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THE EAST WEST MUSIC AND DANCE ENCOUNTERS A Cross-cultural and Academic Meet. Perhaps the most important achievement - 'The Jewel in the Crown' of the Music School has been the six biennial East West Encounters, that have served to expose the music of the East and the West on a common platform. Instituted since 1990, under the chairmanship of Dr. Raja Ramanna, with support from the renowned German Conductor, Dr. H. Koelreutter and singer Margarita Schack, together with Indian Scholars as Dr. Raja Ramanna, B.V.K. Shastry, the late Vainika Doraiswamy Iyenger, and other eminent persons each encounter has grown in stature and variety. The first Encounter in 1990, brought together nearly
three hundred musicians and scholars from different cultural and
musical backgrounds. Concerts, seminars and workshops drew music
lovers from all around the country to Bangalore. These subsequent Encounters grew as more artistes from many more countries performed in it. Topics of universal appeal such as 'Rhythms', 'New Music' and 'Future Music' were discussed and it generated deep and lively discussions among pundits of music from around the world at the Encounter. Each Encounter in its turn brought out its own special moments, which are being discussed even today. Just a few weeks ago, a leading newspaper ran an article on Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and described his encounter with Jie Bing Chen from China as a 'path breaker'. This happened in the Encounter of 1996. Pandit Bhatt also encouraged musicians from Egypt at the same Encounter. European Jazz Artistes have interacted with renowned percussionists such as TAS & Ramamani troupe and others since 1990. Even as Irish piper played Tyagaraja's kritis with the Carnatic Vidwans. Each learnt something from the other. The Global Orchestra of 100 Artistes from 8 countries forged at the 1998 Encounter under Dr. L. Subramanian is still remembered. The Encounter 2000 this year, a sort of a fusion between French Jazz and a Trinidadian Steel Band and a Tabla Trio among other was memorable. The Encounters have focussed on a variety in the various fields of music and dance. We live in a cosmopolitan world where each culture has an impact on its neighbor. Each one has its own value. Respect for each other's culture and traditions and the sharing of it is the essence of the East-West Music and Dance Encounter.Several Indian artistes have been invited overseas due to the links forged at the Encounters. |
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