and Must the Winter Come Soon by Barber· Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301 by Mozart, performed by Marcia Lehninger (violin) and Bridget de Moura Castro (piano)· Geistliches Wiegenlied for voice, viola, and piano by Brahms, performed by Susan Mardinly (mezzo-soprano), Marcia Lehninger (violin), and Bridget de Moura Castro (piano)· Winter music from across centuries and genres, arranged and performed by Eclectica – Kasha Breau (voice, harp, kantele, percussion), Carrie Crompton (hammered dulcimer, accordion, viola da gamba, percussion), Monika Kinstler (violin, viola, viola da gamba, percussion) and Deborah Robin (recorders). Eclectica’s set will include There is No Rose of Such Virtue (English, 15th century), Largo from Winter (Vivaldi), three dances from The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky), Winter Weather (Shapiro), and more!​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-12-14_program.pdf" alt="Program Details" class="on">Program Details</a>​​

Kasha Breau, Susan Mardinly, Bridget de Moura Castro

12/14/2023: Music by Members and Reception

The Musical Club of Hartford's 133rd season began on&nbsp;​<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">September 28, 2023, with events scheduled through May 23, 2024. All are welcome.View the <a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-24_season_schedule.pdf" alt="Tentative Schedule for 2023-2024">Schedule for 2023-2024</a>. or check the <a href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/content/calendar/927" alt="Calendar">Calendar</a> for upcoming event details.View the current&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-24_member_brochure.pdf" alt="Membership Brochure">Membership Brochure</a>. If you are a current member and wish to renew your membership for the 2023-24 season, please download and complete the&nbsp;<a href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023_dues_notice_1st_fillable.pdf" alt="Existing Member Renewal" target="_blank">Existing Member Renewal</a>&nbsp;form.If you would like to join the Musical Club of Hartford,&nbsp;​<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">please download and complete the&nbsp;<a href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/2023-24_membership_application_fillable.pdf" alt="New Member Application" target="_blank" class="on">New Member Application</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;form<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">. ​

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