Performances, Films
Classical Indian Music and Film
A Feast for the Senses
Included with museum admission
Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 1pm - 4:50pm
Reservations by September 18
Location: Morse Auditorium
FILM
Raga Unveiled, India’s Voice: The History and Essence of North Indian Classical Music
2009, 120 minutes, produced by Gita and Mukesh Desai
1–3 pm, Morse Auditorium
Reservations by September 18
Included with museum admission
Learn about a 4,000-year-old musical tradition through this documentary that celebrates the artistry and origins of North Indian classical music. Raga Unveiled features, for the first time in one film, Ravi Shankar, Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal, Zakir Hussain, Shubha Mudgal and dozens of other master musicians. Producer Gita Desai introduces the film.
CONCERT
Indian Classical Music
Bansuri (Flute) and Tabla (Percussion) and Tamboora (Stringed Instrument)
3:30–4:50 pm, Morse Auditorium
Reservations by September 18
Included with museum admission
"Steve Gorn plays with liquid grace. He is a master of sound-magic; may the world discover his gift."
-Paul Winter
Steve Gorn has performed Indian classical music and new American music on the bansuri (bamboo flute) throughout the world. At PEM he offers a unique presentation on raga-meditation and explains the aspects of this musical principle. Gorn will be accompanied by tabla player Akshay Navaladi, an international, award-winning performer and a student at Boston University working toward a degree in biomedical engineering, as well as Mahesh Shah, a tamboora player trained at Baroda Music College who has been involved in Indian music since early childhood. Gorn has worked with a range of artists, including musician Paul Simon, Academy Award–nominated director Julie Taymor and film director and choreographer Jerome Robbins. A tea reception follows the concert.
Programs made possible by Dr. and Mrs. Mahesh Patel.
