An Event of our lifetime !!!! Options

[rdbfan]

Dear all,

Please find below details of an exclusive musical
event that is being organized from tomorrow...My good
friend Kushal Gopalka, alongwith Birla Arts & Cultural
Centre, Mumbai is presenting a very unique 10-day
exhibition to trace the evolution of music and
recorded sound in India.

Request all to not miss this 'once-in-a-lifetime'
opportunity and make it convenient to visit the
exhibition. A counter for "Swar Aalap" has also been
organized as part of the event.

Press release and relevant details below :

‘Of the record’ is a walk down memory lane to
experience the evolution of Indian music & culture
through displays of original gramophones, vintage
audio equipment, gramophone vinyl records & authentic
memorabilia, curated by Kushal Gopalka & presented by
the Birla Academy of Art and Culture.

Commencing on August 31, 2007 (4:30 pm – 6:30 pm) and
followed by the lecture series and musical talks 7:15
pm onwards, this show will trail 100 years of music
and recorded sound in India. The show will be on till
September 9, 2007. It is a public display with no
entry fee.

Show timings from September 1-9, 2007
10:00 am – 6:30 pm (seven days a week)

Lecture and musical session timings from September
1-9, 2007 : 7:15 pm – 9:45 pm

Venue:

Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Century Bhavan, Dr.
A. B. Road, Worli, Mumbai 25. Phone: 022- 24373735 /
24320316

Highlights of ‘Of the Record’ Exhibition

Demonstration of authentic gramophone playing 78 rpm
shellac records, every half hour.
Special section of rare and original musical
instruments played by legendary cine musicians.
Musical talk sessions by eminent personalities every
evening at venue.
Listening and viewing booths for public.

Details of the evening musical sessions shown below


Date Topic Presenter Genre

31 "Guzar Gaya Wo Zamana" Raju Bharatan Film music

31 "Geetmala ki Yaadein" Amin Sayani Film music

1 Evolution of sound from Stone Age to Ramesh Iyer Sound
Computer Age

1 Memories of the recording studios Kersi Lord Film music / sound

2 100 years of recorded sound Dhaivat Shukla Sound & music

2 “My name is Gauhar Jaan” Rantideb Maitra Early classical music

3 “Saiyan Nikas Gaye” Kaumudi Munshi Light classical Music

3 Transformation of Ghazal Rajendra Mehta Ghazal

4 Indian Classical Vocal Music Amarendra Dhaneshwar Classical music

4 Indian Classical Instrumental Music Pt. Nayan Ghosh Classical music

5 “75 years of evolution of technology Avinash Oak, Sound Engineering
of song recording in India” Uday Chitre

6 Western Percussions in Indian Films Homi Mullan Film music

6 Indian Percussions in Indian Films Madhav Pawar Film music

7 Arrangement of Music in Indian Songs Y.S. Mulky Film music

7 Music Direction in Films Kishore Desai Film music

8 “Naman Nat Wara” Vikrant Ajgaonkar Marathi Natya Geet

8 Indian Percussions Pt. Sadanand Naimpalli Classical Music

9 “Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon” Manek Premchand Film music

9 Song writing in Hindi films Naqsh Lyallpuri, Jalees Sherwani Lyrics


Entry is free on 1st-come-1st-served basis for 100 people, subject to availability of space

Rgds,
Shankar

[Swapan Das]

What was the response of this very informative event?
I'm especially interested to know if the footfalls were from the young generation also.

-Regards,
Swapan

[oye_sonu]

arey how could i miss this thread :-o.

kisi na kaisi Mumbai frd ko bolta dekhne ko.

EK dam ultimate event tha. !


Any feedback RDB fan ji???



Sonu