A new series of multifaceted music colloquia continues at 91短视频 Thursday, April 15, with听 PhD, an Indian Carnatic classical musician and neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital. She’ll speak on her career and some of the musical traditions of India.
Navaratna “is a true cultural entrepreneur who combines expertise in music and medicine,” said Professor David Berry, director of the music department.
The presentation will be livestreamed at 12:20 p.m. on 听听and the .听You do not need a Facebook account to access these livestreams. Find recordings of past colloquia there as well.
Past guests include , a Grammy-nominated cellist, arts activist, and the newly-appointed executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival; , a flutist with the Houston Symphony, the Greenbriar Consortium, the Ritz Chamber Players, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; and , a performance psychologist, Juilliard professor, and violinist.
“Since everything is virtual, it is a wonderful opportunity to bring many more great artists from around the nation and even around the globe to our students,” said Berry. “It is not every year that we can bring such a diverse array of top-rate artists and presenters to our students in one semester.”
The colloquia includes a mix of students performing for and learning from the guest artists, interviews, and lectures.
“We have found these combined modes of presentation to be very engaging for everyone no matter the spectators’ area of musical specialty,” Berry said.