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Indian Music Course East Teaches West at Barnard
Barnard students study North Indian classical music taught by Vasant Rai, with assistant Donald Heller and Prof. Barbara Miller. The five week course covers tala and raga, ragas tied to times and emotions, Rai’s training under Allaudin Khan, and performances at Columbia and Bard. The Alam School of Indian Classical Music offers sarod, sitar, violin, flute, and vocals in Brooklyn with upcoming tabla lessons and free Monday sessions. Contact 237 2899 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Marks
Barnard
McIntosh Activities Council
Department of Oriental Studies
Vasant Rai
Donald Heller
Oriental Studies
Barbara Miller
Vasant
India
Miller
V.N Bhatkhande
Ustad
Allaudin Khan
Ravi Shankar
Ali Akbar Khan
Vasanth
United States
Columbia University
Bard College
Asia House
WBAI
Zakir ‘Hussein
Zakkar
Aila Rakha
Vasanty
New York
Alam
Vishwanath Mishra
Benares
Brooks
State Street
Brooklyn