WWHS Varsity Ensemble - Dwijavanthi

Thw Winton woods High School Varsity Ensemble - Dwijavanthi
March 9, 2011
Descriptoin from the Concert program:
This Indian Raga represents a milestone for Winton Woods HS choirs, as it is the first transcription of an Indian work the WWHS choirs have ever performed. The Indian musical tradition dates back thousands of years and like the West, Indians often train their young musicians in conservatories. The term, raga, refers to a specific scale whish is the basis for the work. Like the American blues scale, this scale allows the third and seventh scale degrees to be altered. This arrangement by Ethan Sperry, formerly a staff member of Miami University, uses the voices to simulate the elements of a small Indian ensemble. Most of the syllables you will hear are taken from the Indian rhythmic language called, sollokattu which is used to teach rhythmic patterns, often to drummers and dancers. The only actual word in the piece is Thillana which is a Southern Indian musical form in which a simple melody is introduced and then repeated with increasingly complex ornamentation at increasingly faster speeds.
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[@albertqhumperdinck]

Bravo! I'm learning this song in a choir right now and it's not easy! Great performance, everyone!

[@weareji5703]

Beautiful, performed with such smoothness & depth that it's hard to believe its the first Indian composition this choir has performed. And school students too. A fine example of what makes America great.

[@sudumudi]

Fantastic performance.. flawless.. very moving.

[@VSNarasimhan]

Is this "Carnatic Music"?