fostering cooperation through music
Carnatic music South India is famous for melodious music and captivating rhythms. Both the theory and practice of art music of this region are traceable to ancient times. Musical instruments have always been a favorite subject for painters and sculptors just as the authors of classical Tamil and Sanskrit texts. Vocal and instrumental genres have …
Ludwig Pesch is best known as musicologist and educator. Trained as flautist in the “Carnatic” music tradition of South India, he loves playing in personalized settings, in a manner critically acclaimed as “an eloquent demonstration of the universal fact that music transcends cultural and linguistic barriers” (Indian Express); “captivating and chaste rendition … a golden link with …
The month of September offered an opportunity to celebrate the centenary of a successful lecture tour by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). It was organized by Dutch citizens with whom he shared a commitment to a cultural dialogue on eye-level. A Dutch press report highlights Tagore’s “silver voice” that conveyed his admiration for the songs of Bengal’s …