The ‘Brookland Arts Walk’ commemorated the Zoroastrian summer festival – Tirgan, with its first Annual Tirgan Market on 8th July, 2023, as a community-wide event celebrating the summer season with local artists, food and live music. Located in the heart of the Brookland neighbourhood in Washington DC, the Brookland Arts Walk hosts special events and festivals through […]
Known for her exceptional musical talent for playing the harmonica, for over half a century now, Rustom Baug resident – 82-year-old Coomie Sam Kasad, was felicitated for her musical genius, at Hamsanada Foundation’s event – ‘Harmonica Vaibhava’, which was held at the Sri Krishnadevaraya Kalamandira, in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, on 4th June, 2023. A known face […]
NCPA presents a Jazz music extravaganza with world famous pianist – Jesús Molina Live in Concert, presenting his multi-genre, explosive new repertoire, on 6th June, 2023, at 7:30 pm, at the Tata Theatre. Also featuring Juan Pablo Faundez and Danilo Amuedo on drums and Grammy nominated bassist, Guy Bernfeld, the show flows between heavy fusion, […]
Us Parsis are remarkably unique, undoubtedly quirky, comparably idiocentric, with a race, religion and ethos all our own. You may be born in Mumbai, may have moved to Montreal, studied in Jamshedpur, interned in Japan, worked in Oman, and immigrated to Ontario… but immaterial of where life takes you and […]
Music softens sorrows, alleviates pain and allays grief. It calms the agitated and oppressed mind. The soothing strain of music gives relief to man pressed with anxiety. It is the healing balm to the bruised and broken heart. Music warms feelings. It swells the breast with gentle loving emotions. It touches the inner chord of […]
Yes, that’s true! Many of us use our devices in ways that annoy and irritate others – we inadvertently use our cells inappropriately, during the most incorrect times. It’s time to up that Cell-etiquette, but in order to do so, you need to know where you’re going wrong… Making calls on Speakerphone: This is an […]
‘Paranjoti Academy Chorus’, one of India’s oldest and renowned choirs, is set to celebrate fifty eventful years under the conductorship of Coomi Wadia, through a revered concert featuring Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, along with the SOI Chamber Orchestra and soloists Valentina Marghinotti – Soprano, Margherita Tani, Mezzo-Soprano, Sorab Wadia – Tenor and Eugenio Di […]
Maestro Conductor of Western Classical Music, Zubin Mehta has declared his retirement from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) in 2019, after serving as its Director for over five decades and conducting over three thousand shows. His retirements from IPO comes only after he leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, New York City, […]
I have mentioned in a previous article that I would recommend a few performances of music which you could actually start listening to, in your homes, without your children frowning to watch television. But even if you do not face that situation, here is some music that is absolutely wonderful for people who are starters […]
Last month I spoke about how joy of music, when shared with likeminded companions, heightens its enjoyment, just as a gourmet meal eaten by yourself is not half as enjoyable as when imbibed with sympathetic gourmands. Some of the oldest friendships, that I was privileged to share, were with record collectors and music loving friends. We spent […]
Great music, whether Indian, Chinese or of other countries specific to its traditional forms, has existed for centuries. But it mainly survived in its country of origin, with a smattering of pockets where the immigrants carried a little bit of their culture as comfort nostalgia. Ancient civilisations of Japan, China, India, et al, take immense pride in […]