Sikkil Gurucharan : Carnatic Vocal Workshop
Wed, 20 Jan
|Online Zoom Workshop
Upahaar's Workshop Series' January edition is a Carnatic Vocal workshop with Sikkil Gurucharan, called Mohanam - The Beauty of Carnatic Music. Date : 20th - 24th January 2020 Time : Wed - Fri 4:30- 5:30pm, Sat & Sun 2 - 3:30pm GMT Minimum level : 3 years training/learnt geethams


Time & Location
20 Jan 2021, 16:30 GMT – 24 Jan 2021, 15:30 GMT
Online Zoom Workshop
About The Event
About Sikkil Gurucharan.Â
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.Â
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:Â
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 : Â 20th - 24th January 2020
Time : Wed - Fri 4:30- 5:30pm, Sat & Sun 2 - 3:30pm GMT
Fee : £35Â