Virasat 2017
A Three Days Indian Traditional Arts Conference
Society for Indian Music and Arts ushers in the season with its first major event of an exciting year of powerful and enlightening performances. Join SIMA for Virasat 2017, a three day conference on traditional Indian music, featuring research presentations and outstanding musical performances. This year, Virasat features performances by the up and coming vocalist Priya Purushothaman, and virtuoso violinist Raman Iyer.
Friday, September 22 134 HUB
7:00 PM: Arijit Mahalanabis - Welcome Address
7:15 PM: Prithvi Narayanan - Invocation Dhrupad
7:30 PM: Priya Purushothaman - Hindustani Vocal Recital
Saturday, September 23 233A HUB
9:30 AM: Sindhuja Parimalarangan
An Overview of the Compositions of Thyagaraja
10:15 AM: Kishan Patel
Characteristics and Comparative Analysis of Four Gayakis of Khayal
11:00 AM: Priya Purushothaman
Pedagogical Approach Pt. Dinkar Kaikini: Concrete Tools Towards Improvisation and Creativity
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1:00 PM: Harkeerat Mangat
Recording Improvised Music: Solutions and Problems
1:45 PM: Arvind Iyer
A Dialog on Learning Music in India as an NRI
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4:30 PM: Raman Iyer - Carnatic Violin Recital
Sunday, September 24 134 HUB
9:30 AM: Sayali Phadke
Ashtanayika and their Presentation in Kathak
10:15 AM: Suparno Bhattacharyya
An Introductory Study on Aesthetics and Salient Features of Bishnupur Dhrupad
11:00 AM: Akhil Jobanputra
The Mewati Gharana: Its Evolution and Identity
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1:00 PM: Hari Padmanabhan
Composition and Improvisation in the Lalgudi Bani
1:00 PM: Anahita Bharadwaj
2:30 PM: Kuntal Roy