Tyagaraja-Mozart Melharmony Festival - Nov 15th 2014

[SridharxRamaswamy]

IMCOW & Arohana school of music present Tyagaraja-Mozart Melharmony Festival

The Tyagaraja-Mozart Melharmony Festival aims to raise awareness, appreciation, and understanding
of the musical styles of two brilliant contemporary composers - Tygaraja (1767-1847) from the East,
and Mozart (1756-1791) from the West,.

The festival offers perspectives of developments of melody and harmony in this period via Melharmony.
Melharmony (http://www.melharmonymusic.com) is an award-winning concept proposed by musiciancomposer
Chitravina N Ravikiran that creates “harmony but with an emphasis on melodic rules”.

Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 At Oregon Performing Arts Center
456, N Perry Parkway, Oregon, WI 53575

9 am - 12.00 pm: Individual/group music & dance performances of Tyagaraja and Mozart’s works

12.30 - 12:55 pm: Feature performance by Srividya Ganesan (Veena) & Swaminathan Nadarajan
(Violin) & Sivagangai K. Vishvak (Mrdangam)

1:00 - 1:25 pm: Feature performance by Nandini Sridhar (Vocal), Arthi Nadhan (Veena) &
Sivagangai K. Vishvak (mrdangam)

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Individual/group music & dance performances of Tyagaraja and Mozart’s works

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Panel discussion on the “Impact of Tyagaraja and Mozart on melody and harmony”
- Dr. Gloria Chuang & Sriram Emani (CEO—Indian Raga)

3.00 - 5.00 pm: Feature Dance recitals of Tyagaraja’s works by eminent dancers/groups -
Meenakshi Ganesan, Sangita Rangala, Sulakshana Jayaram and Natyarpana Dance Company

5:00 - 6:00 pm: DINNER

6:00 - 6.15 pm: Curtain Raiser Tyagaraja’s works by the Midwest Music Ensemble (artistes from
WI, IL and MN)

6:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Mozart/Tyagaraja concert by the Oregon School Orchestra

6:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Mozart/Tyagaraja concert by Madison Bach Musicians

6.45 pm: Speech by Maestro John DeMain, Conductor, Madison Symphony

Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 At Oregon Performing Arts Center
456, N Perry Parkway, Oregon, WI 53575
Fundraiser for the Oregon School Orchestra
This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National
Endowment for the Arts, Wisconsin Arts Board, General Mills Foundation, Arohana School of Music, Dane Arts
as well as a number of corporates, businesses and individuals (who have been listed in the festival brochures).
Patron: $ 50 (raffle)
Premiere: $25 (raffle)
Donor: $15
Student (with ID): $10
The Tyagaraja-Mozart Melharmony Festival aims to raise awareness, appreciation, and understanding
of the musical styles of two brilliant contemporary composers - Tygaraja (1767-1847) from the East,
and Mozart (1756-1791) from the West,. The festival offers perspectives of developments of
melody and harmony in this period via Melharmony. Melharmony (http://www.melharmonymusic.com) is an
award-winning concept proposed by musiciancomposer Chitravina N Ravikiran that creates
“harmony but with an emphasis on melodic rules”.

7.00 pm: GRAND FINALE: The incredible ta-ki-Ta Trio
Chitravina N Ravikiran, 4-time Grammy winning drummer Glen Velez , Loire Cotler (vocal percussion)
Guest artist: Tarun Bhattacharya (100-string santoor)

Contact :

Vanitha - [email protected] (608 215 6967);
Vijaya – [email protected] (608 833 8832);
Naveen - [email protected] (414 364 1136);