Ms.Trina Basu will be performing her debut Carnatic Violin Solo concert at 6:30 pm this Friday ,20th July 2007 at Raga Sudha Hall, accompanied by KV Gopalakrishnan on mridangam and N. Rajaram on ghatam. You are cordially invited.
Trina graduated with a BM in Music Therapy from Florida State University in 2002. She is a Board Certified Music Therapist, a member of the American Music Therapy Association, and certified in Orff Shulwerk Level I. As a music therapist, she’s worked mostly with populations including Geriatrics (Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Stroke) and hospitalized children.
Trina has been active as a freelance performer, violin teacher and music therapist in Florida; Montreal, Canada, and New York City. She is involved in Rhythm N Strings from NYC, a jazz group led by herself on violin and cello.
She was also actively involved in the FSU Indian music ensemble led by Nalini Vinayak, an accomplished sitarist and composer and performed a full concert of Nalini’s compositions along side her.
Trina is currently on a 5 month Arts Fellowship awarded by the Shastri Indo -Canadian Institute to learn Carnatic violin in Chennai, where she studies under noted violinists Smt.Padma Shankar and Sri.Vittal Ramamurthy in the Lalgudi Jayaraman tradition.
Carnatic Violin Solo by Ms. Trina Basu, Raga Sudha Hall, 20.
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sweetaart83
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Nick H
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I went to the concert and enjoyed it a great deal.
Although she has had a long-held interest in carnatic music and has been taught for some time, she prepared this performance in the five months she spent in India.
As such, it did not necessarily conform to the full concert or arrangetram format, but was a remarkable achievement to learn so much in such a short time.
I do think that it helps people coming to Carnatic music to be a musician to begin with. Although they may have to adjust in many ways, perhaps even unlearn to some extent, they have already been tutored in the most essential aspects of music such as playing in tune and in time.
Although this must have been a very different concert to those she would be used to playing as a jazz musician, she seemed always at home on the stage, in the environment, and with the music. Her playing was an expression of her love for this music.
Pity I'm not qualified to comment on what she played, or the technical aspects of her perfomance.
I can that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Although she has had a long-held interest in carnatic music and has been taught for some time, she prepared this performance in the five months she spent in India.
As such, it did not necessarily conform to the full concert or arrangetram format, but was a remarkable achievement to learn so much in such a short time.
I do think that it helps people coming to Carnatic music to be a musician to begin with. Although they may have to adjust in many ways, perhaps even unlearn to some extent, they have already been tutored in the most essential aspects of music such as playing in tune and in time.
Although this must have been a very different concert to those she would be used to playing as a jazz musician, she seemed always at home on the stage, in the environment, and with the music. Her playing was an expression of her love for this music.
Pity I'm not qualified to comment on what she played, or the technical aspects of her perfomance.
I can that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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sweetaart83
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sweetaart83
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sweetaart83
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Thanks, nick H, for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
nick H wrote:I went to the concert and enjoyed it a great deal.
Although she has had a long-held interest in carnatic music and has been taught for some time, she prepared this performance in the five months she spent in India.
As such, it did not necessarily conform to the full concert or arrangetram format, but was a remarkable achievement to learn so much in such a short time.
I do think that it helps people coming to Carnatic music to be a musician to begin with. Although they may have to adjust in many ways, perhaps even unlearn to some extent, they have already been tutored in the most essential aspects of music such as playing in tune and in time.
Although this must have been a very different concert to those she would be used to playing as a jazz musician, she seemed always at home on the stage, in the environment, and with the music. Her playing was an expression of her love for this music.
Pity I'm not qualified to comment on what she played, or the technical aspects of her perfomance.
I can that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Nick H
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trina
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Hi, I'm just reading your comments now, my guru sent this link to me. Nick, thank you for your nice words...I remember meeting you! I had a very fullfilling experience studying in Chennai and learned more than I ever imagined. Being on the concert stage after only 5 months of formal and continuous training in Carnatic music was a huge challenge and a little scary at times but I had a great time and loved every minute. I can't wait to go back! I'm performing again in Montreal this Oct. 12. sweetaart83, where do you live in Canada? I think I have heard about you, would be nice to meet. you can email me at [email protected]
Thank you all for your interest and all the best,
Trina
Thank you all for your interest and all the best,
Trina