Musical Bridges Around the World Presents Songs of India Presenting Five Genres of Indian Music GENRE I Carnatic Classical Music Sujata Venkateswar, Vocals Sita Jayant, Violin Ganesh Devarajan, Mridangam Srinivas Ponnappan, Kanjira Uthra Suresh, Madhuri Venkateswar, Anand Srinivas, Back Up Vocals GENRE II Hindustani Classical Music Indrajit Banerjee, Sitar Shantilal Shah, Tabla GENRE III Ghazal Hemant Kulkarni, Vocals and Harmonium Mohan Singh, Tabla GENRE IV Rabindra Sangeet Sujata Venkateswar, Female Vocal Indrajit Banerjee, Male Vocal Madhuri Venkateswar, Piano Evan Guz, Guitar GENRE V Thaaye Yasoda Sujata Venkateswar, Aamuktha Karla, Madhuri Venkateswar, Vocals Renuka Rege, Jahnavi Shriram, Mohini Dasari, Pooja Nagarkar Shachi Daru, Swetha Kotamraju, Maya Iyer, Kavita Venkateswar, Dancer Sujata Venkateswar, Artistic Director Greg Hinojosa, Show Director Billy Munoz, Lighting Designer Cherylann Williams, Sound Engineer Archana Singh, Stage Decorations 3:00 pm, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas India’s musical history dates back to the prehistoric times and is in fact regarded as one of the oldest in the world. One of oldest music forms known as Sama was developed during the Vedic period which stretched from 1500 to 500 BC. India’s music is a combination of vocal music, instrumental music, and dance called Sangeet. Prior to the 13th century, there was primarily one type of musical form. But with the invasion of the Mughals, the music of north and central India blended with the Mughal influences of Arabia and Persia, bringing into being Hindustani music. Today there are two major traditions of classical music. The North Indian classical music is known as Hindustani Sangeet, while the south Indian classical music is called Carnatic music. Indian classical music is based on the ragas, which are scales and melodies that provide the foundation for a performance. Unlike western classical music that is deterministic, Indian classical music allows for a much greater degree of “personalization” of the performance, almost to the level of jazz-like improvisation. When a raga is accompanied by percussion (such as a tabla), the rhythm is often rather intricate because it is constructed from a combination of fundamental rhythmic patterns (or talas). The most common instruments used in Hindustani Classical music are sitar, sarod, flute, and sarangi. Carnatic (Southern Indian) ragas constitute one of the oldest systems of music in the world. They are based on seven rhythmic cycles and 72 fundamental ragas. Carnatic music is mostly vocal and devotional in nature and played with instruments such as the mridangam drum, the ghatam clay pot, and the violin or veena. The fundamental format of Carnatic songs is the “kriti” or composition, which are usually set in the style of a raga (the raga serves as the melodic foundation). The golden age of Carnatic music was the 1700s-1800s when the Trinity of Carnatic music, namely Thyagaraja, Syama Sastri and Muthuswamy Dikshitar, contributed immensely in terms of compositions, new ragas and changes in concert pattern. Indian music is diverse because of India’s cultural diversity. The spectrum of Indian music includes folk music, ghazals, bhajans, qawalis, popular movie music and fusion music that blends the east with the west. While Indian music is constantly evolving to adapt to contemporary ideas and themes, the experimental and new continues to co-exist with the traditional and timeless, reflecting the depth and richness of the Indian culture. Musical Bridges Around the World was founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Dr. Anya Grokhovski (Concert Pianist) It is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. "Please Become A Member" musicalbridges.org facebook.com/pages/Musical-Bridges-Around-the-World/150773101614415 musicalbridges.org/index.php/anyas-musings 210-464-1534 Mailing Address: 24165 IH-10 West, Suite 217-PMB 129, San Antonio, TX 78257 audio/video production James E. Sanders Jr Sterling Abrigo standarddefinition.net Copyright © 2011 Musical Bridges Around the World. All Rights Reserved.

Musical Bridges Around the World Presents Songs of India Presenting Five Genres of Indian Music GENRE I Carnatic Classical Music Sujata Venkateswar, Vocals Sita Jayant, Violin Ganesh Devarajan, Mridangam Srinivas Ponnappan, Kanjira Uthra Suresh, Madhuri Venkateswar, Anand Srinivas, Back Up Vocals GENRE II Hindustani Classical Music Indrajit Banerjee, Sitar Shantilal Shah, Tabla GENRE III Ghazal Hemant Kulkarni, Vocals and Harmonium Mohan Singh, Tabla GENRE IV Rabindra Sangeet Sujata Venkateswar, Female Vocal Indrajit Banerjee, Male Vocal Madhuri Venkateswar, Piano Evan Guz, Guitar GENRE V Thaaye Yasoda Sujata Venkateswar, Aamuktha Karla, Madhuri Venkateswar, Vocals Renuka Rege, Jahnavi Shriram, Mohini Dasari, Pooja Nagarkar Shachi Daru, Swetha Kotamraju, Maya Iyer, Kavita Venkateswar, Dancer Sujata Venkateswar, Artistic Director Greg Hinojosa, Show Director Billy Munoz, Lighting Designer Cherylann Williams, Sound Engineer Archana Singh, Stage Decorations 3:00 pm, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas India’s musical history dates back to the prehistoric times and is in fact regarded as one of the oldest in the world. One of oldest music forms known as Sama was developed during the Vedic period which stretched from 1500 to 500 BC. India’s music is a combination of vocal music, instrumental music, and dance called Sangeet. Prior to the 13th century, there was primarily one type of musical form. But with the invasion of the Mughals, the music of north and central India blended with the Mughal influences of Arabia and Persia, bringing into being Hindustani music. Today there are two major traditions of classical music. The North Indian classical music is known as Hindustani Sangeet, while the south Indian classical music is called Carnatic music. Indian classical music is based on the ragas, which are scales and melodies that provide the foundation for a performance. Unlike western classical music that is deterministic, Indian classical music allows for a much greater degree of “personalization” of the performance, almost to the level of jazz-like improvisation. When a raga is accompanied by percussion (such as a tabla), the rhythm is often rather intricate because it is constructed from a combination of fundamental rhythmic patterns (or talas). The most common instruments used in Hindustani Classical music are sitar, sarod, flute, and sarangi. Carnatic (Southern Indian) ragas constitute one of the oldest systems of music in the world. They are based on seven rhythmic cycles and 72 fundamental ragas. Carnatic music is mostly vocal and devotional in nature and played with instruments such as the mridangam drum, the ghatam clay pot, and the violin or veena. The fundamental format of Carnatic songs is the “kriti” or composition, which are usually set in the style of a raga (the raga serves as the melodic foundation). The golden age of Carnatic music was the 1700s-1800s when the Trinity of Carnatic music, namely Thyagaraja, Syama Sastri and Muthuswamy Dikshitar, contributed immensely in terms of compositions, new ragas and changes in concert pattern. Indian music is diverse because of India’s cultural diversity. The spectrum of Indian music includes folk music, ghazals, bhajans, qawalis, popular movie music and fusion music that blends the east with the west. While Indian music is constantly evolving to adapt to contemporary ideas and themes, the experimental and new continues to co-exist with the traditional and timeless, reflecting the depth and richness of the Indian culture. Musical Bridges Around the World was founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Dr. Anya Grokhovski (Concert Pianist) It is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. "Please Become A Member" musicalbridges.org facebook.com/pages/Musical-Bridges-Around-the-World/150773101614415 musicalbridges.org/index.php/anyas-musings 210-464-1534 Mailing Address: 24165 IH-10 West, Suite 217-PMB 129, San Antonio, TX 78257 audio/video production James E. Sanders Jr Sterling Abrigo standarddefinition.net Copyright © 2011 Musical Bridges Around the World. All Rights Reserved.