Monday 30 November 2015

CHRISTMAS CONCERT | FESTIVAL CHORISTERS | 4 DEC

We are pleased to invite you to FESTIVAL CHORISTERS: CHRISTMAS CONCERT























CHRISTMAS CONCERT| FESTIVAL CHORISTERS 
4 December, 7:00 pm
Shilpakala Vedika
Entry : By Invitation, passes available at GZ


The Christmas Season 2015 in Hyderabad will be ushered in by the Festival Choristers who are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year. They are drawn from many walks of life, different ages and faiths. As usual, this is their gift of love to the Twin Cities, spreading through song, the message of Peace, Joy and Love which is the essence of Christmas. The theme this year is "Let there be Peace on Earth". As this is a very special milestone for the Choristers, in addition to the medley of Christmas music sung by the choir ranging from Classical to light and spanning many countries, including India, there will be a musical presentation by a group of 20 children and also a presentation by a group of former Festival Choristers who have come together, age notwithstanding, to show their solidarity with us. The choir will be accompanied by the keyboard and an assortment of instruments including violin, violoncello, guitar, drums, flute and bells.

Monday 23 November 2015




























We Cordially invite you to the very FIRST HYDERABAD JAZZ FESTIVAL in the city.

Do BOOK YOUR SEATS, and brace yourself for an amazing three day Jazz extravaganza with half a dozen bands enthralling the Hyderabad Jazz lovers over three days : 25-27 NOV



Date:    25 November, 7:30 pm
Venue : Secunderabad Club
Donor Cards:  200/- per person per day

Entrance donor cards available at Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad , Alliance Française and the Secunderabad Club.  

*Covered Footwear and Collared Shirts as per Club Rules.
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Roots & Shoots will perform on 25th Nov.
About the German/Indian Band :









Sebastian Gramss       Bass                            Erwin Ditzner              Drums
Paras Nath                  Flute                           Hindol Deb                    Sitar
Matthias Muche         Trambone                  Ramdas Palsule             Tabla

ROOTS AND SHOOTS  is about new ways of collaboration of Indian and German musicians to develop an artistically appealing, high level performance programme without following the well known clichés. The investigation and creative integration of different cultural roots (Roots) and the actual fruits thereof (shoots) are focused in this extraordinary cooperation between the Indian and German musicians.

Improvisation is the most important component in music composition, both in classical Indian music and Jazz. In both cases, spontaneity and free play with variations of a theme or a melody form the basis for direct communication. The spontaneous music that builds on what is pre-structured, planned, composed is an important aspect of Roots & Shoots. The many years of experience that the six award winning musicians in the group have in this field is of tremendous importance.


Wednesday 18 November 2015

INVITATION | Beethoven's Symphonies & Reading With The Tunes

Goethe-Zentrum and Hyderabad Western Music Foundation are pleased to invite you to a series of three lectures on symphonies by one of the greatest Western composers, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), who is regarded as a vital figure in the culmination of the “Viennese Classical” school of musical composition and in the launching of the Romantic era in Western culture. Three of his nine symphonies (major works for orchestra) will be discussed and heard in the lectures.


Beethoven’s Symphonies
18th November - Symphony No 5
19th November - Symphony No 3
20th November - Symphony No 7

Venue: Goethe-Zentrum, 20 Journalist Colony, Banjara Hills
Time: 6.30 pm All are welcome – Entry free
About the  ​s​peaker: Dr. Mark Lindley, a noted musicologist as well as an historian of modern India and a teacher of economics, has published more than a dozen books and more than 100 scholarly papers. Born in Washington DC in 1937, he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), the Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.), and has taught at Columbia University, Washington University, Oxford University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Istanbul Technical University, the University of Kerala and the Central University of Hyderabad, where he is currently the Chair Professor in the School of Economics.



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Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to present “Reading With The Tunes”, a music & literature initiative… for youngsters by youngsters

“Reading With The Tunes” – 4th edition – CLASSICS
22nd November – 5-6pm @ Alliance Française, Aurora Colony, Banjara Hills (lane next to Q-mart)



The British writer William Shakespeare is hailed as the greatest writer of all time. His literary works have been a source of inspiration for actors and musicians throughout the ages. Please join Reading With the Tunes to celebrate William Shakespeare through music and theatre!

MUSIC

“If music be the food of love, play on” Duke Orsino from Twelfth Night (Act I, Scene I)

Enjoy classical compositions of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Barrios performed by Niki Shukla and Tania Shukla (violin), Yu Jin Choi, Sung Jin Choi and Nicole Connolly Bhatia (flute trio), Harsh Saraf (classical guitar), Kovida Yalamanchi & Joe Koster (piano)

THEATRE
“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts" - Jaques from As You Like It (Act II, Scene 7)

Listen to excerpts from your favorite Shakespeare plays presented by these members of The Little Theatre Hyderabad, a group of people who love reading, from Comics to Classics: Ihita Varada, Manvi Vishy, Vidip Ganesh, Sarala Mahidhara, Shankar Melkot and Vijay Marur. All are welcome. Entry free.





Friday 13 November 2015

WEEK AHEAD | 13 November

Goethe-Zentrum is pleased to announce the upcoming events!














LECTURE | BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONIES
 By Mark Lindley
18, 19 and 20 November, 6:30 pm
Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad
Entry : Free

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music. In spite of his loss of hearing Beethoven remains one of the most famous and influential of all the composers. Beethoven’s hearing loss did not prevent him for composing music.
Three of the nine Beethoven’s symphonies will be discussed by Mark Lindley during the course of his three lectures.
18th November - Symphony No 5 | 19th November - Symphony No 3 | 20th November - Symphony No 7

About the speaker:
Mark Lindley is a noted musicologist as well as an historian of modern India and a teacher of economics. He has published more than a dozen books and more than 100 scholarly papers. Born in Washington DC in 1937, he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), the Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.), and has taught at Columbia University, Washington University, Oxford University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Istanbul Technical University and the University of Kerala. He has lectured recently on economics at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and at the University of Hyderabad.




MUSIC FESTIVAL | THE FIRST HYDERABAD JAZZ FESTIVAL
By Bands from India and abroad
25, 26 & 27 November, 7:30 pm
Secunderabad Club
Entry : Donor passes Rs 200 per day per person.