11:30-6PM
Medicine part will be a free zoom call while music at private home in Atlanta please email info@musicmedicine.info for invitation or link
Preliminary Program
Listen to live music, breath fresh air, and see and discuss healing effect of music & sciences
Suggested donation for musicians and food $30
Students and residents $15
Below is a preliminary schedule to be confirmed
11:30 am- 12:15
Sujata Varadarajan, Soumitra Paul.
Music, Rhythm and Healing – a Personal Perspective (Indian Classical Music) Remote
12:15 12:30 Rosemary Renee (remote)
How do I take care of my hundred and five year-old mother
Lunch 12:30: 1 pm
1: 15pm Dr. Tomasz Adamkiewicz on medical rights of children
1:15: 1:30 pm Adam Mider : reconstruing reality after brain injury
Music Starts at 3 PM-6 PM
Leah Calvert Akeem Marble & Guests
The Robertson Family
Performers Notes:
Robertson family has thirty years of musical history in Atlanta including daily set at Dantes Down the Hatch. They have been dedicated to history of jazz.
Kevin Bales does not need much introduction in Atlanta musical scene. His unparalleled ability to improvise and enchant the audience
https://www.facebook.com/KBalesMusic/
Notes on Sujata lecture on Indian Classical Music.
Indian classical music does not aim to heal. It has been created for its own sake, for the joy of creation. Often, however, during the process of practicing or listening to this music, different emotions wash over us – a sense of satisfaction, peace or joy – which are precursors to healing.
I will discuss my experiences based on my journey of learning Hindustani music (classical music that was developed in the Northern region of India) with my teacher Soumitra Paul, and how music has helped me at a deep level.
Music has an energy that we instinctively respond to. This includes both melody and rhythm. Soumitra Paul, through his singing, will demonstrate the energies of specific ragas (classical compositions involving combinations of 5 or more notes) which can be used to lead us to meditative or energized states (depending on the raga). There are optimal times (and seasons) recommended for each raga based on the mood it evokes.
When we awaken in the morning, we would like to greet the day gently, with joyful expectancy. In the middle of the day, our energy is higher, our thoughts and actions more purposeful, and we are stimulated by more energetic compositions. In the evening, ideally, we would like to wind down and enter a contemplative state – one involving love, joy and peace.
Soumitra Paul will also demonstrate some of these different energies through rhythm – using the tabla (an Indian percussion instrument). He will end the session by requesting the audience to sing along with him the most important note that Indian classical musicians begin with -‘sa’ – and to encourage people to feel the energy created by this sound. This, being the first note, emerges from stillness and silence – the same silence that contains the potential for healing and creativity.
About the speakers
Sujata Varadarajan received her training in Biological Sciences at Yale University and the National Center of Biological Sciences, India. She currently learns Yoga and Hindustani classical music and is a freelance writer. A recent article on her experience with music can be viewed here –
Soumitra Paul grew up immersed in music. He is a trained singer in Hindustani classical music and a professional tabla player. He has a passion for teaching music. especially to children. Some links to his music are given below.
Contact details
Sujata Varadarajan –
Email vsujat@gmail.com
Soumitra Paul –
Email mymusic.tabla@gmail.com
Phone Number (WhatsApp and regular phone) +91 97176 16461
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Sujata Varadarajan
http://sujatavaradarajan.blogspot.in/
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