Carnatic Music by Sikkil Gurucharan

About Sikkil Gurucharan.

Sikkil C. Gurucharan is a leading musician and a youth ambassador for Carnatic music. A prime time artist during the Chennai music season and a recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar award and Tchaikovsky Award for the best musician of the year among many, Gurucharan has not only made a mark in the traditional concert paddhati style but also worked to broaden audience appeal by creating collaborative projects with world renowned musicians while retaining the spirit of the art form. In 2015, Gurucharan received a Nehru-Fulbright Excellence Award, and was in residence at UC Davis between January and April 2015.

The album Miles from India, a collaborative effort, was nominated for the Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. The magazine India Today featured him among 35 Game Changers under the age of 35 in India.

Content covered:

This 5 Day course will use a 5 note approach to unravelling the beauty of South Indian classical music:

S - Swaras made friendly

R - Rhythm and mathematical fun

G - Great composers and their music

P - Perspective : Artistic Science or Scientific Art?

D - Delve inside to explore content creation in carnatic music

Date :  20th - 24th January 2020

Time : Wed - Fri 4:30- 5:30pm, Sat & Sun 2 - 3:30pm GMT

Fee : £35 for 5 days or £8 per day