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Rajeev Taranath (above), one of the most distinguished musicians in India, will perform with musician Abhiman Kaushal on Friday.
Beall to host Indian music
Two musicians will perform
improvisational North Indian
songs with music professor
Doug Scheuerell on Friday
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
Two renowned Indian musicians
will demonstrate their talents Friday at
an afternoon lecture and evening con
cert. The event is part of the University
School of Music's World Music Series,
a program that exposes listeners to the
music of different cultures.
Musicians Rajeev Taranath and Ab
himan Kaushal will be accompanied
by University music professor Doug
Scheuerell in a traditionally improvisa
tional performance. Taranath — who
is on faculty at the California Institute
for theArts in Los Angeles — plays the
sarod, a stringed melody instrument,
and he is one of the most distin
guished sarod players in India.
Kaushal, also an international per
former, will be playing the tabla, a clas
sical North Indian drum. Scheuerell
will join both on the tamboura, a
stringed instrument that' provides
background drone to the melody.
"Playing North Indian music re
quires a lot of thinking," Scheuerell
said. "The actual playing is also very
physical and can cause you to work
up a sweat. And it is spiritual because
it was developed eons ago in India
for purposes of self-realization."
He added that Taranath is a disci
ple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, the
most celebrated sarod player in India.
"Rajeev has a rare talent,"
Scheuerell said. "To get to the same
level as either him or Abhiman
would be very difficult because they
began playing at six or seven years old
with guais as their instructors."
University music professor Mark
Levy, who also organized the World
Music Series, said North Indian music
consists of a melodic system, "raga,"
and a rhythmic system, "tala." At this
performance, the sarod will supply the
raga rhythm and the tabla and tam
boura will supply the tala rhythms.
"The melody evokes the mood of
the music, and the rhythm is quite
mind-boggling and complicated,"
Levy said.
University student Chas Hastings,
who has been studying the tabla for
one year, said the lecture and concert
will show students the amount of
dedication a musician can put into
his or her work.
"Indian musicians sometimes
practice for 40 days straight," Hast
ings said. 'They remain in one room
for the entire period while other peo
The melody evokes
the mood of the
music, and the
rhythm is quite
mind-boggling and
complicated."
Mark Levy
University music professor
pie bring them food."
Hastings also said the improvisa
tional aspect is a unique musical ele
ment for students to witness.
"None of the performances are re
hearsed beforehand, yet the music is
perfect," he said.
The lecture will be in the Ben Lin
der Room in the EMU at 3:30 p.m.
and is free. During the lecture,
Taranath will discuss both the organ
ization of the concert and how Indi
an music is constructed.
The concert will be at 8 p.m. at
Beall Concert 1 lall, inside the LJniver
sity School of Music. Tickets are $ 10
for general admission, $8 for stu
dents or senior citizens and are only
available at the door.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemeraid.com.
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