Chennai:
Violinist M Lalitha presents 'Venu' in her thematic multimedia presentation 'Musical Instruments in Divinity' in Chennai on May 25, 2014.
Under the Production Grant, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, Violinist M Lalitha, Senior Violinist, Musician and Fulbright Fellow, (of the Duo M. Nandini), will present a series of episodes on `Musical Instruments in Divinity’- a thematic Multimedia presentation featuring different instruments each month.
The first episode featured the instrument `Vina’ and this month on Sunday May 25, 2014, will feature the instrument `Venu’ at the Raga Sudha Hall at 6 p.m. Leela Samson, Bharatanatyam exponent and Chairperson, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest while flautist N Ramani will be the Guest of Honour. Nandini Ramani, Bharatanatyam exponent and Managing Trustee, DR V Raghavan Centre for Performing Arts, will present the Welcome address.
Lalitha will deal about the history, evolution of the instrument, mythological, sculptural evidences, its usage in temple rituals, similarities in global musical cultures, references in Literature and in musical compositions.
