In October, CAS helped sponsor an Indian music concert and workshop as part of our year-long "Listening to Asia" theme. The two-part event featured Rajeev Taranath, one of the world's leading exponents of the sarod. Read more in our event report:
The Rajeev Taranath Concert in Old Main at 7:30 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012 was a huge success. The audience of approximately 130 people was treated to a rare performance by one of India’s foremost North Indian classical music artists. The audience was a mix of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ students (Caucasian and Indian), ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ faculty and staff, and members of the Boulder community.  The audience enjoyed a brilliant performance with excellent guided description of what to listen for in the music.
The 2-hour Indian music workshop on Sunday morning, October 21, 2012, was equally excellent. Rajeev Taranath was masterful in guiding the approximately 20 participants (ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ students, members of the Boulder community) through elements of raga and melody in North Indian classical music. I was so impressed with the profound depth of Taranath’s teaching in the workshop that I am pursuing ways to bring him back to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ during the 2013-2014 academic year for a two-week residency to teach College of Music students Indian music and the Indian approach to teaching/learningmusic.
Post authored by Dr. Paul Erhard, Associate Professor in the College of Music at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder.