Marianne Svašek – Dhrupad singing workshop

Marianne Svašek, born in the Netherlands, studied Indian classical singing at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Uday Bhawalkar.

Since 1994 she was taught in India by Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar. After his demise in 2013 she is continuing her study of Dhrupad with Pt.Nirmalya Dey.

She has been awarded with a gold medal at the Dhrupad Mela in Varanasi in 2014.

She graduated cum laude in both disciplines at the Rotterdam Conservatory where she is presently teaching. Marianne gives workshops and concerts in Europe, the US, India and Pakistan.

Nathanaël van Zuilen, pakhawaj,
Dutch pakhawaj player Nathanaël van Zuilen started his Indian drumming career with Manik Munde. Later he developed his technique with Austrian pakhawaj player Helmut Waibl and Pandit Sanjay Agle in Mumbai. But the accompaniment sessions with vocalists Ustad Fariduddin Dagar and Pandit Nirmalya Dey were perhaps most revealing in discovering the secrets of balancing tala and raga in the art of dhrupad.

Bookings

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• Course

4. March 2024 - 5. May 2024, 18:00

Interdisciplinary Audio Production: Sound in Context

This course teaches you the main specializations in the industry in one intensive education: You will get a great hands-on preparation to do audio production work for picture (film/video), radio and podcast, theater, performance, live concert stage sound, as well as understand the professional recording studio workflow. A pro seminar on audio mastering completes the course. At the end you can present your work at the legendary Acud Macht Neu Club.

• Performance
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22. April 2024 - 15. June 2024

Sonic Borderlines Listening Series

(sponsored by Initiative Neue Musik) How Do the Smallest Units of Sound Relate…? In the case of music from differing cultures, approaches and disciplines playing together, how can musicians use underlying metaphors to bring fundamental differences of technique and sound into meaningful aesthetic relationships with one another? Furthermore, what technical studies and (if applicable) new notational approaches for melody, rhythm, timbre, and interaction derived from these metaphors can best facilitate this goal?

• Course
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6. May 2024 - 30. June 2024, 15:00

Modular Synthesis for Live Performance and Sound Design

This course teaches you the main basics and also covers advanced settings for live performance considerations in a setup specifically based on modular synthesizers! You will develop your own musical aesthetics, performance or production setup and dive deep into your own life performance workflow. At the end you can present your work at the legendary Acud Macht Neu Club!

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24. June 2024 - 2. August 2024, 18:00

Generative Music Production in Max and Max-for-Live

Explore the limitless possibilities of generative music production using the dynamic duo of Max and Max-for-Live! This course is designed for artists, musicians, producers, and sound enthusiasts looking to push the boundaries of creativity and harness the potential of generative musical techniques in their art.