Two fundraiser concerts are being organised in the city in support of India’s first experiential music museum, IME (Indian Music Experience) to be launched next year.

Carnatic vocalist Manasi Prasad and veena artiste Suma Sudhindra will be presenting two fusion concerts at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, on December 27 at 6 p.m. Sukanya Ravi Shankar is a special invitee.

Manasi Prasad, accompanied by Sahana Ramachandra and Aditi Prahlad on vocals, will present ‘Samarpan’ as a tribute to renowned Carnatic vocalist M.S. Subbulakshmi’s centenary proceedings, with B.K. Raghu on violin, Shadrach Solomon on keyboard, B.S. Anand on mridanga and Adarsh Shenoy on tabla.

The ‘Naada Chitra Crossover Project’ that follows will be an instrument ensemble with artist B.K.S. Varma painting on the stage as the music progresses. Suma Sudhindra on Carnatic veena will be accompanied by Rakesh Chourasia on Hindustani flute, Ned McGowan on the western key flute, Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma and B.C. Manjunath on mridanga, Karthik Mani on western drums, and Satyajit Talwalkar on tabla.

“The 41-crore project is from the IME Trust that is looking forward to getting funds. The museum concurrently started its research wing for content acquisition for its exhibit space of 20,000 sq ft with varied installations and two mini theatres,” says Suma Sudhindra, director, Outreach, IME.

“One may choose to have their name engraved in the bricks of IME museum building at J.P. Nagar by contributing Rs. 5000,” she says.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – December 25th, 2015