SPIC MACAY DEHRADUN CHAPTER: 8/15/10

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Classical Vocal by Kalapini Komkali

24th August 6:00 PM Concert , The Doon Girsl School

25th August 5:30 PM concert Bhatkhandy Music College

26th August 10:30 AM concert Brooklyn School

27th August 6:00 PM concert Welham Girls' School

28th August 10:30 AM concert The Heritage School

29th August 5:30 PM concert . Bhagwan Singh Inst of Bio Medical Sciences

30th August 5:30 PM HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

31st August 11:30 AM TIMES WORLD SCHOOL , Nazibabad

31st August 7:30 PM GB PANT ENGINEERING COLLEGE , PAURI, GARHWAL

24th -28th August 2:30 - 4.40 PM Workshop , Welham Girls' School

Kalapini, daughter and disciple of Pandit Kumar Gandharva & Vidushi Smt. Vasundhara Komkali is a prominent name amongst practitioners of Indian Classical Music. She has inherited from her distinguished parents not only the techniques and grammar of her art but also a capacity for creativity and reflection. She combines special features like gunjan (continuum) and the playfulness of Vasundharaji with the aaghat (emphasis) and razor sharp precision of Kumarji.

Her musical lineage is most evident in the central emphasis on bandish (composition), its meaning or bhava, and in the studied restraint which does not allow the notes or laya (tempo) to overwhelm the lyric. Layakari (playfulness with tempo) is used sparingly to augment the meaning and rhythmic balance of the composition. The full melodic range and capability of the voice are hinted at but never allowed to dominate by sliding into vocal acrobatics.

.Kalapini lives in Dewas, centralIndia. She is an active trustee of the Kumar GandharvaSangeetAcademy, which has been formed to present and promote his work. She was honoured with the Kumar Gandharva Award by the prestigious Pujari Pratishthan of Pune. And she has received an award-scholarship from the Department of Culture, Government of India.

Commercial releases of her studio recordings include "Aarambha" and "Inheritance", released by HMV; and "Dharohar" released by Times Music. "Swar-Manjiri", a live concert recording was released recently by Virgin Records. Kalapini has also recorded for the sound tracks of the films "Paheli" and "Devi-Ahilya".

Kalaapini has traveled extensively through India and abroad. Her highly prestigious performances are:-SawaiGandharva festival, pune Days of Delhi-(India) in Moscow-Hall of international music.Ritburgh musium,ZurichAllarakha music academy,Basel, SwitzerlandHarballabh Sangeet Samaroha, -Jallandhar- (oldest music festival of India)

This convention will be a splendid opportunity

"The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world."
-Amartya Sen
For the past two years SPICMACAY has been an integral part of my life. It has moulded my personality and has educated me in a big way. The cultural enlightment that we undergo with the society has changed my perspective of life, and made me see the world more clearly.

I have always enjoyed interacting with people from different walks of life, and a state convention is a splendid opportunity to do so. I also find that the friends and memories made during the conventions are very long lasting. Moreover, interacting with the artiste during the intensives is a very humbling experience. Their down to earth attitude makes us understand that we have airs for frivolous nothings.

In my life, I like to do things that will benefit me and the humankind in a long run. The strength of our movement and the fact that more and more people are joining it every year is a proof that the future of the movement is even brighter than the present. As our chapter coordinator, Ms. Rupi Mahindroo says, all people who join the movement and choose to be an active part of it are very special people, because there are very few people who have the fortitude to be non-conformist and give culture a chance.

This convention will be a splendid opportunity for all the enthusiasts and volunteers to meet and interact in person and we are really looking forward to it.

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