Beethoven’s magnum opus
A brief history of the master’s most spectacular work: Symphony No 9. By Manohar Parnerkar Beethoven’s most celebrated work, Symphony...
CLASSICAL MODERNITY
Sometimes one hears the critique that classical music is no longer compatible with modernity. What “modernity” is supposed to mean...
The Rediscovery of Florence Price
How an African-American composer’s works were saved from destruction. In 2009, Vicki and Darrell Gatwood, of St. Anne, Illinois, were preparing to renovate an abandoned house on the outskirts of town. The structure was in poor condition: vandals had ransacked...
The Somerville College, University of Oxford, Choir Tour to India – 2018
Somerville College, University of Oxford, was founded in 1879 to include the excluded, and named in honour of the Scottish mathematician...
Eastward bound
A unique non-denominational and non-religious Oxonian choir is performing this December at the NCPA. By Devanshi Shah In 1879, the charming...
CREATING MUSIC FROM THE WIND: V. AMIRTHAVARSHINI
The first thing babies do when they are born is cry and wail loudly, and this gets their little lungs going. They are no longer dependent on their mother for oxygen; they start living their lives, and their voice, their...
THE GUITAR FOR ALL SEASONS
Given the universal appeal the guitar holds, it is hardly surprising that it has so many avatars, with a vast...
Classical favourites
Following highly acclaimed concerts in 2016 and 2017, conductor Robert Ames and violinist Galya Bisengalieva are returning to perform favourites...