Chitravina virtuoso N. Ravikiran, along with music teacher Vanita Suresh and local students Arjun and Sanjay, spoke with Peter Haney May 28th about the Planet Symphony Project. Maestro Ravikiran is the creator of the Melharmony system, which seeks universal principles to harmonize all scales of the world, blending the harmonic focus of Western music with […]
A Fresh Take on Kundiman with Leslie Damaso and Mr. Chair
Soprano Leslie Damaso and Pianist Jason Kutz won a 2018 MAMA award for their debut album “May Laya” (Tagalog for “There is Freedom”) which featured Kundiman, a Filipino song genre with roots in the independence movements of late 19th Century. Kutz also plays with Mr. Chair, a futuristic electronic/jazz/rock/classical quartet that includes bassist Ben Ferris, […]
