Apprenticeships in the Folk & Traditional Arts
about this program
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Posted on Wed Oct 21, 2015
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Posted on Wed May 6, 2015
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Posted on Wed Apr 1, 2015
In eight cities from south, central, east and north Texas,
3,100 miles covered in about 50 hours of driving (the length of a cross-country road trip!),
- Posted on Wed Jan 28, 2015
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Posted on Thu Aug 14, 2014
For Chitravina N. Ravikiran (Born 1967), music is not just a vocation; it is intrinsically tied to his family history. Ravikiran's father was a master musician himself, and in his son recognized remarkable musical gifts. As a two year old, he shocked the Indian music community by identifying and rendering 325 ragas (melodic scales) and 175 talas (rhythmic cycles).
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Apprenticeship Program: Carnatic Music Vocal Concert On Padams and Javalis, By Seetha Chandrashekhar ( Event )
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Posted on Tue Aug 5, 2014
The land for the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is located in the city of Frisco. Frisco is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation and has grown to 100,000 over the last 10 years. The city is home to a diverse group of people and as mentioned by Sri Swamiji in Baton Rouge, the land is situated next to a church, across from a school, and in the heart of a residential area. Sri Swamiji blessed the land in April 2008 during his short visit to Dallas.
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Posted on Mon Aug 4, 2014
Vocalist Seetha Chandrashekhar is undertaking Texas Folklife's apprenticeship in the folk & traditional arts program by training with master Carnatic (South Indian) musician and composer Chitravina N. Ravikran, one of Indian music's most inspiring ambassadors.
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Posted on Tue Oct 15, 2013
The Big Squeeze program is looking for the next generation of Texas polka musicians.
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Posted on Mon Nov 7, 2011