Vasantham & NUS IIE proudly present "IIE: Blossoms of Seven" on Varnangal 2024 to celebrate Pongal.
Varnangal complements festival days that are considered auspicious as it signifies a new beginning and hope. Isai Vanam is a classical recital programme that augments the celebrations by ushering in the day through good classical music. Renowned musicians and dancers are invited to perform for our audience in order to add flavour to significant days in the celebration calendar. It is a programme that will transcends generational divides and appeal to everyone at home
▬ Group members ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Vocal - Jev Akshay Jeevan, Aparna Giri Shankar, Harshitha Krishna
Veena - Uma Gowri Ramanathan
Violin - Viasar Malavar
Keys - Vaishnavi Harihara Venkatesan
Guzheng - Chan Xin Tong
Tabla - Vignesh Sankar Iyer
Mridangam - Srinivasa Ramanujan Sriram
Tutor - Nawaz Mirajkar
▬ Performance Synopsis ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Where creation and maintenance exist, destruction is bound to co-exist. In a life full of inconsistencies, change is the only constant. Composed by Shri Nawaz Mirajkar in the Ragam Vakulabharanam, and set to the seven-beat cycle Mishra Chapu Talam, or Roopak Taal, Blossoms of Seven embraces the pathos of angst that we are bound to experience as change approaches. Embodying the spirit of catharsis through a realisation that the new is born through the ashes of the old, Blossoms of Seven embraces the acceptance that comes with destruction, as balance takes its place for the cycle to repeat.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Performance
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Music is an integral part of Indian culture, perhaps one of the world's oldest evolving traditions passed down from generation to generation. Established in 1987, the NUS Indian Instrumental Ensemble (IIE) celebrates the finesse of Indian Classical music. The ensemble now consists of SIX broad sections - ethnic plucked strings (Veena, Sitar, Dan Bau, Guzheng, etc.), Violin, Vocals, Wind (Flute, etc.), Percussion and Keys. In addition to these, we also have musicians proficient in guitar, and other forms of instruments.
Our performances mark the confluence of diverse styles of Indian music and a plethora of notes and rhythms. With around 80 members comprising of students and alumni, the ensemble performs both as a full orchestra and in smaller groups. IIE's 2023 annual concert during NUS Arts Festival called "Inter/change", inspired by the historic Silk Route, won the Production of the Year (Merit), 2023 at the Tan Ean Kiam Awards, in collaboration with NUS Chinese Dance. In 2022 and 2023, IIE was conferred with Original Work of the Year (Distinction), for our very own student composition - Sangamam, presented at our 2022 annual concert - "Bodhi - An Awakening" & Bairagi, presented at our 2023 annual concert - Inter/Change. We have also been honoured to collaborate with Esplanade for a show in July 2023 - "Swar Pravaaham - A Musical Voyage".
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24 июл 2024
